John Richardson
0.1Visual 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.

Known ForCredits

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Movie2011When Harry Left HogwartsSelf
Movie2000Inside 'Moonraker'Self
Movie2000Inside 'Octopussy'Self
Movie2000Inside 'The Living Daylights'Self
Movie2000Inside 'Licence to Kill'Self
Movie1998Highly Classified: The World of 007
Movie2002Die Another Day: From Script to ScreenSelf

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Movie1989Licence to KillVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Special Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1978Warlords of AtlantisVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1977A Bridge Too FarSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1980North Sea HijackSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1978SupermanSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1971The DevilsSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1973ScorpioSpecial EffectsCrew