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William Sylvester‌

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Birthday

calendar1922-01-31

Popularity

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William Sylvester

Oakland, California, USA

William Sylvester

Oakland, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1922-01-31

Popularity

star3.3

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 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.

Movie Credits

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey‌
star8.1
calendar 1968

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark‌
star6.1
calendar 1973

Gorgo

Gorgo‌
star5.5
calendar 1961

Devil Doll

Devil Doll‌
star4.6
calendar 1964

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg‌
star6.3
calendar 1975

First Family

First Family‌
star3.0
calendar 1980

The Hand of Night

The Hand of Night‌
star5.1
calendar 1968

2001: The Making of a Myth

2001: The Making of a Myth‌
star6.5
calendar 2001

Devils of Darkness

Devils of Darkness‌
star4.9
calendar 1965

Busting

Busting‌
star6.2
calendar 1974

Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day‌
star5.9
calendar 1949

Blind Corner

Blind Corner‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

A Stranger Came Home

A Stranger Came Home‌
star5.4
calendar 1954

Offbeat

Offbeat‌
star6.1
calendar 1961

High Tide at Noon

High Tide at Noon‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Portrait of Alison

Portrait of Alison‌
star6.1
calendar 1955

House of Blackmail

House of Blackmail‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

Dublin Nightmare

Dublin Nightmare‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

Information Received

Information Received‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Whirlpool

Whirlpool‌
star6.2
calendar 1959

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Ring of Spies

Ring of Spies‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

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

The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

Incident at Midnight

Incident at Midnight‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon‌
star5.6
calendar 1953

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Riding with Death

Riding with Death‌
star2.7
calendar 1976

The Syndicate

The Syndicate‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

The Challengers

The Challengers‌
star5.0
calendar 1970

What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

Appointment in London

Appointment in London‌
star6.3
calendar 1953

Red and Blue

Red and Blue‌
star6.0
calendar 1968

Albert R.N.

Albert R.N.‌
star7.2
calendar 1953

They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided‌
star5.9
calendar 1950

The Lawyer

The Lawyer‌
star5.6
calendar 1970

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait‌
star6.6
calendar 1978

Tv Credits

Green Acres

Green Acres‌
star7.3
calendar 1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.‌
star5.4
calendar 1965

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.‌
star7.5
calendar 1976

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century‌
star6.9
calendar 1979

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

The Saint

The Saint‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

Cannon

Cannon‌
star6.5
calendar 1971

Harry O

Harry O‌
star4.6
calendar 1974

The Sentimental Agent

The Sentimental Agent‌
star5.5
calendar 1963

Switch

Switch‌
star6.7
calendar 1975

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

McCloud

McCloud‌
star7.1
calendar 1970

Gemini Man

Gemini Man‌
star6.9
calendar 1976

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

Big Shamus, Little Shamus‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?

What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?‌
star4.5
calendar 1977

The Saint

The Saint‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

The Magician

The Magician‌
star6.7
calendar 1973

Banacek

Banacek‌
star8.6
calendar 1972

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral‌
star6.5
calendar 1967