History Creator / RichardOBrien

Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith, 25 March 1942) is an English–New Zealand actor and writer best known for creating ''The Rocky Horror Show'', a stage musical that was subsequently turned into the cult film ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. O'Brien played the character of Riff Raff in both the original stage production and the film. He attempted to continue the success of ''Rocky Horror'' by penning a sequel. After several drafts, the script was ultimately filmed as ''Film/ShockTreatment'' (which was not well-recieved at the time but has since gained a cult following of its own). A second sequel, ''Script/RevengeOfTheOldQueen'', never made it past the script stage.

* BaldOfAwesome: O'Brien has retained the same look his entire life.

* OneHitWonder: Although he has done cabaret and pantomime shows and wrote the lyrics for a musical called ''The Stripper'', O'Brien has never replicated the success of ''Rocky Horror''. He is fully aware of this and seems content to live off the cult phenomenon for the rest of his life.
* {{Transgender}}: O'Brien has maintained he's not gay, straight or bisexual, just gender and sexuality fluid.

* [[UsefulNotes/Transgender Transgender]]: O'Brien has maintained he's not gay, straight or bisexual, just gender and sexuality fluid.

* UsefulNotes/Transgender: O'Brien has maintained he's not gay, straight or bisexual, just gender and sexuality fluid.

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: O'Brien has maintained he's not gay, straight or bisexual, just gender and sexuality fluid.

* OneHitWonder: Although he has done cabaret and pantomime shows and wrote the lyrics for a musical called ''The Stripper'', O'Brien has never replicated the success of ''Rocky Horror''. He is fully aware of this and seems content to live off the cult phenomenon for the rest of his life.

* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'' (2000): Xilus

* ''Film/{{Jubilee}}'' (1978): John Dee

* BaldOfAwesome: O'Brien has maintained the same look his entire life.

** ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'': Lawrence Fletcher
** ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'': Lawrence Fletcher

Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith, March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, England) is a British actor and writer best known for creating ''The Rocky Horror Show'', a stage musical that was subsequently turned into the cult film ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. O'Brien played the character of Riff Raff in both the original stage production and the film. He attempted to continue the success of ''Rocky Horror'' by penning a sequel. After several drafts, the script was ultimately filmed as ''Film/ShockTreatment'' (which was not well-recieved at the time but has since gained a cult following of its own). A second sequel, ''Script/RevengeOfTheOldQueen'', never made it past the script stage.

* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' (1975): Riff Raff.
* ''Film/{{Jubilee}}'' (1978): John Dee.
* ''[[Film/FlashGordon1980 Flash Gordon]]'' (1980): Fico.
* ''Film/ShockTreatment'' (1981): Dr. Cosmo [=McKinley=].
* ''Series/RobinOfSherwood'' (1986): Gulnar.
* ''Series/TheInkThief'' (1994): The Ink Thief.
* ''Film/SpiceWorld'' (1997): Damien.
* ''Film/EverAfter'' (1998): Pierre Le Pieu.
* ''Film/DarkCity'' (1998): Mr. Hand.
* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'' (2000): Xilus.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (2007-2015): Lawrence Fletcher.

Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith) is a British actor and writer best known for creating ''The Rocky Horror Show'', a stage musical that was subsequently turned into the cult film ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. O'Brien played the character of Riff Raff in both the original stage production and the film. He attempted to continue the success of ''Rocky Horror'' by penning a sequel. After several drafts, the script was ultimately filmed as ''Film/ShockTreatment'' (which was not well-recieved at the time but has since gained a cult following of its own). A second sequel, ''Script/RevengeOfTheOldQueen'', never made it past the script stage.

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[[caption-width-right:350:O'Brien as Riff Raff]]

Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith) is a British actor and writer best known for creating ''The Rocky Horror Show'', a stage musical that was subsequently turned into the cult film ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. O'Brien played the character of Riff Raff in both the original stage production and the film. He attempted to continue the success of ''Rocky Horror'' by penning a sequel. After several drafts, the script was ultimately filmed as ''Film/ShockTreatment'' (which was not well-recieved at the time but has since gained a cult following of its own).

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (2007-2015): Lawrence Fletcher.

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* ''Film/FlashGordon'' (1980): Fico.

Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith) is a British actor and writer best known for creating ''The Rocky Horror Show'', a stage musical that was subsequently turned into the cult film ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. O'Brien played the character of Riff Raff in both the original stage production and the film. He attempted to continue the success of ''Rocky Horror'' by penning a sequel. After several drafts, the script was ultimately filmed as ''Film/ShockTreatment'' (which was not well-recieved at the time but has since gained a cult following of its own.).

* ''Film/{{Jubilee}} (1978): John Dee.

Richard O'Brien is an actor.