Richard Gifford

Richard Gifford (1980)

Richard Glenn Gifford (February 2, 1959 - November 26, 2015) was an American Rocky Horror fan. His first attended Rocky Horror at the United Artists Cinema 4 - Tyler Mall in Riverside, CA in May 1979. He was a regular participant with a loosely organized group of fans known as The Riverside Rockys. On November 1, 1979, he, along with Julie Ford, Vid Kadavre, and Troy Martin founded Erotic Nightmares, one the first regular, full-time Rocky Horror performing groups on the West Coast. He also became a member of The Tiffany Troupe at the legendary Tiffany Theater in West Hollywood, CA, performing there from 1980 to 1983. He is credited as being the first "shaved-headed Riff Raff" in the Rocky Horror community. He was also one the first Shock Treatment performers to play Cosmo at the Tiffany Theater in 1982. He was a well-known handyman with extraordinary skills and attention to detail. He won almost every costume contest that he ever entered. He returned to the Rocky Horror community in 1990 remained active until his death in Moreno Valley, CA on November 26, 2015. His remains were placed at the Roxy Theatre, the Tiffany Theater, and in various other Rocky Horror locations in Southern California.

Cast Affiliations

• Member of The Riverside Rockys as Transylvanian Kimi Wong, Floorshow Brad
• Member/Founder/Cast Leader/Erotic Nightmares, as Riff-Raff
• Member/Cast Leader of The Tiffany Troupe as Riff-Raff, Cosmo McKinley