John Richardson

Visual Effects Jun 10, 1946 (80 years old) 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.

11 Acting Credits

34 Crew Credits

John Richardson

Acting

When Harry Left Hogwarts

Inside Q's Lab

Inside 'Moonraker'

Inside 'Octopussy'

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

Inside 'Licence to Kill'

The Omen Legacy

Highly Classified: The World of 007

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

Building a Scene

Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast

Crew

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Starship Troopers

Superman

Deep Blue Sea

Cliffhanger