Visual Effects

John Richardson

Visual Effects · Born 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.

Credits · 47

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