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Richard O'Brien

Born 1942-03-25
📍 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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.

Filmography 61

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self
2025
Tiny Little Voices
2025
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
2021
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2020
The Stolen
as Mr. Russell
2017
Life After Flash
as Self
2017
Rocky Horror Show Live
as Narrator
2015
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
as Lawrence (voice)
2015
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2014
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
2014
The Last Impresario
as Self
2014
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2014
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2012
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
2011
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2010
Mongrels
as Zombie Dog (voice)
2010
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2009
Night Train
as Mrs. Froy
2009
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
as Himself - Host
2008
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
as Self
2008
Phineas and Ferb
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2007
The Children's Party at the Palace
as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
2006
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
2006
The Ten Commandments
as Anander
2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
2005
Spicks and Specks
2005
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
as Prince Kasim
2005
Elvira's Haunted Hills
as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
2002
Dungeons & Dragons
as Xilus
2000
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Archie
2000
Urban Gothic
as Thin Man
2000
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Self
1999
EverAfter
as Pierre Le Pieu
1998
Dark City
as Mr. Hand
1998
Spice World
as Damien
1997
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
as Self
1995
The Ink Thief
as The Ink Thief
1994
The Detectives
as Dr. Phibes
1993
Cluedo
as Himself
1990
The Crystal Maze
as Himself - Host
1990
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
as James
1989
Going Live!
as Self
1987
Revolution
as Lord Hampton
1985
Robin of Sherwood
as Gulnar
1984
Digital Dreams
as Partridge, the Surly Servant
1983
Shock Treatment
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
1981
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
Flash Gordon
as Fico
1980
The Odd Job
as Batch
1978
The Contraption
as The Man
1978
Jubilee
as John Dee
1978
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
A Hymn from Jim
as Reporter
1977
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Riff Raff
1975
Zee and Co.
as Party Guest
1972
ITV Playhouse
as Dave Head
1967
Carry On Cowboy
as Rider (uncredited)
1965