John Richardson
Actor
Biography
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
Inside Q's Lab
as Self 2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self 2000
Inside 'Octopussy'
as Self 2000
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
as Self 2000
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
as Self 2000
The Omen Legacy
as Self 2001
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
as Self 2002
Highly Classified: The World of 007
as Self 1998