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Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Actor·b. 1942·Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

11 horror credits

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).

Actor9 films

Rocky Horror Show Live

Rocky Horror Show Live

Narrator

2015
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists

Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists

Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

2014
Night Train

Night Train

Mrs. Froy

2009
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Self

2006
Elvira's Haunted Hills

Elvira's Haunted Hills

Lord Vladimere Hellsubus

2002 2.5
Dark City

Dark City

Mr. Hand

1998
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)

1981
The Contraption

The Contraption

The Man

1978
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Riff Raff

1975 4.0

Writer5 films

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

Original Film Writer / Writer

2016 2.0
Rocky Horror Show Live

Rocky Horror Show Live

Writer

2015
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Screenplay

1981
Fangs

Fangs

Original Film Writer

1981
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Story / Screenplay

1975 4.0

Composer2 films

Rocky Horror Show Live

Rocky Horror Show Live

Music / Original Music Composer

2015
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Music

1981

Other Crew3 films

Rocky Horror Show Live

Rocky Horror Show Live

Lyricist

2015
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Lyricist

1981
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Lyricist

1975 4.0