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Home/People/Gerald Potterton
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Born
Mar 8, 1931
Age 95
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

3
Movies
0
TV Shows
22
Directed
IMDb Profile

Gerald Potterton

Directing

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.
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Buster Keaton Rides Again

as Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'
1965
The Ride poster

The Ride

as Chauffeur
1963
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The Flying Animator

as Himself
TBA