William Greaves
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Actor
October 8, 1926 — 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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Known For
Filmography
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| 2005 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose · as Executive Producer |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Black Journal · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Once Upon a Time in Harlem · as Self (archival Footage) |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Documentarian (in Memoriam) |
| 2005 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 · as Self |
| 1968 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One · as Self - Director |
| 1968 | Black Journal · as Self - Host |
| 2025 | |
| 1973 | |
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| 1957 |
| 1999 | Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment · as Cast |
| 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 · as Desk Clerk |
| 1948 | Miracle in Harlem · as Bert HallamOn Plex |
| 1947 | Sepia Cinderella · as Patron |
| 1958 | Trans-Canada Summer · as Sound |
| 1956 | The Dikes · as Sound |