Gerald Potterton
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing22
movieHeavy Metal
1981
Director
movieThe Remarkable Rocket
1975
Director
movieThe Rainbow Boys
1973
Director
movieTiki Tiki
1971
Director
movieLast to Go
1969
Director
movieThe Quiet Racket
1966
Director
movieThe Railrodder
1965
Director
movieChristmas Cracker
1963
Director
movieThe Ride
1963
Director
movieMy Financial Career
1962
Director
movieAppetizers
1960
Director
movieBride and Groom
1955
Director
Visual Effects7
movieThe Emerald City of Oz
1987
Animation Director
movieOzma of Oz
1987
Animation Director
movieThe Marvelous Land of Oz
1987
Animation Director
movieThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1987
Animation Director
movieYellow Submarine
1968
Animation
movieFish Spoilage Control
1956
Animation
Writing6
Production5
movieThe Christmas Messenger
1975
Producer
movieThe Remarkable Rocket
1975
Producer
movieThe Happy Prince
1974
Producer
movieThe Selfish Giant
1971
Producer
Acting4
movieA Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
Self (Archival)
movieBuster Keaton Rides Again
1965
Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
movieThe Ride
1963
Chauffeur
Creator1
tvSmoggies!
1989
Creator
Crew1
movieRaggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977
Sequence Supervisor
Editing1
movieThe Railrodder
1965
Editor