Dr. Heywood Floyd

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Dr. Heywood Floyd is a central character in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series, depicted as a high-ranking space administrator and scientist involved in humanity’s first encounters with the mysterious Monoliths.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
human
protagonist
scientist
space administrator
ageProgression depicted from middle age to very old age across series
appearsAs middle-aged man in 2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
older man in later Space Odyssey novels
appearsIn 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) NERFINISHED
2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) NERFINISHED
2010 (film) NERFINISHED
2010: Odyssey Two (novel) NERFINISHED
2061: Odyssey Three (novel) NERFINISHED
3001: The Final Odyssey (novel) NERFINISHED
Space Odyssey series NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jupiter mission
Monoliths
United States space program (fictional) NERFINISHED
characterType bureaucratic leader
rational professional
createdBy Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Space Odyssey universe NERFINISHED
gender male
hasAuthor Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED
hasFieldOfExpertise space administration
space exploration
hasGenre hard science fiction
involvedIn investigation of Monolith on the Moon
political management of Monolith secrecy
languageOfWork English
literaryGenre science fiction
medium film
literature
narrativeFunction human viewpoint on contact with superior intelligence
nationality American
notableFor involvement in first human encounters with Monoliths
leadership in space exploration policy
occupation scientist
space agency administrator
partOf Space Odyssey franchise NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Roy Scheider NERFINISHED
William Sylvester NERFINISHED
roleInStory central character in early Space Odyssey novels
key decision-maker regarding Monolith investigations
worksFor fictional US space agency

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