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William Sylvester

Age: 102 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: January 31, 1922

Place of birth: Oakland, California, USA

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 O...

Known for: Acting

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2001: A Space Odyssey
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2001: A Space Odysse...

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
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Don't Be Afraid of t...

as Tom Henderson

Gorgo
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Gorgo

as Sam Slade

Devil Doll
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Devil Doll

as Mark English

The Hindenburg
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The Hindenburg

as Luftwaffe Colonel

First Family
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First Family

as TV Commentator Howard

The Hand of Night
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The Hand of Night

as Paul Carver

2001: The Making of a Myth
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2001: The Making of ...

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

Devils of Darkness
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Devils of Darkness

as Paul Baxter

Busting
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Busting

as Mr. Weldman

Give Us This Day
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Give Us This Day

as Giovanni

Blind Corner
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Blind Corner

as Paul Gregory

The Stranger Came Home
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The Stranger Came Ho...

as Philip Vickers

Offbeat
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Offbeat

as Layton / Steve Ross

High Tide at Noon
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High Tide at Noon

as Alec Douglas

Portrait of Alison
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Portrait of Alison

as Dave Forrester

Information Received
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Information Received

as Rick Hogan

Whirlpool
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Whirlpool

as Hermann

House of Blackmail
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House of Blackmail

as Jimmy

Dublin Nightmare
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Dublin Nightmare

as John Kevin

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
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The Caine Mutiny Cou...

Ring of Spies
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Ring of Spies

as Gordon Lonsdale

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

as Sam Slade (archive footage)

Incident at Midnight
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Incident at Midnight

as Vince Warren

The Yellow Balloon
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The Yellow Balloon

as Len Turner

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
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Roger Moore: A Matte...

as Self (archive footage)

Riding with Death
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Riding with Death

as Leonard Driscoll

The Syndicate
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The Syndicate

as Burt Hickey

The Challengers
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The Challengers

as Brad York

What Every Woman Wants
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What Every Woman Wan...

as Jim Barnes

Appointment in London
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Appointment in Londo...

as Mac

Red and Blue
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Red and Blue

as Trumpeter

Albert R.N.
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Albert R.N.

as Texas

They Were Not Divided
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They Were Not Divide...

as American Soldier (uncredited)

The Lawyer
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The Lawyer

as Paul Harrison

Heaven Can Wait
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Heaven Can Wait

as Nuclear Reporter

Green Acres
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Green Acres

The F.B.I.
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The F.B.I.

as Tom Barber

Quincy, M.E.
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Quincy, M.E.

as Joe Crawford

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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Buck Rogers in the 2...

as Lt. General Preston Myers

Marcus Welby, M.D.
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Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Paul Berwick

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
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The Hardy Boys / Nan...

The Saint
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The Saint

as Foots Fortunati

Cannon
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Cannon

Harry O
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Harry O

The Sentimental Agent
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The Sentimental Agen...

Switch
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Switch

as Ellis

The High Chaparral
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The High Chaparral

as Jack Simmons

McCloud
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McCloud

Gemini Man
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Gemini Man

as Leonard Driscoll

Big Shamus, Little Shamus
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Big Shamus, Little S...

What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
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What Really Happened...

The Saint
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The Saint

as Ralph Damien

The Magician
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The Magician

as Peter Hayden

Banacek
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Banacek

as Dr. Stahl

The Six Million Dollar Man
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The Six Million Doll...

as Frederick Collins

The Six Million Dollar Man
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The Six Million Doll...

as Admiral Prescott

The High Chaparral
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The High Chaparral

as Lafe Croswell