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Gerald Potterton

Gerald Potterton

Director · Born March 8, 1931 (95) · London, England, UK

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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Born
March 8, 1931 (95)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

Where can I watch Gerald Potterton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Gerald Potterton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Smoggies! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show Creator

  • The Emerald City of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Animation Director

  • Ozma of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Animation Director

  • The Marvelous Land of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Animation Director

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz(1987)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • George and the Christmas Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Writer

  • The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Animation

  • Heavy Metal(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure(1977)

    Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

  • The Remarkable Rocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Happy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • The Rainbow Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • The Selfish Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • Tiki Tiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Last to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Request Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Applicant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Black and White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Trouble in the Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Yellow Submarine(1968)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • NBC Experiment in Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

  • Cool McCool(1966)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Quiet Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • The Railrodder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Christmas Cracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer · as Chauffeur

  • My Financial Career (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Appetizers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Fish Spoilage Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Animation

  • Bride and Groom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

Career shape

Biggest box office

Heavy Metal (1981)

$548K worldwide

Highest rated

Heavy Metal (1981)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Cool McCool (1966)