William Sylvester
American film actor (1922-1995)
William Sylvester was an American actor, chiefly known for his film and television work in the United Kingdom. He was a star of British B-movies and West End theatre in the 1950s and 1960s, but gained widespread recognition for his role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in the landmark science-fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 12 films (1949–1975) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Give us this day | Edward Dmytryk | 120 min | B&W | ||
| 1949 | Give Us This Day | Edward Dmytryk | 120 min | 16mm | B&W | |
| 1954 | A Stranger Came Home | Terence Fisher | 80 min | B&W | ||
| 1954 | What Every Woman Wants | Maurice Elvey | ||||
| 1957 | High Tide At Noon | The Rank Organisation Film Productions, Ltd | 111 min | Color & B&W | sound | |
| 1958 | Dublin nightmare. | John Pomeroy | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1960 | Gorgo. | Eugène Lourié | 78 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1963 | Incident at Midnight | Norman Harrison | Color & B&W | |||
| 1964 | Ring of Spies | Robert Tronson | ||||
| 1965 | Devils of Darkness | Lance Comfort | 82 min | Color | ||
| 1968 | 2001 : a space odyssey | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 143 mi | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Universal Pictures | 126 min | Color | sound |