Personal Info
William R. Sylvester
William Sylvester
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
as Sam Slade (archive footage)
2001: The Making of a Myth
as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
First Family
as TV Commentator Howard
Heaven Can Wait
as Nuclear Reporter
Riding with Death
as Leonard Driscoll
The Hindenburg
as Luftwaffe Colonel
Busting
as Mr. Weldman
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Tom Henderson
The Lawyer
as Paul Harrison
TV Shows
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Lt. General Preston Myers · 1 ep.
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1 ep.
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 ep.
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1 ep.
Quincy, M.E.
as Joe Crawford · 4 ep.
Gemini Man
as Leonard Driscoll · 6 ep.
Switch
as Ellis · 1 ep.
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Admiral Prescott · 3 ep.
Harry O
2 ep.
The Magician
as Peter Hayden · 1 ep.