
Harold Sylvester
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-02-10 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana
Harold Sylvester
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
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Acting
(2011)
Night Club
as Grim Interviewer
(2006)
For One Night
as Mr. Howard
(2004)
Missing Brendan
as Stan Wade
(1997)
The 6th Man
as James Tyler
(1994)
Corrina, Corrina
as Frank
(1994)
Someone She Knows
as Lt. Jack Emery
(1992)
In the Deep Woods
as George Dunaway
(1991)
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
as Gilbert
(1990)
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
as Art Regan
(1989)
Hit List
as Brian Armstrong
(1989)
Double Your Pleasure
as Sam
(1987)
Innerspace
as Pete Blanchard
(1985)
Vision Quest
as Gene Tanneran
(1985)
Space Rage
as Max Bryson
(1983)
Uncommon Valor
as Johnson
(1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman
as Perryman
(1980)
Inside Moves
as Alvin Martin
(1979)
Fast Break
as D.C.
(1977)
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Doctor
(1976)
Alex & the Gypsy
as First Goon
(1976)
Sounder, Part 2
as Nathan
(1976)
(1974)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Sam (uncredited)
(1972)
Night of the Strangler
as Jim Bunch
Crew
(1999)
Passing Glory
Writer