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Gerald Potterton

Film Director / Television Director / Illustrator / Animator / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 03/08/1931 († 91, 08/23/2022) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Gerald Potterton (8 March 1931 – 23 August 2022) was a Canadian director, animator, producer and writer. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and for his animation work on Yellow Submarine. Potterton won one Peabody Award and was 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Fantasy | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar. ...

The Railrodder

Certification unknown

1965 | 3.3/5 | 24min
Comedy
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Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells," stop-motion animation of toys come to life, and cel ani ...

Christmas Cracker

Certification unknown

1963 | 3.3/5 | 9min
Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
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The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. ...

Heavy Metal

R

1981 | 3.2/5 | 1h 30min
Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music
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The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of th ...

Yellow Submarine

G

1968 | 3.6/5 | 1h 30min
Music, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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Movies with Gerald Potterton as Actor(2)

as Himself (director of 'The Railrodder')1965 Buster Keaton Rides Again
as Chauffeur1963 The Ride

Movies with Gerald Potterton as Crew(28)

Visual Effects/Animation Director1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Visual Effects/Animation Director1987 The Emerald City of Oz
Visual Effects/Animation Director1987 Ozma of Oz
Visual Effects/Animation Director1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
Directing/Director1985 George and the Christmas Star
Writing/Writer1985 George and the Christmas Star
Directing/Director1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Visual Effects/Animation1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Directing/Director1981 Heavy Metal
Crew/Sequence Supervisor1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Directing/Director1975 The Remarkable Rocket
Production/Producer1975 The Remarkable Rocket
Writing/Screenplay1975 The Remarkable Rocket
Production/Producer1974 The Happy Prince
Directing/Director1973 The Rainbow Boys
Writing/Writer1973 The Rainbow Boys
Production/Producer1971 The Selfish Giant
Directing/Director1971 Tiki Tiki
Directing/Director1969 Last to Go
Directing/Director1966 The Quiet Racket
Directing/Director1965 The Railrodder
Editing/Editor1965 The Railrodder
Writing/Writer1965 The Railrodder
Directing/Director1963 The Ride
Directing/Director1963 Christmas Cracker
Directing/Director1962 My Financial Career
Directing/Director1960 Appetizers
Visual Effects/Animation1956 Fish Spoilage Control

TV Shows/Series with Gerald Potterton as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1970 NBC Experiment in Television
Production/Producer1970 NBC Experiment in Television

Full Name: Gerald Potterton
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Sunday, 03/08 1931 (March) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 08/23 2022 (August) in Cowansville (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Employer: National Film Board of Canada, National Film Board of Canada
Gerald Potterton frequently works together with these people:
Ronald A. Weinberg (8x, Crew)
Elaine Gasco (8x, Crew)
Tim Reid (7x, Actor)
Joe Raposo (6x, Crew)
Margot Kidder (4x, Actress)
Raymond Furlotte (4x, Crew)
Cine-Titre (4x, Crew)
Christine Larocque (4x, Crew)
Nancy Crossgrove (4x, Crew)
Morgan Hallett (4x, Actress)
George Morris (4x, Cast)
Jim Henson (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:485349, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024