
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