
Harold Sylvester
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

An Officer and a Gentleman
as Perryman
1982

Vision Quest
as Gene Tanneran
1985

Uncommon Valor
as Johnson
1983

The 6th Man
as James Tyler
1997

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
as Rider
1976

Fast Break
as D.C.
1979

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

Hit List
as Brian Armstrong
1989

Space Rage
as Max Bryson
1985

For One Night
as Mr. Howard
2006

Corrina, Corrina
as Frank
1994

Someone She Knows
as Lt. Jack Emery
1994

Innerspace
as Pete Blanchard
1987

Alex & the Gypsy
as First Goon
1976

Double Your Pleasure
as Sam
1989

In the Deep Woods
as George Dunaway
1992

Night Club
as Grim Interviewer
2011

Inside Moves
as Alvin Martin
1980

Night of the Strangler
as Jim Bunch
1972

Missing Brendan
as Stan Wade
2004
TV Appearances

Murder, She Wrote
as Blaster Boyle
1984

A Different World
as Woodson Wayne
1987

CSI: Miami
as Joshua Keating
2002

The Tracey Ullman Show
1987

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

Cold Case
as Tom Lincoln
2003

Quincy, M.E.
as Hal Borden
1976

Malcolm in the Middle
as Phelps
2000

Hill Street Blues
1981

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Moesha
as Aaron
1996