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Harold Sylvester (born February 10, 1949) is an American film and television actor.
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Harold Sylvester | |
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| Born | February 10, 1949 |
Harold Sylvester (born February 10, 1949) is an American film and television actor.
Sylvester was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a graduate of New Orleans' St. Augustine High School and Tulane University. Turning down Harvard, he attended Tulane on a basketball scholarship and graduated in 1972 with a degree in theater and psychology. [1] He was the first African American to receive an athletic scholarship from Tulane. [1]
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 miniseries Wheels (1978), Barnaby Jones (season 8, episode 4, "A Desperate Pursuit"), the short-lived 1981 series Walking Tall , Today's F.B.I. , Mary (1985), Shaky Ground , and A Different World as Dwayne Wayne's father, Woodson "Woodchuck" Wayne. The most recent TV show in which he starred was The Army Show . Sylvester had a recurring role on the TV series City of Angels . He has made guest appearances on shows, ranging from The Eddie Capra Mysteries to Hill Street Blues to Murder, She Wrote to NYPD Blue .
His first Hollywood role was as Nathan, a lead character in Part 2, Sounder , the sequel to Sounder . His better known film roles are in supporting roles in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Uncommon Valor (1983), Innerspace (1987), and Corrina, Corrina (1994). He was a contract player for Universal Studios. [1]
Sylvester wrote the screenplay for the 1998 TV movie Passing Glory . This screenplay was based on some of his experiences playing basketball in high school, [1] including a groundbreaking game of St. Augustine High School's all-black team against Jesuit High School's all-white team. [2]
The Amistad Research Center of New Orleans, Louisiana, maintains a collection of Harold Sylvester's papers that document his correspondence, film and television scripts, and materials reflecting his involvement with the Free Southern Theater and his Blue Bayou Productions Company. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1972 | Night of the Strangler | Jim Bunch | |
| 1976 | Alex & the Gypsy | First Goon | |
| 1976 | Part 2, Sounder | Nathan | |
| 1978 | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich | Doctor | |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Bobby Jerome | Episode: "Breakout to Murder" |
| 1979 | Fast Break | D.C. | |
| 1980 | Inside Moves | Alvin Martin | |
| 1981 | Magic Johnson and the Subway Sandwich Crew Take on the World | Subway Sandwich Crew Member #5 | |
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Perryman | |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Johnson | |
| 1985 | Vision Quest | Tanneran | |
| 1985 | Space Rage | Max Bryson | |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Pete Blanchard | |
| 1989 | Hit List | Brian Armstrong | |
| 1992 | In the Deep Woods | George Dunaway | TV movie |
| 1994 | Corrina, Corrina | Frank | |
| 1997 | The Sixth Man | James Tyler | |
| 1999 | Trippin' | Willie Reed | |
| 2002 | What Wouldn't Jesus Do? | God | TV Short |
| 2003 | Missing Brendan | Stan Wade | |
| 2006 | Nolaw | Sampson | |
| 2011 | Night Club | Grim Interviewer | |
| 2014 | A Place for Heroes | Gary |
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4. Demetria Fulton previewed Sylvester in Barnaby Jones; episode titled, “A Desperate Pursuit” (10/11/1979).
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