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.
An Officer and a Gentleman
(Perryman)
Vision Quest
(Gene Tanneran)
Uncommon Valor
(Johnson)
The 6th Man
(James Tyler)
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
(Rider)
Fast Break
(D.C.)
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
(Doctor)
Hit List
(Brian Armstrong)
Space Rage
(Max Bryson)
For One Night
(Mr. Howard)
Corrina, Corrina
(Frank)
Someone She Knows
(Lt. Jack Emery)
Innerspace
(Pete Blanchard)
Alex & the Gypsy
(First Goon)
Double Your Pleasure
(Sam)
In the Deep Woods
(George Dunaway)
Night Club
(Grim Interviewer)
Inside Moves
(Alvin Martin)
Night of the Strangler
(Jim Bunch)
Missing Brendan
(Stan Wade)
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
(Gilbert)
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
(Art Regan)
Sounder, Part 2
(Nathan)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(Sam (uncredited))
Trippin'
(Willie Reed)
Murder, She Wrote
(Blaster Boyle)
A Different World
(Woodson Wayne)
CSI: Miami
(Joshua Keating)
The Tracey Ullman Show
What's Happening!!
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Cold Case
(Tom Lincoln)
Quincy, M.E.
(Hal Borden)
Malcolm in the Middle
(Phelps)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Hill Street Blues
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Moesha
(Aaron)
Hunter
(Leon Cooley)
The Army Show
(Col. John Henchy)
Shaky Ground
(Russell)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Walking Tall
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
(Cop)
Married... with Children
(Griff)
The Atlanta Child Murders
(Hindsman)
The Six Million Dollar Man
(Tollombe)
Wheels
(Rollie Knight)
The Comedy Factory
(Granville)
If Tomorrow Comes
(Al)
The Pitt
(Willie Alexander)
CSI: Miami
(Fred Dorsey)