Gerald Potterton

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

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

Acting

1965

Buster Keaton Rides Again

as Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'

1963

The Ride

as Chauffeur

Production

1956

1981

Heavy Metal

as Director

1965

The Railrodder

as Director

1965

1963

1973

The Rainbow Boys

as Director

1973

1966

The Quiet Racket

as Director

1963

The Ride

as Director

1987

Ozma of Oz

as Animation Director

1987

The Marvelous Land of Oz

as Animation Director

1987

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

as Animation Director

1987

The Emerald City of Oz

as Animation Director

1969

Last to Go

as Director

1971

Tiki Tiki

as Director

1955

Bride and Groom

as Director

1960

Appetizers

as Director

1962

1969

Request Stop

as Director

1969

1969

The Applicant

as Director

1969

1975

1975

1965

1977

1971

1975

1974

The Happy Prince

as Producer

1968

Yellow Submarine

as Animation

© All Rights Reserved 2025