Richard O'Brien
Known for ActingBorn 1942-03-25Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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).
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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
Dark City
1998 · as Mr. Hand
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · as Riff Raff
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
2011 · as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
2020 · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Flash Gordon
1980 · as Fico
Dungeons & Dragons
2000 · as Xilus
EverAfter
1998 · as Pierre Le Pieu
Spice World
1997 · as Damien
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
2014 · as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
2013 · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Carry On Cowboy
1965 · as Rider (uncredited)
Revolution
1985 · as Lord Hampton
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010 · as Himmler (voice)
Digital Dreams
1983 · as Partridge, the Surly Servant
Shock Treatment
1981 · as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
Jubilee
1978 · as John Dee
Life After Flash
2017 · as Self
The Last Impresario
2014 · as Self