Richard O'Brien
Birthday: 1942-03-25
Birthplace: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
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2025-04-04 | Tiny Little Voices | |
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2020-08-27 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
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2017-10-29 | The Stolen | Mr. Russell |
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2015-06-15 | Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer | Lawrence (voice) |
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2014-10-04 | Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
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2014-07-26 | Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars | Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice) |
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2014-06-09 | Phineas and Ferb Save Summer | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
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2013-08-16 | Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
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2013-02-26 | Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
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2012-10-23 | Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra | |
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2011-11-11 | The British Guide to Showing Off | |
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2011-08-05 | Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice) |
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2010-08-02 | Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
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2009-12-07 | Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
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2009-04-15 | Night Train | Mrs. Froy |
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2006-06-25 | The Children's Party at the Palace | The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) |
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2005-01-01 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia | Prince Kasim |
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2002-10-31 | Elvira's Haunted Hills | Lord Vladimere Hellsubus |
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2000-12-08 | Dungeons & Dragons | Xilus |
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2000-10-30 | Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special | |
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2000-10-24 | The Mumbo Jumbo | Archie |
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1998-07-31 | EverAfter | Pierre Le Pieu |
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1998-02-27 | Dark City | Mr. Hand |
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1997-12-18 | Spice World | Damien |
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1989-12-15 | The Wolves of Willoughby Chase | James |
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1985-12-25 | Revolution | Lord Hampton |
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1983-10-01 | Digital Dreams | Partridge, the Surly Servant |
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1981-08-21 | Shock Treatment | Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice) |
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1980-12-26 | An Audience with Dame Edna Everage | |
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1980-12-05 | Flash Gordon | Fico |
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1978-08-31 | The Odd Job | Batch |
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1978-02-22 | The Contraption | The Man |
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1978-02-01 | Jubilee | John Dee |
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1977-09-29 | A Hymn from Jim | Reporter |
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1977-06-28 | It's Only Rock 'n' Roll | Dave Head |
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1975-08-14 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Riff Raff |
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1972-01-21 | Zee and Co. | Party Guest |
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1965-11-26 | Carry On Cowboy | Rider (uncredited) |