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Richard Timothy Smith (born March 25, 1942), known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is a British-New Zealand songwriter and actor, best known as the creator of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its sequel, Shock Treatment. In his native Britain he is also remembered for hosting the adventure game show The Crystal Maze from 1990 to 1994. On Phineas and Ferb, he performs the voice of Lawrence Fletcher, father of Candace, Phineas and Ferb.

Notable Roles[]

Background Information[]

  • Nicknames: Reckless Rick, Ritz.
  • Born in England, but moved to Tauranga, New Zealand when his father decided to switch jobs from accountant to sheep farmer.
  • Changed his name from Smith to O'Brien after learning there was another Richard Smith registered with the British Actors Equity. He chose O'Brien because it was his maternal grandmother's name.
  • His role on Phineas and Ferb is an unofficial reunion with two other actors from The Rocky Horror Picture Show movie: Tim Curry (Stubbings and Dr. Lloyd Wexler in the A Hard Day's Knight episode as well as Worthington Dubois in Tri-State Treasure: Boot of Secrets) and Barry Bostwick (Clyde Flynn). However, Lawrence does not meet Stubbings or Wexler. The only time he meets Clyde is during the opening of the Crack That Whip episode, when Lawrence is previewing his speech to Phineas, Ferb, Grandma Betty Jo, Clyde and Linda; and when he is sitting awkwardly in Clyde's Cabin in Last Train to Bustville. Lawrence does meet Worthington - his rival in the antique business - in Tri-State Treasure.
  • The character of Dr. Frank-N-Furter is based in part on Alice Cooper.
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been running in theaters around the world for more than thirty years.
  • A life-size bronze statue of Richard O'Brien in his Riff Raff space suit was unveiled in Hamilton, New Zealand on November 25, 2004.
  • O'Brien identifies as third gender, but uses he/him pronouns.

