- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Richard O'Brien
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), Elvir…
Filmography
movieStrange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025 · Self
movieTiny Little Voices
2025
movieThe Rocky Horror Show Live 2021
2021 · Music
movieRocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021 · Self
movieThe Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
2020 · Writer
moviePhineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
2020 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
movieThe Stolen
2017 · Mr. Russell
movieLife After Flash
2017 · Self
tvThe Crystal Maze
2017 · Creator
movieThe Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 · Original Film Writer
movieRocky Horror Show Live
2015 · Narrator, Music, Writer, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
moviePhineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
2015 · Lawrence (voice)
moviePhineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
2014 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
moviePhineas and Ferb: Star Wars
2014 · Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
movieThe Last Impresario
2014 · Self
moviePhineas and Ferb Save Summer
2014 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
moviePhineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
2013 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
moviePhineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
2013 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
movieAmanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2012
movieThe British Guide to Showing Off
2011
moviePhineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
2011 · Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
movieJackboots on Whitehall
2010 · Himmler (voice)
moviePhineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
2010 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
tvMongrels
2010 · Zombie Dog (voice)
moviePhineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
2009 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
movieNight Train
2009 · Mrs. Froy
movieRocky Horror Tribute Show
2008 · Himself - Host, Writer, Music, Lyricist, Creator
movieDark City: Memories of Shell Beach
2008 · Self
tvPhineas and Ferb
2007 · Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
2007 · Self
movieThe Children's Party at the Palace
2006 · The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
movieMidnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006 · Self
tvThe Ten Commandments
2006 · Anander
movieThe Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Self
tvSpicks and Specks
2005
movieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
2005 · Prince Kasim
movieElvira's Haunted Hills
2002 · Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
movieDungeons & Dragons
2000 · Xilus
movieRocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
movieThe Mumbo Jumbo
2000 · Archie
tvUrban Gothic
2000 · Thin Man
movieBehind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999 · Self
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Self
A Perfect Carry On
1998 · Self
movieEverAfter
1998 · Pierre Le Pieu
movieDark City
1998 · Mr. Hand
movieSpice World
1997 · Damien
movieThe Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995 · Self
tvThe Ink Thief
1994 · The Ink Thief
tvThe Detectives
1993 · Dr. Phibes
tvCluedo
1990 · Himself
tvThe Crystal Maze
1990 · Himself - Host
movieThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase
1989 · James
tvGoing Live!
1987 · Self
movieRevolution
1985 · Lord Hampton
tvRobin of Sherwood
1984 · Gulnar
movieDigital Dreams
1983 · Partridge, the Surly Servant, Writer
movieThe Return of Captain Invincible
1983 · Lyricist, Writer
movieShock Treatment
1981 · Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice), Lyricist, Screenplay, Music
movieFangs
1981 · Original Film Writer
The Rocky Horror Treatment
1981 · Self
movieAn Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
movieFlash Gordon
1980 · Fico
movieThe Odd Job
1978 · Batch
movieThe Contraption
1978 · The Man
movieJubilee
1978 · John Dee
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
movieA Hymn from Jim
1977 · Reporter, Writer
Premiere
1977 · Writer
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977 · Dave Head
movieThe Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · Riff Raff, Story, Screenplay, Lyricist
movieZee and Co.
1972 · Party Guest
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Dave Head
movieCarry On Cowboy
1965 · Rider (uncredited)