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name: "Harold Sylvester"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "10 February 1949"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:33.254418+00:00"
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# Harold Sylvester

Writer. Born 10 February 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 10 February 1949, New Orleans, Louisiana
- **Also known as:** Гарольд Сильвестр

## Biography

Harold Sylvester is an American actor and writer. Born on 10 February 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana, he graduated from St Augustine High School and Tulane University, where he was the first African American to receive an athletic scholarship and earned degrees in theatre and psychology.

He is best known for playing Griff on the sitcom *Married... with Children* (1994–1997). Other acting credits include *An Officer and a Gentleman* (1982), *Innerspace* (1987), *Corrina, Corrina* (1994), *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000) and *CSI: Miami* (2002–2009), plus guest appearances on *NYPD Blue* and *Murder, She Wrote*.

Sylvester has also written for television, including story and teleplay credits on *NYPD Blue* (2001) and the screenplay for the television film *Passing Glory* (1999). He has worked as a producer on series such as *City of Angels* (2000).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)

## Also known for

- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Phelps
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), Joshua Keating, Fred Dorsey
- *Innerspace* (1987), Pete Blanchard
- *Married... with Children* (1987), Griff
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Cop
- *An Officer and a Gentleman* (1982), Perryman
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Blaster Boyle
- *Corrina, Corrina* (1994), Frank

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