- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 22, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now UK]
- Died
- April 7, 2003
David Greene
L. David Syms-Greene (February 22, 1921 – April 7, 2003), born Lucius David Syms Brian Lederman, was a British television director from Manchester, England, who emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953, where he trained in television production with the CBC, and then moved on to Hollywood, California. Greene's career began as a stage actor and director in England in 1948. In 1950 he appeared in the film, The Wooden Horse. In Hollywood, Greene became best known for his television series and television film productions. He died aged 82 on April 7, 2003 of pancreatic cancer, in Ojai, California.
Filmography
movieRemembering Roots
2002 · Self
movieThe Girl Next Door
1998 · Director
movieBella Mafia
1997 · Director
movieBreach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997 · Director
movieA Season in Purgatory
1996 · Director
tvA Season in Purgatory
1996 · Director
moviePrincess in Love
1996 · Director
tvChildren of the Dust
1995 · Director, Creator
movieSpoils of War
1994 · Director
movieBeyond Obsession
1994 · Director
movieFrostfire
1994 · Director
movieWilling to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992 · Director
movieHonor Thy Mother
1992 · Director
movieIn a Stranger's Hand
1991 · Director
movieNight of the Hunter
1991 · Director
movieWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1991 · Director
movieIn the Best Interest of the Child
1990 · Director
movieSmall Sacrifices
1989 · Director
tvSmall Sacrifices
1989 · Director
movieThe Penthouse
1989 · Director
Snake Treaty
movieSnake Treaty
1989 · Director
movieLiberace: Behind the Music
1988 · Director
movieInherit the Wind
1988 · Director
movieAfter the Promise
1987 · Director
movieThe Betty Ford Story
1987 · Director
movieMiles to Go…
1986 · Director
movieCircle of Violence: A Family Drama
1986 · Director
movieTriplecross
1986 · Director
movieVanishing Act
1986 · Director
movieThis Child Is Mine
1985 · Director
movieGuilty Conscience
1985 · Director
tvFatal Vision
1984 · Director
movieSweet Revenge
1984 · Director
movieThe Guardian
1984 · Director
movieThe Act
1984 · Producer
moviePrototype
1983 · Director
Ghost Dancing
movieGhost Dancing
1983 · Director
movieA Marriage
1983 · Producer
movieTake Your Best Shot
1982 · Director
movieRehearsal for Murder
1982 · Director
tvWorld War III
1982 · Director
movieTelevision: The Enchanted Mirror
1981 · Self
movieHard Country
1981 · Director, Producer
movieThe Choice
1981 · Executive Producer, Director
movieBelow the Belt
1980 · Assistant Camera
movieFriendly Fire
1980 · Director
movieA Vacation in Hell
1979 · Director, Executive Producer
movieF.I.S.T.
1978 · Senator
movieGray Lady Down
1978 · Director
tvThe Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977 · Director
movieLucan
1977 · Producer, Director
tvRoots
1977 · Director
tvRich Man, Poor Man
1976 · Director
movieThe Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · Director
tvEllery Queen
1975 · Director
movieEllery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975 · Director
movieLondon Conspiracy
1974 · Director
movieGodspell
1973 · Director, Screenplay
movieMadame Sin
1972 · Director
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Director
movieI Start Counting
1970 · Director, Producer
movieThe People Next Door
1970 · Director
movieThe Strange Affair
1968 · Director
movieSebastian
1968 · Director
movieThe Shuttered Room
1967 · Director
tvCoronet Blue
1967 · Director
CBS Playhouse
tvCBS Playhouse
1966 · Director
tvShane
1966 · Director
For the People
tvFor the People
1965 · Director
tvEspionage
1963 · Director, Writer
tvThe Saint
1962 · Director
tvMan of the World
1962 · Director
tvSir Francis Drake
1961 · Director, Writer
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Director
Drama 61-67
tvDrama 61-67
1961 · Director
movieThe Cupboard
1960 · Director
Armchair Mystery Theatre
tvArmchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Director
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
tvThe Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960 · Director
tvFive Fingers
1959 · Director
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Director
Pursuit
tvPursuit
1958 · Director
tvShirley Temple's Storybook
1958 · Director
movieTwelfth Night
1957 · Director
tvSuspicion
1957 · Director
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Director
movieFlight Into Danger
1956 · Director
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Director
tvOmnibus
1952 · Director
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Director
The Dark Light
movieThe Dark Light
1951 · Johnny
Let's Have a Murder
movieLet's Have a Murder
1950 · Professor Ralph Witkoff
movieThe Wooden Horse
1950 · Nick Bennett
movieThe Golden Madonna
1949 · Johnny Lester
movieThe Small Voice
1948 · Jim
tvStudio One
1948 · Director
movieDaughter of Darkness
1948 · David Price