John Richardson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-01-19 (87 years old)

Deathday

2021-01-05

Place of Birth

Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

John Richardson

Biography

John Richardson (January 19, 1934 - January 5, 2021) was an English actor, who appeared in movies from the 1950s until the 1990s. He appeared in many Italian films, including Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960). His best known role was perhaps in One Million Years B.C. (1966), in which he played a grunting caveman who fell in love with Raquel Welch. He had small roles in the remake of The 39 Steps (1959); Tender is the Night (1962) as a young man, uncredited; and in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) with Barbra Streisand. Richardson was cast as the male lead in both She and One Million Years BC. He was considered for the role of James B...

Acting

1972

Frankenstein '80

as Karl Schein

1980

Fever of 40!

as Harry Petersen

1973

Torso

as Prof. Franz

1960

Black Sunday

as Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec

1975

Eyeball

as Mark Burton

1975

Reflections in Black

as Inspector Lavina

1987

School of Thieves 2

as Ricco Gondoliere

1968

The Vengeance of She

as Killikrates

1965

She

as Leo Vincey

1981

1969

A Candidate for a Killing

as Nick Warfield / André Jarvis / Riquelli

1960

The League of Gentlemen

as Elizabeth's Lover (uncredited)

1980

1959

1974

1978

Battle of the Stars

as Captain Mike Layton

1976

4 Billion in 4 Minutes

as Francesco Vitale

1968

Execution

as Bill Coler / John Coler

1966

The Tough One

as Daniel

1961

1967

John the Bastard

as John Donald Tenorio

1967

A Nun at the Crossroads

as Dr. Pierre Lemmon

1977

War of the Planets

as Captain Alex Hamilton

1974

The Tree with Pink Leaves

as Andrea, padre di Marco

1989

The Church

as Architect

1973

1959

Sapphire

as Student

1994

Milner

as Edward

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as Leo Vincey / Killikrates (archive footage)

1962

Tender Is the Night

as Young Man Being Photographed (uncredited)

1958

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