ACTOR

Richard O'Brien

1942 - Today

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Richard Timothy Smith (born 25 March 1942), known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is a British-New Zealand actor, writer, musician, and television presenter. He wrote the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show in 1973, which has since remained in continuous production. He also co-wrote the screenplay along with director Jim Sharman for the film adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and appeared on-screen as Riff Raff. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard O'Brien has received more than 3,915,898 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Richard O'Brien is the 4,113th most popular actor (down from 3,282nd in 2019), the 3,242nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,786th in 2019) and the 480th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard O'Briens by language

Over the past year Richard O'Brien has had the most page views in the with 533,683 views, followed by German (35,924), and Italian (11,973). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (115.73%), Greek (102.04%), and Welsh (62.98%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard O'Brien ranks 4,113 out of 13,578. Before him are Raaj Kumar, Wolf Kahler, Ulrich Tukur, Jetta Goudal, Tom Lister Jr., and Diana Dors. After him are Chuck Connors, Go Hyun-jung, Scott Patterson, Barry Newman, George Eads, and Michael Paré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Richard O'Brien ranks 422. Before him are Lupe Ontiveros, Tomasz Stańko, Roger McGuinn, Terenci Moix, Sergey Shakurov, and C. J. Cherryh. After him are Chris Hani, Rildo da Costa Menezes, Roshan Seth, Gustavo Peña, Yevhen Stankovych, and Gray Davis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard O'Brien ranks 3,242 out of 8,785. Before him are Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), John Benbow (1653), Wilfrid (634), Jeremy Thorpe (1929), and Diana Dors (1931). After him are Alan Bennett (1934), Martin McGuinness (1950), Jonathan Wild (1683), Andy Goldsworthy (1956), Davy Jones (1945), and Lady Byron (1792).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard O'Brien ranks 480. Before him are Nicholas Hoult (1989), Rita Tushingham (1942), Sam Claflin (1986), Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944), Mark Gatiss (1966), and Diana Dors (1931). After him are Davy Jones (1945), Leonard Whiting (1950), Jennifer Saunders (1958), Warren Clarke (1947), Jane March (1973), and Donald Moffat (1930).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Riff Raff
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'. Harriet then spawns in and says hello and the credits roll!
Aug 14o 19757.5 / 10
Dark City
Mr. Hand
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
Feb 27o 19987.327 / 10
EverAfter
Pierre Le Pieu
Danielle, a vibrant young woman is forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother Rodmilla is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.
Jul 31o 19987.4 / 10