
Harold Sylvester
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1949-02-10 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Also known as
- Гарольд Сильвестр
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
TV Shows (27)

CSI: Miami
2002
as Joshua Keating / Fred Dorsey

The Pitt
2025
as Willie Alexander

Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Phelps

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Blaster Boyle

Married... with Children
1987
as Griff

Cold Case
2003
as Tom Lincoln

Hill Street Blues
1981

Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Hal Borden

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Cop

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Tollombe

Hunter
1984
as Leon Cooley

A Different World
1987
as Woodson Wayne

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

Moesha
1996
as Aaron

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

The Tracey Ullman Show
1987

What's Happening!!
1976
as Lew Bonner

The Comedy Factory
1985
as Granville

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977

If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Al

The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Hindsman

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978

Shaky Ground
1992
as Russell

The Army Show
1998
as Col. John Henchy

Wheels
1978
as Rollie Knight

Walking Tall
1981
Movies (25)

Innerspace
1987
as Pete Blanchard

An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
as Perryman

Uncommon Valor
1983
as Johnson

Corrina, Corrina
1994
as Frank

Vision Quest
1985
as Gene Tanneran

Space Rage
1985
as Max Bryson

The 6th Man
1997
as James Tyler

In the Deep Woods
1992
as George Dunaway

Trippin'
1999
as Willie Reed

Inside Moves
1980
as Alvin Martin

Hit List
1989
as Brian Armstrong

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991
as Gilbert

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Sam (uncredited)

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990
as Art Regan

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
as Rider

Night Club
2011
as Grim Interviewer

Fast Break
1979
as D.C.

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
as Doctor

Alex & the Gypsy
1976
as First Goon

Double Your Pleasure
1989
as Sam

Missing Brendan
2004
as Stan Wade

Someone She Knows
1994
as Lt. Jack Emery

For One Night
2006
as Mr. Howard

Night of the Strangler
1972
as Jim Bunch

Sounder, Part 2
1976
as Nathan
About Harold Sylvester
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 r… With 52 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Harold Sylvester has appeared in 25 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harold Sylvester Movies
- Innerspace (1987) — as Pete Blanchard
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) — as Perryman
- Uncommon Valor (1983) — as Johnson
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) — as Frank
- Vision Quest (1985) — as Gene Tanneran
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