Richard O'Brien
Acting
Born: March 25, 1942 (age 84) · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Dark City
1998
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
EverAfter
1998
Flash Gordon
1980
Phineas and Ferb
2007
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
2011
Spice World
1997
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
2020
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
2014
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
2013
Photos (1)
Movies (35)
Dark City
Mr. Hand
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Riff Raff
Flash Gordon
Fico
Spice World
Damien
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
EverAfter
Pierre Le Pieu
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Dungeons & Dragons
Xilus
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Night Train
Mrs. Froy
The Stolen
Mr. Russell
Revolution
Lord Hampton
Shock Treatment
Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Carry On Cowboy
Rider (uncredited)
Jubilee
John Dee
The Odd Job
Batch
Digital Dreams
Partridge, the Surly Servant
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
James
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
Jackboots on Whitehall
Himmler (voice)
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
A Hymn from Jim
Reporter
Zee and Co.
Party Guest
The Four Dimensions of Greta
Balding Hippy
The Mumbo Jumbo
Archie
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Prince Kasim
Tiny Little Voices
2025
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2012
The Contraption
The Man
TV Shows (9)
Phineas and Ferb
Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 223 eps
ITV Playhouse
Dave Head · 1 eps
Spicks and Specks
1 eps
Robin of Sherwood
Gulnar · 5 eps
The Detectives
Dr. Phibes · 1 eps
Mongrels
Zombie Dog (voice) · 1 eps
Urban Gothic
Thin Man · 1 eps
The Ten Commandments
Anander · 2 eps
The Ink Thief
The Ink Thief · 7 eps
Self / Appearances (15)
An Audience with...
Self · 2 eps
Going Live!
Self · 2 eps
Cluedo
Himself · 1 eps
The Crystal Maze
Himself - Host · 52 eps
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Himself - Host
Life After Flash
Self
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
The Rocky Horror Treatment
Self
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Self
The Last Impresario
Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Self
Writing (17)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Screenplay
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lyricist
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Theatre Play
Shock Treatment
Lyricist
Shock Treatment
Screenplay
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lyricist
The Return of Captain Invincible
Writer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Original Film Writer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Writer
Digital Dreams
Writer
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Writer
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Lyricist
Rocky Horror Show Live
Lyricist
Rocky Horror Show Live
Writer
A Hymn from Jim
Writer
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
Writer
Fangs
Original Film Writer
