Gerald Potterton
Directing
Biography
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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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Gerald Potterton
Heavy Metal
1981
Filmography
Acting (4)
2026
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Rideas Self (Archival)
1965
Buster Keaton Rides Againas Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
7.2
1963
The Rideas Chauffeur
10.0
—
The Flying Animatoras Himself
Production & Directing (42)
1991
1991
9.0
1991
9.0
1990
1987
The Emerald City of OzAnimation Director
7.0
1987
Ozma of OzAnimation Director
7.0
1987
The Marvelous Land of OzAnimation Director
7.0
1987
The Wonderful Wizard of OzAnimation Director
5.8
1985
George and the Christmas StarDirector
7.0
1985
7.0
1983
8.0
1983
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus JonesAnimation
8.0
1981
Heavy MetalDirector
6.5
1977
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureSequence Supervisor
7.0
1975
The Christmas MessengerProducer
9.0
1975
The Remarkable RocketScreenplay
9.0
1975
The Remarkable RocketDirector
9.0
1975
The Remarkable RocketProducer
9.0
1974
The Happy PrinceProducer
6.2
1973
The Rainbow BoysDirector
7.0
1973
The Rainbow BoysWriter
7.0
1971
The Selfish GiantProducer
5.8
1971
Tiki TikiDirector
8.0
1971
Tiki TikiWriter
8.0
1971
Tiki TikiProducer
8.0
1969
Last to GoDirector
6.0
1969
Request StopDirector
6.0
1969
Trouble in the WorksDirector
6.0
1969
The ApplicantDirector
8.0
1969
The Black and WhiteDirector
1968
Yellow SubmarineAnimation
7.2
1966
The Quiet RacketDirector
8.0
1965
The RailrodderDirector
6.8
1965
The RailrodderWriter
6.8
1965
The RailrodderEditor
6.8
1963
Christmas CrackerDirector
7.1
1963
The RideDirector
10.0
1963
The RideWriter
10.0
1962
My Financial CareerDirector
6.7
1960
AppetizersDirector
9.0
1956
Fish Spoilage ControlAnimation
9.0
1955
Bride and GroomDirector