![]() ![]() Because he had learned to ride horses on the farm in New Zealand, he managed to get a part in the 1965 film Carry On Cowboy. He returned to England in 1964, working as a handyman, while attempting to break into acting. ![]() Over time, he developed a love for Rock 'n’ Roll as well, and began writing music and thought about acting. At 15, Richard enrolled in Agricultural College to placate his parents and to keep himself entertained, Richard spent countless hours in the local cinema in Hamlilton, where he developed a love for film, especially the science fiction ones he saw at many double feature presentations. His family migrated to Tauranga, New Zealand when he was 10 years old, as his father decided to become a sheep farmer. O'Brien was born as Richard Timothy Smith in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England on March 25, 1942. ![]()
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