Dark City1998
As Mr. Hand
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Richard O'Brien
Born
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 (53)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975
As Riff Raff
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Flash Gordon1980
As Fico
TMDb 6.3 / 10
EverAfter1998
As Pierre Le Pieu
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe2020
As Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension2011
As Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Dungeons & Dragons2000
As Xilus
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Spice World1997
As Damien
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars2014
As Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel2013
As Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Revolution1985
As Lord Hampton
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Night Train2009
As Mrs. Froy
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Elvira's Haunted Hills2002
As Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Stolen2017
As Mr. Russell
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror2025
As Self
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Carry On Cowboy1965
As Rider (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Jubilee1978
As John Dee
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Digital Dreams1983
As Partridge, the Surly Servant
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Shock Treatment1981
As Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists2014
As Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Contraption1978
As The Man
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Jackboots on Whitehall2010
As Himmler (voice)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll1977
As Dave Head
Life After Flash2017
As Self
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Zee and Co.1972
As Party Guest
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Odd Job1978
As Batch
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer2015
As Lawrence (voice)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase1989
As James
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents2013
As Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
TMDb 8.4 / 10
The Perfect Scary Movie2005
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!2010
As Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia2005
As Prince Kasim
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Last Impresario2014
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Rocky Horror Show Live2015
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream2006
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach2008
As Self
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer2014
As Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
TMDb 8.7 / 10
The Children's Party at the Palace2006
As The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!2009
As Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk2007
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Mumbo Jumbo2000
As Archie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rocky Horror Tribute Show2008
As Himself - Host
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show1999
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie2021
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra2012
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show1995
As Self
TMDb 9.7 / 10
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special2000
TMDb 5.5 / 10
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage1980
TMDb 3.8 / 10
A Hymn from Jim1977
As Reporter
Tiny Little Voices2025
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Rocky Horror Treatment1981
As Self
The British Guide to Showing Off2011
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Perfect Carry On
A Perfect Carry On1998
As Self
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb