
Harold Sylvester
Acting
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 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Filmography (42)

The Pitt
2025

For One Night
2006

Cold Case
2003

CSI: Miami
2002

City of Angels
2000

Malcolm in the Middle
2000

Trippin'
1999

The 6th Man
1997

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996

Moesha
1996

Corrina, Corrina
1994

Shaky Ground
1992

In the Deep Woods
1992

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

Hit List
1989

A Different World
1987

Innerspace
1987

The Tracey Ullman Show
1987

Married... with Children
1987

If Tomorrow Comes
1986

Space Rage
1985

The Comedy Factory
1985

Vision Quest
1985

The Atlanta Child Murders
1985

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Hunter
1984

Uncommon Valor
1983

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

An Officer and a Gentleman
1982

Hill Street Blues
1981

Inside Moves
1980

Fast Break
1979

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Alex & the Gypsy
1976

Quincy, M.E.
1976

What's Happening!!
1976

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974

Night of the Strangler
1972
