Harold Sylvester
Actor
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.
Filmography
An Officer and a Gentleman
as Perryman 1982
Corrina, Corrina
as Frank 1994
Uncommon Valor
as Johnson 1983
The 6th Man
as James Tyler 1997
Vision Quest
as Gene Tanneran 1985
Inside Moves
as Alvin Martin 1980
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Sam (uncredited) 1974
Hit List
as Brian Armstrong 1989
Space Rage
as Max Bryson 1985
In the Deep Woods
as George Dunaway 1992
Trippin'
as Willie Reed 1999
For One Night
as Mr. Howard 2006
Fast Break
as D.C. 1979
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Doctor 1977
Night of the Strangler
as Jim Bunch 1972
Alex & the Gypsy
as First Goon 1976