Gerald Potterton
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 8, 1931, London, England, UK
- Movies
- 27
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride | Self (Archival) |
| 1965 | Buster Keaton Rides Again | Self - Director of 'The Railrodder' |
| 1963 | The Ride | Chauffeur |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1991 | The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep | Director |
| 1991 | The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You | Writer, Director |
| 1990 | The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot | Director |
| 1985 | George and the Christmas Star | Director, Writer |
| 1983 | The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones | Director |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Director |
| 1975 | The Christmas Messenger | Producer |
| 1975 | The Remarkable Rocket | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1974 | The Happy Prince | Producer |
| 1973 | The Rainbow Boys | Writer, Director |
| 1971 | The Selfish Giant | Producer |
| 1971 | Tiki Tiki | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1969 | Last to Go | Director |
| 1969 | Trouble in the Works | Director |
| 1969 | The Applicant | Director |
| 1969 | The Black and White | Director |
| 1969 | Request Stop | Director |
| 1966 | The Quiet Racket | Director |
| 1965 | The Railrodder | Director, Writer |
| 1963 | Christmas Cracker | Director |
| 1963 | The Ride | Director, Writer |
| 1962 | My Financial Career | Director |
| 1960 | Appetizers | Director |
| 1955 | Bride and Groom | Director |
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