Cast
Richard O'Brien
Acting
Cast
Richard O'Brien
Known for
Acting
Born
1942-03-25
From
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also known as Richard Timothy Smith
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.
Dark City
as Mr. Hand
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Riff Raff
EverAfter
as Pierre Le Pieu
Spice World
as Damien
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Dungeons & Dragons
as Xilus
Flash Gordon
as Fico
Revolution
as Lord Hampton
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Carry On Cowboy
as Rider (uncredited)
The Children's Party at the Palace
as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Night Train
as Mrs. Froy
The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
Elvira's Haunted Hills
as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
as James
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Shock Treatment
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
Rocky Horror Show Live
as Narrator
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
as Lawrence (voice)
Life After Flash
as Self
Jubilee
as John Dee
The Last Impresario
as Self
The Stolen
as Mr. Russell
Digital Dreams
as Partridge, the Surly Servant
Zee and Co.
as Party Guest
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
as Dave Head
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Self
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
as Prince Kasim
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
as Self
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
The Odd Job
as Batch
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
as Himself - Host
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
The Rocky Horror Treatment
as Self
Tiny Little Voices
The British Guide to Showing Off
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Archie
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
as Self
A Hymn from Jim
as Reporter
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
as Self
The Contraption
as The Man
A Perfect Carry On
as Self