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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.
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Born
Sunday, 08 March 1931
Died
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Buster | Self | 2018 |
| Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow | Self | 1987 |
| Buster Keaton Rides Again | Himself (director of 'The Railrodder') / Self (director of 'The Railrodder') | 1965 |
| The Ride | Chauffeur | 1963 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Buster | Self | 2018 |
| Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow | Self | 1987 |
| Buster Keaton Rides Again | Himself (director of 'The Railrodder') / Self (director of 'The Railrodder') | 1965 |
| The Ride | Chauffeur | 1963 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| George and the Christmas Star | 1985 |
| Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride) i still med Don Felder | 1981 |
| Heavy Metal | 1981 |
| The Rainbow Boys | 1973 |
| Christmas Cracker | 1969 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | 1967 |
| The Quiet Racket | 1966 |
| The Railrodder | 1965 |
| The Ride | 1963 |
| My Financial Career | 1962 |
| Hors-d'oeuvre | 1960 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Happy Prince | 1974 |
| The Selfish Giant | 1971 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | 1967 |
