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William Sylvester

William Sylvester

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

31/01/1922

Day of Death

25/01/1995
(73) years old

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

William Sylvester

Biography

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 Englan... Read More

Known For

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

2001: The Making of a Myth

2001: The Making of a Myth

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

First Family

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

Riding with Death

Riding with Death

The Hindenburg

Busting

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

The Lawyer

Filmography

Cast

2013

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making...

as Sam Slade (archive footage)

2001

2001: The Making of a Myth

as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd (archive footage) (...

1995

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

as Self (archive footage)

1980

First Family

as TV Commentator Howard

1978

Heaven Can Wait

as Nuclear Reporter

1976

Riding with Death

as Leonard Driscoll

1975

The Hindenburg

as Luftwaffe Colonel

1974

Busting

as Mr. Weldman

1973

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

as Tom Henderson

1970

The Lawyer

as Paul Harrison

1970

The Challengers

as Brad York

1968

The Syndicate

as Burt Hickey

1968

The Hand of Night

as Paul Carver

1968

Red and Blue

as Trumpeter

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

1965

Devils of Darkness

as Paul Baxter

1964

Devil Doll

as Mark English

1964

Ring of Spies

as Gordon Lonsdale

1964

Blind Corner

as Paul Gregory

1963

Incident at Midnight

as Vince Warren

1961

Information Received

as Rick Hogan

1961

Gorgo

as Sam Slade

1961

Offbeat

as Layton / Steve Ross

1959

Whirlpool

as Hermann

1958

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

1958

Dublin Nightmare

as John Kevin

1957

High Tide at Noon

as Alec Douglas

1955

Portrait of Alison

as Dave Forrester

1954

The Stranger Came Home

as Philip Vickers

1954

What Every Woman Wants

as Jim Barnes

1953

Albert R.N.

as Texas

1953

House of Blackmail

as Jimmy

1953

Appointment in London

as Mac

1953

The Yellow Balloon

as Len Turner

1950

They Were Not Divided

as American Soldier (uncredited)

1949

Give Us This Day

as Giovanni