Biography (1)
William Greaves (b. 1926, New York City) wears a variety of hats: producer, director, screenwriter, editor, cameraman, actor, dancer, acting teacher. But he is, above all, an independent filmmaker and long-time member of the Actors Studio who made a name for himself with his revolutionary documentaries focusing on the African-American experience. Two highlights of his movie career are Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001; narrated by Sidney Poitier) and the… (more)
Actor
| Movies | |
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| 1949 |
Lost Boundaries |
Souls of Sin |
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| 1948 |
Miracle in Harlem |
The Fight Never Ends |
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| Documentaries | |
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| 2005 |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 |
| 1999 |
Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment |
| 1968 |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1952 |
The Settler - narrator |
Director
| Movies | |
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| 1990 |
Deep North, The (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
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| 2005 |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 |
| 2001 |
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey |
| 1990 |
That's Black Entertainment |
| 1974 |
From These Roots |
The Fighters |
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| 1972 |
Nationtime - Gary |
The Voice of La Raza |
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| 1968 |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One |
| 1960 |
Four Religions |
| 1959 |
Emergency Ward |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1958 |
Smoke and Weather |
| 1957 |
Putting It Straight |
Editor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1974 |
The Fighters |
| 1968 |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One |
| 1960 |
Four Religions |
| 1959 |
High Arctic |
| 1958 |
Trans Canada Summer |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1974 |
The Fighters |
| 1972 |
Nationtime - Gary |
| 1968 |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One |
Screenwriter
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1968 |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One |
| 1959 |
High Arctic |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
The 87th Annual Academy Awards - a.f. |
Cinematographer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1960 |
Four Religions |
Sound designer
| Documentaries | |
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| 1955 |
Bush Doctor |