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John Richardson
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, Oct…
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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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Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast
TV show Self - Special Effects Supervisor
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2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Movie Self
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2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2003
Building a Scene
Movie
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2002
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Movie Self
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2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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2001
The Omen Legacy
Movie Self
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2000
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Movie Self
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2000
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Movie Self
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2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
Movie Self
More credits
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2000
Inside 'Octopussy'
Movie Self
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2000
Inside Q's Lab
Movie Self
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1999
Deep Blue Sea
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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1998
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Movie Self
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1997
Starship Troopers
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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1993
Cliffhanger
Movie Special Effects Coordinator
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1989
Licence to Kill
Movie Visual Effects
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1985
Ladyhawke
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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1980
The Watcher in the Woods
Movie Special Effects
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1980
North Sea Hijack
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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1979
Escape to Athena
Movie Special Effects
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1978
Superman
Movie Special Effects
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1978
Warlords of Atlantis
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1977
The People That Time Forgot
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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1977
A Bridge Too Far
Movie Special Effects Supervisor
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1976
The Omen
Movie Special Effects
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1975
Hennessy
Movie Special Effects
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1975
Rosebud
Movie Special Effects
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1974
Juggernaut
Movie Special Effects
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1974
Phase IV
Movie Special Effects
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1974
Mahler
Movie Special Effects
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1973
The Day of the Jackal
Movie Special Effects
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1973
Scorpio
Movie Special Effects
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1972
Young Winston
Movie Special Effects
