Gerald Potterton

Directing·Mar 8, 1931·London, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride2026 · Self (Archival)	Self (Archival)
TThe Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep1991 · Director	Director
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You1991 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot1990 · Director	Director
George and the Christmas Star1985 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones1983 · Director	Director
Heavy Metal1981 · Director	Director
The Christmas Messenger1975 · Producer	Producer
The Remarkable Rocket1975 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Happy Prince1974 · Producer	Producer
The Rainbow Boys1973 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Selfish Giant1971 · Producer	Producer
Tiki Tiki1971 · Director	Director
Last to Go1969 · Director	Director
TTrouble in the Works1969 · Director	Director
TThe Applicant1969 · Director	Director
TThe Black and White1969 · Director	Director
RRequest Stop1969 · Director	Director
The Quiet Racket1966 · Director	Director
Buster Keaton Rides Again1965 · Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'	Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
The Railrodder1965 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Ride1963 · Chauffeur, Director, Writer	Chauffeur, Director, Writer
Christmas Cracker1963 · Director	Director
My Financial Career1962 · Director	Director
Appetizers1960 · Director	Director
Bride and Groom1955 · Director	Director
TThe Flying AnimatorHimself	Himself