Acting
William Sylvester
Born January 31, 1922 · Oakland, California, USA
Died January 25, 1995 · aged 72
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 Cana…
Known For
2001: A Space Odyssey · 19682001: A Space Odyssey
★ 8.01968
MovieScience FictionMystery
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
You Only Live Twice · 1967You Only Live Twice
★ 6.61967
MovieActionThriller
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
Heaven Can Wait · 1978Heaven Can Wait
★ 6.71978
MovieFantasyComedy
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
The Hindenburg · 1975The Hindenburg
★ 6.31975
MovieHistoryThriller
Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the great Hindenburg airship as its chief of security. As he races against the clock to uncover a possible saboteur aboard the doomed zeppelin he finds that any of the passengers and crew could be the culprit.
The Unholy Four · 1954The Unholy Four
★ 5.51954
MovieMysteryDrama
Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners, all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return. Two more murders and a frame-up befall the quartet before an inspector closes the case.
Albert R.N. · 1953Albert R.N.
★ 7.31953
MovieWarHistory
The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a dummy which they christen "Albert" and use at roll call in order to foil the German guards.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark · 1973Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
★ 6.11973
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.
Busting · 1974Busting
★ 6.21974
MovieCrimeDrama
Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results.
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First Family · 1980First Family
★ 3.41980
MovieComedy
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.
TV Commentator Howard
2001: The Making of a Myth · 20012001: The Making of a Myth
★ 6.62001
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
The making of Stanley Kubrick's classic space epic, presented by James Cameron, including unseen footage.
Dr. Heywood R. Floyd (archive footage) (uncredited)



































