Gerald Potterton
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.
Known For
All Movies (4)
- A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride2026 · as Self (Archival)
- Buster Keaton Rides Again1965 · as Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
- The Ride1963 · as Chauffeur
- The Flying Animator— · as Himself


