About
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...
Known for
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
The SaintSeries • 1962
CannonSeries • 1971
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974
Green AcresSeries • 1965
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
2001: A Space OdysseyMovie • 1968
Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
SwitchSeries • 1975
McCloudSeries • 1970
Danger ManSeries • 1960
You Only Live TwiceMovie • 1967
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySeries • 1979
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977
Harry OSeries • 1974
BanacekSeries • 1972
The TroubleshootersSeries • 1965
The MagicianSeries • 1973
Heaven Can WaitMovie • 1978
The HindenburgMovie • 1975
GorgoMovie • 1961
Don't Be Afraid of the DarkMovie • 1973
BustingMovie • 1974