Actor

John Richardson

Visual Effects

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Movies: 44Series: 1Crew credits: 34

TMDB ID: 1513639

IMDb ID: nm0724624

Known for: Visual Effects

Born: June 10, 1946

Age: 80

Place of birth: Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1968 - 2026

Years active: 59

Average TMDB rating: 6.88

Wikidata: Q1701571

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Special Effects (15)Special Effects Supervisor (14)Special Effects Assistant (1)Special Effects Coordinator (1)Special Effects Technician (1)Visual Effects (1)Visual Effects Supervisor (1)

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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.

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