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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-03-08 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Gerald Potterton

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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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Known For

Acting

1965

Buster Keaton Rides Again as Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'

1963

The Ride as Chauffeur

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Visual Effects

1987

Ozma of Oz as Animation Director
The Marvelous Land of Oz as Animation Director
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as Animation Director
The Emerald City of Oz as Animation Director

1968

Yellow Submarine as Animation

1956

Directing

1981

Heavy Metal as Director

1975

1973

The Rainbow Boys as Director

1971

Tiki Tiki as Director

1969

Last to Go as Director
Request Stop as Director
The Applicant as Director

1966

The Quiet Racket as Director

1965

The Railrodder as Director

1963

Christmas Cracker as Director
The Ride as Director

1962

1960

Appetizers as Director

1955

Bride and Groom as Director

Writing

1975

The Remarkable Rocket as Screenplay

1973

1965

The Railrodder as Writer

Editing

1965

The Railrodder as Editor

Crew

1976

Production

1975

1974

The Happy Prince as Producer

1971

The Selfish Giant as Producer

Creator

1989

Smoggies! as Creator