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William Sylvester

Actor

William Sylvester

Acting
1961 — 1974 · 5 films
Lived
31 January 1922 — d. 1995
From
Oakland, California, USA

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.

Career Signature

How William Sylvester’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.