
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).
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The titles people know Richard from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
as Mr. Russell
as Narrator
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
as Himmler (voice)
as Mrs. Froy
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 223 episodes

as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
as Anander · 2 episodes
1 episode

as Prince Kasim
as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
as Xilus
as Pierre Le Pieu
as Mr. Hand
as Damien

as The Ink Thief · 7 episodes
as Dr. Phibes · 1 episode
as James
as Lord Hampton
as Gulnar · 5 episodes

as Partridge, the Surly Servant
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)

as Fico
6 episodes
as Batch

as The Man
as John Dee

as Reporter
as Dave Head
as Riff Raff

as Balding Hippy
as Party Guest

as Dave Head · 1 episode
as Rider (uncredited)
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