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William Greaves

Directing

BornOctober 8, 1926
DiedAugust 25, 2014 · 87
FromNew York City, New York, USA
GenderMale

14

Movies

1

TV Shows

111

Crew Credits

79

Years Active

★ 1

Popularity

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.

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

★ 3.02024

Hollywood Black

2024★ 3.0

as Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2026

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2026

as Self (archival footage)

The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends

★ 8.01948

The Fight Never Ends

1948★ 8.0
Sepia Cinderella

Sepia Cinderella

★ 5.21947

Sepia Cinderella

1947★ 5.2

as Patron

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

★ 6.91968

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

1968★ 6.9

as Self - Director

The Man Who Built Cambodia

The Man Who Built Cambodia

2017

The Man Who Built Cambodia

2017

as Self

Miracle in Harlem

Miracle in Harlem

★ 7.51948

Miracle in Harlem

1948★ 7.5

as Bert Hallam

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

★ 5.92005

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

2005★ 5.9

as Self

Filmography

14 titles

2026 filmOnline