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Richard O'Brien
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 13474
IMDb ID: nm0639782
Known for: Acting
Born: March 25, 1942
Age: 84
Place of birth: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2025
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q982182
Also known as
Richard Timothy Smith
Frequent jobs
Writer (4)Lyricist (2)Music (2)Original Film Writer (2)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard O'Brien.
as Pierre Le Pieu
EverAfter
1998 • Movie
Screenplay
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 • Movie
as Mr. Hand
Dark City
1998 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
2020 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
2014 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
2011 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
2013 • Movie
as Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006 • Movie
as Rider (uncredited)
Carry On Cowboy
1965 • Movie
as Fico
Flash Gordon
1980 • Movie
as John Dee
Jubilee
1978 • Movie
Lyricist
Shock Treatment
1981 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard O'Brien.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Richard O'Brien.
as Mr. Hand
Dark City
1998 • Movie
as Pierre Le Pieu
EverAfter
1998 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
2011 • Movie
Screenplay
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 • Movie
as Xilus
Dungeons & Dragons
2000 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
2020 • Movie
as Fico
Flash Gordon
1980 • Movie
as Damien
Spice World
1997 • Movie
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 • Movie
as Lord Hampton
Revolution
1985 • Movie
as Himmler (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
2013 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard O'Brien.
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) • 223 eps
Phineas and Ferb
2007 • Series
as Dave Head • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
1 eps
Spicks and Specks
2005 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Going Live!
1987 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
An Audience with...
1978 • Series
as Dr. Phibes • 1 eps
The Detectives
1993 • Series
as Gulnar • 5 eps
Robin of Sherwood
1984 • Series
as Thin Man • 1 eps
Urban Gothic
2000 • Series
as Zombie Dog (voice) • 1 eps
Mongrels
2010 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
Cluedo
1990 • Series
as Himself - Host • 52 eps
The Crystal Maze
1990 • Series
as Anander • 2 eps
The Ten Commandments
2006 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Richard O'Brien.
Music
The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021
2021 • Movie
Writer
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
2020 • Movie
Original Film Writer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 • Movie
Music
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015 • Movie
Writer
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008 • Movie
Writer
Digital Dreams
1983 • Movie
Lyricist
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983 • Movie
Lyricist
Shock Treatment
1981 • Movie
Original Film Writer
Fangs
1981 • Movie
Writer
A Hymn from Jim
1977 • Movie
Screenplay
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Richard O'Brien.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard O'Brien.
as Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025 • Movie
Tiny Little Voices
2025 • Movie
as Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
2020 • Movie
as Mr. Russell
The Stolen
2017 • Movie
as Self
Life After Flash
2017 • Movie
as Narrator
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015 • Movie
as Lawrence (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
2015 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
2014 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
2014 • Movie
as Self
The Last Impresario
2014 • Movie
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
2014 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard O'Brien.
as Zombie Dog (voice) • 1 eps
Mongrels
2010 • Series
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) • 223 eps
Phineas and Ferb
2007 • Series
as Anander • 2 eps
The Ten Commandments
2006 • Series
1 eps
Spicks and Specks
2005 • Series
as Thin Man • 1 eps
Urban Gothic
2000 • Series
as The Ink Thief • 7 eps
The Ink Thief
1994 • Series
as Dr. Phibes • 1 eps
The Detectives
1993 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
Cluedo
1990 • Series
as Himself - Host • 52 eps
The Crystal Maze
1990 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Going Live!
1987 • Series
as Gulnar • 5 eps
Robin of Sherwood
1984 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
An Audience with...
1978 • Series