William Sylvester

William Sylvester

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. He also starred in such minor films as The Stranger Came Home (1954, for Hammer), Dublin Nightmare (1958), Offbeat (1960), Information Received (1961), Incident at Midnight, Ring of Spies and Blind Corner (all 1963). There were also lead roles in four British horror films: Gorgo (1960), Devil Doll (1963), Devils of Darkness (1964) and The Hand of Night (1966). Among his many TV credits were a 1959 BBC version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (playing Mark Antony), The Saint, The Baron, The High Chaparral, Harry O and The Six Million Dollar Man. His later films included You Only Live Twice (1967) and, back in the USA after his prominent role for Kubrick, Busting (1973), The Hindenburg (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He died in Sacramento, California in 1995, aged 72.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Oakland, California, USA
    Birthday
    1/31/1922
The Hand of Night
The Hand of Night
6.2
Devils of Darkness
Devils of Darkness
5.125
Blind Corner
Blind Corner
4.7
Offbeat
Offbeat
6.3
Dublin Nightmare
Dublin Nightmare
5.2
The Syndicate
The Syndicate
0
What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants
6
Gorgo
Gorgo
5.409
Devil Doll
Devil Doll
4.513
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
5.5
High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon
6
House of Blackmail
House of Blackmail
6
Information Received
Information Received
0
Ring of Spies
Ring of Spies
6.875
Incident at Midnight
Incident at Midnight
6
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
0
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
8.08
Portrait of Alison
Portrait of Alison
6.1
Riding with Death
Riding with Death
2.7
The Yellow Balloon
The Yellow Balloon
5.9
Whirlpool
Whirlpool
6.2
Albert R.N.
Albert R.N.
7.2
Give Us This Day
Give Us This Day
5.9
Red and Blue
Red and Blue
6
Appointment in London
Appointment in London
7
Busting
Busting
6.1
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
6.2
The Challengers
The Challengers
5
The Lawyer
The Lawyer
5.5
The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
7
2001: The Making of a Myth
2001: The Making of a Myth
6.5
First Family
First Family
3
They Were Not Divided
They Were Not Divided
6.8
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
6.287
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
6.566
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