Richard O'Brien

Biography

Richard O'Brien is an English actor, television presenter, writer and theatre performer.

O'Brien was born Richard Timothy Smith 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).

Known For

Phineas and Ferb

Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

Spicks and Specks

An Audience with...

Self

Cluedo

Himself

Robin of Sherwood

Gulnar

Dark City

Mr. Hand

Mongrels

Zombie Dog (voice)

The Detectives

Dr. Phibes

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2021	Rocky Horror 45: The Movie	Self
2020	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2017	The Stolen	Mr. Russell
2017	Life After Flash	Self
2015	Rocky Horror Show Live	Narrator
2015	Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer	Lawrence (voice)
2014	Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2014	Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars	Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
2014	Phineas and Ferb Save Summer	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013	Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013	Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2012	Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2011	Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension	Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
2011	The British Guide to Showing Off
2010	Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2009	Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2009	Night Train	Mrs. Froy
2008	Rocky Horror Tribute Show	Himself - Host
2006	Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream	Himself
2006	The Children's Party at the Palace	The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
2005	The Perfect Scary Movie	Self
2005	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia	Prince Kasim
2002	Elvira's Haunted Hills	Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
2000	Dungeons & Dragons	Xilus
2000	Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000	The Mumbo Jumbo	Archie
1999	Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show	Self
1998	Dark City	Mr. Hand
1998	A Perfect Carry On	Self
1998	EverAfter	Pierre Le Pieu
1997	Spice World	Damien
1995	The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show	Self
1989	The Wolves of Willoughby Chase	James
1985	Revolution	Lord Hampton
1983	Digital Dreams	Partridge, the Surly Servant
1981	Shock Treatment	Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
1981	The Rocky Horror Treatment	Self
1980	Flash Gordon	Fico
1980	An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1978	Jubilee	John Dee
1978	The Contraption	The Man
1977	It's Only Rock 'n' Roll	Dave Head
1977	A Hymn from Jim	Reporter
1975	The Rocky Horror Picture Show	Riff Raff
1971	Zee and Co.	Party Guest
	Tiny Little Voices

Year	TV Show	Role
2010	Mongrels	Zombie Dog (voice)
2007	Phineas and Ferb	Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2006	The Ten Commandments	Anander
2005	Spicks and Specks
1999	Where Are They Now?	Self
1994	The Ink Thief	The Ink Thief
1993	The Detectives	Dr. Phibes
1990	The Crystal Maze	Himself - Host
1990	Cluedo	Himself
1987	Going Live!	Self
1984	Robin of Sherwood	Gulnar
1978	An Audience with...	Self