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William Greaves

Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Actor, Additional Credits
Born October 8, 1926Died August 25, 2014 (87 years)
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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Miracle in Harlem

Known For

  • Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
  • Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2
  • Nationtime
  • Souls of Sin
  • Ali the Fighter
  • Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment
  • American Experience
  • Miracle in Harlem

William Greaves Filmography

2005
1988
1981
Bustin' Loose · as Executive Producer
1973
1972
1972
1968
1968
Black Journal (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

2015
The Oscars · as Self - Documentarian (in Memoriam)
2005
1968
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One · as Self - Director
1968
Black Journal (TV Series) · as Self - Host

1999
1990
That's Black Entertainment · as Host/narrator
1949
Souls of Sin · as Isaiah 'alabama' Lee
1949
Lost Boundaries · as Arthur 'art' Cooper
1949
Suspense (TV Series) · as Desk Clerk
1948
Miracle in Harlem · as Bert Hallam
1947
Sepia Cinderella · as Patron

1972
Nationtime · as Cinematographer
1972
The Voice of La Raza · as Cinematographer
1958
1956
The Dikes · as Sound

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