William Sylvester
Acting
Born January 31, 1922 · Oakland, California, USA
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 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…
Known For · 40 titles
Quincy, M.E.
The Saint
The Six Million Dollar Man
Green Acres
Cannon
The F.B.I.
The High Chaparral
2001: A Space Odyssey
Marcus Welby, M.D.
McCloud
Switch
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Danger Man
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Drama 61-67
The Troubleshooters
Harry O
Banacek
The Magician
You Only Live Twice
Gemini Man
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Armchair Theatre
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Heaven Can Wait
San Francisco International Airport
The Hindenburg
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
The Stranger Came Home
Gorgo
Busting
House of Blackmail
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
The Lawyer
They Were Not Divided
First Family
2001: The Making of a Myth
The Yellow Balloon
Appointment in London
Ring of Spies