
Director
Gerald Potterton
95 years · London, England, UK · 21 films
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Best known for
Filmography 21

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026 · Self (Archival)

The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991 · Director, Writer

The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1990 · Director

George and the Christmas Star
1985 · Director, Writer

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1983 · Director


Heavy Metal
1981 · Director
On Tubi TV

The Christmas Messenger
1975 · Producer

The Remarkable Rocket
1975 · Director, Screenplay

The Happy Prince
1974 · Producer

The Rainbow Boys
1973 · Director, Writer

The Selfish Giant
1971 · Producer

Tiki Tiki
1971 · Director, Writer

Last to Go
1969 · Director

The Quiet Racket
1966 · Director


Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 · Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
On Plex


The Railrodder
1965 · Director, Writer
On Filmzie

The Ride
1963 · Chauffeur, Director


Christmas Cracker
1963 · Director
On Kanopy


My Financial Career
1962 · Director
On Kanopy

Appetizers
1960 · Director

Bride and Groom
1955 · Director