Robert Longden (born 5 October 1951) is a British composer, librettist, director and film, stage and television actor whose career has spanned four decades.
In 1974 he took over the role of Riff Raff from Richard O'Brien in the original production of The Rocky Horror Show; later with Hereward Kaye he wrote the West End musical Moby Dick.
Longden's theatre career started with the Royal Shakespeare Company before taking over the role of Riff Raff from Richard O'Brien in the original production of The Rocky Horror Show in 1974 aged 24.
Television roles include Ginger Higgins in The Fenn Street Gang (1973); Hablot Knight Browne in Dickens of London (1976); Mr Willard in Me!
[3] Film work includes Heavenly Bliss in Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973); Apprentice in Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974); Never Too Young to Rock (1975); Roadblock Policeman in The Stick Up (1977); Pettelson in Agatha (1979); Badger Beadon in Why Didn't They Ask Evans?