Gerald Potterton

Gerald Potterton

Directing Mar 8, 1931 (95 years old) London, England, UK

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Gerald Potterton (March 8, 1931- August 23, 2022) was a British/Canadian director, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and his animation work on Yellow Submarine.

Potterton has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: as director on the National Film Board of Canada animated shorts My Financial Career and Christmas Cracker, and as producer for The Selfish Giant.

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4 Acting Credits
33 Crew Credits

Acting

Buster Keaton Rides Again Movie

Buster Keaton Rides Again

as Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'

1965
The Ride Movie

The Ride

as Chauffeur

1963
The Flying Animator Movie

The Flying Animator

as Himself
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride Movie

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride

as Self (Archival)

2026

Crew

Heavy Metal Movie

Heavy Metal

Director

1981
Yellow Submarine Movie

Yellow Submarine

Animation

1968
The Railrodder Movie

The Railrodder

Director

1965
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Movie

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

Sequence Supervisor

1977
The Selfish Giant Movie

The Selfish Giant

Producer

1971
My Financial Career Movie

My Financial Career

Director

1962
Christmas Cracker Movie

Christmas Cracker

Director

1963
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Movie

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Animation Director

1987
George and the Christmas Star Movie

George and the Christmas Star

Director

1985
The Happy Prince Movie

The Happy Prince

Producer

1974
The Rainbow Boys Movie

The Rainbow Boys

Director

1973
Fish Spoilage Control Movie

Fish Spoilage Control

Animation

1956