Cast & creator
John Richardson
Best known for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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.
46
film credits
1
television credits
11
1965–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
★ 7.9Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Special Effects Supervisor · 2001
★ 7.7Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Special Effects Supervisor · 2002
★ 8.0Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Special Effects Supervisor · 2004
★ 7.8Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Special Effects Supervisor · 2005
★ 7.7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Special Effects Supervisor · 2007
Across film & television
Filmography (47)
Showing 47 of 47 credits
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Special Effects Supervisor
2001Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Special Effects Supervisor
2002Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Special Effects Supervisor
2004Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Special Effects Supervisor
2005Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Special Effects Supervisor
2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Special Effects Supervisor
2011
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Special Effects Supervisor
2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Special Effects Supervisor
2010
Licence to Kill
Visual Effects
1989
Starship Troopers
Special Effects Supervisor
1997
Superman
Special Effects
1978
Deep Blue Sea
Special Effects Supervisor
1999
The Omen
Special Effects
1976
A Bridge Too Far
Special Effects Supervisor
1977
Cliffhanger
Special Effects Coordinator
1993
The Day of the Jackal
Special Effects
1973
The Devils
Special Effects
1971
Ladyhawke
Special Effects Supervisor
1985
Straw Dogs
Special Effects
1971
Battle of Britain
Special Effects Assistant
1969
Juggernaut
Special Effects
1974
Escape to Athena
Special Effects
1979
North Sea Hijack
Special Effects Supervisor
1980
Play Dirty
Special Effects
1969
Warlords of Atlantis
Visual Effects Supervisor
1978
Mahler
Special Effects
1974
The Watcher in the Woods
Special Effects
1980
Dark of the Sun
Special Effects Technician
1968
Phase IV
Special Effects
1974
Help!
Special Effects
1965
The People That Time Forgot
Special Effects Supervisor
1977
Scorpio
Special Effects
1973
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
2011
Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast
Self - Special Effects Supervisor
2026
Hennessy
Special Effects
1975
Young Winston
Special Effects
1972
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self
2002
Inside 'Moonraker'
Self
2000
Rosebud
Special Effects
1975
The Omen Legacy
Self
2001
Duffy
Special Effects
1968
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Self
2000
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Self
2000
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
1998
Inside Q's Lab
Self
2000
Building a Scene
2003
Inside 'Octopussy'
Self
2000