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), 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.
Digital Dreams
(Partridge, the Surly Servant)
Flash Gordon
(Fico)
Dark City
(Mr. Hand)
The Perfect Scary Movie
(Self)
Elvira's Haunted Hills
(Lord Vladimere Hellsubus)
Dungeons & Dragons
(Xilus)
Revolution
(Lord Hampton)
Shock Treatment
(Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice))
Jubilee
(John Dee)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(Riff Raff)
A Perfect Carry On
(Self)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
(Self)
The Children's Party at the Palace
(The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang))
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
(Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice))
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
(James)
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
(Self)
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
The Contraption
(The Man)
The Mumbo Jumbo
(Archie)
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
The British Guide to Showing Off
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(Self)
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
(Dave Head)
Night Train
(Mrs. Froy)
A Hymn from Jim
(Reporter)
Tiny Little Voices
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
(Himself - Host)
Rocky Horror Show Live
(Narrator)
Spice World
(Damien)
EverAfter
(Pierre Le Pieu)
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
(Lawrence (voice))
The Stolen
(Mr. Russell)
Life After Flash
(Self)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
(Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice))
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
(Prince Kasim)
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
(Self)
Zee and Co.
(Party Guest)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
The Rocky Horror Treatment
(Self)
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
(Self)
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
(Self)
The Odd Job
(Batch)
Carry On Cowboy
(Rider (uncredited))
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
(Self)
The Last Impresario
(Self)
Spicks and Specks
Phineas and Ferb
(Lawrence Fletcher (voice))
The Crystal Maze
(Himself - Host)
Robin of Sherwood
(Gulnar)
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
The Detectives
(Dr. Phibes)
An Audience with...
(Self)
Mongrels
(Zombie Dog (voice))
The Ink Thief
(The Ink Thief)
Going Live!
(Self)
Cluedo
(Himself)
The Ten Commandments
(Anander)
ITV Playhouse
(Dave Head)
Urban Gothic
(Thin Man)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(Story)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(Screenplay)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
(Original Film Writer)
Digital Dreams
(Writer)
Rocky Horror Show Live
(Music)
Rocky Horror Show Live
(Writer)
Rocky Horror Show Live
(Lyricist)
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
(Writer)
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
(Music)
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
(Lyricist)
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
(Creator)
The Return of Captain Invincible
(Lyricist)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(Lyricist)
Shock Treatment
(Lyricist)
The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021
(Music)
Rocky Horror Show Live
(Original Music Composer)
The Return of Captain Invincible
(Writer)
Fangs
(Original Film Writer)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
(Writer)
A Hymn from Jim
(Writer)
Shock Treatment
(Screenplay)
Shock Treatment
(Music)
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
(Writer)
The Crystal Maze
(Creator)