Richard O'Brien
Acting
Born: 1942-03-25 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Phineas and Ferb
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
ITV Playhouse
Dave Head
Spicks and Specks
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Riff Raff
Dark City
Mr. Hand
An Audience with...
Self
Going Live!
Self
Robin of Sherwood
Gulnar
Flash Gordon
Fico
The Detectives
Dr. Phibes
Cluedo
Himself
EverAfter
Pierre Le Pieu
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Mongrels
Zombie Dog (voice)
The Crystal Maze
Himself - Host
Spice World
Damien
Urban Gothic
Thin Man
The Ten Commandments
Anander
Dungeons & Dragons
Xilus
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Revolution
Lord Hampton
Carry On Cowboy
Rider (uncredited)
Night Train
Mrs. Froy
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
The Stolen
Mr. Russell
Jubilee
John Dee
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
Shock Treatment
Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
The Ink Thief
The Ink Thief
Digital Dreams
Partridge, the Surly Servant
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Zee and Co.
Party Guest
The Contraption
The Man
The Odd Job
Batch
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)