Harold Sylvester
Known for Acting · 53 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
Married... with Children
1987
as Griff
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Blaster Boyle
Cold Case
2003
as Tom Lincoln
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Phelps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Cop
Hunter
1984
as Leon Cooley
Hill Street Blues
1981
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Hal Borden
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Tollombe
Moesha
1996
as Aaron
A Different World
1987
as Woodson Wayne
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as John Lucas
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 Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Hindsman
The Army Show
1998
as Col. John Henchy
Walking Tall
1981
Shaky Ground
1992
as Russell
Wheels
1978
as Rollie Knight
Movies (26)
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
as Perryman
Innerspace
1987
as Pete Blanchard
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Johnson
Corrina, Corrina
1994
as Frank
In the Deep Woods
1992
as George Dunaway
Vision Quest
1985
as Gene Tanneran
The 6th Man
1997
as James Tyler
Night of the Strangler
1972
as Jim Bunch
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Sam (uncredited)
Hit List
1989
as Brian Armstrong
Trippin'
1999
as Willie Reed
Inside Moves
1980
as Alvin Martin
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
as First Goon
Fast Break
1979
as D.C.
Space Rage
1985
as Max Bryson
Someone She Knows
1994
as Lt. Jack Emery
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990
as Art Regan
Missing Brendan
2004
as Stan Wade
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
as Doctor
For One Night
2006
as Mr. Howard
Double Your Pleasure
1989
as Sam
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Sergeant
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991
as Gilbert
Night Club
2011
as Grim Interviewer
Sounder, Part 2
1976
as Nathan
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
as Rider
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 53 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Harold Sylvester has appeared in 26 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harold Sylvester Movies
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) — as Perryman
- Innerspace (1987) — as Pete Blanchard
- Uncommon Valor (1983) — as Johnson
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) — as Frank
- In the Deep Woods (1992) — as George Dunaway
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