Harold Sylvester

Harold Sylvester

Born 1949-02-10 (age 77) New Orleans, Louisiana
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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.

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Known For

An Officer and a Gentleman
Innerspace
Innerspace

1987

as Pete Blanchard

Vision Quest
Vision Quest

1985

as Gene Tanneran

Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor

1983

as Johnson

Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina

1994

as Frank

The 6th Man
The 6th Man

1997

as James Tyler

Trippin'
Trippin'

1999

as Willie Reed

Night Club
Night Club

2011

as Grim Interviewer

Fast Break
Fast Break

1979

as D.C.

Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy

1976

as First Goon

Space Rage
Space Rage

1985

as Max Bryson

Hit List
Hit List

1989

as Brian Armstrong

Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor

1983

as Sergeant

In the Deep Woods
In the Deep Woods

1992

as George Dunaway

Inside Moves
Inside Moves

1980

as Alvin Martin

For One Night
For One Night

2006

as Mr. Howard

Someone She Knows
Someone She Knows

1994

as Lt. Jack Emery