John Richardson (special effects designer)
John Richardson is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond film series, all the Harry Potter film series, A Bridge Too Far and Aliens. For the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony.Filmography
- 1967: Casino Royale
- 1968: Duffy
- 1969: Battle of Britain
- 1970: Leo the Last
- 1970: The Railway Children
- 1971: The Devils
- 1971: Straw Dogs
- 1972: Young Winston
- 1973: The Day of the Jackal
- 1974: Mahler
- 1974: Callan
- 1974: Phase IV
- 1974: Juggernaut
- 1974: The Little Prince
- 1975: Rosebud
- 1975: Rollerball
- 1975: Hennessy
- 1975: Royal Flash
- 1975: Lucky Lady
- 1976: The Omen
- 1977: A Bridge Too Far
- 1977: The People That Time Forgot
- 1978: Warlords of Atlantis
- 1978: Superman
- 1979: North Sea Hijack
- 1979: Escape to Athena
- 1979: Moonraker
- 1980: The Watcher in the Woods
- 1980: Raise the Titanic
- 1982: Five Days One Summer
- 1983: Octopussy
- 1983: Slayground
- 1985: Ladyhawke
- 1985: A View to a Kill
- 1986: Aliens
- 1987: The Living Daylights
- 1988: Willow
- 1989: Licence to Kill
- 1990: Treasure Island
- 1991: '
- 1992: Far and Away
- 1992: '
- 1993: Cliffhanger
- 1993: Ghost in the Machine
- 1994: Love Affair
- 1995: Bushwhacked
- 1997: Starship Troopers
- 1999: Deep Blue Sea
- 2000: The Family Man
- 2001: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- 2002: Men in Black II
- 2002: Enough
- 2002: Die Another Day
- 2002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- 2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- 2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- 2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
