Acting · New Orleans, Louisiana · Born February 10, 1949
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.
TVThe Pitt
2025
as Willie Alexander
MovieNight Club
2011
as Grim Interviewer
MovieFor One Night
2006
as Mr. Howard
MovieMissing Brendan
2004
as Stan Wade
TVCold Case
2003
as Tom Lincoln
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Joshua Keating
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Phelps
MovieTrippin'
1999
as Willie Reed
TVThe Army Show
1998
as Col. John Henchy
MovieThe 6th Man
1997
as James Tyler
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Cop
TVMoesha
1996
as Aaron
MovieSomeone She Knows
1994
as Lt. Jack Emery
MovieCorrina, Corrina
1994
as Frank
TVShaky Ground
1992
as Russell
MovieIn the Deep Woods
1992
as George Dunaway
MovieLine of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991
as Gilbert
MovieIn the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990
as Art Regan
MovieDouble Your Pleasure
1989
as Sam
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as John Lucas
MovieHit List
1989
as Brian Armstrong
TVA Different World
1987
as Woodson Wayne
MovieInnerspace
1987
as Pete Blanchard
TVThe Tracey Ullman Show
1987
TVMarried... with Children
1987
as Griff
TVIf Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Al
MovieSpace Rage
1985
as Max Bryson
TVThe Comedy Factory
1985
as Granville
MovieVision Quest
1985
as Gene Tanneran
TVThe Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Hindsman
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Blaster Boyle
TVHunter
1984
as Leon Cooley
MovieUncommon Valor
1983
as Johnson
TVScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
MovieUncommon Valor
1983
as Sergeant
MovieAn Officer and a Gentleman
1982
as Perryman
TVWalking Tall
1981
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieInside Moves
1980
as Alvin Martin
MovieFast Break
1979
as D.C.
TVThe Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
TVWheels
1978
as Rollie Knight
MovieA Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
as Doctor
TVWhat Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
MovieRichie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
as Rider
MovieSounder, Part 2
1976
as Nathan
MovieAlex & the Gypsy
1976
as First Goon
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Hal Borden
TVWhat's Happening!!
1976
as Lew Bonner
MovieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Sam (uncredited)
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Tollombe
MovieNight of the Strangler
1972
as Jim Bunch
