Harold Sylvester

Acting

Harold Sylvester

Born February 10, 1949New Orleans, Louisiana55 credits

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
2025The Pitt
as Willie AlexanderTV
Night Club
2011Night Club
as Grim InterviewerMovie
For One Night
2006For One Night
as Mr. HowardMovie
Missing Brendan
2004Missing Brendan
as Stan WadeMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Case
as Tom LincolnTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as Joshua KeatingTV
Trippin'
1999Trippin'
as Willie ReedMovie
The Army Show
1998The Army Show
as Col. John HenchyTV
The 6th Man
1997The 6th Man
as James TylerMovie
Moesha
1996Moesha
as AaronTV
Someone She Knows
1994Someone She Knows
as Lt. Jack EmeryMovie
Shaky Ground
1992Shaky Ground
as RussellTV
In the Deep Woods
1992In the Deep Woods
as George DunawayMovie
Hit List
1989Hit List
as Brian ArmstrongMovie
A Different World
1987A Different World
as Woodson WayneTV
Innerspace
1987Innerspace
as Pete BlanchardMovie
Space Rage
1985Space Rage
as Max BrysonMovie
Vision Quest
1985Vision Quest
as Gene TanneranMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Blaster BoyleTV
Hunter
1984Hunter
as Leon CooleyTV
Uncommon Valor
1983Uncommon Valor
as JohnsonMovie
Inside Moves
1980Inside Moves
as Alvin MartinMovie
Fast Break
1979Fast Break
as D.C.Movie
Wheels
1978Wheels
as Rollie KnightTV
Sounder, Part 2
1976Sounder, Part 2
as NathanMovie
Alex & the Gypsy
1976Alex & the Gypsy
as First GoonMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.
as Hal BordenTV