William Greaves
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-10-08 (88 years old)
Deathday
2014-08-25
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
-
William Greaves
Biography
William Greaves (October 8, 1926 – August 25, 2014) was a documentary filmmaker and a pioneer of African-American filmmaking. He produced more than two hundred documentary films, and wrote and directed more than half of these. Greaves garnered many accolades for his work, including four Emmy nominations, one of which he won for his work as executive producer on the African-American news program Black Journal. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Greaves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
2017
as Self
1948
as Bert Hallam
2005
2006
as Self
1968
as Self - Director
1949
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
1949
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
1966
as Narrator
1989
as Host/Narrator
2007
1986
as Narrator/Interviewer
1947
as Patron
2026
as Self (archival footage)
Production
1979
as Director
1975
as Director
2005
as Director
1968
as Director
1975
as Writer
1975
as Editor
1975
as Producer
1970
as Producer
1968
1959
as Director
1981
as Director
1981
as Producer
1981
as Writer
1984
1984
as Screenplay
1984
1958
as Editor
1959
as Editor
1966
as Director
1955
as Sound
1964
as Editor
1974
as Director
1964
as Director
1974
as Editor
1989
as Producer
1968
1968
2001
as Editor
1958
as Editor
1972
as Writer
1986
as Camera Operator
2001
as Writer
1974
as Producer
1972
as Producer
1968
as Cinematography
1971
as Editor
1972
as Editor
1971
as Writer
2001
as Producer
1971
as Cinematography
1971
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1982
1982
1982
1959
as Writer
1955
as Sound
1966
as Producer
1958
as Sound
1982
1960
as Editor
1982
as Cinematography
1959
as Editor
1960
as Cinematography
1966
1982
as Director of Photography
1989
as Director
2001
as Director
1974
as Director
2005
as Writer
1968
as Writer
2005
as Producer
1958
as Editor
1968
as Editor
1971
as Director
1968
as Producer
1969
as Director
1958
as Editor
1972
as Director
1957
as Editor
1981
as Executive Producer
1974
as Cinematography
1964
as Producer
1964
as Writer
1966
1966
as Cinematography
1966
1985
as Director
1985
as Editor
1985
as Producer
1985
as Writer
1972
as Cinematography
1970
as Producer
1989
as Director
1974
as Director
1958
as Writer
1960
as Director
1957
as Director
1989
as Writer
1958
as Director
1972
as Director
1988
as Director
1986
as Director
1976
as Director of Photography
1976
as Director
1976
1976
as Producer
1976
1986
as Cinematography
1986
as Producer
1986
1986
1974
as Director
1988
as Director
1969
as Director
1969
as Director
1982
2026
as Director
1988
as Producer
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