No photo available. Represent Richard O'Brien? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 1,899 this week

Richard O'Brien (II) (1917–1983)

Actor
Contribute to IMDb. Add a bio, trivia, and more.
Update information for Richard O'Brien »

Born:

in Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Los Angeles, California, USA
6 videos »

Quick Links:

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Richard O'Brien.

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActor (79 titles)
1980-1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Construction Worker / Super
– Maybe Baby (1982) … Super
– Call Me Irresponsible (1980) … Construction Worker
 
1982 Bret Maverick (TV series)
Steven A. Hennessey
– Dateline: Sweetwater (1982) … Steven A. Hennessey
 
1978-1981 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Bernie / Senator McGreevy
– Scream to the Skies (1981) … Senator McGreevy
– Dead and Alive (1978) … Bernie
 
1981 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Sheriff
– Arthur the Kid (1981) … Sheriff
 
1980 The Kids Who Knew Too Much (TV movie)
Commissioner Avery
 
1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Commissioner Avery
– The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980) … Commissioner Avery
 
1980 Top of the Hill (TV movie)
Herb Ellsworth
 
1979 The Golden Gate Murders (TV movie)
Bridge Foreman
 
1979 Detective School (TV series)
Lou Garver
– Nick Is Smitten (1979) … Lou Garver
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Sheriff
– Luke (1979) … Sheriff
 
1979 The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (TV movie)
Holman
 
1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Judge
– The Scream of Eagles (1979) … Judge
 
1978 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Mr. Roberts
– Stop the Presses (1978) … Mr. Roberts
 
1978 Heaven Can Wait
Advisor to Former Owner
 
1978 Police Story (TV series)
Sergeant Dunn
– No Margin for Error (1978) … Sergeant Dunn
 
1978 Project U.F.O. (TV series)
– Sighting 4008: The Desert Springs Incident (1978)
 
1978 The Two-Five (TV movie)
Chief
 
1978 James at 16 (TV series)
Frank Mahoney
– Star-Crossed Lovers (1978) … Frank Mahoney
 
1977 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Hugh MacGregor
– Freedom Flight (1977) … Hugh MacGregor
 
1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Everet Alton Benson
– The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) … Everet Alton Benson
 
1977 The Pack
Jim Dodge
 
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Father Timothy
 
1974-1977 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Sheriff / Joe Montgomery
– The Inside Man (1977) … Joe Montgomery
– Death on Deposit (1974) … Sheriff
– The Deadly Jinx (1974) … Sheriff
 
1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Frank Wilson
– Last of the $2 Bills (1977) … Frank Wilson
 
1976 The Shaggy D.A.
Desk Sergeant
 
1976 High Velocity
Beaumont
 
1976 Moving Violation
Police Chief
 
1975-1976 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Chief Roman
– Officer Luca, You're Dead (1976) … Chief Roman
– Vigilante (1975) … Chief Roman
– Blind Man's Bluff (1975) … Chief Roman
– Death Score (1975) … Chief Roman
– A Coven of Killers (1975) … Chief Roman
 
1971-1976 Cannon (TV series)
Capt. Mike Carling / Charlie Clausen / Chief Michael Ames / …
– Point After Death (1976) … Coach Landon
– The Hit Man (1974) … Chief Michael Ames
– The Limping Man (1973) … Capt. Mike Carling
– The Nowhere Man (1971) … Charlie Clausen
 
1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Patrol Car Sergeant
– Mariachi (1976) … Patrol Car Sergeant
 
1976 No Deposit, No Return
Capt. Boland
 
1975 The Art of Crime (TV movie)
Chief of Detectives
 
1972-1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Barney Reardon / Carl Hendrix
– Merchants of Death (1975) … Carl Hendrix
– Whose Little Boy Are You? (1972) … Barney Reardon
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Sgt. Harry Doyle
– Out of the Frying Pan... (1975) … Sgt. Harry Doyle
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Loud / Stark
– Ladies Day (1975) … Loud
– The Hunting Ground (1975) … Stark
 
1975 Returning Home (TV movie)
Mr. Cameron
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Breen
– Outrage in Balinderry (1975) … Breen
 
1975 McCloud (TV series)
Father Wallace
– Sharks! (1975) … Father Wallace
 
1974 The Manhunter (TV series)
Walt Ryan
– Jackknife (1974) … Walt Ryan
 
1974 Nightmare Honeymoon
Sheriff
 
1974 Movin' On (TV series)
Construction Boss
– In Tandem (1974) … Construction Boss
 
1969-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Adam Kearney / Carter / Simpson
– Cowtown Hustler (1974) … Adam Kearney
– The Brothers (1972) … Carter
– The Twisted Heritage (1969) … Simpson
 
