William Greaves
Known for Directing · 15 credits
- Born
- 1926-10-08
- Died
- 2014-08-25
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (14)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026
as Self (archival footage)
Lost Boundaries
1949
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968
as Self - Director
Miracle in Harlem
1948
as Bert Hallam
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005
as Self
Sepia Cinderella
1947
as Patron
The Fight Never Ends
1948
That's Black Entertainment
1989
as Host/Narrator
Souls of Sin
1949
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986
as Narrator/Interviewer
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007
as Self
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017
as Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
as Narrator
Discovering William Greaves
2006
as Self
About William Greaves
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. With 15 credits spanning from 1947 to 2026, William Greaves has appeared in 14 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular William Greaves Movies
- Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026) — as Self (archival footage)
- Lost Boundaries (1949) — as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
- Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) — as Self - Director
- Miracle in Harlem (1948) — as Bert Hallam
- Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (2005) — as Self
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