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David Greene

David Greene

Director · 1921–2003 · Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now UK]

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Biography

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.

Directed 76

1990s

  1. 1998
  2. 1997

    Bella Mafia

    Director

  3. 1996

    A Season in Purgatory

    Director

  4. Princess in Love

    Director

  5. 1995

    Children of the Dust

    Director

  6. 1994

    Spoils of War

    Director

  7. Beyond Obsession

    Director

  8. 1992

    Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

    Director

  9. Honor Thy Mother

    Director

  10. 1991
  11. Night of the Hunter

    Director

  12. 1990

    In the Best Interest of the Child

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Small Sacrifices

    Director

  2. Small Sacrifices

    Director

  3. The Penthouse

    Director

  4. 1988
  5. Inherit the Wind

    Director

  6. 1987
  7. The Betty Ford Story

    Director

  8. 1986

    Miles to Go…

    Director

  9. Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

    Director

  10. Triplecross

    Director

  11. 1985

    This Child Is Mine

    Director

  12. 1984

    Fatal Vision

    Director

  13. Sweet Revenge

    Director

  14. The Guardian

    Director

  15. 1983
  16. 1982
  17. Rehearsal for Murder

    Director

  18. World War III

    Director

  19. 1981
  20. The Choice

    Director

  21. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979

    A Vacation in Hell

    Director

  2. 1978

    Gray Lady Down

    Director

  3. 1977

    The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

    Director

  4. Lucan

    Director

  5. 1976
  6. 1975
  7. Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

    Director

  8. 1974

    London Conspiracy

    Director

  9. 1973
  10. 1972
  11. 1971
  12. 1970

    I Start Counting

    Director

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Strange Affair

    Director

  2. Sebastian

    Director

  3. 1967

    The Shuttered Room

    Director

  4. Coronet Blue

    Director

  5. 1966

    Shane

    Director

  6. 1965

    For the People

    Director

  7. 1963
  8. 1962
  9. 1961
  10. 1960

    The Cupboard

    Director

1950s

  1. 1959

    Five Fingers

    Director

  2. 1958
  3. 1957

    Twelfth Night

    Director

  4. 1956

    Armchair Theatre

    Director

  5. Flight Into Danger

    Director

  6. 1953

    General Electric Theater

    Director

  7. 1952
  8. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Director

Produced 7

1980s

  1. 1984
  2. 1983

    A Marriage

    Producer

  3. 1981
  4. The Choice

    Executive Producer

1970s

  1. 1979

    A Vacation in Hell

    Executive Producer

  2. 1977

    Lucan

    Producer

  3. 1970

    I Start Counting

    Producer

Acted in 5

1970s

  1. 1978

    F.I.S.T.

    Senator

1950s

  1. 1950

    The Wooden Horse

    Nick Bennett

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Golden Madonna

    Johnny Lester

  2. 1948

    The Small Voice

    Jim

  3. Daughter of Darkness

    David Price

Wrote 4

Camera 1

1980s

  1. 1980

    Below the Belt

    Assistant Camera

Created 1

1990s

  1. 1995

    Children of the Dust

    Creator

Appearances2

2000s

  1. 2002

    Remembering Roots

    Self

1980s

  1. 1981

    Television: The Enchanted Mirror

    Self