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 (39)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Riff Raff
Dark City
Mr. Hand
Flash Gordon
Fico
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
EverAfter
Pierre Le Pieu
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Dungeons & Dragons
Xilus
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Spice World
Damien
Night Train
Mrs. Froy
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Revolution
Lord Hampton
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Carry On Cowboy
Rider (uncredited)
Jackboots on Whitehall
Himmler (voice)
Shock Treatment
Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
The Stolen
Mr. Russell
Digital Dreams
Partridge, the Surly Servant
Zee and Co.
Party Guest
Jubilee
John Dee
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
Lawrence (voice)
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
Tiny Little Voices
2025
The Odd Job
Batch
The Contraption
The Man
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
James
The Mumbo Jumbo
Archie
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Prince Kasim
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2012
A Hymn from Jim
Reporter
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
TV Shows (9)
Phineas and Ferb
Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 223 eps
ITV Playhouse
Dave Head · 1 eps
Robin of Sherwood
Gulnar · 5 eps
Spicks and Specks
1 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
Life After Flash
Self
The Last Impresario
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Self
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Himself - Host
The Rocky Horror Treatment
Self
Writing (17)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Story
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Screenplay
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lyricist
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
Shock Treatment
Lyricist
Shock Treatment
Screenplay
Digital Dreams
Writer
Rocky Horror Show Live
Writer
Rocky Horror Show Live
Lyricist
Fangs
Original Film Writer
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lyricist
The Return of Captain Invincible
Writer
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
Writer
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Writer
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Lyricist
A Hymn from Jim
Writer
