Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 25, 1942
Place of Birth
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Credits
74 titles
Richard O'Brien
Biography
Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith, 25 March 1942) is an English actor, television presenter, writer and theatre performer, best known for writing the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show (1973), famously adapted into a film in 1975, the longest-running theatrical release in history. O'Brien was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. In 1951, the family emigrated to Tauranga, New Zealand but he moved back to England in 1964. On becoming an actor, he changed his name to Richard O'Brien (his maternal grandmother's surname). O'Brien presented the 1990–93 Channel 4 game show The Crystal Maze, and voiced Lawrence Fletcher in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb (2008–2015; 2025–present) and its two films (2011 and 2020). His other acting credits include Flash Gordon (1980), Spice World (1997), EverAfter (1998), Dark City (1998), Dungeons & Dragons (2000), Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001), and Jackboots on Whitehall (2010). O'Brien is transgender and identifies himself as third gender and uses he/him pronouns.
Known For
Filmography
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
Tiny Little Voices
The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021
Music
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
Writer
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
The Stolen
Mr. Russell
Life After Flash
Self
The Crystal Maze
Creator
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Original Film Writer
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
Lawrence (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
The Last Impresario
Self
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
The British Guide to Showing Off
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall
Himmler (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Mongrels
Zombie Dog (voice)
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Night Train
Mrs. Froy
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Himself - Host
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Self
Phineas and Ferb
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Self
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Self
The Ten Commandments
Anander
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
Spicks and Specks
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Prince Kasim
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Dungeons & Dragons
Xilus
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
The Mumbo Jumbo
Archie
Urban Gothic
Thin Man
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
Where Are They Now?
Self
A Perfect Carry On
Self
EverAfter
Pierre Le Pieu
Dark City
Mr. Hand
Spice World
Damien
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
The Ink Thief
The Ink Thief
The Detectives
Dr. Phibes