Richard Smith, known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is an English-New Zealand actor, writer, musician and television presenter. He wrote the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show in 1973 which became an international success, received a cult following, and has remained in almost continuous production. He also co-wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), appearing in the film as Riff Raff. O'Brien wrote Shock Treatment (1981) and appeared in the film as Dr Cosmo McKinley.
Richard O'Brien
Active - 1965 - 2021 |
Birth - Mar 25, 1942 |
Genres - Comedy, Action-Adventure, Science Fiction, Documentary, Drama
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Subgenres - Musical, LGBT-Related Film, Comedy Horror, Animated Film, Dystopian Film
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Reckless Rick, Richard Timothy Smith, Ritz-
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Musical, LGBT-Related Film, Comedy Horror, Animated Film, Dystopian Film, Arthouse Science Fiction Film, Avant-Garde and Experimental, Erotic Thriller, Family Film, Film Noir, Ghost Film, Historical Film, Neo-Noir, Parody Film, Romantic Comedy, Science Fiction Comedy, Sexploitation Film, Superhero Film, Teen Film, Western Film