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Richard O'Brien
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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 R…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Movie Self
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2025
Tiny Little Voices
Movie
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2021
The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021
Movie Music
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2021
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Movie Self
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2020
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
Movie Writer
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2020
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Movie Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
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2017
The Stolen
Movie Mr. Russell
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2017
Life After Flash
Movie Self
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2017
The Crystal Maze
TV show Creator
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2016
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Movie Original Film Writer
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2015
Rocky Horror Show Live
Movie Narrator
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2015
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
Movie Lawrence (voice)
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2014
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Movie Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
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2014
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Movie Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
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2014
The Last Impresario
Movie Self
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2014
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Movie Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
More credits
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2013
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Movie Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
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2013
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Movie Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2012
- 2011
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2011
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Movie Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
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2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Movie Himmler (voice)
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2010
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
Movie Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
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2010
Mongrels
TV show Zombie Dog (voice)
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2009
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
Movie Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
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2009
Night Train
Movie Mrs. Froy
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2008
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Movie Himself - Host
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2008
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Movie Self
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2007
Phineas and Ferb
TV show Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2007
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2006
The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- 2006
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2006
The Ten Commandments
TV show Anander
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2005
The Perfect Scary Movie
Movie Self
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2005
Spicks and Specks
TV show
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2005
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Movie Prince Kasim
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2002
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Movie Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
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2000
Dungeons & Dragons
Movie Xilus
- 2000
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2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
Movie Archie
