Gerald Potterton
Director, Actor, Writer, Editor, Producer
March 8, 1931 — August 23, 2022 (91 years)
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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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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
| 1969 | Sesame Street · as George The Farmer |
| 1963 | The Ride · as Chauffeur |
| 2018 | The Great Buster · as Self |
| 2014 | Making Movie History: The Composers · as Self |
| 2014 | Making Movie History: Gerald Potterton · as Self |
| 1987 | Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow · as Self |
| 1965 | Buster Keaton Rides Again · as Self - Director Of 'the Railrodder'On Plex |
| 1965 |
| 1988 | The Smoggies · as Created By |
| 1987 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · as Animation Director |
| 1987 | The Emerald City of Oz · as Animation Director |
| 1987 | Ozma of Oz · as Animation Director |
| 1987 | The Marvelous Land of Oz · as Animation Director |
| 1983 | The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones · as Animation |
| 1968 | Yellow Submarine · as Animation |
| 1956 | Fish Spoilage Control · as Designer |
| 1956 | Fish Spoilage Control · as Animation |
| 1955 | Huff and Puff · as Story |