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Gerald Potterton

Director | Animation Department | Writer

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Known for Heavy Metal (1981), The Railrodder (1965), Christmas Cracker (1963), The Rainbow Boys (1973)

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Mar 8, 1931 (age 87)

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Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Bird of Steel! Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$150K	Filming

Past Film & Video (27 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1995) Thanks Thanks See fewer
The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You (1992) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones (1983) (Short) - Animator, Director Animator, Director See fewer
Daisy: The Story of a Facelift (1982) The Producers Gratefully Acknowledge (the participation of) The Producers Gratefully Acknowledge (the participation of) See fewer
Heavy Metal (1981) Director Director See fewer	$9.3MM	$547K	$547K
Canada Vignettes: Winter - Dressing Up (1979) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Canada Vignettes: Winter - Starting the Car (1979) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977) Animator (uncredited), Sequence Director, Associate Director Animator (uncredited), Sequence Director, Associate Director See fewer	$4MM
The Remarkable Rocket (1975) (Short) - Director, Producer, Writer (screenplay) Director, Producer, Writer (screenplay) See fewer
The Little Mermaid (1974) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
The Happy Prince (1974) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
The Rainbow Boys (1973) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
The Selfish Giant (1971) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
Tiki Tiki (1971) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer	CAD 750K
Yellow Submarine (1968) Animator (as Gerry Potterton) Animator (as Gerry Potterton) See fewer	£250K	$992K	$1.3MM
The Quiet Racket (1966) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
The Railrodder (1965) (Short) - Director, Editor, Writer Director, Editor, Writer See fewer
Christmas Cracker (1963) (Short) - Director (as Potterton) Director (as Potterton) See fewer
The Ride (1963) (Short) - Chauffeur, Director, Writer (uncredited) Chauffeur, Director, Writer (uncredited) See fewer
My Financial Career (1962) (Short) - Animator, Designer, Director Animator, Designer, Director See fewer
Hors-d'oeuvre (1960) (Short) - Animator, Director Animator, Director See fewer
Life and Radiation (1960) (Short) - Animator Animator See fewer
A Day in the Night of Jonathan Mole (1959) (Short) - Artwork Artwork See fewer
It's a Crime (1957) (Short) - Animator Animator See fewer
Fish Spoilage Control (1956) (Short) - Animator Animator See fewer
Huff and Puff (1955) (Short) - Animator, Writer Animator, Writer See fewer
Animal Farm (1954) Artist (uncredited) Artist (uncredited) See fewer

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The Smoggies (1989–1991) (TV Series) - Director (4 episodes, 1989), Writer (created by) (4 episodes, 1989) Director (4 episodes, 1989), Writer (created by) (4 episodes, 1989) See fewer Size Isn't Everything (Sep 12, 1991) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director, Writer (created by) Director, Writer (created by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986–1987) (TV Series) - Animation Director, Title Designer Animation Director, Title Designer See fewer
George and the Christmas Star (1985) (TV Movie) - Background Artist, Layout Artist, Designer, Director, Writer Background Artist, Layout Artist, Designer, Director, Writer See fewer
Rubik, the Amazing Cube (1983–1984) (TV Series) - Story Director Story Director See fewer
The Christmas Messenger (1975) (TV Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
NBC Experiment in Television (1969) (TV Series) - Animator (1 episode, 1969), Director (1 episode, 1969), Producer (1 episode, 1969) Animator (1 episode, 1969), Director (1 episode, 1969), Producer (1 episode, 1969) See fewer Pinter People (Apr 6, 1969) Season 3, Episode 5 - Animator, Director, Producer Animator, Director, Producer See fewer	1
Cool McCool (1966–1969) (TV Series) - Director Director See fewer

Self (5 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Making Movie History: Gerald Potterton (2014) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer
Making Movie History: The Composers (2014) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV Mini-series) - Himself (3 episodes, 1987) Himself (3 episodes, 1987) See fewer Episode #1.3 (Oct 14, 1987) Season 1, Episode 3 - Himself Himself See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) Himself (director of 'The Railrodder') Himself (director of 'The Railrodder') See fewer
Heavy Metal Revisited Himself Himself See fewer	$700K

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