Known For:
Visual Effects
Birthday:
June 10, 1946
Place of Birth:
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.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2011 | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self |
2002 | Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self |
2000 | Inside 'Moonraker' | Self |
2000 | Inside 'Octopussy' | Self |
2000 | Inside 'The Living Daylights' | Self |
2000 | Inside 'Licence to Kill' | Self |
1998 | Highly Classified: The World of 007 |
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