About
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 |
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| 2020 | Lost in Space: Nicolas Roeg's Flash Gordon | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2011 | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Inside 'The Living Daylights' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Inside 'Licence to Kill' | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Inside 'Moonraker' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Inside 'Octopussy' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Highly Classified: The World of 007 | Actor | 58 Average |
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Crew |
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| 1978 | Superman | Crew | Special Effects | 69 Fair |
| 1973 | Scorpio | Crew | Special Effects | 59 Average |
| 1971 | The Devils | Crew | Special Effects | 65 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Visual Effects | Special Effects Supervisor | 76 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 | 67 Fair |