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Gerald Potterton
London, England, UK
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 th…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
Movie Self (Archival)
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1991
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Movie Director
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1991
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Movie Director
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1990
The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
Movie Director
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1989
Smoggies!
TV show Creator
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1987
The Emerald City of Oz
Movie Animation Director
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1987
Ozma of Oz
Movie Animation Director
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1987
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Movie Animation Director
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1987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Movie Animation Director
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1985
George and the Christmas Star
Movie Director
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1983
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Movie Director
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1981
Heavy Metal
Movie Director
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1977
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Movie Sequence Supervisor
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1975
The Christmas Messenger
Movie Producer
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1975
The Remarkable Rocket
Movie Director
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1974
The Happy Prince
Movie Producer
More credits
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1973
The Rainbow Boys
Movie Director
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1971
The Selfish Giant
Movie Producer
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1971
Tiki Tiki
Movie Director
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1969
The Applicant
Movie Director
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1969
Trouble in the Works
Movie Director
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1969
Last to Go
Movie Director
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1969
Request Stop
Movie Director
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1969
The Black and White
Movie Director
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1968
Yellow Submarine
Movie Animation
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1967
NBC Experiment in Television
TV show Director
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1966
The Quiet Racket
Movie Director
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1965
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Movie Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
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1965
The Railrodder
Movie Director
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1963
Christmas Cracker
Movie Director
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1963
The Ride
Movie Chauffeur
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1962
My Financial Career
Movie Director
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1960
Appetizers
Movie Director
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1956
Fish Spoilage Control
Movie Animation
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1955
Bride and Groom
Movie Director
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The Flying Animator
Movie Himself
