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Richard Smith, known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is an English-New Zealand actor, writer, musician and television presenter. He wrote the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show in 1973 which became an international success, received a cult following, and has remained in almost continuous production. He also co-wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), appearing in the film as Riff Raff. O'Brien wrote Shock Treatment (1981) and appeared in the film as Dr Cosmo McKinley.
Birth Name
Richard Timothy Smith
Born
Wednesday, 25 March 1942
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rocky Horror 45: The Movie | Self | 2021 |
| Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) / Dad | 2020 |
| A Year in Music | Riff Raff | 2019 |
| Enchantimals: Tales from Everwilde | Lawrence | 2018 |
| The Stolen | Mr. Russell | 2017 |
| Life After Flash | Himself / Self | 2017 |
| The Barefoot Bandits | Varney | 2016 |
| Rocky Horror Show Live | Narrator | 2015 |
| The Last Impresario | Self - Interviewee | 2014 |
| Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars | Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice) | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rocky Horror 45: The Movie | Self | 2021 |
| Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe | Lawrence Fletcher (voice) / Dad | 2020 |
| A Year in Music | Riff Raff | 2019 |
| Enchantimals: Tales from Everwilde | Lawrence | 2018 |
| The Stolen | Mr. Russell | 2017 |
| Life After Flash | Himself / Self | 2017 |
| The Barefoot Bandits | Varney | 2016 |
| Rocky Horror Show Live | Narrator | 2015 |
| The Last Impresario | Self - Interviewee | 2014 |
| Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars | Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice) | 2014 |
| Justin and the Knights of Valour | Baker / Innkeeper | 2013 |
| Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra | 2012 | |
| The British Guide to Showing Off | Self | 2011 |
| Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 / Lawrence-2 (voice) | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Riff Raff (clip from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)) | 2011 |
| Jackboots on Whitehall | Himmler | 2010 |
| Mongrels | Zombie Dog | 2010 |
| Night Train | Mrs. Froy | 2009 |
| Tales of the Fourth Dimension | Time Master | 2009 |
| Rocky Horror Tribute Show | Himself - Host | 2008 |
| An Evening with Richard O'Brien | Self | 2008 |
| Richard O'Brien's Dead Strange | Self - Presenter | 2008 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence Fletcher (voice) / Lawrence the Humble Antiques Dealer / Professor Ross Eforp / Da | 2007 |
| The Dame Edna Treatment | Self | 2007 |
| Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk | Narrator | 2007 |
| The Ten Commandments | Anander | 2006 |
| The Perfect Scary Movie | Self / Himself | 2005 |
| Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream | Self / Himself | 2005 |
| Spicks and Specks | Self | 2005 |
| Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Elvira's Haunted Hills | Lord Vladimere Hellsubus | 2002 |
| Dungeons & Dragons | Xilus | 2000 |
| Dungeons and Dragons | Xilus | 2000 |
| The Mumbo Jumbo | Archie | 2000 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Self / Riff-Raff | 2000 |
| Live Talk | Self | 2000 |
| The Wright Stuff | Self - Guest Panelist | 2000 |
| Urban Gothic | Thin Man | 2000 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
| Ever After: A Cinderella Story | Pierre Le Pieu | 1998 |
| Dark City | Mr Hand / Mr. Hand | 1998 |
| Spice World | Damien | 1997 |
| Behind the Music | Self | 1997 |
| The Ink Thief | The Ink Thief | 1994 |
| The Detectives | Dr. Phibes | 1993 |
| Cluedo | Self - Studio Guest | 1990 |
| The Crystal Maze | Self - Presenter / Himself - Host | 1990 |
| The Wolves of Willoughby Chase | James | 1989 |
| Edinburgh Nights | Self | 1989 |
| Going Live! | Self | 1987 |
| Revolution | Lord Hampton | 1985 |
| Robin Hood | Gulnar | 1984 |
| Digital Dreams | Partidge the Surly Servant / Partridge, the Surly Servant | 1983 |
| Shock Treatment | Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Cosmo McKinley | 1981 |
| Flash Gordon | Fico | 1980 |
| Rushton's Illustrated | (as Mr. Richard O'Brien) | 1980 |
| The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game | Cowboy | 1979 |
| The Odd Job | Batch | 1978 |
| The Kenny Everett Video Show | Tubular Bells Player | 1978 |
| Jubilee | John Dee | 1978 |
| The Contraption | The Man | 1977 |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Riff Raff - A Handyman / Riff Raff | 1975 |
| Caribe | General Desmond | 1975 |
| Four Dimensions of Greta | Balding Hippy | 1972 |
| X, Y and Zee | Party Guest | 1972 |
| ITV Playhouse | Dave Head | 1967 |
| Carry on Cowboy | Rider | 1965 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
