Born in Oakland, California, USA — Jan 31 1922• Died Jan 25 1995

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, Hou…
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Joe Crawford

Foots Fortunati

Frederick Collins

Paul Berwick

Tom Barber

Jack Simmons


Dr. Hoffman


Ellis

Lt. General Preston Myers

Mark Lander


Dr. Stahl

Al Stevens

Dr. Heywood Floyd

Peter Hayden

Pentagon Official (uncredited)



Leonard Driscoll

Colonel Wilkins


Nuclear Reporter

Luftwaffe Colonel

Sam Slade

Mr. Weldman

American Soldier (uncredited)

Tom Henderson

Gordon Lonsdale

TV Commentator Howard

Leonard Driscoll

Self (archive footage)

Paul Harrison

Texas

Mac

Hermann

Paul Gregory

Layton / Steve Ross

Giovanni

Sam Slade (archive footage)

Mark English

Jimmy

Philip Vickers

Brad York

Jim Barnes

Paul Baxter

Len Turner

Burt Hickey

Dave Forrester

Trumpeter

Vince Warren

Rick Hogan

Dr. Heywood R. Floyd (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul Carver

Alec Douglas

John Kevin