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Richard O'Brien

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1942-03-25 (Age: 84)

Place of Birth

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Richard O'Brien

Biography

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.

Filmography (52)

⭐ 8.3 Role: Self

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

2025
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

Tiny Little Voices

2025
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

2021
⭐ 7.2 Role: Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

2020
⭐ 5.5 Role: Mr. Russell

The Stolen

2017
⭐ 5.7 Role: Self

Life After Flash

2017
⭐ 7.0 Role: Narrator

Rocky Horror Show Live

2015
⭐ 8.0 Role: Lawrence (voice)

Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer

2015
⭐ 7.9 Role: Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists

2014
⭐ 7.2 Role: Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)

Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars

2014
⭐ 5.5 Role: Self

The Last Impresario

2014
⭐ 8.0 Role: Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

Phineas and Ferb Save Summer

2014
⭐ 6.6 Role: Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel

2013
⭐ 8.4 Role: Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents

2013
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra

2012