Directing
William Greaves
- Career
Active from 1948 to 2026, with a break from 2006 to 2025, busiest in 1974 with 5 main titles.
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Once Upon a Time in Harlem89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline1.8, average 4.8
- Violence1.4, average 4.1
- Tension3.4, average 6.0
- Crime1.2, average 3.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Archival Footage 3
- Political History 2
- African Diaspora 2
- Historical Context 2
- Social Justice Advocacy 2
- Educational 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- LLou PotterWriterFrederick Douglass: An American Life, Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops), Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Muhammad AliActorThe Fight, The Fighters
Langston HughesActorNationtime: Gary, The First World Festival of Negro Arts- AAudrey HeninghamActorSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Jonathan GordonActorSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Stevan LarnerActorSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Joe FrazierActorThe Fight, The Fighters
Ricardo MontalbanActorWhere Dreams Come True, Space For Women
Terence Macartney-FilgateActorSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
David GreavesEditorOnce Upon a Time in Harlem, Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Movies and TV shows
492020s
1 title · average score 89
GoodWatch score 89Director
2000s
2 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch score 61Writer, Director
Director, Editor
1980s
10 titles · average score 59
Producer, Director
Producer, Director
Director
as Narrator/Interviewer
Editor, Writer
Director, Screenplay
Director of Photography, Cinematography
GoodWatch score 59Executive Producer
Producer, Director
1970s
14 titles · average score 63
Director
Editor, Writer
Director, Writer
Director, Producer
Director
Cinematography
Director
Director
GoodWatch score 63Writer, Cinematography
Director
Cinematography, Producer
1960s
8 titles · average score 66
Director
Director
Director
GoodWatch score 66Director, Editor
Editor, Director
Writer, Producer
Director, Editor
1950s
10 titles
Director, Editor
Writer, Editor
Editor, Producer
Sound, Editor
Editor
Director
Sound
Sound
1940s
4 titles · average score 68
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
GoodWatch score 68as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
as Bert Hallam
as Patron