John Richardson (born 1946 in

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) is a British

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. He is best known for his work on the ''

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'' film series (at least '' Casino Royale'', '' Moonraker'', '' Octopussy'', ''

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'' and ''

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''), all the '' Harry Potter'' film series (2001-2011), '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) and ''Aliens'' (1986). For the latter, he won the

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for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony. He won the

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for his work on the film ''

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'' (2011), for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony.Academy Awards 2012 , Road to the Oscars - IMDb
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Filmography

* 1967: '' Casino Royale'' (special effects - uncredited) * 1968: '' Duffy'' (special effects) * 1969: ''

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'' (special effects assistant - uncredited) * 1970: ''

Leo the Last ''Leo the Last'' is a 1970 British drama film co-written and directed by John Boorman, based on the play ''The Prince'' by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw. Plot The ennui-afflicted heir to a deposed Europea ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 1970: ''

The Railway Children ''The Railway Children'' is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in ''The London Magazine'' during 1905 and published in book form in the same year. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 fil ...

'' (special effects) * 1971: '' The Devils'' (special effects) * 1971: '' Straw Dogs'' (special effects) * 1972: ''

Young Winston ''Young Winston'' is a 1972 British biographical adventure drama war film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his 1930 book, ''My Early Life''. The first part of the film covers Churchill' ...

'' (special effects) * 1973: ''

The Day of the Jackal ''The Day of the Jackal'' (1971) is a political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the Presid ...

'' (special effects: England) * 1974: ''

Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

'' (special effects) * 1974: ''

Callan Callan is a given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin, meaning ''descendant of Cathalán''. Callan can also be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin. Notable people with the name includ ...

'' (special effects) * 1974: '' Phase IV'' (special effects) * 1974: '' Juggernaut'' (special effects) * 1974: ''

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 an ...

'' (special effects) * 1975: ''

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'' (special effects) * 1975: '' Rollerball'' (special effects) * 1975: ''

Hennessy Jas Hennessy & Co., commonly known simply as Hennessy (), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. It is one of the "big four" cognac houses, along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together ma ...

'' (special effects) * 1975: ''

Royal Flash ''Royal Flash'' is a 1970 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. It is the second of the Flashman novels. It was made into the film '' Royal Flash'' in 1975 and remains the only Flashman novel to be filmed. Plot summary ''Royal Flash'' is set durin ...

'' (special effects) * 1975: ''

Lucky Lady ''Lucky Lady'' is a 1975 American comedy-drama film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Liza Minnelli, Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds and Robby Benson. Its story takes place in 1930 during Prohibition in the United States. The film is notable fo ...

'' (special effects) * 1976: ''

The Omen ''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spen ...

'' (special effects) * 1977: '' A Bridge Too Far'' (special effects supervisor) * 1977: '' The People That Time Forgot'' (special effects supervisor: Spain) * 1978: ''

Warlords of Atlantis ''Warlords of Atlantis'' (aka ''Warlords of the Deep'', though see below for further variant titles) is a 1978 British adventure science fiction film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, and Lea Brodi ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 1978: '' Superman'' (special effects: Canada and New York) * 1979: ''

North Sea Hijack ''North Sea Hijack'' (released as ''ffolkes'' outside the UK and as ''Assault Force'' on US TV) is a 1980 British adventure film starring Roger Moore, Lea Brodie, James Mason, Anthony Perkins and Michael Parks. It was directed by Andrew V. M ...

'' (supervisor of special effects and special sequences) * 1979: '' Escape to Athena'' (special effects) * 1979: '' Moonraker'' (special effects) * 1980: '' The Watcher in the Woods'' (special effects) * 1980: '' Raise the Titanic'' (special effects - uncredited) * 1982: '' Five Days One Summer'' (special effects supervisor) * 1983: '' Octopussy'' (special effects supervisor) * 1983: '' Slayground'' (special effects) * 1985: '' Ladyhawke'' (special effects supervisor) * 1985: ''

'' (special effects supervisor) * 1986: '' Aliens'' (special effects supervisor) * 1987: ''

The Living Daylights ''The Living Daylights'' is a 1987 spy film, the fifteenth entry in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the first of two to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by John Glen, the film's ...

'' (special visual effects) * 1988: ''

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'' (special effects supervisor) * 1989: ''

Licence to Kill ''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond. It sees Bond suspended from MI6 as he pursues t ...

'' (special visual effects) * 1990: ''

Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure no ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 1991: '' Highlander II: The Quickening'' (special effects designer) * 1992: ''

Far and Away ''Far and Away'' is a 1992 American epic Western romantic adventure drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Bob Dolman and a story by Howard and Dolman. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. This was the last cinematography cr ...

'' (special effects supervisor: Ireland) * 1992: '' Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'' (special effects supervisor) * 1993: ''

Cliffhanger A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode or a film of serialized fiction. A cliffhang ...

'' (special effects coordinator) * 1993: ''

Ghost in the Machine The "ghost in the machine" is a term originally used to describe and critique the notion of the mind existing alongside and separate to the body. In more recent times, the term has several uses, including the concept that the intellectual part of ...

'' (special effects consultant) * 1994: '' Love Affair'' (special effects supervisor) * 1995: '' Bushwhacked'' (special effects supervisor) * 1997: '' Starship Troopers'' (special effects supervisor) * 1999: '' Deep Blue Sea'' (special effects supervisor) * 2000: '' The Family Man'' (special effects coordinator - uncredited) * 2001: ''

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a youn ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 2002: ''

Men in Black II ''Men in Black II'' (stylized as ''MIIB'') is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro. It is the second film in the original trilogy and a sequel to ''M ...

'' (creature coordinator) * 2002: '' Enough'' (special effects coordinator) * 2002: ''

'' (model effects supervisor) * 2002: ''

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, d ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 2004: ''

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and is the third in the '' Harry Potter'' series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 2005: '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (special effects supervisor) * 2007: '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (special effects supervisor) * 2009: ''

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores t ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 2010: ''

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' is a 2010 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the first of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow ...

'' (special effects supervisor) * 2011: ''

'' (special effects supervisor)

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