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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.
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Filmography
all 29
Movies 27
Director 17
Producer 5
TV Shows 2
Writer 2
self 2
Writer
Smoggies! (1989)
TV
Animation Director
The Emerald City of Oz (1987)
Movie
Animation Director
Ozma of Oz (1987)
Movie
Animation Director
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1987)
Movie
Animation Director
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987)
Movie
Director
George and the Christmas Star (1985)
Movie
Director
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones (1983)
Movie
Director
Heavy Metal (1981)
Movie
9.5
Sequence Supervisor
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
Movie
Director
The Remarkable Rocket (1975)
Movie
Producer
The Happy Prince (1974)
Movie
Producer
The Little Mermaid (1974)
Movie
Director
The Rainbow Boys (1973)
Movie
Producer
The Selfish Giant (1971)
Movie
6
Director
Tiki Tiki (1971)
Movie
Director
Last to Go (1969)
Movie
Director
The Quiet Racket (1966)
Movie
Self (director of 'The Railrodder')
Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965)
Movie
Director
The Railrodder (1965)
Movie
Chauffeur
The Ride (1963)
Movie
Director
Christmas Cracker (1963)
Movie
Director
My Financial Career (1962)
Movie
Director
Appetizers (1960)
Movie
Animation
Fish Spoilage Control (1956)
Movie
Writer
Huff and Puff (1955)
Movie
Director
Bride and Groom (1955)
Movie
Director / Producer
NBC Experiment in Television
TV
Himself
The Flying Animator
Movie
Producer
The Christmas Messenger
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.88
Based on 44.1 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1965
1973
1973
1989
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1931-03-08
Deathday2022-08-23 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsCanada
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