Harold Sylvester
Acting
1949-02-10 · New Orleans, Louisiana
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
The Pitt
2025 · Series
A Place for Heroes
2014 · Movie
Night Club
2011 · Movie
For One Night
2006 · Movie
Missing Brendan
2004 · Movie
Cold Case
2003 · Series
CSI: Miami
2002 · Series
On Hallowed Ground: Streetball Champions of Rucker Park
2000 · Movie
City of Angels
2000 · Series
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · Series
Trippin'
1999 · Movie
Passing Glory
1999 · Movie
The Army Show
1998 · Series
The 6th Man
1997 · Movie
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series
Moesha
1996 · Series
Someone She Knows
1994 · Movie
Corrina, Corrina
1994 · Movie
NYPD Blue
1993 · Series
Shaky Ground
1992 · Series
In the Deep Woods
1992 · Movie
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991 · Movie
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990 · Movie
Double Your Pleasure
1989 · Movie
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Series
Hit List
1989 · Movie
A Different World
1987 · Series
Innerspace
1987 · Movie
Married... with Children
1987 · Series
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987 · Series
If Tomorrow Comes
1986 · Series
Space Rage
1985 · Movie
The Comedy Factory
1985 · Series
Vision Quest
1985 · Movie
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Hunter
1984 · Series
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Movie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · Series
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Movie
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · Movie
Walking Tall
1981 · Series
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Series
Inside Moves
1980 · Movie
Fast Break
1979 · Movie
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978 · Series
Wheels
1978 · Series
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Movie
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977 · Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Series
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976 · Movie
Sounder, Part 2
1976 · Movie
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
Alex & the Gypsy
1976 · Movie
What's Happening!!
1976 · Series
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Series
Night of the Strangler
1972 · Movie