Richard O'Brien

About

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),...

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Phineas and FerbSeries • 2007ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Spicks and SpecksSeries • 2005Dark CityMovie • 1998Robin of SherwoodSeries • 1984The DetectivesSeries • 1993The Rocky Horror Picture ShowMovie • 1975EverAfterMovie • 1998Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd DimensionMovie • 2011MongrelsSeries • 2010Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the UniverseMovie • 2020Flash GordonMovie • 1980Dungeons & DragonsMovie • 2000Spice WorldMovie • 1997Phineas and Ferb: Mission MarvelMovie • 2013The Ten CommandmentsSeries • 2006Phineas and Ferb: Star WarsMovie • 2014Elvira's Haunted HillsMovie • 2002Night TrainMovie • 2009The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp AgainMovie • 2016RevolutionMovie • 1985Jackboots on WhitehallMovie • 2010JubileeMovie • 1978Rocky Horror Show LiveMovie • 2015