Gerald Potterton

Gerald Potterton

Born 8 March 1931 in London, England, UK

Died 23 August 2022 (aged 91)

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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.

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Director

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1981
Heavy Metal Director
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1965
The Railrodder Director
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1962
My Financial Career Director
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1963
Christmas Cracker Director

Visual Effects

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1968
Yellow Submarine Animation
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1987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Animation Director
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1983
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones Animation
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1987
The Marvelous Land of Oz Animation Director

Writer

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1965
The Railrodder Writer
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1985
George and the Christmas Star Writer
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1973
The Rainbow Boys Writer
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1991
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You Writer

Producer

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1971
The Selfish Giant Producer
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1974
The Happy Prince Producer
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1975
The Remarkable Rocket Producer
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1975
The Christmas Messenger Producer

Actor

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Buster Keaton Rides Again Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
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1963
The Ride Chauffeur
The Flying Animator
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TBA
The Flying Animator Himself
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2026
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride Self (Archival)

Editor

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1965
The Railrodder Editor

Crew

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1977
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Sequence Supervisor