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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-02-22 (104 years old)

Place of Birth

Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now UK]

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.

Known For

Acting

1981

1978

F.I.S.T. as Senator

1951

The Dark Light as Johnny

1950

The Wooden Horse as Nick Bennett
Let's Have a Murder as Professor Ralph Witkoff

1949

The Golden Madonna as Johnny Lester

1948

Daughter of Darkness as David Price

Directing

1998

The Girl Next Door as Director

1996

Princess in Love as Director

1995

1994

Spoils of War as Director
Beyond Obsession as Director
Frostfire as Director

1989

Small Sacrifices as Director
Snake Treaty as Director
The Penthouse as Director
Small Sacrifices as Director

1988

Inherit the Wind as Director

1987

After the Promise as Director

1986

Vanishing Act as Director
Triplecross as Director
Miles to Go… as Director

1985

Guilty Conscience as Director
This Child Is Mine as Director

1984

The Guardian as Director
Sweet Revenge as Director
Fatal Vision as Director

1983

Ghost Dancing as Director
Prototype as Director

1982

World War III as Director

1981

Hard Country as Director
The Choice as Director

1980

Friendly Fire as Director

1979

A Vacation in Hell as Director

1978

Gray Lady Down as Director

1977

Lucan as Director
Roots as Director

1976

Rich Man, Poor Man as Director

1974

London Conspiracy as Director

1972

Madame Sin as Director

1971

The Persuaders! as Director

1970

I Start Counting as Director

1968

The Strange Affair as Director
Sebastian as Director

1967

The Shuttered Room as Director
Coronet Blue as Director

1966

CBS Playhouse as Director
Shane as Director

1965

For the People as Director

1963

Espionage as Director

1962

The Saint as Director
Man of the World as Director

1961

The Defenders as Director
Sir Francis Drake as Director

1960

The Cupboard as Director

1959

The Twilight Zone as Director
Five Fingers as Director

1958

Pursuit as Director

1957

Twelfth Night as Director
Suspicion as Director

1953

1952

Omnibus as Director

1951

1948

Studio One as Director

Writing

1963

Espionage as Writer

1961

Production

1984

The Act as Producer

1983

A Marriage as Producer

1981

The Choice as Executive Producer
Hard Country as Producer

1979

A Vacation in Hell as Executive Producer

1977

Lucan as Producer

1970

I Start Counting as Producer

Creator

1995