Visual Effects
John Richardson
EN cinema · 47 credits
Born
10 June 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Special Effects Supervisor
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Special Effects Supervisor
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Special Effects Supervisor
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Special Effects Supervisor
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Special Effects Supervisor
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Special Effects Supervisor
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Special Effects Supervisor
The Omen Legacy
as Self
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Special Effects Supervisor
Inside Q's Lab
as Self
Deep Blue Sea
Special Effects Supervisor
Starship Troopers
Special Effects Supervisor
Cliffhanger
Special Effects Coordinator
Licence to Kill
Visual Effects
Ladyhawke
Special Effects Supervisor
North Sea Hijack
Special Effects Supervisor
The Watcher in the Woods
Special Effects
Escape to Athena
Special Effects
Warlords of Atlantis
Visual Effects Supervisor
Superman
Special Effects
The People That Time Forgot
Special Effects Supervisor
A Bridge Too Far
Special Effects Supervisor
The Omen
Special Effects
Hennessy
Special Effects
Rosebud
Special Effects
Juggernaut
Special Effects
Phase IV
Special Effects
Mahler
Special Effects
The Day of the Jackal
Special Effects
Scorpio
Special Effects
Young Winston
Special Effects
Straw Dogs
Special Effects
The Devils
Special Effects
Battle of Britain
Special Effects Assistant
Play Dirty
Special Effects
Duffy
Special Effects
Dark of the Sun
Special Effects Technician
Help!
Special Effects
Lawrence of Arabia
Special Effects Assistant