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. In November 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

Conventions Attended

1980: The Second Annual Transylvanian Convention (Hollywood, CA)
1981: The Semi-Annual Transylvanian Convention (Los Angeles, CA)
1981: The Third Annual Transylvanian Convention (Anaheim, CA)
1995: The Rocky Horror 20th Anniversary Celebration (Roxy Theatre, Pantages Theater, Hollywood, CA)
2007: The Pirates of Transylvania (Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA)
2010: SINSCON 2010 - Seven Deadly Sins (Los Angeles, CA)

Theaters Attended 1979-2015

• United Artists Cinema 4 - Tyler Mall, Riverside CA
  
• Tiffany Theater
  
• Balboa Village Theatre, Newport Beach CA
  
• Montclair Theatre, Montclair CA
  
• AMC Orange Mall 6, Orange CA
  
• UA Long Beach Marketplace 6, Long Beach CA
  
• Brea Plaza 5, Brea CA
• Aquarius Theater (1980-81 The Rocky Horror Show North American Tour)
  
• Cove Theater, Hermosa Beach CA
  
• Nuart Theater, West Los Angeles
  
• Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena CA
  
• Montclair Cinemas, Montclair CA
• Redondo Beach Cinema 3, Redondo Beach CA
• The Queen Mary, Long Beach CA
  
• Harmony Gold, Hollywood CA