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William Sylvester

Actor

1922Born, Oakland

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William Sylvester (January 31, 1922 – January 25, 1995) was an American TV and film actor. His most famous film credit was Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968). Born in Oakland, California and married at one time to the British actress Veronica Hurst, he moved to England after the Second World War and became a staple of British B films at a time when American and Canadian actors were much in demand in order to give indigenous films some appeal in the US. As a result, he gained top billing in one of his very first films, House of Blackmail (1953), directed by the veteran filmmaker Maurice Elvey, for whom he also made What Every Woman Wants the following year.…

Known for

2001: A Space OdysseyDr. Heywood Floyd

You Only Live TwicePentagon Official (uncredited)

Heaven Can WaitNuclear Reporter

The Six Million Dollar ManFrederick Collins

The HindenburgLuftwaffe Colonel

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2013The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'Sam Slade (archive footage)Movie

20012001: The Making of a MythDr. Heywood R. Floyd (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie

1980First FamilyTV Commentator HowardMovie

1979Big Shamus, Little ShamusNelson Milgrim · 1 episodeShow

1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyLt. General Preston Myers · 1 episodeShow

1978Heaven Can WaitNuclear ReporterMovie

1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 episodeShow

1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1 episodeShow

1976Quincy, M.E.Joe Crawford · 4 episodesShow

1976Gemini ManLeonard Driscoll · 6 episodesShow

1976Riding with DeathLeonard DriscollMovie

1975The HindenburgLuftwaffe ColonelMovie

1975SwitchEllis · 1 episodeShow

1974Harry O2 episodesShow

1974BustingMr. WeldmanMovie

1974The Six Million Dollar ManFrederick Collins, Admiral Prescott · 3 episodesShow

1973Don't Be Afraid of the DarkTom HendersonMovie

1973The MagicianPeter Hayden · 1 episodeShow

1972BanacekDr. Stahl · 1 episodeShow

1971Cannon1 episodeShow

1970San Francisco International AirportColonel Wilkins · 1 episodeShow

1970The LawyerPaul HarrisonMovie

1970The ChallengersBrad YorkMovie

1970McCloud1 episodeShow

1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Paul Berwick · 1 episodeShow

1968The SyndicateBurt HickeyMovie

1968The Hand of NightPaul CarverMovie

1968Red and BlueTrumpeterMovie

19682001: A Space OdysseyDr. Heywood FloydMovie

1967The High ChaparralJack Simmons, Lafe Croswell · 1 episodeShow

1967You Only Live TwicePentagon Official (uncredited)Movie

1965The F.B.I.Tom Barber · 1 episodeShow

1965Green AcresDr. Hoffman · 4 episodesShow

1965The TroubleshootersAl Stevens, Brian Skinner · 1 episodeShow

1965Devils of DarknessPaul BaxterMovie

1964Devil DollMark EnglishMovie

1964Ring of SpiesGordon LonsdaleMovie

1964Blind CornerPaul GregoryMovie

1963Incident at MidnightVince WarrenMovie

1962The SaintFoots Fortunati, Ralph Damien · 1 episodeShow

1961Information ReceivedRick HoganMovie

1961Drama 61-67Mark Lander · 1 episodeShow

1961GorgoSam SladeMovie

1961OffbeatLayton / Steve RossMovie

1960Danger ManJames Carpenter / Oscar Schumak · 1 episodeShow

1959WhirlpoolHermannMovie

1958The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialMovie

1958Dublin NightmareJohn KevinMovie

1957High Tide at NoonAlec DouglasMovie

1956Armchair TheatreEd Norman, Sergeant O'Hara · 1 episodeShow

1955Portrait of AlisonDave ForresterMovie

1954The Unholy FourPhilip VickersMovie

1954What Every Woman WantsJim BarnesMovie

1953Albert R.N.TexasMovie

1953House of BlackmailJimmyMovie

1953Appointment in LondonMacMovie

1953The Yellow BalloonLen TurnerMovie

1950They Were Not DividedAmerican Soldier (uncredited)Movie

1949Give Us This DayGiovanniMovie

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