Acting
Richard O'Brien
Born Mar 25, 1942 · Cheltenham, 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).
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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Acting
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
Documentary
Tiny Little Voices
2025
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
Documentary
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
2020
Family · Animation · Science Fiction
The Stolen
2017
Western · Action · Adventure
Life After Flash
2017
Documentary
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015
Comedy · Science Fiction · Fantasy
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
2014
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Last Impresario
2014
Documentary
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
2013
Animation · Family · Comedy
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
2013
Adventure · Animation
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2012
Music
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
Documentary
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
2011
Action · Adventure · Animation
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
War · Animation · Comedy
Mongrels
2010
Comedy
Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to you !
2010
Night Train
2009
Thriller · Crime · Horror
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
Comedy · Horror · Music
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
2008
Documentary
Phineas and Ferb
2007
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006
Documentary · Horror
The Ten Commandments
2006
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Documentary
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
2005
Animation
Elvira's Haunted Hills
2002
Comedy · Horror
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
Drama · Adventure · Fantasy
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
Science Fiction · Fantasy · Comedy
Urban Gothic
2000
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999
Documentary · TV Movie
EverAfter
1998
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Dark City
1998
Mystery · Science Fiction
Spice World
1997
Adventure · Fantasy · Drama
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995
Documentary
The Ink Thief
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Kids
The Detectives
1993
Comedy
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
1989
Drama · Family · Fantasy
Revolution
1985
Adventure · Drama · History
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Digital Dreams
1983
Music · Fantasy · TV Movie
Shock Treatment
1981
Comedy
The Rocky Horror Treatment
1981
Documentary
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
Comedy
Flash Gordon
1980
Science Fiction · Adventure · Action
The Odd Job
1978
Comedy
The Contraption
1978
Horror
Jubilee
1978
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
A Hymn from Jim
1977
Drama · Crime · Music
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
Comedy · Science Fiction · Horror
The Four Dimensions of Greta
1972
Comedy
Zee and Co.
1972
Drama
ITV Playhouse
1967
Drama
Carry On Cowboy
1965
Comedy · Western
Written
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
2020
Comedy · Music · Horror
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
TV Movie · Comedy · Science Fiction
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015
Comedy · Science Fiction · Fantasy
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
Comedy · Horror · Music
Digital Dreams
1983
Music · Fantasy · TV Movie
