William Greaves

Directing

William Greaves

Born October 8, 1926New York City, New York, USA44 credits

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

Filmography

Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026Once Upon a Time in Harlem
as Self (archival footage)Movie
That's Black Entertainment
1989That's Black Entertainment
as Host/NarratorMovie
T
1988The Deep North
DirectorMovie
Bustin' Loose
1981Bustin' Loose
Executive ProducerMovie
The Fighters
1974The Fighters
DirectorMovie
The Fight
1974The Fight
DirectorMovie
Nationtime
1972Nationtime
WriterMovie
O
1972On Merit
DirectorMovie
B
1968Black Journal
Executive ProducerTV
F
1960Four Religions
DirectorMovie
Emergency Ward
1959Emergency Ward
DirectorMovie
H
1959High Arctic
WriterMovie
Souls of Sin
1949Souls of Sin
as Isaiah 'Alabama' LeeMovie
Lost Boundaries
1949Lost Boundaries
as Arthur 'Art' CooperMovie
Miracle in Harlem
1948Miracle in Harlem
as Bert HallamMovie
Sepia Cinderella
1947Sepia Cinderella
as PatronMovie