Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien rose to fame playing Riff Raff in the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also wrote the screenplay to the movie, its sequel (Shock Treatment), as well as the accompanying video game.

Fast Facts

Birth name: Richard Timothy Smith
Born: March 25, 1942
Birthplace: Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Raised in: Tauranga, New Zealand
Debut movie: Carry on Cowboy (1966)

Notable Roles

Cosmo McKinley in Shock Treatment (1981)
Gulnar in Robin of Sherwood (1986)
Mr. Hand in Dark City (1998)
Vladimere Hellsubus in Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)
Dad in Phineas and Ferb (2007-2008)

Quotes

"When you do something like "Rocky", which is undefinable somehow, it always becomes difficult to lose that. Not that I have any interest in saying goodbye to Rocky. I absolutely adore being involved and a part of something that is really a phenomenon."¹

Categories

Entertainment | Actors | Television Actors | Film Actors

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Richard O'Brien
IMDb: Richard O'Brien Filmography
RockyMusic.org: Richard O'Brien Profile
O'Brien's Charity Event: Transfandango
MySpace: Richard O'Brien Profile
Fan Site: Richard O'Brien
YouTube Video: The Time Warp - Richard O'Brien (Time 4:40)

Richard O'Brien News and Articles

Google News: Richard O'Brien Search
Suite101.com: Rocky Horror Not So Horrible (2007)
Broadwayworld.com: Stage Door Chicago: Rocky Horror Show (2007)
The California Aggie: "Oh The Horror: Cult Classic The Rocky Horror Show Finds It's Way to Sacramento" (2007)

Richard O'Brien Photos

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Photobucket: Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff Rocky Horror Picture Show

Richard O'Brien Videos

YouTube & Google Video: Richard O'Brien Search
YouTube: Science Fiction Double Feature Richard O'Brien (Time 3:46)
YouTube: Time Warp Live Richard O'Brien (Time 4:54)
YouTube: Shock Treatment Richard O'Brien (Time 2:52)
YouTube: Rocky Horror 10th Anniversary Richard O'Brien (Time 3:24)

Richard O'Brien Gossip and Blogs

LiveJournal Community: Richard O'Brien: God of Cult
MySpace: Richard O'Brien's Blog
IMDb: Richard O'Brien Forum

Richard O'Brien Biographies and Profiles

Richard O'Brien Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
March 25,1942: Born
1972: Four Dimensions of Greta
1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1980: Flash Gordon
1981: Shock Treatment
1990-1995: The Crystal Maze
1997: Spice World
1998: Dark City
1998: Ever After
2000: Dungeons & Dragons
2006: The Ten Commandments
2008: Jackboots on Whitehall

Richard O'Brien DVDs and Merchandise

CDUniverse: Rocky Horror/Shock Treatment Gift Set DVD
Amazon.com: Richard O'Brien Music and DVDs
TimeWarp: Rocky Horror Merchandise
eBay: Richard O'Brien Merchandise

Related Pages on Mahalo

Rocky Horror Picture Show | Tim Curry | Susan Sarandon | Barry Bostwick | Little Nell | Meatloaf | Ever After | Drew Barrymore | Elvira | Dungeon & Dragons | The Ten Commandments

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