William Sylvester

William Sylvester

January 31, 1922 · 104 years old

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 Englan…

Known For

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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968 · 2h 29m · Movie

When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.

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Gorgo

Gorgo

1961 · 1h 18m · Movie

Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

1973 · 1h 14m · 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.

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Busting

Busting

1974 · 1h 32m · Movie

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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Raiders in the Sky

Raiders in the Sky

1953 · 1h 36m · Movie

War drama about the dangerous and stressful work of Lancaster bomber British crews during World War II.

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The Lawyer

The Lawyer

1970 · 2h 0m · Movie

Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.

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