Gerald Potterton
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1931-03-08 · London, England, UK
Known for
- Heavy Metal (1981) — Director
- Yellow Submarine (1968) — Animation
- The Railrodder (1965) — Director
- Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) — Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
- Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977) — Sequence Supervisor
- The Selfish Giant (1971) — Producer
- My Financial Career (1962) — Director
- Christmas Cracker (1963) — Director
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987) — Animation Director
- George and the Christmas Star (1985) — Director
- The Happy Prince (1974) — Producer
- The Rainbow Boys (1973) — Director
- The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones (1983) — Director
- The Ride (1963) — Chauffeur
- Fish Spoilage Control (1956) — Animation
- The Quiet Racket (1966) — Director