Gerald Potterton
Born: 1931-03-08 in London, England, UK
Known For: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Potterton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride as Self (Archival)
1991
- The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep ... (Director)
- The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You ... (Writer)
1990
- The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot ... (Director)
1989
- Smoggies! ... (Creator)
1987
- Ozma of Oz ... (Animation Director)
- The Emerald City of Oz ... (Animation Director)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ... (Animation Director)
- The Marvelous Land of Oz ... (Animation Director)
1985
- George and the Christmas Star ... (Director)
1983
- The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones ... (Director)
1981
- Heavy Metal ... (Director)
1977
- Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure ... (Sequence Supervisor)
1975
- The Christmas Messenger ... (Producer)
- The Remarkable Rocket ... (Director)
1974
- The Happy Prince ... (Producer)
1973
- The Rainbow Boys ... (Writer)
1971
- Tiki Tiki ... (Director)
- The Selfish Giant ... (Producer)
1969
- Last to Go ... (Director)
- The Applicant ... (Director)
- Request Stop ... (Director)
- Trouble in the Works ... (Director)
- The Black and White ... (Director)
1968
- Yellow Submarine ... (Animation)
1967
- NBC Experiment in Television ... (Director)
1966
- The Quiet Racket ... (Director)
1965
- The Railrodder ... (Director)
- Buster Keaton Rides Again as Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
1963
- The Ride as Chauffeur
- Christmas Cracker ... (Director)
1962
- My Financial Career ... (Director)
1960
- Appetizers ... (Director)
1956
- Fish Spoilage Control ... (Animation)
1955
- Bride and Groom ... (Director)