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Gerald Potterton

Gerald Potterton

Actor, Director, Writer

Born March 8, 1931 in London, England, UK

Died August 23, 2022

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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.

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Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) trailer

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Filmography

Actor

9

Type

Year

TCM Remembers 2022 TV Special2022Self

The Great Buster Poster

The Great Buster Documentary2018Self

Making Movie History: Gerald Potterton Poster

Making Movie History: Gerald Potterton Short Film2014Self

Making Movie History: The Composers Poster

Making Movie History: The Composers Short Film2014Self

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Poster

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Mini-Series1987Self

Sesame Street Poster

Sesame Street TV Series1969George the Farmer

Buster Keaton Rides Again Poster

Buster Keaton Rides Again Documentary1965Self

The Ride Poster

The Ride Short Film1963Chauffeur

Heavy Metal Revisited DocumentarySelf

Director

19

Type

Year

The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You Poster

The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You Short Film1992

Ghost Ship TV Movie1988

The Smoggies Poster

The Smoggies TV Series1988

George and the Christmas Star Poster

George and the Christmas Star TV Movie1985

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones Poster

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones Short Film1983

Heavy Metal Poster

Heavy Metal Feature Film1981

Canada Vignettes: Winter - Dressing Up Short Film1979

Canada Vignettes: Winter - Starting the Car Short Film1979

The Remarkable Rocket Poster

The Remarkable Rocket TV Movie1975

The Rainbow Boys Poster

The Rainbow Boys Feature Film1973

Tiki Tiki Poster

Tiki Tiki Feature Film1971

NBC Experiment in Television Poster

NBC Experiment in Television TV Series1967

Cool McCool Poster

Cool McCool TV Series1966

The Quiet Racket Poster

The Quiet Racket Short Film1966

The Railrodder Poster

The Railrodder Short Film1965

Christmas Cracker Poster

Christmas Cracker Short Film1963

The Ride Poster

The Ride Short Film1963

My Financial Career Poster

My Financial Career Short Film1962

Hors-d'oeuvre Poster

Hors-d'oeuvre Short Film1960

Writer

10

Type

Year

Ghost Ship TV Movie1988

The Smoggies Poster

The Smoggies TV Series1988

George and the Christmas Star Poster

George and the Christmas Star TV Movie1985

Canada Vignettes: Winter - Starting the Car Short Film1979

The Remarkable Rocket Poster

The Remarkable Rocket TV Movie1975

The Rainbow Boys Poster

The Rainbow Boys Feature Film1973

Tiki Tiki Poster

Tiki Tiki Feature Film1971

The Railrodder Poster

The Railrodder Short Film1965

The Ride Poster

The Ride Short Film1963

Huff and Puff Poster

Huff and Puff Short Film1955

Animation Department

14

Type

Year

Animals United Feature Film1986

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Poster

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz TV Series1986

George and the Christmas Star Poster

George and the Christmas Star TV Movie1985

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones Poster

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones Short Film1983

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Poster

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Feature Film1977

Yellow Submarine Poster

Yellow Submarine Feature Film1968

NBC Experiment in Television Poster

NBC Experiment in Television TV Series1967

My Financial Career Poster

My Financial Career Short Film1962

Hors-d'oeuvre Poster

Hors-d'oeuvre Short Film1960

Life and Radiation Documentary1960

It's a Crime Poster

It's a Crime Short Film1957

Fish Spoilage Control Poster

Fish Spoilage Control Short Film1956

Huff and Puff Poster

Huff and Puff Short Film1955

Animal Farm Poster

Animal Farm Feature Film1954

Producer

8

Type

Year

Ghost Ship TV Movie1988

The Christmas Messenger Poster

The Christmas Messenger TV Movie1975

The Remarkable Rocket Poster

The Remarkable Rocket TV Movie1975

The Happy Prince Poster

The Happy Prince Short Film1974

The Little Mermaid Poster

The Little Mermaid Short Film1974

The Selfish Giant Poster

The Selfish Giant Short Film1971

Tiki Tiki Poster

Tiki Tiki Feature Film1971

NBC Experiment in Television Poster

NBC Experiment in Television TV Series1967

Art Department

5

Type

Year

The Smoggies Poster

The Smoggies TV Series1988

George and the Christmas Star Poster

George and the Christmas Star TV Movie1985

Rubik, the Amazing Cube Poster

Rubik, the Amazing Cube TV Series1983

My Financial Career Poster

My Financial Career Short Film1962

A Day in the Night of Jonathan Mole Short Film1959

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Donald Brittain: Filmmaker Documentary1995

Daisy: The Story of a Facelift Poster

Daisy: The Story of a Facelift Documentary1982

Bird of Steel! Poster

Bird of Steel! Feature Film

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Poster

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Feature Film1977

Editor

1

The Railrodder Poster

The Railrodder Short Film1965

Other Crew

1

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Poster

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz TV Series1986

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