Gerald Potterton
Directing
- Born:
- 1931-03-08
- Died:
- 2022-08-23
- Place of birth:
- London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
The Smoggies!
The Emerald City of Oz
Ozma of Oz
The Marvelous Land of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
George and the Christmas Star
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Heavy Metal
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
The Christmas Messenger
The Remarkable Rocket
The Happy Prince
The Rainbow Boys
The Selfish Giant
Tiki Tiki
Last to Go
Trouble in the Works
The Applicant
The Black and White
Request Stop
Yellow Submarine
NBC Experiment in Television
The Quiet Racket
Buster Keaton Rides Again
The Railrodder
The Ride
Christmas Cracker
My Financial Career
Appetizers
Fish Spoilage Control
Bride and Groom
The Flying Animator