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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Potterton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Acting

1965

Buster Keaton Rides Again

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Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'

The Flying Animator

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Himself

1963

The Ride

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Chauffeur

Production

1975

The Remarkable Rocket

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1971

The Selfish Giant

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1974

The Happy Prince

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NBC Experiment in Television

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Crew

1977

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

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Directing

1981

Heavy Metal

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1965

The Railrodder

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1963

Christmas Cracker

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1973

The Rainbow Boys

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1966

The Quiet Racket

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1963

The Ride

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1969

Last to Go

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1983

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones

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1971

Tiki Tiki

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1955

Bride and Groom

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1985

George and the Christmas Star

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1960

Appetizers

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1962

My Financial Career

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1991

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

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1991

The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You

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1990

The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot

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1969

Trouble in the Works

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1969

The Applicant

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1969

The Black and White

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1969

Request Stop

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1975

The Remarkable Rocket

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NBC Experiment in Television

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