1974 The Snoop Sisters (TV series)
Officer McDonald
– Fear Is a Free-Throw (1974) … Officer McDonald
 
1966-1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Captain Jenkins / Carl Degner / George R. Whelan / …
– Town of Terror (1973) … Captain Jenkins
– Judas Goat (1972) … Keno Donnelly
– Three-Way Split (1971) … George R. Whelan
– The Quest (1970) … Hauser
– The Doll Courier (1969) … Carl Degner
See all 9 episodes »
 
1973 The Waltons (TV series)
Charlie Potter
– The Chicken Thief (1973) … Charlie Potter
 
1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Police Sgt. Del Conte
 
1971-1972 The Smith Family (TV series)
Captain O'Farrell
– Homecoming (1972) … Captain O'Farrell
– Off Duty Cop (1972) … Captain O'Farrell
– Where There's Smoke (1972) … Captain O'Farrell
– Taste of Fear (1971) … Captain O'Farrell
– Family Man (1971) … Captain O'Farrell
See all 6 episodes »
 
1972 The Honkers
Matt Weber
 
1972 The Loners
Driver
 
1971 Dead Men Tell No Tales (TV movie)
Tim Riley
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Police Sgt. Joe Brice (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
– The Dark Boy/Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something (1971) … Police Sgt. Joe Brice (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
 
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Dr. Wood
– The Forest and the Trees (1971) … Dr. Wood
 
1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Tom Griswold
– Bushwacked (1971) … Tom Griswold
 
1971 My Three Sons (TV series)
Tom Stratman
– The Advent of Fergus (1971) … Tom Stratman
 
1971 The Andromeda Strain
Grimes
 
1971 Columbo (TV series)
Priest
– Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) … Priest
 
1971 Incident in San Francisco (TV movie)
Jasper Mahoney
 
1970 Dan August (TV series)
Marston
– The Color of Fury (1970) … Marston
 
1970 Pieces of Dreams
Monsignor Francis Hurley
 
1968-1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Mr. Van Cleve / Sergeant Charlie Tobin / Sheriff Tenny
– The Night of the Tycoons (1969) … Mr. Van Cleve
– The Night of the Pistoleros (1969) … Sergeant Charlie Tobin
– The Night of the Vipers (1968) … Sheriff Tenny
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Owen Wilson
– The Measure of a Man (1969) … Owen Wilson
 
1965-1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Bryce / Jace Holman / Jed Cameron / …
– Alias Nellie Handley (1969) … Sheriff Bannock
– Presumed Dead (1968) … Mosley
– The Man from Nowhere (1966) … Jed Cameron
– The Midas Man (1966) … Jace Holman
– Under a Dark Star (1966) … Yankee
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969 Family Affair (TV series)
Harris
– A Matter of Privacy (1969) … Harris
 
1968 Madigan
Det. O'Brien
 
1967-1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Brother John / Police Sergeant / Prof. Charles McKay
– The Pursued (1968) … Prof. Charles McKay
– The Prophet (1967) … Brother John
– Vikor (1967) … Police Sergeant
 
1967-1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Ben Lorton / Chandler
– Big Jessie (1968) … Chandler
– The Search (1967) … Ben Lorton
 
1965-1968 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Air Chief / Fauntleroy
– The Seven Wonders of the World Affair: Part II (1968) … Air Chief
– The Seven Wonders of the World Affair: Part I (1968) … Air Chief (uncredited)
– The Hong Kong Shilling Affair (1965) … Fauntleroy
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 1 (1967)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Jocko Maloney
– To the Death (1967) … Jocko Maloney
 
1967 Rough Night in Jericho
Ryan
 
1967 The Monkees (TV series)
Mr. Smith
– Monkees on the Line (1967) … Mr. Smith
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
C.O. / Sergeant
– Six Feet Under (1966) … C.O.
– Gauntlet of Fire (1966) … Sergeant
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Macklin / Sheriff
– Wine Is a Traitor (1966) … Sheriff
– Second Sight (1966) … Macklin
 
1966 Chamber of Horrors
Dr. Romulus Cobb
 
1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Sheriff
– Mrs. Harmon (1965) … Sheriff
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Commodore Barron
– John Quincy Adams (1965) … Commodore Barron
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Mr. Beaton
– A Miracle for Margaret (1965) … Mr. Beaton
 
1964 A Tiger Walks (uncredited)
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Tarry
– Go Down, Moses (1963) … Tarry (as Richard O'Brian)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1978-1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

Related Videos

The Big Valley: Season 1: Episode 28 -- Audra falls for a speculator planning to foreclose on desperate ranchers to whom he gave high-interest loans. The Andromeda Strain -- Clip: Escaping with infection The Big Valley: Season 1: Episode 20 -- Jarrod insists on helping an ex-inmate whose murder conviction was overturned; guests Bruce Dern, Albert Salmi.
See all 6 »
Edit

Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Richard O'Brian
Edit

Did You Know?

Star Sign:

Cancer