Harold Sylvester
Acting
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.
Born: February 10, 1949
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Known For
Filmography
as Willie Alexander
as Grim Interviewer
as Mr. Howard
as Stan Wade
as Tom Lincoln
as Joshua Keating
as Phelps
as Willie Reed
as Col. John Henchy
as James Tyler
as Lt. Jack Emery
as Frank
as Russell
as George Dunaway
as Gilbert
as Art Regan
as Sam
as Brian Armstrong
as Woodson Wayne
as Pete Blanchard
as Griff
as Al
as Max Bryson
as Granville
as Gene Tanneran
as Hindsman
as Blaster Boyle
as Leon Cooley
as Johnson
as Perryman
as Alvin Martin
as D.C.
as Rollie Knight
as Doctor
as Nathan
as Hal Borden
as First Goon
as Sam (uncredited)
as Tollombe
as Jim Bunch