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Gerald Potterton

Director, Actor, Writer, Editor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born March 8, 1931Died August 23, 2022 (91 years)
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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

  • Heavy Metal
  • The Railrodder
  • Christmas Cracker
  • My Financial Career
  • The Selfish Giant
  • Cool McCool
  • The Happy Prince
  • The Rainbow Boys
  • The Little Mermaid
  • The Ride
  • The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
  • The Quiet Racket
  • Hors-d'oeuvre

Filmography

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