Gerald Potterton
Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography 25
Movies (24)
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride2026Self (Archival)- The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep1991Directing
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You1991Directing
The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot1990Directing
George and the Christmas Star1985Directing
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones1983Directing
Heavy Metal1981Directing
The Remarkable Rocket1975Directing
The Rainbow Boys1973Directing
Tiki Tiki1971Directing- Trouble in the Works1969Directing
- The Applicant1969Directing
Last to Go1969Directing- The Black and White1969Directing
- Request Stop1969Directing
The Quiet Racket1966Directing
Buster Keaton Rides Again1965Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
The Railrodder1965Directing
The Ride1963Chauffeur
Christmas Cracker1963Directing
My Financial Career1962Directing
Appetizers1960Directing
Bride and Groom1955Directing- The Flying AnimatorHimself
Shows (1)
NBC Experiment in Television1967Directing