Born 1949 (age 77) · New Orleans, Louisiana
Appears in 55 titles

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

Innerspace
6.8
Innerspace
1987
as Pete Blanchard
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.0
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
as Perryman
Corrina, Corrina
6.7
Corrina, Corrina
1994
as Frank
Uncommon Valor
6.3
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Johnson
The 6th Man
6.1
The 6th Man
1997
as James Tyler
Vision Quest
6.4
Vision Quest
1985
as Gene Tanneran
Inside Moves
6.4
Inside Moves
1980
as Alvin Martin
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
6.6
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Sam (uncredited)
Hit List
6.2
Hit List
1989
as Brian Armstrong
Space Rage
4.1
Space Rage
1985
as Max Bryson
In the Deep Woods
5.5
In the Deep Woods
1992
as George Dunaway
Trippin'
4.9
Trippin'
1999
as Willie Reed
For One Night
7.6
For One Night
2006
as Mr. Howard
Fast Break
5.3
Fast Break
1979
as D.C.
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Night of the Strangler
5.4
Night of the Strangler
1972
as Jim Bunch
Alex & the Gypsy
4.6
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
as First Goon
Double Your Pleasure
6.3
Double Your Pleasure
1989
as Sam
Someone She Knows
4.8
Someone She Knows
1994
as Lt. Jack Emery
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing