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Acting

William Sylvester

Career: Active from 1949 to 1976, busiest in 1953 and 1968 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 19
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: 2001: A Space Odyssey
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Sylvester Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.8, average 5.4
Coming of Age
0.9, average 3.0
Family Dynamics
3.1, average 4.8
Social Commentary
3.5, average 4.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Blackmail 2
Suspenseful 2
Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

1 title

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

as Sam Slade (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 67

2001: The Making of a Myth

67

as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

1 title · average score 24

First Family

24

as TV Commentator Howard

1970s

21 titles · average score 59

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

54

TV show · as Lt. General Preston Myers

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

48

TV show

Gemini Man

65

TV show · as Leonard Driscoll

Riding with Death

16

as Leonard Driscoll

Quincy, M.E.

74

TV show · as Joe Crawford

Switch

68

TV show · as Ellis

The Six Million Dollar Man

71

TV show · as Frederick Collins / Admiral Prescott

Harry O

64

TV show

The Magician

71

TV show · as Peter Hayden

Banacek

53

TV show · as Dr. Stahl

Cannon

67

TV show

McCloud

71

TV show

1960s

21 titles · average score 64

2001: A Space Odyssey

86

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

The Hand of Night

48

as Paul Carver

The Syndicate

as Burt Hickey

Devils of Darkness

50

as Paul Baxter

Green Acres

72

TV show · as Dr. Hoffman

Devil Doll

48

as Mark English

Ring of Spies

67

as Gordon Lonsdale

Blind Corner

58

as Paul Gregory

Incident at Midnight

as Vince Warren

The Saint

74

TV show · as Ralph Damien / Foots Fortunati

Gorgo

49

as Sam Slade

Offbeat

63

as Layton / Steve Ross

1950s

12 titles · average score 61

Whirlpool

as Hermann

Dublin Nightmare

as John Kevin

High Tide at Noon

as Alec Douglas

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Ed Norman / Sergeant O'Hara

Portrait of Alison

63

as Dave Forrester

The Unholy Four

43

as Philip Vickers

What Every Woman Wants

as Jim Barnes

House of Blackmail

62

as Jimmy

Appointment in London

59

as Mac

The Yellow Balloon

64

as Len Turner

Albert R.N.

69

as Texas

They Were Not Divided

62

as American Soldier (uncredited)

1940s

1 title · average score 65

Give Us This Day

65

as Giovanni