A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
London, England, UK
Born:
March 8, 1931
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.
Animation:
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
Animation Director:
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1987 Ozma of Oz
1987 The Emerald City of Oz
1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Director:
1955 Bride and Groom
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1960 Appetizers
1962 My Financial Career
1963 Christmas Cracker
1963 The Ride
1965 The Railrodder
1966 The Quiet Racket
1969 Last to Go
1969 Request Stop
1969 The Applicant
1969 The Black and White
1969 Trouble in the Works
1971 Tiki Tiki
1973 The Rainbow Boys
1975 The Remarkable Rocket
1981 Heavy Metal
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1985 George and the Christmas Star
1987 Ozma of Oz
1987 The Emerald City of Oz
1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1990 The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1991 The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991 The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Editor:
1955 Bride and Groom
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1960 Appetizers
1962 My Financial Career
1963 Christmas Cracker
1963 The Ride
1965 The Railrodder
1966 The Quiet Racket
1969 Last to Go
1969 Request Stop
1969 The Applicant
1969 The Black and White
1969 Trouble in the Works
1971 Tiki Tiki
1973 The Rainbow Boys
1975 The Remarkable Rocket
1981 Heavy Metal
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1985 George and the Christmas Star
1987 Ozma of Oz
1987 The Emerald City of Oz
1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1990 The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1991 The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991 The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Producer:
1955 Bride and Groom
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1960 Appetizers
1962 My Financial Career
1963 Christmas Cracker
1963 The Ride
1965 The Railrodder
1966 The Quiet Racket
1969 Last to Go
1969 Request Stop
1969 The Applicant
1969 The Black and White
1969 Trouble in the Works
1971 The Selfish Giant
1971 Tiki Tiki
1973 The Rainbow Boys
1974 The Happy Prince
1975 The Remarkable Rocket
1981 Heavy Metal
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1985 George and the Christmas Star
1987 Ozma of Oz
1987 The Emerald City of Oz
1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1990 The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1991 The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991 The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Screenplay:
1955 Bride and Groom
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1960 Appetizers
1962 My Financial Career
1963 Christmas Cracker
1963 The Ride
1965 The Railrodder
1966 The Quiet Racket
1969 Last to Go
1969 Request Stop
1969 The Applicant
1969 The Black and White
1969 Trouble in the Works
1971 The Selfish Giant
1971 Tiki Tiki
1973 The Rainbow Boys
1974 The Happy Prince
1975 The Remarkable Rocket
1981 Heavy Metal
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1985 George and the Christmas Star
1987 Ozma of Oz
1987 The Emerald City of Oz
1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1990 The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1991 The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991 The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Sequence Supervisor:
1955 Bride and Groom
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1960 Appetizers
1962 My Financial Career
1963 Christmas Cracker
1963 The Ride
1965 The Railrodder
1966 The Quiet Racket
1969 Last to Go
1969 Request Stop
1969 The Applicant
1969 The Black and White
1969 Trouble in the Works
1971 The Selfish Giant
1971 Tiki Tiki
1973 The Rainbow Boys
1974 The Happy Prince
1975 The Remarkable Rocket
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1981 Heavy Metal
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1985 George and the Christmas Star
1987 Ozma of Oz
1987 The Emerald City of Oz
1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1990 The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1991 The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991 The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Writer:
1955 Bride and Groom
1956 Fish Spoilage Control
1960 Appetizers
1962 My Financial Career
1963 Christmas Cracker
1963 The Ride
1965 The Railrodder
1966 The Quiet Racket
1969 Last to Go
1969 Request Stop
1969 The Applicant
1969 The Black and White
1969 Trouble in the Works
1971 The Selfish Giant
1971 Tiki Tiki
1973 The Rainbow Boys
1974 The Happy Prince
1975 The Remarkable Rocket
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1981 Heavy Metal
1983 The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1985 George and the Christmas Star
1987 Ozma of Oz
1987 The Emerald City of Oz
1987 The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1990 The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1991 The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991 The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Creator:
1989 Smoggies!
Director:
1989 Smoggies!
???? NBC Experiment in Television
Producer:
1989 Smoggies!
???? NBC Experiment in Television
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