Richard O'Brien
Acting
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.
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Age 69 (now 84)
Shock Treatment
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
Age 39 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Age 72 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
as Lawrence (voice)
Age 73 (now 84)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self
Age 83 (now 84)
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
Writer
Age 78 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Age 78 (now 84)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Writer
Age 74 (now 84) The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Original Film Writer
Age 74 (now 84) Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
as Lawrence (voice)
Age 73 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Age 72 (now 84) Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Age 72 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Age 72 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Age 71 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Age 70 (now 84)
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Age 69 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Age 68 (now 84)
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Age 67 (now 84)
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
as Self
Age 64 (now 84)
The Children's Party at the Palace
as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Age 64 (now 84)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
Age 64 (now 84)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
as Prince Kasim
Age 62 (now 84)
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Self
Age 57 (now 84)
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
as Self
Age 53 (now 84)
Shock Treatment
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
Age 39 (now 84)
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Also Known As
Richard Timothy Smith
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