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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020) | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) | 7.3 | |
| 2 | Life After Flash (2017) | Self | - | - |
| 3 | The Stolen (2017) | Mr. Russell | 5 | |
| 4 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016) | Director / Writer | 6.2 | |
| 5 | Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer (2015) | Lawrence (voice) | - | - |
| 6 | Rocky Horror Show Live (2015) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 7 | Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (2014) | Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice) | - | - |
| 8 | Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013) | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) | - | - |
| 9 | The British Guide to Showing Off (2011) | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) | Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice) | 7.3 | |
| 11 | Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! (2010) | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) | - | - |
| 12 | Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) | Himmler (voice) | - | - |
| 13 | Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! (2009) | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) | - | - |
| 14 | Night Train (2009) | Mrs. Froy | 6.2 | |
| 15 | Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2006) | Self | 7 | |
| 16 | The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) | Self | - | - |
| 17 | Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002) | Lord Vladimere Hellsubus | 6 | |
| 18 | Dungeons & Dragons (2000) | Xilus | 5.1 | |
| 19 | Dark City (1998) | Mr. Hand | 7.2 | |
| 20 | EverAfter (1998) | Pierre Le Pieu | 7.3 | |
| 21 | Spice World (1997) | Damien | 5.5 | |
| 22 | Revolution (1985) | Lord Hampton | 5.5 | |
| 23 | The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) | Director / Writer | 5 | |
| 24 | The Rocky Horror Treatment (1981) | Self | - | - |
| 25 | Fangs (1981) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 26 | Shock Treatment (1981) | Director / Writer | 5 | |
| 27 | Flash Gordon (1980) | Fico | 7.5 | |
| 28 | Jubilee (1978) | John Dee | 7 | |
| 29 | The Contraption (1978) | The Man | 6 | |
| 30 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) | Director / Writer | 7.8 | |
| 31 | Zee and Co. (1972) | Party Guest | - | - |
| 32 | Carry On Cowboy (1965) | Rider (uncredited) | 5.7 |
