
Gerald Potterton
Directing
1931-03-08 · London, England, UK
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

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026 · Movie

The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991 · Movie
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991 · Movie

The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1990 · Movie

Smoggies!
1989 · Series

The Emerald City of Oz
1987 · Movie

Ozma of Oz
1987 · Movie

The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 · Movie

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1987 · Movie

George and the Christmas Star
1985 · Movie

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1983 · Movie

Heavy Metal
1981 · Movie

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977 · Movie

The Christmas Messenger
1975 · Movie

The Remarkable Rocket
1975 · Movie

The Happy Prince
1974 · Movie

The Rainbow Boys
1973 · Movie

The Selfish Giant
1971 · Movie

Tiki Tiki
1971 · Movie
The Applicant
1969 · Movie

Last to Go
1969 · Movie
Trouble in the Works
1969 · Movie
The Black and White
1969 · Movie
Request Stop
1969 · Movie

Yellow Submarine
1968 · Movie

NBC Experiment in Television
1967 · Series

The Quiet Racket
1966 · Movie

Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 · Movie

The Railrodder
1965 · Movie

The Ride
1963 · Movie

Christmas Cracker
1963 · Movie

My Financial Career
1962 · Movie

Appetizers
1960 · Movie

Fish Spoilage Control
1956 · Movie

Bride and Groom
1955 · Movie
The Flying Animator
Movie