Gerald Potterton

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1931-03-08 (93 years old)

Place of Birth London, England, UK

Gerald Potterton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerald Potterton (born March 8, 1931) is 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

Director

1981
Heavy Metal

as Director

1975
1973
The Rainbow Boys

as Director

1971
Tiki Tiki

as Director

1969
Last to Go

as Director

1969
Request Stop

as Director

1969
1969
1969
The Applicant

as Director

1966
The Quiet Racket

as Director

1965
The Railrodder

as Director

1963
Christmas Cracker

as Director

1963
The Ride

as Director

1962
1960
Appetizers

as Director

1955
Bride and Groom

as Director

Visual Effects

1987
The Emerald City of Oz

as Animation Director

1987
Ozma of Oz

as Animation Director

1987
The Marvelous Land of Oz

as Animation Director

1987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

as Animation Director

1968
Yellow Submarine

as Animation

1956

Writer

Producer

1975
1974
The Happy Prince

as Producer

1971
The Selfish Giant

as Producer

Actor

1965
Buster Keaton Rides Again

as Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'

1963
The Ride

as Chauffeur

Editor

1965
The Railrodder

as Editor

Crew

1977

Creator

1989
Smoggies!

as Creator