William Greaves
Age: 87 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1926-10-08 10:18:42
Death: 2014-08-25 10:18:42
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 79
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Bustin' Loose
(1981) Executive Producer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
(1968) Writer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
(2005) Writer
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
(1966) Writer
The Marijuana Affair
(1975) Writer
Ali - The Fighter
(1974) Director
Four Religions
(1960) Director
Black Journal
(1968) Executive ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Self | |
| 2007 | Self | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| 2005 | Himself | |
| 1989 | Host/Narrator | |
| 1986 | Narrator/Interviewer | |
| 1968 | Himself / Director | |
| 1966 | Narrator | |
| 1949 | Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee | |
| Arthur 'Art' Cooper | ||
| 1948 | Bert Hallam | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Producer | |
| 1986 | Producer | |
| 1985 | Producer | |
| 1984 | Producer | |
| 1981 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1976 | Producer | |
| 1975 | Producer | |
| 1970 | Producer | |
| 1968 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1964 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
![Alice Coltrane [Black Journal segment]](https://storage.flixi.com/movie/poster_path/w92/556858_alice-coltrane-black-journal-segment.jpg "Alice Coltrane [Black Journal segment]")
![The New-Ark [Black Journal segment]](https://storage.flixi.com/movie/poster_path/w92/57880_the-new-ark.jpg "The New-Ark [Black Journal segment]")
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Writer | |
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1986 | Writer | |
| 1985 | Writer | |
| 1984 | Screenplay | |
| 1981 | Writer | |
| 1976 | Writer | |
| 1975 | Writer | |
| 1968 | Writer | |
| 1966 | Writer | |
| 1964 | Writer | |
| 1958 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
| 1989 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1975 | Director | |
| 1974 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1972 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1971 | Director | |
| 1969 | Director | |
| 1968 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1966 | Director | |
| 1964 | Director | |
| 1960 | Director | |
| 1959 | Director | |
| 1958 | Director | |
| 1957 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Editor | |
| 1985 | Editor | |
| 1976 | Editor | |
| 1975 | Editor | |
| 1968 | Editor | |
| 1966 | Editor | |
| 1959 | Editor | |
| 1958 | Editor | |
| Editor | ||
| Editor | ||
| 1957 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cinematography | |
| 1974 | Cinematography | |
| 1972 | Cinematography | |
| 1966 | Cinematography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Sound | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
