Gerald Potterton
- Born
- March 8, 1931 (95 years old)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
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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Known for
Filmography
- 1991The Real Story of Baa Baa Black SheepThe Real Story of Baa Baa Black SheepFilm · Director
- 1991The Real Story of Happy Birthday To YouFilm · Writer, Director
- 1990The Real Story of I'm a Little TeapotFilm · Director
- 1989Smoggies!Series · Creator
- 1987The Emerald City of OzFilm · Animation Director
- 1987Ozma of OzFilm · Animation Director
- 1987The Marvelous Land of OzFilm · Animation Director
- 1987The Wonderful Wizard of OzFilm · Animation Director
- 1985George and the Christmas StarFilm · Director, Writer
- 1983The Awful Fate of Melpomenus JonesFilm · Director, Animation
- 1981Heavy MetalFilm · Director★ 6.5
- 1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureFilm · Sequence Supervisor★ 7.0
- 1975The Christmas MessengerFilm · Producer
- 1975The Remarkable RocketFilm · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1974The Happy PrinceFilm · Producer
- 1973The Rainbow BoysFilm · Writer, Director
- 1971The Selfish GiantFilm · Producer
- 1971Tiki TikiFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 1969Last to GoFilm · Director
- 1969Trouble in the WorksTrouble in the WorksFilm · Director
- 1969The ApplicantThe ApplicantFilm · Director
- 1969The Black and WhiteThe Black and WhiteFilm · Director
- 1969Request StopRequest StopFilm · Director
- 1968Yellow SubmarineFilm · Animation★ 7.2
- 1967NBC Experiment in TelevisionSeries · Producer, Director
- 1966The Quiet RacketFilm · Director
- 1965The RailrodderFilm · Director, Writer, Editor★ 6.8
- 1963Christmas CrackerFilm · Director
- 1963The RideFilm · Director, Writer
- 1962My Financial CareerFilm · Director
- 1960AppetizersFilm · Director
- 1956Fish Spoilage ControlFilm · Animation
- 1955Bride and GroomFilm · Director
