Harold Sylvester
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1949
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana
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
A Place for Heroes 2014
as Gary
Night Club 2011
as Grim Interviewer
For One Night 2006
as Mr. Howard
Missing Brendan 2004
as Stan Wade
- On Hallowed Ground: Streetball Champions of Rucker Park
On Hallowed Ground: Streetball Champions of Rucker Park 2000
Writer
Trippin' 1999
as Willie Reed
Passing Glory 1999
Writer
The 6th Man 1997
as James Tyler
Someone She Knows 1994
as Lt. Jack Emery
Corrina, Corrina 1994
as Frank
In the Deep Woods 1992
as George Dunaway
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story 1991
as Gilbert
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing 1990
as Art Regan
Double Your Pleasure 1989
as Sam
Hit List 1989
as Brian Armstrong
Innerspace 1987
as Pete Blanchard
Space Rage 1985
as Max Bryson
Vision Quest 1985
as Gene Tanneran
Uncommon Valor 1983
as Johnson
Uncommon Valor 1983
as Sergeant
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982
as Perryman
Inside Moves 1980
as Alvin Martin
Fast Break 1979
as D.C.
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich 1977
as Doctor
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours 1976
as Rider
Sounder, Part 2 1976
as Nathan
Alex & the Gypsy 1976
as First Goon
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1974
as Sam (uncredited)
Night of the Strangler 1972
as Jim Bunch
Credits from TMDB.