William Greaves
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 8, 1926 (100 years old)
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Greaves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 2026 | Once Upon a Time in HarlemSelf (archival footage) | |
| 2017 | The Man Who Built CambodiaSelf | |
| 2007 | Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelf | |
| 2006 | Discovering William GreavesSelf | |
| 2005 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½Self | |
| 1989 | That's Black EntertainmentHost/Narrator | |
| 1986 | Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?Narrator/Interviewer | |
| 1968 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneSelf - Director | |
| 1966 | The First World Festival of Negro ArtsNarrator | |
| 1949 | Souls of SinIsaiah 'Alabama' Lee | |
| 1949 | Lost BoundariesArthur 'Art' Cooper | |
| 1948 | Miracle in HarlemBert Hallam | |
| 1948 | The Fight Never Ends | |
| 1947 | Sepia CinderellaPatron |
| 2005 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½Producer | |
| 2001 | Ralph Bunche: An American OdysseyProducer | |
| 1989 | Ida B. Wells: A Passion for JusticeProducer | |
| 1988 | The Deep NorthProducer | |
| 1986 | Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?Producer | |
| 1985 | Frederick Douglass: An American LifeProducer | |
| 1984 | Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass StoryProducer | |
| 1982 | Booker T. Washington: The Life and the LegacyProducer | |
| 1981 | Space For WomenProducer | |
| 1981 | Bustin' LooseExecutive Producer | |
| 1976 | Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)Producer | |
| 1975 | The Marijuana AffairProducer | |
| 1974 | The FightersProducer | |
| 1972 | NationtimeProducer | |
| 1971 | Voice of La RazaProducer | |
| 1970 | Black Journal: 26; Alice ColtraneProducer | |
| 1970 | Black Journal: 23; New-ArkProducer | |
| 1968 | Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle ClassProducer | |
| 1968 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneProducer | |
| 1968 | Black JournalExecutive Producer | |
| 1966 | The First World Festival of Negro ArtsProducer | |
| 1964 | Wealth of a NationProducer | |
| 1958 | Smoke and WeatherProducer |
| 2026 | Once Upon a Time in HarlemDirector | |
| 2005 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½Director | |
| 2001 | Ralph Bunche: An American OdysseyDirector | |
| 1989 | That's Black EntertainmentDirector | |
| 1989 | Ida B. Wells: A Passion for JusticeDirector | |
| 1988 | The Best of Black JournalDirector | |
| 1988 | The Deep NorthDirector | |
| 1986 | Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?Director | |
| 1985 | Frederick Douglass: An American LifeDirector | |
| 1984 | Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass StoryDirector | |
| 1982 | Booker T. Washington: The Life and the LegacyDirector | |
| 1981 | Space For WomenDirector | |
| 1979 | Where Dreams Come TrueDirector | |
| 1976 | Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)Director | |
| 1975 | The Marijuana AffairDirector | |
| 1974 | From These RootsDirector | |
| 1974 | The FightersDirector | |
| 1974 | Whose Standard English?Director | |
| 1974 | The FightDirector | |
| 1972 | NationtimeDirector | |
| 1972 | On MeritDirector | |
| 1971 | Voice of La RazaDirector | |
| 1969 | In the Company of MenDirector | |
| 1969 | Black Journal: 9Director | |
| 1969 | Black Journal: 18Director | |
| 1968 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneDirector | |
| 1968 | Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle ClassDirector | |
| 1966 | The First World Festival of Negro ArtsDirector | |
| 1964 | Wealth of a NationDirector | |
| 1960 | Four ReligionsDirector | |
| 1959 | Emergency WardDirector | |
| 1958 | Smoke and WeatherDirector | |
| 1957 | Putting It StraightDirector |
| 2005 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½Writer | |
| 2001 | Ralph Bunche: An American OdysseyWriter | |
| 1989 | Ida B. Wells: A Passion for JusticeWriter | |
| 1986 | Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?Writer | |
| 1985 | Frederick Douglass: An American LifeWriter | |
| 1984 | Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass StoryScreenplay | |
| 1982 | Booker T. Washington: The Life and the LegacyWriter | |
| 1981 | Space For WomenWriter | |
| 1976 | Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)Writer | |
| 1975 | The Marijuana AffairWriter | |
| 1972 | NationtimeWriter | |
| 1971 | Voice of La RazaWriter | |
| 1968 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneWriter | |
| 1966 | The First World Festival of Negro ArtsWriter | |
| 1964 | Wealth of a NationWriter | |
| 1959 | High ArcticWriter | |
| 1958 | Smoke and WeatherWriter |
| 1986 | Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?Cinematography | |
| 1982 | Booker T. Washington: The Life and the LegacyCinematography | |
| 1974 | Every Nigger Is a StarCinematography | |
| 1972 | NationtimeCinematography | |
| 1971 | Voice of La RazaCinematography | |
| 1968 | Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle ClassCinematography | |
| 1966 | The First World Festival of Negro ArtsCinematography | |
| 1960 | Four ReligionsCinematography |