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John Richardson

John Richardson

Actor·1934–2021·Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

11 horror credits

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.

Actor11 films

The Church

The Church

Architect

1989
Murder Obsession

Murder Obsession

Oliver

1981
Nine Guests for a Crime

Nine Guests for a Crime

Lorenzo

1977
Reflections in Black

Reflections in Black

Inspector Lavina

1975
Eyeball

Eyeball

Mark Burton

1975 3.0
Torso

Torso

Prof. Franz

1973 3.5
Frankenstein '80

Frankenstein '80

Karl Schein

1972
The Vengeance of She

The Vengeance of She

Killikrates

1968
One Million Years B.C.

One Million Years B.C.

Tumak

1966 4.0
She

She

Leo Vincey

1965
Black Sunday

Black Sunday

Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec

1960 3.8