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John Richardson was born in Worthing, United Kingdom on January 19, 1934. John Richardson was credited as a film actor. Death is recorded on January 5, 2021, at the age of 86.
My Take
John Richardson is one of those handsome leading men whose face is permanently fused to a specific golden era of cinema. He anchored Italian genre films, stood opposite Barbara Steele in Bava's Black Sunday, and became the romantic lead for both Ursula Andress in She and Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C. To me there's something delightful about an English gentleman from Worthing thriving in the lurid, sun-soaked world of Mediterranean adventure and horror. He passed in 2021, but his clean-cut presence is fixed forever on film, and I find that worth quietly honoring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Richardson
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・リチャードソン
- Reading
- じょん・りちゃーどそん
- Born
- January 19, 1934 – January 5, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Worthing, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- film actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Richardson%20(actor)
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965475
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was John Richardson born?
Born January 19, 1934.
When did John Richardson die?
Died January 5, 2021, aged 86.
Where was John Richardson from?
John Richardson was from Worthing, United Kingdom.
What did John Richardson do?
John Richardson worked as film actor.
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