May 17, 1930 - Miami, Florida, USA
William Grefé (born 1930) is an American writer and director of films, best known for his work in the exploitation field. For most of his career, he has worked in Florida. He also worked for several years with Ivan Tors.
In 2009 a documentary was released about his work called From the Swamp: The Films of William Grefe. In 2020 a four-disc Blu-ray collection He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection will be released by Arrow Video.
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| Movie | 2021 | Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida | Self | |
| Movie | 1993 | Dark Universe | Old Tom Hanning | |
| Movie | 1994 | Biohazard: The Alien Force | Mr. Babb | |
| Movie | 2008 | Dark Side of Eden | Self | |
| Movie | 2016 | They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé | Himself | |
| Movie | 2015 | It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story | Himself | |
| Movie | 2013 | A Cask of Amontillado | Himself | |
| Movie | 2019 | Underwood | Al | |
| Movie | 2014 | Bikini Swamp Girl Massacre | Uncle Bill | |
| Movie | 2020 | Naked World | ||
| Movie | 2017 | Cool As Hell 2 | Dad |
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| Movie | 1974 | Impulse | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | Stanley | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | Stanley | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1966 | Death Curse of Tartu | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | Death Curse of Tartu | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1966 | Sting of Death | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Bacardi and Coke Bonanza ‘81 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1976 | Mako: The Jaws of Death | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1967 | The Wild Rebels | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1967 | The Wild Rebels | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1964 | Racing Fever | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1964 | Racing Fever | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2001 | The Psychedelic Priest | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Whiskey Mountain | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | The Hooked Generation | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | The Hooked Generation | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1971 | I Eat Your Skin | Second Unit Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Naked Zoo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Naked Zoo | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2001 | The Psychedelic Priest | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 1976 | Mako: The Jaws of Death | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1973 | The Godmothers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | The Devil's Sisters | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1985 | Cease Fire | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1987 | Masterblaster | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2015 | Consider Us Even | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Whiskey Mountain | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1977 | Whiskey Mountain | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1963 | The Checkered Flag | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1963 | The Checkered Flag | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | The Devil's Sisters | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Thumbs | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2019 | Thumbs | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Naked Zoo | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1972 | Stanley | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1964 | Racing Fever | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1968 | The Hooked Generation | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1976 | Mako: The Jaws of Death | Producer | Production |
