Richard O'Brien
Acting
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.
tvPhineas and Ferb
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2007 · 7.9
movieOnce Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
as Self · 2007 · 8.0
movieThe Children's Party at the Palace
as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) · 2006 · 1.7
movieMidnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self · 2006 · 6.3
tvThe Ten Commandments
as Anander · 2006 · 5.7
movieThe Perfect Scary Movie
as Self · 2005 · 7.7
tvSpicks and Specks
as · 2005 · 7.4
movieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
as Prince Kasim · 2005 · 7.8
movieElvira's Haunted Hills
as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus · 2002 · 5.5
movieDungeons & Dragons
as Xilus · 2000 · 4.4
movieRocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
as · 2000 · 5.5
movieThe Mumbo Jumbo
as Archie · 2000 · 7.0
tvUrban Gothic
as Thin Man · 2000 · 4.8
movieBehind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Self · 1999 · 10.0
tvWhere Are They Now?
as Self · 1999 · 7.5
movieA Perfect Carry On
as Self · 1998 · 9.5
movieEverAfter
as Pierre Le Pieu · 1998 · 7.5
movieDark City
as Mr. Hand · 1998 · 7.3
movieSpice World
as Damien · 1997 · 4.9
movieThe Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
as Self · 1995 · 9.7
tvThe Ink Thief
as The Ink Thief · 1994 · 10.0
tvThe Detectives
as Dr. Phibes · 1993 · 6.9
tvCluedo
as Himself · 1990 · 6.8
tvThe Crystal Maze
as Himself - Host · 1990 · 7.6