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.
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When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self | 2011-11-11 |
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Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self | 2002-11-20 |
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Inside 'Licence to Kill' | Self | 2000-10-17 |
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Inside 'The Living Daylights' | Self | 2000-10-17 |
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Inside 'Octopussy' | Self | 2000-01-25 |
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Inside 'Moonraker' | Self | 2000-05-16 |
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Highly Classified: The World of 007 | 1998-01-01 |
