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- Birth nameJohn M. Richardson
- Height6′ 1″ (1.86 m)
- Classically handsome John Richardson began his career with small roles in British movies at the end of the 1950s. His first role of note was opposite Barbara Steele in the gothic horror classic Black Sunday (1960), directed by Mario Bava. His massive success was Don Chaffey's One Million Years B.C. (1966) with Raquel Welch, produced by Hammer Films. Later, following the steps of some other actors, he went on to appear in various Italian movies such as Umberto Lenzi's horror movie Eyeball (1975), Michele Soavi's The Church (1989) and many others. Richardson's great passion was collecting automobiles and he sometimes appeared in movies as long as an automobile was included in the contract. But his recent movies filmed in the 1980s convinced him to retire from acting completely. He was a noteworthy photographer with no interest whatsoever in looking back on his career in cinema. John Richardson passed away from complications of COVID-19 on January 4, 2021, only two weeks away from his 87th birthday.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tzvetislav Samardjiev <tzvetislav@abv.bg>
- SpouseMartine Beswick(1967 - 1973) (divorced)
- According to director Peter R. Hunt, John Richardson was briefly considered to take the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) (other actors considered include: Adam West, R. Wright Campbell, Anthony Rogers, Hans De Vries, John Richardson and Roy Thinnes). The role went to George Lazenby.
- John Richardson passed away from COVID-19 on January 5, 2021, only two weeks away from what would have been his 87th birthday on January 19.
- Best known for playing the love interest of Ursula Andress in She (1965) and then of Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C. (1966).
- In the film She he was voiced by David Spencer.
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