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Richard O'Brien Biography (1942-)

Original name, Richard Timothy Smith; born March 25, 1942, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; married Kimi Wong (divorced); married Jane Moss, 1983;children: (first marriage) Linus; (second marriage) Joshua, Amelia. Addresses: Contact: Jonathan Altaras Assoc., 13 Short Gardens, London WC2H 9AT, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Composer, actor, writer

Birth Details

March 25, 1942

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• A Tiger Walks, Buena Vista, 1964
• (Uncredited) Indian Rider, Carry on Cowboy (also known as The Rumpo Kid and Rumpo Kid), 1965
• Dr. Cobb, Chamber of Horrors, Warner Bros., 1966
• Ryan, Rough Night in Jericho, Universal, 1967
• Monsignor Francis Hurley, Pieces of Dreams, United Artists, 1970
• Matt Weber, The Honkers, United Artists, 1972
• Driver, The Loners, Fanfare, 1972
• Four Dimensions of Greta (also known as The Four Dimensions ofGreta and Three Dimensions of Greta), 1972
• Sergeant Del Conte, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, Warner Bros., 1973
• Riff Raff, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
• Desk Sergeant, The Shaggy D.A., Buena Vista, 1976
• Dodge, The Pack (also known as The Long Dark Night), WarnerBros., 1977
• Former owner's adviser, Heaven Can Wait, Paramount, 1978
• John Dee, Jubilee, Cinegate, 1978
• Batch, The Odd Job, 1978
• Fico, Flash Gordon, Universal, 1980
• Cosmo McKinley, Shock Treatment, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Digital Dreams, 1983
• Lord Hampton, Revolution, Warner Bros., 1985
• The Contraption, 1985
• James, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, 1988
• Damien, Spice World, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
• Pierre Le Pieu, Ever After, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Mr. Hand, Dark City, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Xilus, Dungeons & Dragons (also known as Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie), New Line Cinema, 2000
• Archie, The Mumbo Jumbo, Vine International Pictures, 2000
• Lord Vladimere Hellsubus, Elivra's Haunted Hills, Elvira Movie Company LLC, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Rushton's Illustrated, 1980
• Host, The Crystal Maze, Channel 4, 1990-1994
• Movies
• Priest, Ransom for a Dead Man, NBC, 1971
• Mr. Riley, Dead Men Tell No Tales, CBS, 1971
• Jasper Mahoney, Incident in San Francisco, ABC, 1971
• Construction Boss, In Tandem (also known as Movin' On), NBC, 1974
• Chief of Detectives, The Art of Crime, NBC, 1975
• Mr. Cameron, Returning Home, ABC, 1975
• Chief, The Two-Five, ABC, 1978
• Bridge Foreman, The Golden Gate Murders, CBS, 1979
• Holman, The Ordeal of Patty Hearst, ABC, 1979
• Commissioner Avery, The Kids Who Knew Too Much, 1980
• Miniseries
• Cowboy, The Racing Game, 1979
• Judge, Centennial, NBC, 1979
• Herb Ellsworth, The Top of the Hill, syndicated, 1980
• Pilots
• Ulysses Barnes, Landon, Landon, and Landon, CBS, 1980
• Specials
• The Sheriff, Arthur the Kid, 1981
• Himself, A Perfect Carry On, 1998
• Himself, Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special, PBS, 2000
• Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years, AMC, 2000
• (Uncredited) Himself, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s, 2002
• Episodic
• Gulnar, "Herne's Son," Robin of Sherwood, 1986
• Gulnar, "Cromm Cruac," Robin of Sherwood, 1986
• Gulnar, "The Time of the Wolf," Robin of Sherwood, 1986
• Himself, Notes and Queries with Clive Anderson, 1993
• Dr. Phibes, "On Thin Ice," The Detectives, 1995
• "Thirteen," Urban Gothic, 2000
• Himself, Richard and Judy, Channel 4, 2003
• Stage Appearances
• The childcatcher, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, London Palladium, London, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Himself, Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show, 1995
• Video Games
• Voice of the game devil, The Interactive Rocky Horror Show, 1999
• Albums
• Recorded Absolute O'Brien, Oglio Records.
• WRITINGS
• Plays
• (With Richard Hartley) The Rocky Horror Show (adapted from O'Brien's novel They Came from Denton High), first produced in 1973, BelascoTheatre, New York City, 1975, published by Samuel French, 1983
• T. Zee (based on characters by Edgar Rice Burroughs), produced, 1976
• Disaster, produced, 1978
• Top People, produced, 1984
• Also wrote The Stripper and Disgracefully Yours.
• Screenplays
• (With Jim Sharman) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (adapted from O'Brien's play The Rocky Horror Show), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
• Shock Treatment, 1981
• Film Music
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (adapted from O'Brien's play TheRocky Horror Show), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
• Shock Treatment (based on O'Brien's novel), Twentieth Century-Fox,1981
• (Lyrics only) The Return of Captain Invincible (also known as Legend in Leotards), 1983
• Television Movies
• A Hymn from Jim, 1977
• Digital Dreams, 1983
• Video Games
• The Rocky Interactive Horror Show, 1999
• Novels
• They Came from Denton High, 1977
• Also wrote Shock Treatment.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show was adapted by Richard J. Anobile asThe Official Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Novel, for A and W Visual Library, 1980.