Richard O'Brien

Acting · Born 1942-03-25 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Biography

Richard O'Brien is an English actor, television presenter, writer and theatre performer. O'Brien was born Richard Timothy Smith 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

• Flash Gordon as Fico
• Dark City as Mr. Hand
• The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
• Elvira's Haunted Hills as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
• Dungeons & Dragons as Xilus
• Revolution as Lord Hampton
• Shock Treatment as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
• Jubilee as John Dee
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Riff Raff
• A Perfect Carry On as Self