About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1946-06-10
Place of birth:
Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
Website:
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John Richardson

Overview

John Richardson (born 1946 in England) is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond film series (at least Casino Royale, Moonraker, Octopussy, A View to a Kill and Die Another Day), all the Harry Potter film series (2001-2011), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Aliens (1986). For the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony.[1] He won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony.

In 2019, he published the book "Making Movie Magic" which detailed his career in film.

Known for

Acting

2020 Lost in Space: Nicolas Roeg's Flash Gordon Actor N/A
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2011 When Harry Left Hogwarts Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Die Another Day: From Script to Screen Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Inside 'Licence to Kill' Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Inside 'The Living Daylights' Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Inside 'Moonraker' Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Inside 'Octopussy' Actor Self 59
Average
1998 Highly Classified: The World of 007 Actor 59
Average

Crew

1978 Superman Crew Special Effects 69
Fair
1973 Scorpio Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1971 The Devils Crew Special Effects 65
Fair

Visual Effects

2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Visual Effects Special Effects Supervisor 77
Good
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Visual Effects Special Effects Supervisor 76
Good
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Visual Effects Special Effects Supervisor 76
Good
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Visual Effects Special Effects Supervisor 79
Good
1989 Licence to Kill Visual Effects Visual Effects 62
Fair
1980 North Sea Hijack Visual Effects Special Effects Supervisor 59
Average
1978 Warlords of Atlantis Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor 58
Average
1977 A Bridge Too Far Visual Effects Special Effects Supervisor 66
Fair