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.

Filmography

• 1994Milner — Edward
• 1989The Church — Architect
• 1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood — Leo Vincey / Killikrates (archive footage)
• 1987School of Thieves 2 — Ricco Gondoliere
• 1981Murder Obsession — Oliver
• 1980Blue Paradise — Kris
• 1980Fever of 40! — Harry Petersen
• 1978Battle of the Stars — Captain Mike Layton
• 1977Nine Guests for a Crime — Lorenzo
• 1977Sawed-Off Shotgun
• 1977War of the Planets — Captain Alex Hamilton
• 19764 Billion in 4 Minutes — Francesco Vitale
• 1975Duck in Orange Sauce — John
• 1975Eyeball — Mark Burton
• 1975Reflections in Black — Inspector Lavina
• 1974The Beautiful Summer — Vittorio
• 1974The Tree with Pink Leaves — Andrea, padre di Marco
• 1973Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment — Lorenzo Viotto
• 1973Torso — Prof. Franz
• 1972Frankenstein '80 — Karl Schein
• 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever — Robert Tentrees
• 1969A Candidate for a Killing — Nick Warfield / André Jarvis / Riquelli
• 1968Execution — Bill Coler / John Coler
• 1968The Vengeance of She — Killikrates
• 1967A Nun at the Crossroads — Dr. Pierre Lemmon
• 1967John the Bastard — John Donald Tenorio
• 1967On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... — Dragone
• 1966One Million Years B.C. — Tumak
• 1966The Tough One — Daniel
• 1965She — Leo Vincey
• 1962Tender Is the Night — Young Man Being Photographed (uncredited)
• 1961Pirates of Tortuga — Percy
• 1960Black Sunday — Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec
• 1960The League of Gentlemen — Elizabeth's Lover (uncredited)
• 1959Sapphire — Student
• 1959The Captain's Table — Ship's Officer (uncredited)
• 1959The Heart of a Man — Official
• 1958Bachelor of Hearts — Robin

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies — Self - (archive footage)
• 2020From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic — Self
• The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)