William Greaves
Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.
Profession
Directing
Birthday
8 Oct 1926
Age
100 Years
Born In
New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
15
Years Active
79 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Hollywood Black
2024
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026
Lost Boundaries
1949
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005
Sepia Cinderella
1947
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017
Discovering William Greaves
2006
Miracle in Harlem
1948
Filmography
movie
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
as Self (archival footage)
tv
Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
movie
The Man Who Built Cambodia
The Man Who Built Cambodia
as Self
movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
movie
Discovering William Greaves
Discovering William Greaves
as Self
movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
as Self
movie
That's Black Entertainment
That's Black Entertainment
as Host/Narrator
movie
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
as Narrator/Interviewer
movie
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
as Self - Director
movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Narrator
movie
Souls of Sin
Souls of Sin
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
movie
Lost Boundaries
Lost Boundaries
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
movie
Miracle in Harlem
Miracle in Harlem
as Bert Hallam
movie
The Fight Never Ends
The Fight Never Ends
movie
Sepia Cinderella
Sepia Cinderella
as Patron