Harold Sylvester
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Biography
Harold Sylvester (born February 10, 1949) is an American film and television actor. Sylvester was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. A graduate of New Orleans' St. Augustine High School and Tulane University, Sylvester is best known for his role on the TV series Married... with Children as Griff, the co-worker and friend of Al Bundy at the shoe store. Harold's other TV roles include the short-lived 1981 series Walking Tall, Today's F.B.I., Mary, and Shaky Ground. The most recent TV show he starred in was The Army Show. Sylvester had a recurring role on the TV series City of Angels. His well known film roles are An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Uncommon Valor (1983), Innerspace (1987), Corrina, Corrina (1994), and Missing Brendan (2003). Sylvester has made guest appearances on shows, ranging from Hill Street Blues to Murder, She Wrote to NYPD Blue. Sylvester attended Tulane University on a basketball scholarship and graduated in 1972 with a degree in theater and psychology. He was the first African-American ever to receive an athletic scholarship from Tulane.
Known For
Filmography
The Pitt
TV · as Willie Alexander · 1 ep
A Place for Heroes
Movie · as Gary
Night Club
Movie · as Grim Interviewer
For One Night
Movie · as Mr. Howard
Missing Brendan
Movie · as Stan Wade
Cold Case
TV · as Tom Lincoln · 1 ep
CSI: Miami
TV · as Joshua Keating, Fred Dorsey · 1 ep
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Phelps · 1 ep
Trippin'
Movie · as Willie Reed
The Army Show
TV · as Col. John Henchy · 13 eps
The 6th Man
Movie · as James Tyler
Moesha
TV · as Aaron · 1 ep
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Cop · 1 ep
Corrina, Corrina
Movie · as Frank
Someone She Knows
Movie · as Lt. Jack Emery
In the Deep Woods
Movie · as George Dunaway
Shaky Ground
TV · as Russell · 17 eps
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Movie · as Gilbert
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Movie · as Art Regan
Hit List
Movie · as Brian Armstrong
Double Your Pleasure
Movie · as Sam
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as John Lucas · 1 ep
Innerspace
Movie · as Pete Blanchard
A Different World
TV · as Woodson Wayne · 4 eps
The Tracey Ullman Show
TV · 1 ep
Married... with Children
TV · as Griff · 41 eps
If Tomorrow Comes
TV · as Al · 1 ep
Vision Quest
Movie · as Gene Tanneran
Space Rage
Movie · as Max Bryson
The Atlanta Child Murders
TV · as Hindsman · 2 eps
The Comedy Factory
TV · as Granville · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Blaster Boyle · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Leon Cooley · 1 ep
Uncommon Valor
Movie · as Johnson
Uncommon Valor
Movie · as Sergeant
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep
An Officer and a Gentleman
Movie · as Perryman
Hill Street Blues
TV · 3 eps
Walking Tall
TV · 7 eps
Inside Moves
Movie · as Alvin Martin
Fast Break
Movie · as D.C.
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV · 1 ep
Wheels
TV · as Rollie Knight · 5 eps
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Movie · as Doctor
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · 1 ep
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV · 1 ep
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Movie · as Rider
Alex & the Gypsy
Movie · as First Goon
Sounder, Part 2
Movie · as Nathan
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Hal Borden · 1 ep
What's Happening!!
TV · as Lew Bonner · 1 ep
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Movie · as Sam (uncredited)
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Tollombe · 1 ep
Night of the Strangler
Movie · as Jim Bunch