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John Richardson
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John Richardson

Born January 19, 1934 in Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Died January 5, 2021

9 films

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 Bond, but lost out to George Lazenby.

Awards

1 win, 6 nominations

Filmography 9

School of Thieves 2 (1987) movie poster
School of Thieves 21987
Warlords of Atlantis (1978) movie poster
Warlords of Atlantis1978
Duck in Orange Sauce (1975) movie poster
Duck in Orange Sauce1975
Eyeball (1975) movie poster
Eyeball1975
Torso (1973) movie poster
Torso1973
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) movie poster
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever1970
One Million Years B.C. (1966) movie poster
One Million Years B.C.1966
She (1965) movie poster
She1965
Black Sunday (1960) movie poster
Black Sunday1960