Richard O'Brien

Actor · Born March 25, 1942 · 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.

Acted in 43

2020s

2025
Tiny Little Voices
Movie
2020
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
78

2010s

2017
The Stolen
Mr. Russell
44
2014
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
78
2013
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2012
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
Movie
2011
The British Guide to Showing Off
Movie
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
80
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Himmler (voice)
Mongrels
Zombie Dog (voice) · 1 episode
Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to you !
Lawrence Fletcher

2000s

2009
Night Train
Mrs. Froy
57
2007
Phineas and Ferb
Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 223 episodes
80
2006
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
The Ten Commandments
Anander · 2 episodes
2005
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Prince Kasim
2002
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
57
2000
Dungeons & Dragons
Xilus
28
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
Movie
The Mumbo Jumbo
Archie
Urban Gothic
Thin Man · 1 episode