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Richard O'Brien

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Richard O'Brien

Born March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK34 films

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.

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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.

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EverAfter posterFirst watchEverAfter19987.5as Pierre Le PieuDanielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster7.4The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975Dark City poster7.3Dark City1998Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension poster7.1Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension2011Flash Gordon poster6.3Flash Gordon1980Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe poster7.2Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe2020Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars poster7.2Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars2014Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel poster6.6Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel2013Spice World poster4.9Spice World1997

Filmography

34 films as actor
  1. 2025Tiny Little Voices
  2. 2020Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the UniverseLawrence Fletcher (voice)
  3. 2017The StolenMr. Russell
  4. 2015Rocky Horror Show LiveNarrator
  5. 2014Phineas and Ferb: Star WarsLawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
  6. 2013Phineas and Ferb: Mission MarvelLawrence Fletcher (voice)
  7. 2013Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal AgentsLawrence Fletcher (voice)
  8. 2012Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
  9. 2011Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd DimensionLawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
  10. 2010Jackboots on WhitehallHimmler (voice)
  11. 2009Night TrainMrs. Froy
  12. 2005Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of ArabiaPrince Kasim
  13. 2002Elvira's Haunted HillsLord Vladimere Hellsubus
  14. 2000Dungeons & DragonsXilus
  15. 2000Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
  16. 2000The Mumbo JumboArchie
  17. 1998EverAfterPierre Le Pieu
  18. 1998Dark CityMr. Hand
  19. 1997Spice WorldDamien
  20. 1989The Wolves of Willoughby ChaseJames
  21. 1985RevolutionLord Hampton
  22. 1983Digital DreamsPartridge, the Surly Servant
  23. 1981Shock TreatmentDr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
  24. 1980An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
  25. 1980Flash GordonFico
  26. 1978The Odd JobBatch
  27. 1978The ContraptionThe Man
  28. 1978JubileeJohn Dee
  29. 1977A Hymn from JimReporter
  30. 1977It's Only Rock 'n' RollDave Head
  31. 1975The Rocky Horror Picture ShowRiff Raff
  32. 1972The Four Dimensions of GretaBalding Hippy
  33. 1972Zee and Co.Party Guest
  34. 1965Carry On CowboyRider (uncredited)