William Sylvester was an American TV and film actor. His most famous film credit was Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick's ' (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.

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  • William Sylvester war ein US-amerikanischer Fernseh- und Filmschauspieler. Die bekannteste Rolle, die Sylvester gespielt hat, war die des Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubricks . Er trat auch als ein deutscher Offizier im Anfang des Films Die Hindenburg (1975) auf. Ansonsten hat er hauptsächlich in etlichen Low-Budget Produktionen mitgespielt. Zu diesen Low-Budget Filmen gehören u.a. : Gemini Man Gorgo Gruft der toten Frauen Haus der Erpressung In den Fängen des FBI Küsse für den Mörder Schau nicht zurück Scotland Yard hört mit Teufel spielt Zufall Was jede Frau sich wünscht
  • William Sylvester was an American TV and film actor. His most famous film credit was Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick's ' (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, 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 The Stranger Came Home (1954, for Hammer), Dublin Nightmare (1958), Offbeat (1960), Information Received (1961), Incident at Midnight, Ring of Spies and Blind Corner (all 1963). There were also lead roles in four British horror films: Gorgo (1960), Devil Doll (1963), Devils of Darkness (1964) and The Hand of Night (1966). Among his many TV credits were a 1959 BBC version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (playing Mark Antony), The Saint, The Baron, The High Chaparral, Harry O and The Six Million Dollar Man. His later films included You Only Live Twice (1967) and, back in the USA after his prominent role for Kubrick, Busting (1973), The Hindenburg (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He died in Sacramento, California in 1995, aged 72.
  • È noto principalmente per aver interpretato il personaggio del dottor Heywood Floyd (che fa parte del Consiglio Nazionale di Astronautica) in ' di Stanley Kubrick. Ha recitato anche nel film Gorgo (1961) di Eugène Lourié, e nelle serie televisive Bonanza (1970), L'uomo da sei milioni di dollari (1975), Gemini Man (1976) e Quincy (1976). È stato sposato con l'attrice Veronica Hurst, dalla quale ha avuto tre figli.
  • William Sylvester ABD'li film ve dizi oyuncusu. Stanley Kubrick'in filmindeki Dr. Heywood Floyd rolü ile tanınır.
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  • William Sylvester war ein US-amerikanischer Fernseh- und Filmschauspieler. Die bekannteste Rolle, die Sylvester gespielt hat, war die des Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubricks . Er trat auch als ein deutscher Offizier im Anfang des Films Die Hindenburg (1975) auf. Ansonsten hat er hauptsächlich in etlichen Low-Budget Produktionen mitgespielt. Zu diesen Low-Budget Filmen gehören u.a.
  • William Sylvester was an American TV and film actor. His most famous film credit was Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick's ' (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.
  • È noto principalmente per aver interpretato il personaggio del dottor Heywood Floyd (che fa parte del Consiglio Nazionale di Astronautica) in ' di Stanley Kubrick. Ha recitato anche nel film Gorgo (1961) di Eugène Lourié, e nelle serie televisive Bonanza (1970), L'uomo da sei milioni di dollari (1975), Gemini Man (1976) e Quincy (1976). È stato sposato con l'attrice Veronica Hurst, dalla quale ha avuto tre figli.
  • William Sylvester ABD'li film ve dizi oyuncusu. Stanley Kubrick'in filmindeki Dr. Heywood Floyd rolü ile tanınır.
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