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