Harold Sylvester
Born: 1949-02-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Pitt as Willie Alexander
2011
- Night Club as Grim Interviewer
2006
- For One Night as Mr. Howard
2004
- Missing Brendan as Stan Wade
2003
- Cold Case as Tom Lincoln
2002
- CSI: Miami as Joshua Keating
2000
- Malcolm in the Middle as Phelps
- City of Angels ... (Writer)
1999
- Passing Glory ... (Writer)
- Trippin' as Willie Reed
1998
- The Army Show as Col. John Henchy
1997
- The 6th Man as James Tyler
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Cop
- Moesha as Aaron
1994
- Corrina, Corrina as Frank
- Someone She Knows as Lt. Jack Emery
1992
- In the Deep Woods as George Dunaway
- Shaky Ground as Russell
1991
- Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Gilbert
1990
- In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing as Art Regan
1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Hit List as Brian Armstrong
- Double Your Pleasure as Sam
1987
- Married... with Children as Griff
- A Different World as Woodson Wayne
- The Tracey Ullman Show
- Innerspace as Pete Blanchard
1986
- If Tomorrow Comes as Al
1985
- Vision Quest as Gene Tanneran
- Space Rage as Max Bryson
- The Comedy Factory as Granville
- The Atlanta Child Murders as Hindsman
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Blaster Boyle
- Hunter as Leon Cooley
1983
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Uncommon Valor as Johnson
1982
- An Officer and a Gentleman as Perryman
1980
- Inside Moves as Alvin Martin
1979
- Fast Break as D.C.
1978
- The Eddie Capra Mysteries
- Wheels as Rollie Knight
1977
1976
- Quincy, M.E. as Hal Borden
- What's Happening!!
- Alex & the Gypsy as First Goon
- Sounder, Part 2 as Nathan
- Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours as Rider
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Tollombe
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Sam (uncredited)
1972
- Night of the Strangler as Jim Bunch