John Richardson
Visual Effects
1946-06-10 · 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.
Filmography
Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast
2026 · Series
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Movie
Building a Scene
2003 · Movie
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Movie
The Omen Legacy
2001 · Movie
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000 · Movie
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000 · Movie
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000 · Movie
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000 · Movie
Inside Q's Lab
2000 · Movie
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Movie
Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998 · Movie
Starship Troopers
1997 · Movie
Cliffhanger
1993 · Movie
Licence to Kill
1989 · Movie
Ladyhawke
1985 · Movie
The Watcher in the Woods
1980 · Movie
North Sea Hijack
1980 · Movie
Escape to Athena
1979 · Movie
Superman
1978 · Movie
Warlords of Atlantis
1978 · Movie
The People That Time Forgot
1977 · Movie
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Movie
The Omen
1976 · Movie
Hennessy
1975 · Movie
Rosebud
1975 · Movie
Juggernaut
1974 · Movie
Phase IV
1974 · Movie
Mahler
1974 · Movie
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Movie
Scorpio
1973 · Movie
Young Winston
1972 · Movie
Straw Dogs
1971 · Movie
The Devils
1971 · Movie
Battle of Britain
1969 · Movie
Play Dirty
1969 · Movie
Duffy
1968 · Movie
Dark of the Sun
1968 · Movie
Help!
1965 · Movie