John Richardson
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: 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.
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Filmography
46 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast
2026
7.2
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
8.1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
7.7
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
7.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
8.0
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
5.0
Building a Scene
2003
6.5
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002
7.7
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
7.9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
7.0
The Omen Legacy
2001
6.7
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000
7.4
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000
6.7
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
6.2
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
5.3
Inside Q's Lab
2000
6.0
Deep Blue Sea
1999
7.0
Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998
7.1
Starship Troopers
1997
6.5
Cliffhanger
1993
6.4
Licence to Kill
1989
7.0
Ladyhawke
1985
5.9
The Watcher in the Woods
1980
6.3
North Sea Hijack
1980
5.7
Escape to Athena
1979
7.2
Superman
1978
5.7
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
5.3
The People That Time Forgot
1977
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
1977
7.4
The Omen
1976
5.1
Hennessy
1975
5.1
Rosebud
1975
6.3
Juggernaut
1974
6.3
Phase IV
1974
6.8
Mahler
1974
7.5
The Day of the Jackal
1973
6.2
Scorpio
1973
6.2
Young Winston
1972
7.1
Straw Dogs
1971
7.5
The Devils
1971
6.8
Battle of Britain
1969
6.3
Play Dirty
1969
6.2
Duffy
1968
6.6
Dark of the Sun
1968
6.9
Help!
1965