David Greene

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-02-22 (82 years old)

Deathday

2003-04-07

Place of Birth

Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now UK]

David Greene

Biography

L. David Syms-Greene (February 22, 1921 – April 7, 2003), born Lucius David Syms Brian Lederman, was a British television director from Manchester, England, who emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953, where he trained in television production with the CBC, and then moved on to Hollywood, California. Greene's career began as a stage actor and director in England in 1948. In 1950 he appeared in the film, The Wooden Horse. In Hollywood, Greene became best known for his television series and television film productions. He died aged 82 on April 7, 2003 of pancreatic cancer, in Ojai, California.

Acting

1948

Daughter of Darkness

as David Price

1951

1948

1950

The Wooden Horse

as Nick Bennett

1950

Let's Have a Murder

as Professor Ralph Witkoff

1949

The Golden Madonna

as Johnny Lester

1978

F.I.S.T.

as Senator

Production

1978

Gray Lady Down

as Director

1983

Ghost Dancing

as Director

1985

1989

Small Sacrifices

as Director

1982

1983

Prototype

as Director

1972

Madame Sin

as Director

1967

1989

Snake Treaty

as Director

1987

1981

Hard Country

as Director

1996

Princess in Love

as Director

1979

1970

I Start Counting

as Director

1970

1968

1988

Inherit the Wind

as Director

1984

The Guardian

as Director

1991

1997

Bella Mafia

as Director

1986

Vanishing Act

as Director

1991

1987

1980

Friendly Fire

as Director

1968

Sebastian

as Director

1986

Triplecross

as Director

1998

1994

Spoils of War

as Director

1981

The Choice

as Executive Producer

1970

I Start Counting

as Producer

1977

Lucan

as Producer

1977

Lucan

as Director

1982

1992

Honor Thy Mother

as Director

1957

Twelfth Night

as Director

1986

Miles to Go…

as Director

1979

A Vacation in Hell

as Executive Producer

1985

1984

Sweet Revenge

as Director

1989

The Penthouse

as Director

1994

Beyond Obsession

as Director

1981

Hard Country

as Producer

1994

Frostfire

as Director

1996

1974

1960

The Cupboard

as Director

1981

The Choice

as Director

1983

A Marriage

as Producer

1984

The Act

as Producer

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