Cast & creator
Richard O'Brien
Best known for Phineas and Ferb, ITV Playhouse, An Audience with...
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.
Also known as: Richard Timothy Smith
72
film credits
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television credits
63
1965–2025 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (88)
Showing 88 of 88 credits
Phineas and Ferb
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2007
ITV Playhouse
Dave Head
1967
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Spicks and Specks
2005
Going Live!
Self
1987Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Robin of Sherwood
Gulnar
1984
The Detectives
Dr. Phibes
1993
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Riff Raff
1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Screenplay
1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lyricist
1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Theatre Play
1975
Dark City
Mr. Hand
1998
Cluedo
Himself
1990
Mongrels
Zombie Dog (voice)
2010
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
2011
EverAfter
Pierre Le Pieu
1998
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2020Premiere
Writer
1977
Urban Gothic
Thin Man
2000
Flash Gordon
Fico
1980
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013
Dungeons & Dragons
Xilus
2000
The Crystal Maze
Himself - Host
1990
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
2014
The Ten Commandments
Anander
2006
Spice World
Damien
1997
The Crystal Maze
Creator
2017
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
2002
Revolution
Lord Hampton
1985
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Original Film Writer
2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Writer
2016
Night Train
Mrs. Froy
2009
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2025
Jubilee
John Dee
1978
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lyricist
1983The Return of Captain Invincible
Writer
1983
The Ink Thief
The Ink Thief
1994
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
2015Rocky Horror Show Live
Lyricist
2015Rocky Horror Show Live
Writer
2015Rocky Horror Show Live
Music
2015Rocky Horror Show Live
Original Music Composer
2015
Life After Flash
Self
2017
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
Writer
2020
Shock Treatment
Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
1981Shock Treatment
Lyricist
1981Shock Treatment
Music
1981Shock Treatment
Screenplay
1981
The Stolen
Mr. Russell
2017
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
The Four Dimensions of Greta
Balding Hippy
1972
Carry On Cowboy
Rider (uncredited)
1965
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
2006
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Self
2006
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Self
2008
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
1995
Zee and Co.
Party Guest
1972
Digital Dreams
Partridge, the Surly Servant
1983Digital Dreams
Writer
1983
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Prince Kasim
2005
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
James
1989
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013
Jackboots on Whitehall
Himmler (voice)
2010
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
The Contraption
The Man
1978
A Hymn from Jim
Reporter
1977A Hymn from Jim
Writer
1977
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
2021
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Himself - Host
2008Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Music
2008Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Lyricist
2008Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Writer
2008Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Creator
2008
The Rocky Horror Treatment
Self
1981
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2012
The Last Impresario
Self
2014
The Mumbo Jumbo
Archie
2000It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Dave Head
1977
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
1999
The Odd Job
Batch
1978A Perfect Carry On
Self
1998
Fangs
Original Film Writer
1981Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Self
2007
Tiny Little Voices
2025
The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021
Music
2021