Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Gerald Potterton
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 1All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 70616
IMDb ID: nm0693376
Known for: Directing
Born: March 8, 1931
Age: 94
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 1991
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q5549489
Frequent jobs
Director (14)Animation Director (4)Producer (3)Animation (2)Writer (2)Creator (1)Sequence Supervisor (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Gerald Potterton.
The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
Director
1990 Movie
The Emerald City of Oz
Animation Director
1987 Movie
Ozma of Oz
Animation Director
1987 Movie
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Animation Director
1987 Movie
4.7
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Animation Director
1987 Movie
6.5
George and the Christmas Star
Director
1985 Movie
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Director
1983 Movie
6.5
Heavy Metal
Director
1981 Movie
The Remarkable Rocket
Director
1975 Movie
Tiki Tiki
Director
1971 Movie
The Quiet Racket
Director
1966 Movie
6.8
The Railrodder
Director
1965 Movie
7.0
Christmas Cracker
Director
1963 Movie
The Ride
Director
1963 Movie
6.7
My Financial Career
Director
1962 Movie
Appetizers
Director
1960 Movie
Bride and Groom
Director
1955 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Gerald Potterton.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Gerald Potterton.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Gerald Potterton.
7.2
Yellow Submarine
Animation
1968 Movie
6.5
Heavy Metal
Director
1981 Movie
Tiki Tiki
Director
1971 Movie
Bride and Groom
Director
1955 Movie
6.8
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!
Sequence Supervisor
1977 Movie
6.8
The Railrodder
Director
1965 Movie
5.5
The Happy Prince
Producer
1974 Movie
The Emerald City of Oz
Animation Director
1987 Movie
The Remarkable Rocket
Director
1975 Movie
7.0
The Rainbow Boys
Writer
1973 Movie
Ozma of Oz
Animation Director
1987 Movie
6.5
George and the Christmas Star
Director
1985 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Gerald Potterton.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Gerald Potterton.
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Writer
1991 Movie
6.8
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!
Sequence Supervisor
1977 Movie
The Christmas Messenger
Producer
1975 Movie
5.5
The Happy Prince
Producer
1974 Movie
7.0
The Rainbow Boys
Writer
1973 Movie
5.5
The Selfish Giant
Producer
1971 Movie
7.2
Yellow Submarine
Animation
1968 Movie
Fish Spoilage Control
Animation
1956 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Gerald Potterton.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Gerald Potterton.
