John Richardson
Born January 19, 1934 (Age: 92)
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Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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.
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.
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Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
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as Self - (archive footage)
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Age: 87
The Church
1989
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as Architect
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Age: 55
School of Thieves 2
1987
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as Ricco Gondoliere
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Age: 53
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
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as Leo Vincey / Killikrates (archive footage)
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Age: 53
Murder Obsession
1981
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as Oliver
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Age: 47
Blue Paradise
1980
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as Kris
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Age: 45
Fever of 40!
1980
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as Harry Petersen
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Age: 45
Battle of the Stars
1978
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as Captain Mike Layton
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Age: 44
The Beautiful Summer
1974
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as Vittorio
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Age: 40
The Tree with Pink Leaves
1974
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as Andrea, padre di Marco
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Age: 40
Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment
1973
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as Lorenzo Viotto
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Age: 39
Torso
1973
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as Prof. Franz
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Age: 38
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
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as Robert Tentrees
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Age: 36
A Candidate for a Killing
1969
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as Nick Warfield / André Jarvis / Riquelli
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Age: 35
She
1965
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as Leo Vincey
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Age: 31
Tender Is the Night
1962
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as Young Man Being Photographed (uncredited)
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Age: 28
Pirates of Tortuga
1961
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as Percy
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Age: 27
Black Sunday
1960
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as Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec
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Age: 26
The League of Gentlemen
1960
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as Elizabeth's Lover (uncredited)
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Age: 26
Sapphire
1959
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as Student
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Age: 25
The Heart of a Man
1959
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as Official
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Age: 25
The Captain's Table
1959
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as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
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Age: 24
Bachelor of Hearts
1958
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as Robin
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Age: 24