John Richardson
Actor
10 June 1946 (79 years)
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.
In 2019, he published the book "Making Movie Magic" which detailed his career in film.
Known For
Filmography
| 2022 | Icons Unearthed · as Self - Sfx TechnicianOn Plex |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us · as Self - Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2011 | When Harry Left Hogwarts · as Self |
| 2011 | Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 6: Magical Effects · as Self - Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2011 | Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 5: Evolution · as Self - Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2006 | The Maze: The Third Task · as Self |
| 2006 | In Too Deep: The Second Task · as Self |
| 2005 | 'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic · as Self |
| 2005 | The Curse of 'The Omen' · as Self |
| 2004 | Conjuring a Scene · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Die Another Day: From Script to Screen · as Self |
| 2001 | The Omen Legacy · as Self |
| 2000 | Inside 'Octopussy' · as Self |
| 1999 | And the Word Was Bond · as Self |
| 1998 | Highly Classified: The World of 007 · as Self |
| 1994 | Movie Magic · as Self |
| 1992 | 30 Years of James Bond · as Self |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet · as Self - Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1987 | The 59th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2003 |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill · as Visual Effects |
| 1985 | Ladyhawke · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1980 | North Sea Hijack · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1978 | Warlords of the Deep · as Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 1977 | The People That Time Forgot · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far · as Special Effects Supervisor |