John Richardson
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- 10 June 1946 · Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
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 10
- 2011When Harry Left Hogwarts as Self
- 2003Building a Scene
- 2002Die Another Day: From Script to Screen as Self
- 2001The Omen Legacy as Self
- 2000Inside 'Licence to Kill' as Self
- 2000Inside 'The Living Daylights' as Self
- 2000Inside 'Moonraker' as Self
- 2000Inside 'Octopussy' as Self
- 2000Inside Q's Lab as Self
- 1998Highly Classified: The World of 007 as Self
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- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · special effects supervisor
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · special effects supervisor
- 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · special effects supervisor
- 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · special effects supervisor
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · special effects supervisor
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · special effects supervisor
- 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · special effects supervisor
- 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · special effects supervisor
- 1999Deep Blue Sea · special effects supervisor
- 1997Starship Troopers · special effects supervisor
- 1989Licence to Kill · visual effects
- 1985Ladyhawke · special effects supervisor
- 1980North Sea Hijack · special effects supervisor
- 1978Warlords of Atlantis · visual effects supervisor
- 1977The People That Time Forgot · special effects supervisor
- 1977A Bridge Too Far · special effects supervisor
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- 1993Cliffhanger · special effects coordinator
- 1980The Watcher in the Woods · special effects
- 1979Escape to Athena · special effects
- 1978Superman · special effects
- 1976The Omen · special effects
- 1975Hennessy · special effects
- 1975Rosebud · special effects
- 1974Juggernaut · special effects
- 1974Phase IV · special effects
- 1974Mahler · special effects
- 1973The Day of the Jackal · special effects
- 1973Scorpio · special effects
- 1972Young Winston · special effects
- 1971Straw Dogs · special effects
- 1971The Devils · special effects
- 1969Battle of Britain · special effects assistant
- 1969Play Dirty · special effects
- 1968Duffy · special effects
- 1968Dark of the Sun · special effects technician
- 1965Help! · special effects