Richard O'Brien
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).
Filmography
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror2025 · Linus O'Brien
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe2020 · Dan Povenmire- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again2016 · Kenny Ortega
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars2014 · Sue Perrotto
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel2013 · Robert Hughes
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension2011 · Robert Hughes- Night Train2009 · Brian King
- Elvira's Haunted Hills2002 · Sam Irvin
Dungeons & Dragons2000 · Courtney Solomon
Dark City1998 · Alex Proyas
EverAfter1998 · Andy Tennant
Spice World1997 · Bob Spiers- Revolution1985 · Hugh Hudson
Digital Dreams1983 · Robert Dornhelm
Flash Gordon1980 · Mike Hodges- The Contraption1978 · James Dearden
The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975 · Jim Sharman