David Greene

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

1. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Director
2. Roots (1977) — Director
3. The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) — Director
4. The Saint (1962) — Director
5. The Persuaders! (1971) — Director
6. Gray Lady Down (1978) — Director
7. Godspell (1973) — Director
8. Ellery Queen (1975) — Director
9. The Shuttered Room (1967) — Director
10. I Start Counting (1970) — Director
11. Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997) — Director
12. Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) — Director
13. Bella Mafia (1997) — Director
14. Guilty Conscience (1985) — Director
15. After the Promise (1987) — Director
16. The People Next Door (1970) — Director
17. Rehearsal for Murder (1982) — Director
18. Hard Country (1981) — Director
19. Small Sacrifices (1989) — Director
20. World War III (1982) — Director
21. Vanishing Act (1986) — Director
22. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991) — Director
23. Sebastian (1968) — Director
24. Studio One (1948) — Director
25. Night of the Hunter (1991) — Director
26. Fatal Vision (1984) — Director
27. Madame Sin (1972) — Director
28. Inherit the Wind (1988) — Director
29. The Defenders (1961) — Director
30. Prototype (1983) — Director
31. Suspicion (1957) — Director
32. The Strange Affair (1968) — Director
33. In a Stranger's Hand (1991) — Director
34. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Director
35. Triplecross (1986) — Director
36. Sir Francis Drake (1961) — Director
37. Children of the Dust (1995) — Director
38. The Guardian (1984) — Director
39. In the Best Interest of the Child (1990) — Director
40. Sweet Revenge (1984) — Director

Also appeared in

1. F.I.S.T. (1978) — Senator
2. The Wooden Horse (1950) — Nick Bennett
3. Daughter of Darkness (1948) — David Price
4. The Small Voice (1948) — Jim
5. The Golden Madonna (1949) — Johnny Lester
6. The Dark Light (1951) — Johnny
7. Let's Have a Murder (1950) — Professor Ralph Witkoff
8. Television: The Enchanted Mirror (1981) — Self
9. Remembering Roots (2002) — Self