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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-02-10 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana

Also Known As

Гарольд Сильвестр

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

Acting

Vision Quest

1985

Vision Quest

as

Gene Tanneran

Uncommon Valor

1983

Uncommon Valor

as

Johnson

The 6th Man

1997

The 6th Man

as

James Tyler

Fast Break

1979

Fast Break

as

D.C.

Hit List

1989

Hit List

as

Brian Armstrong

Space Rage

1985

Space Rage

as

Max Bryson

For One Night

2006

For One Night

as

Mr. Howard

Corrina, Corrina

1994

Corrina, Corrina

as

Frank

Someone She Knows

1994

Someone She Knows

as

Lt. Jack Emery

Innerspace

1987

Innerspace

as

Pete Blanchard

Alex & the Gypsy

1976

Alex & the Gypsy

as

First Goon

In the Deep Woods

1992

In the Deep Woods

as

George Dunaway

Night Club

2011

Night Club

as

Grim Interviewer

Inside Moves

1980

Inside Moves

as

Alvin Martin

Night of the Strangler

1972

Night of the Strangler

as

Jim Bunch

Missing Brendan

2004

Missing Brendan

as

Stan Wade

Sounder, Part 2

1976

Sounder, Part 2

as

Nathan

Trippin'

1999

Trippin'

as

Willie Reed

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Blaster Boyle

A Different World

A Different World

as

Woodson Wayne

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Joshua Keating

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Tom Lincoln

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Hal Borden

Moesha

Moesha

as

Aaron

Hunter

Hunter

as

Leon Cooley

The Army Show

The Army Show

as

Col. John Henchy

Shaky Ground

Shaky Ground

as

Russell

Wheels

Wheels

as

Rollie Knight

The Pitt

The Pitt

as

Willie Alexander

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Fred Dorsey

Production

Crew

Directing