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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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Birth Name
William Garfield Greaves
Born
Friday, 08 October 1926
Died
Monday, 25 August 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Oscars | Self - Documentarian (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 | Himself / Self | 2005 |
| Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment | 2000 | |
| That's Black Entertainment | Self - Host / Host/Narrator | 1989 |
| Black Power in America: Myth... or Reality? | Narrator/Interviewer | 1986 |
| Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One | Self - Director / Himself / Director | 1968 |
| Black Journal | Self - Host / Himself | 1968 |
| Emergency Ward | Self | 1959 |
| Souls of Sin | Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee | 1949 |
| Lost Boundaries | Arthur 'Art' Cooper | 1949 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Oscars | Self - Documentarian (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 | Himself / Self | 2005 |
| Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment | 2000 | |
| That's Black Entertainment | Self - Host / Host/Narrator | 1989 |
| Black Power in America: Myth... or Reality? | Narrator/Interviewer | 1986 |
| Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One | Self - Director / Himself / Director | 1968 |
| Black Journal | Self - Host / Himself | 1968 |
| Emergency Ward | Self | 1959 |
| Souls of Sin | Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee | 1949 |
| Lost Boundaries | Arthur 'Art' Cooper | 1949 |
| Suspense | Desk Clerk | 1949 |
| Miracle in Harlem | Bert Hallam | 1948 |
| Sepia Cinderella | Patron | 1947 |
Director Filmography
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Producer Filmography
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