2.5Visual Effects

John Richardson

Jun 10, 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.

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Known ForCredits

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2011When Harry Left HogwartsSelf
Movie2000Inside Q's LabSelf
Movie2000Inside 'Moonraker'Self
Movie2000Inside 'Octopussy'Self
Movie2000Inside 'The Living Daylights'Self
Movie2000Inside 'Licence to Kill'Self
Movie1998Highly Classified: The World of 007Self
Movie2002Die Another Day: From Script to ScreenSelf
Movie2001The Omen LegacySelf
Movie2003Building a Scene

Crew

Media
Movie1993CliffhangerSpecial Effects CoordinatorCrew
Movie1975HennessySpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1989Licence to KillVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1971Straw DogsSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1979Escape to AthenaSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1977The People That Time ForgotSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1976The OmenSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1972Young WinstonSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1973The Day of the JackalSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1975RosebudSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1999Deep Blue SeaSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1978Warlords of AtlantisVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1977A Bridge Too FarSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1985LadyhawkeSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1974JuggernautSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1980North Sea HijackSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1974Phase IVSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1978SupermanSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1997Starship TroopersSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Special Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1971The DevilsSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1980The Watcher in the WoodsSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1968DuffySpecial EffectsCrew
Movie2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1973ScorpioSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1969Battle of BritainSpecial Effects AssistantCrew
Movie1969Play DirtySpecial EffectsCrew
Movie2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Special Effects SupervisorVisual Effects