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Date of Birth
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08-March-1931
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Place of Birth
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London
(England, United Kingdom, Great Britain)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Profession
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Animator, Film Director, Film Producer
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Gerald Potterton 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.
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