Gerald Potterton
Known for: Directing
Born: March 8, 1931
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
34 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
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A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026NR
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991
9.0
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991
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The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1990
10.0
Smoggies!
1989
7.0
The Emerald City of Oz
1987
7.0
Ozma of Oz
1987
7.0
The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987
5.8
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1987
7.0
George and the Christmas Star
1985
8.0
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1983
6.5
Heavy Metal
1981
7.0
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977
9.0
The Christmas Messenger
1975
9.0
The Remarkable Rocket
1975
6.2
The Happy Prince
1974
7.0
The Rainbow Boys
1973
5.8
The Selfish Giant
1971
8.0
Tiki Tiki
1971
6.0
Last to Go
19696.0
Request Stop
19696.0
Trouble in the Works
1969NR
The Black and White
19698.0
The Applicant
1969
7.2
Yellow Submarine
1968
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NBC Experiment in Television
1967
8.0
The Quiet Racket
1966
7.2
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965
6.8
The Railrodder
1965
10.0
The Ride
1963
7.1
Christmas Cracker
1963
6.7
My Financial Career
1962
9.0
Appetizers
1960
9.0
Fish Spoilage Control
1956
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Bride and Groom
1955NR
The Flying Animator
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