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 Bond, but lost out to George Lazenby.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Black Sunday (1960) — Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec
2. The Church (1989) — Architect
3. One Million Years B.C. (1966) — Tumak
4. Torso (1973) — Prof. Franz
5. School of Thieves 2 (1987) — Ricco Gondoliere
6. The League of Gentlemen (1960) — Elizabeth's Lover (uncredited)
7. Eyeball (1975) — Mark Burton
8. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) — Robert Tentrees
9. She (1965) — Leo Vincey
10. Duck in Orange Sauce (1975) — John
11. Sapphire (1959) — Student
12. Murder Obsession (1981) — Oliver
13. Pirates of Tortuga (1961) — Percy
14. Nine Guests for a Crime (1977) — Lorenzo
15. The Vengeance of She (1968) — Killikrates
16. War of the Planets (1977) — Captain Alex Hamilton
17. Frankenstein '80 (1972) — Karl Schein
18. Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment (1973) — Lorenzo Viotto
19. Reflections in Black (1975) — Inspector Lavina
20. Tender Is the Night (1962) — Young Man Being Photographed (uncredited)
21. Battle of the Stars (1978) — Captain Mike Layton
22. Bachelor of Hearts (1958) — Robin
23. On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967) — Dragone
24. Execution (1968) — Bill Coler / John Coler
25. Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987) — Leo Vincey / Killikrates (archive footage)
26. The Captain's Table (1959) — Ship's Officer (uncredited)
27. Blue Paradise (1980) — Kris
28. John the Bastard (1967) — John Donald Tenorio
29. A Candidate for a Killing (1969) — Nick Warfield / André Jarvis / Riquelli
30. The World of Hammer (1994) — Self (archive footage)
31. 4 Billion in 4 Minutes (1976) — Francesco Vitale
32. Fever of 40! (1980) — Harry Petersen
33. The Tree with Pink Leaves (1974) — Andrea, padre di Marco
34. Sawed-Off Shotgun (1977)
35. Milner (1994) — Edward
36. The Heart of a Man (1959) — Official
37. The Beautiful Summer (1974) — Vittorio
38. A Nun at the Crossroads (1967) — Dr. Pierre Lemmon
39. The Tough One (1966) — Daniel
40. From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic (2020) — Self