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William Sylvester

January 04, 2023

For the English recipient of the Victoria Cross, see William Henry Thomas Sylvester. For the American football player and coach and college athletics administrator, see Bill Sylvester.

William Sylvester (January 31, 1922 – January 25, 1995) was an American television and film actor.[1] His most famous film credit was Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968).

William Sylvester
William Sylvester as Dr. Heywood Floyd
Born(1922-01-31)January 31, 1922
Oakland, California, US
DiedJanuary 25, 1995(1995-01-25) (aged 72)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1953–1983
Spouse(s)
Sheila Sweet
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(m. 1949; div. 1955)​

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(m. 1955; div. 1966)​
Children3
RelativesRaymond Bailey (uncle)

Life and career

William Sylvester was born in Oakland, California, the son of Italian immigrant Joseph Silvester (1899–1941) and his American wife, Gertrude Bailey Silvester (1898–1957). He served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War, and settled in Britain after the war to pursue his interest in professional acting. He became a staple of British B films at a time when American and Canadian actors were much in demand to give indigenous films some appeal in the United States. While in the UK, he married British actress Veronica Hurst.[2]

As a result, he gained top billing in one of his first films, House of Blackmail (1953), directed by the veteran filmmaker Maurice Elvey, for whom he also made What Every Woman Wants the following year. He also starred in such minor films as A Stranger Came Home (1954, for Hammer), Dublin Nightmare (1958), Offbeat (1961), Information Received (1961), Incident at Midnight (1963), Blind Corner (1964), and Ring of Spies (1964).

There were also lead roles in four British horror films: Gorgo (1961), Devil Doll (1964), Devils of Darkness (1965) and The Hand of Night (1968).

After an uncredited role in You Only Live Twice (1967), Sylvester's next part was as Heywood R. Floyd in 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968).[3] In spite of that prominent role, Sylvester appeared mainly on television and in small movie roles such as Busting (1974) (ironically directed by Peter Hyams, who would direct Roy Scheider as the character Dr. Heywood Floyd in 2010: The Year We Make Contact), The Hindenburg (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978).

Among his many television credits were a 1959 BBC version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (playing Mark Antony), The Saint, The Baron, The High Chaparral, Harry O, Danger Man, Banacek, The Six Million Dollar Man, Quincy, M.E.[4] and he was a regular on the one-season science-fiction series Gemini Man created by Steven Bochco.

Sylvester retired from acting during the early 1980s, and died in Sacramento, California, on January 25, 1995, six days before his 73rd birthday.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ . BFI. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "William Sylvester profile". AllMovie. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "William Sylvester". TV Guide.
  5. ^ Richard Chatten (October 23, 2011). "Obituary: William Sylvester". The Independent.

External links

  • William Sylvester at IMDb

January 04, 2023
william, sylvester, english, recipient, victoria, cross, william, henry, thomas, sylvester, american, football, player, coach, college, athletics, administrator, bill, sylvester, january, 1922, january, 1995, american, television, film, actor, most, famous, fi. For the English recipient of the Victoria Cross see William Henry Thomas Sylvester For the American football player and coach and college athletics administrator see Bill Sylvester William Sylvester January 31 1922 January 25 1995 was an American television and film actor 1 His most famous film credit was Dr Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick s 2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 William SylvesterWilliam Sylvester as Dr Heywood FloydBorn 1922 01 31 January 31 1922Oakland California USDiedJanuary 25 1995 1995 01 25 aged 72 Sacramento California U S OccupationActorYears active1953 1983Spouse s Sheila Sweet m 1949 div 1955 wbr Veronica Hurst m 1955 div 1966 wbr Children3RelativesRaymond Bailey uncle Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditWilliam Sylvester was born in Oakland California the son of Italian immigrant Joseph Silvester 1899 1941 and his American wife Gertrude Bailey Silvester 1898 1957 He served in the U S Navy during the Second World War and settled in Britain after the war to pursue his interest in professional acting He became a staple of British B films at a time when American and Canadian actors were much in demand to give indigenous films some appeal in the United States While in the UK he married British actress Veronica Hurst 2 As a result he gained top billing in one of his first films House of Blackmail 1953 directed by the veteran filmmaker Maurice Elvey for whom he also made What Every Woman Wants the following year He also starred in such minor films as A Stranger Came Home 1954 for Hammer Dublin Nightmare 1958 Offbeat 1961 Information Received 1961 Incident at Midnight 1963 Blind Corner 1964 and Ring of Spies 1964 There were also lead roles in four British horror films Gorgo 1961 Devil Doll 1964 Devils of Darkness 1965 and The Hand of Night 1968 After an uncredited role in You Only Live Twice 1967 Sylvester s next part was as Heywood R Floyd in 2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 3 In spite of that prominent role Sylvester appeared mainly on television and in small movie roles such as Busting 1974 ironically directed by Peter Hyams who would direct Roy Scheider as the character Dr Heywood Floyd in 2010 The Year We Make Contact The Hindenburg 1975 and Heaven Can Wait 1978 Among his many television credits were a 1959 BBC version of Shakespeare s Julius Caesar playing Mark Antony The Saint The Baron The High Chaparral Harry O Danger Man Banacek The Six Million Dollar Man Quincy M E 4 and he was a regular on the one season science fiction series Gemini Man created by Steven Bochco Sylvester retired from acting during the early 1980s and died in Sacramento California on January 25 1995 six days before his 73rd birthday 5 Selected filmography EditGive Us This Day 1949 Giovanni They Were Not Divided 1950 American Soldier uncredited The Yellow Balloon 1953 Len Appointment in London 1953 Mac House of Blackmail 1953 Jimmy Albert R N 1953 Lt Texas Norton What Every Woman Wants 1954 Jim Bames A Stranger Came Home 1954 Philip Vickers Portrait of Alison 1956 Dave Forrester High Tide at Noon 1957 Alec Douglas Dublin Nightmare 1958 John Kevin Whirlpool 1959 Herman Offbeat 1961 Layton Steve Ross Gorgo 1961 Sam Slade Information Received 1961 Rick Hogan Incident at Midnight 1963 Vince Warren Ring of Spies 1964 Gordon Lonsdale Devil Doll 1964 Mark English Blind Corner 1964 Paul Gregory Devils of Darkness 1965 Paul Baxter You Only Live Twice 1967 Pentagon Official uncredited Red and Blue 1967 Trumpeter 2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 Dr Heywood R Floyd The Hand of Night 1968 Paul Carver The Syndicate 1968 Burt Hickey The Lawyer 1970 Paul Harrison Don t Be Afraid of the Dark 1973 Tom Henderson Busting 1974 Mr Weldman The Hindenburg 1975 Luftwaffe Colonel Riding with Death 1976 Leonard Driscoll Heaven Can Wait 1978 Nuclear Reporter First Family 1980 TV Commentator HowardReferences Edit William Sylvester BFI Archived from the original on July 15 2012 William Sylvester profile AllMovie Retrieved June 5 2018 The Underview on 2001 A Space Odyssey Cast and Crew Archived from the original on October 30 2013 William Sylvester TV Guide Richard Chatten October 23 2011 Obituary William Sylvester The Independent External links EditWilliam Sylvester at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Sylvester amp oldid 1122892100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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