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Main Cast
Allison Janney | Alyson Stoner | Ariel Winter | Ashley Tisdale | Barry Bostwick | Bobby Gaylor
Caroline Rhea | Corey Burton | Cymphonique Miller | Dan Povenmire | David Errigo Jr.
Dee Bradley Baker | Diamond White | Diedrich Bader | Django Marsh | Eileen Galindo | Isabella Acres
Isabella Murad | Jack McBrayer | Jane Carr | Jane Lynch | Jeff "Swampy" Marsh | Jennifer Hughes
John O'Hurley | Kari Wahlgren | Kelly Hu | Madison Pettis | Malcolm McDowell | Maulik Pancholy
Michaela Zee | Ming-Na Wen | Mitchel Musso | Olivia Olson | Pamela Adlon | Richard O'Brien
Thomas Sangster | Tiffany Espensen | Todd Stashwick | Tyler Alexander Mann | Vincent Martella
Season 1 Guests
Alec Holden | Billy Ray Cyrus | Brenda Song | Brian Phelps | Brian Stepanek | Carlos Alazraqui
Charlie Schlatter | Clancy Brown | Dominic Wood | Evander Holyfield | French Stewart | Geraldo Rivera
Greg Ellis | Gwendoline Yeo | J.K. Simmons | Jaret Reddick | Jeff Bennett | Jennifer Grey | Jess Harnell
Joel Grey | John DiMaggio | Keone Young | Loni Love | Lucy Davis | Mark Thompson | Michael Buffer
Phil LaMarr | Rob Paulsen | Sandra Oh | Steve Zahn | Tim Curry | Vicki Lawrence | Vicki Lewis
Season 2 Guests
Adam Wylie | Aliki Theofilopoulos | Allie MacKay | Amanda Plummer | Amber Valletta | April Winchell
Ben Stiller | Bob Eubanks | Brian George | Bruce Mackinnon | Candi Milo | Chaka Khan | Christine Taylor
Clancy Brown | Clay Aiken | Cloris Leachman | Corbin Bleu | Damian Lewis | Danny Cooksey
David Mitchell | Don LaFontaine | Greg Germann | Jameson Moss | Jane Leeves | Jared Kusnitz
Jennifer Grey | Jennifer Stone | John Larroquette | John Schneider | Judd Nelson | Kenny Ortega
Kevin Michael Richardson | Kevin Smith | Laird Hamilton | Lauren Tom | Logan Miller | Lorenzo Lamas
Mat Horne | Meera Syal | Megan Hilty | Meira Blinkoff | Moisés Arias | Noah Munck | Phill Lewis
Robert Knepper | Romi Dames | Seth MacFarlane | Shae Brewster | Sheena Easton | Sophia Bush
Tara Strong | Tiya Sircar | Tom Kenny | Tom Wopat | Wes Johnson
Season 3 Guests
Aliki Theofilopoulos | Andrés Cantor | Anna Paquin | April Winchell | Brian Phelps | Carol Kane
Christian Slater | Danica McKellar | Daniel Roche | Daran Norris | Darren Bent | David Mitchell
Davy Jones | Edi Gathegi | Erik Estrada | Frank Caliendo | Gareth Cliff | Gary Lineker | George Takei
Greg LeMond | Grey DeLisle | Guy Fieri | Harold Perrineau | Helen McCrory | Jamie Oliver | Jane Horrocks
Jeff Foxworthy | Jennifer Grey | Joan Cusack | Joel McHale | John DiMaggio | John Hodgman
John Schneider | Jonathan Ross | Jorge Garcia | Kelli Gates | Kelly Clarkson | Lenny Henry | Lisa Ling
Logan Miller | Lorraine Kelly | Mark Thompson | Michael Douglas | Michael J. Fox | Mikey Kelley
Nick Frost | Peter Noone | Phill Jupitus | Ray Liotta | Richard Kind | Rob Morrow | Romi Dames
Sabrina Carpenter | Seth Green | Simon Pegg | Stephen Moyer | Tim Curry | Tina Fey | Tom Bergeron
Tom Wopat | Tony Anselmo | Vanessa Williams | Vicki Lawrence
Season 4 Guests
Adam Savage | Adrian Pasdar | Alex Hirsch | April Winchell | Bella Thorne | Benita Scheckel | Billy Gardell
Brian Phelps | Carol Kane | Celia Ruskin | Charlie Adler | Chi McBride | Christopher Corey Smith
Corbin Bleu | D.B. Sweeney | Dana Davis | Danica McKellar | Dannah Phirman | Danny Trejo
David Koechner | Deborra-Lee Furness | Drake Bell | Eddie Pittman | Elizabeth Banks | Fred Tatasciore
Gary Cole | George A. Romero | Goldie Hawn | Gordon Ramsay | Gordon Tokumatsu | J.K. Simmons
Jaime Pressly | James May | Jamie Hyneman | Jane Kaczmarek | Jane Leeves | Jason Jones | Jay Harris
Jay Leno | Jeff Bergman | Jeff Stewart | Jennifer Grey | Jennifer Hale | Jennifer Wong | Jeremy Clarkson
Jesse Spencer | Jill Whelan | Jim Cummings | John Mathot | Jon Stewart | Josh Gad | Kelly Osbourne
Kevin McDonald | Leah Remini | Liam O'Brien | Luc Robitaille | Lucas Grabeel | Mackenzie Phillips
Maia Mitchell | Marcus T. Paulk | Marilu Henner | Martijn Oversteegen | Mike Bell | Monica Raymund
Nick Frost | Nick Jameson | Noah Wyle | Oliver Chris | Parry Gripp | Patrick Dempsey | Patrick Rafferty
Paul Alborough | Paul Reubens | Peter Stormare | Richard Hammond | Rob Morrow | Ross Marquand
Samantha Bee | Simon Pegg | Soleil McGhee | Stan Lee | Stephen Root | Terry O'Quinn | Sklar Brothers
Travis Willingham | Wallace Shawn | Wayne Brady
Movie Guests
Ali Wong | Bill Farmer | Bob Bowen | Brock Powell | Doris Roberts | Emo Philips | Loni Love | Sarah Hudson
Slash | Thomas Middleditch | Thomas Sanders | Tiffany Haddish | Wayne Brady | "Weird Al" Yankovic
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