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William Sylvester

Acting · Born January 31, 1922 · Oakland, California, USA

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.

Movies with William Sylvester

• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Dr. Heywood Floyd
• You Only Live Twice (1967) — Pentagon Official (uncredited)
• Heaven Can Wait (1978) — Nuclear Reporter
• The Hindenburg (1975) — Luftwaffe Colonel
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) — Tom Henderson
• The Unholy Four (1954) — Philip Vickers
• Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995) — Self (archive footage)
• Gorgo (1961) — Sam Slade
• 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001) — Dr. Heywood R. Floyd (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Busting (1974) — Mr. Weldman
• Give Us This Day (1949) — Giovanni
• They Were Not Divided (1950) — American Soldier (uncredited)

TV shows with William Sylvester

• Gemini Man (1976) — Leonard Driscoll