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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
October 8, 1926
Day of Death
August 25, 2014
Age at Death
87 years old
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Self (archival footage)
2026Movie
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Director
2026Movie
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024TV
The Man Who Built Cambodia
Self
2017Movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
2007Movie
Discovering William Greaves
Self
2006Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Self
2005Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Director
2005Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Writer
2005Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Producer
2005Movie
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Writer
2001Movie
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Producer
2001Movie
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Editor
2001Movie
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Director
2001Movie
That's Black Entertainment
Host/Narrator
1989Movie
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Producer
1989Movie
That's Black Entertainment
Director
1989Movie
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Director
1989Movie
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Writer
1989Movie
The Best of Black Journal
Director
1988Movie
The Deep North
Director
1988Movie
The Deep North
Producer
1988Movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Narrator/Interviewer
1986Movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Camera Operator
1986Movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Director
1986Movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Producer
1986Movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Editor
1986Movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Writer
1986Movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Cinematography
1986Movie
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Director
1985Movie
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Producer
1985Movie
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Writer
1985Movie
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Editor
1985Movie
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Director
1984Movie
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Producer
1984Movie
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Screenplay
1984Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Director of Photography
1982Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Producer
1982Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Writer
1982Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Editor
1982Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Cinematography
1982Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Sound
1982Movie
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Director
1982Movie
Space For Women
Director
1981Movie
Space For Women
Producer
1981Movie
Space For Women
Writer
1981Movie
Bustin' Loose
Executive Producer
1981Movie
Where Dreams Come True
Director
1979Movie
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Director
1976Movie
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Producer
1976Movie
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Writer
1976Movie
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Editor
1976Movie
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Director of Photography
1976Movie
The Marijuana Affair
Director
1975Movie
The Marijuana Affair
Producer
1975Movie
The Marijuana Affair
Writer
1975Movie
The Marijuana Affair
Editor
1975Movie
From These Roots
Director
1974Movie
The Fighters
Producer
1974Movie
The Fighters
Editor
1974Movie
The Fighters
Director
1974Movie
Every Nigger Is a Star
Cinematography
1974Movie
Whose Standard English?
Director
1974Movie
The Fight
Director
1974Movie
Nationtime: Gary
Writer
1972Movie
Nationtime: Gary
Producer
1972Movie
Nationtime: Gary
Editor
1972Movie
Nationtime: Gary
Director
1972Movie
Nationtime: Gary
Cinematography
1972Movie
On Merit
Director
1972Movie
Voice of La Raza
Writer
1971Movie
Voice of La Raza
Producer
1971Movie
Voice of La Raza
Cinematography
1971Movie
Voice of La Raza
Editor
1971Movie
Voice of La Raza
Director
1971Movie
Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
Producer
1970Movie
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
Producer
1970Movie
In the Company of Men
Director
1969Movie
Black Journal: 9
Director
1969Movie
Black Journal: 18
Director
1969Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Self - Director
1968Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Director
1968Movie
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Director
1968Movie
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Producer
1968Movie
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Cinematography
1968Movie
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Editor
1968Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Writer
1968Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Editor
1968Movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Producer
1968Movie
Black Journal
Executive Producer
1968TV
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Narrator
1966Movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Director
1966Movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Producer
1966Movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Sound
1966Movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Writer
1966Movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Cinematography
1966Movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Editor
1966Movie
Wealth of a Nation
Editor
1964Movie
Wealth of a Nation
Director
1964Movie
Wealth of a Nation
Writer
1964Movie
Wealth of a Nation
Producer
1964Movie
Four Religions
Cinematography
1960Movie
Four Religions
Editor
1960Movie
Four Religions
Director
1960Movie
Emergency Ward
Director
1959Movie
Emergency Ward
Editor
1959Movie
High Arctic
Writer
1959Movie
High Arctic
Editor
1959Movie
Blood and Fire
Editor
1958Movie
Smoke and Weather
Editor
1958Movie
Smoke and Weather
Producer
1958Movie
Trans Canada Summer
Sound
1958Movie
Trans Canada Summer
Editor
1958Movie
Islands of the Frozen Sea
Editor
1958Movie
Smoke and Weather
Writer
1958Movie
Smoke and Weather
Director
1958Movie
Profile of a Problem Drinker
Editor
1957Movie
Putting It Straight
Director
1957Movie
The Dikes
Sound
1955Movie
Bush Doctor
Sound
1955Movie
Souls of Sin
Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
1949Movie
Lost Boundaries
Arthur 'Art' Cooper
1949Movie
Miracle in Harlem
Bert Hallam
1948Movie
The Fight Never Ends
1948Movie
Sepia Cinderella
Patron
1947Movie