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Richard O'Brien
Actor, Writer, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn March 25, 1942 (84 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Badjelly (TV Series) · as Bearded Mountain |
| 2020 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2018 | Enchantimals: Tales From Everwilde (TV Series) · as Lawrence |
| 2017 | The Stolen · as Mr. Russell |
| 2016 | The Barefoot Bandits (TV Series) · as Varney |
| 2015 | Rocky Horror Show Live · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer · as Lawrence (voice) |
| 2014 | Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2014 | Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars · as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2014 | Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars · as Lawrence |
| 2014 | Phineas and Ferb Save Summer · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour · as Innkeeper |
| 2013 | Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2013 | Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension · as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice) |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Riff Raff (clip From The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)) |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall · as Himmler |
| 2010 | Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2010 | Mongrels (TV Series) · as Zombie Dog (voice) |
| 2009 | Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2009 | Night Train · as Mrs. Froy |
| 2009 | Tales of the Fourth Dimension · as Time Master |
| 2009 | Phineas and Ferb: Christmas Vacation · as Lawrence |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) |
| 2006 | The Children's Party at the Palace · as The Childcatcher (chitty Chitty Bang Bang) |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments (TV Series) · as Anander |
| 2005 | Spicks & Specks (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia · as Prince Kasim |
| 2001 | Elvira's Haunted Hills · as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus |
| 2000 | Dungeons & Dragons · as Xilus |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | The Mumbo Jumbo · as Archie |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic (TV Series) · as Thin Man |
| 1998 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story · as Pierre Le Pieu |
| 1998 | Dark City · as Mr. Hand |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Damien |
| 1994 | The Ink Thief (TV Series) · as The Ink Thief |
| 1993 | The Detectives (TV Series) · as Dr. Phibes |
| 1993 | Full Stretch (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1989 | The Wolves of Willoughby Chase · as James |
| 1986 | Equinox (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Revolution · as Lord Hampton |
| 1985 | Roland Rat: The Series (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1984 | Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) · as Gulnar |
| 1981 | Shock Treatment · as Dr. Cosmo Mckinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice) |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon · as Fico |
| 1979 | The Racing Game (TV Series) · as Cowboy |
| 1978 | The Odd Job · as Batch |
| 1978 | The Kenny Everett Video Show (TV Series) · as Tubular Bells Player |
| 1978 | Jubilee · as John Dee |
| 1977 | The Contraption · as The Man |
| 1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show · as Riff Raff |
| 1975 | Caribe (TV Series) · as General Desmond |
| 1972 | Four Dimensions of Greta · as Balding Hippy |
| 1972 | X, Y & Zee · as Party Guest |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dave Head |
| 1965 | Carry on Cowboy · as Rider (uncredited) |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Dr. Kendrickson |