Harold Sylvester
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.
Known For

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

Murder, She Wrote

Malcolm in the Middle

Married... with Children

The Pitt

Cold Case

Hill Street Blues
All Movies (26)
- Night Club2011 · as Grim Interviewer
- For One Night2006 · as Mr. Howard
- Missing Brendan2004 · as Stan Wade
- Trippin'1999 · as Willie Reed
- The 6th Man1997 · as James Tyler
- Someone She Knows1994 · as Lt. Jack Emery
- Corrina, Corrina1994 · as Frank
- In the Deep Woods1992 · as George Dunaway
- Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story1991 · as Gilbert
- In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing1990 · as Art Regan
- Double Your Pleasure1989 · as Sam
- Hit List1989 · as Brian Armstrong
- Innerspace1987 · as Pete Blanchard
- Space Rage1985 · as Max Bryson
- Vision Quest1985 · as Gene Tanneran
- Uncommon Valor1983 · as Johnson
- Uncommon Valor1983 · as Sergeant
- An Officer and a Gentleman1982 · as Perryman
- Inside Moves1980 · as Alvin Martin
- Fast Break1979 · as D.C.
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich1977 · as Doctor
- Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours1976 · as Rider
- Sounder, Part 21976 · as Nathan
- Alex & the Gypsy1976 · as First Goon
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman1974 · as Sam (uncredited)
- Night of the Strangler1972 · as Jim Bunch
All TV Shows (28)
- The Pitt2025 · as Willie Alexander
- Cold Case2003 · as Tom Lincoln
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Joshua Keating
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Fred Dorsey
- Malcolm in the Middle2000 · as Phelps
- The Army Show1998 · as Col. John Henchy
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Cop
- Moesha1996 · as Aaron
- Shaky Ground1992 · as Russell
- Doogie Howser, M.D.1989 · as John Lucas
- A Different World1987 · as Woodson Wayne
- The Tracey Ullman Show1987
- Married... with Children1987 · as Griff
- If Tomorrow Comes1986 · as Al
- The Comedy Factory1985 · as Granville
- The Atlanta Child Murders1985 · as Hindsman
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Blaster Boyle
- Hunter1984 · as Leon Cooley
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983
- Walking Tall1981
- Hill Street Blues1981
- The Eddie Capra Mysteries1978
- Wheels1978 · as Rollie Knight
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1977
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977
- Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Hal Borden
- What's Happening!!1976 · as Lew Bonner
- The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Tollombe