Garrett Morris
Acting
Born February 1, 1937 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Garrett Gonzalez Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an Americancomedian and actor. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980. Morris was a church-choir singer from his youth, trained at the Juilliard School of Music, and graduated from Dillard University in 1958. Early in his career, he soloed with the Harry Belafonte singers. He performed in a number of Broadwaymusicals, including Hallelujah, Baby! and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. He also appeared as a high school teacher in the 1975 film Cooley High. He had a small role as a police sergeant in The Anderson Tapes (1970). Morris also lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he worked as a postal carrier.
Films (51)
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
Downey Wrote That
2025
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Grand-Daddy Day Care
2019
Ant-Man
2015
Pawn Shop
2012
Let Go
2011
Valley of the Sun
2011
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Dog Gone
2008
The Longshots
2008
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Connecting Dots
2003
Maniac Magee
2003
Super Spy: The Final Exit
2003
Jackpot
2001
Little Richard
2000
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
1997
Santa with Muscles
1996
Black Rose of Harlem
1996
Black Scorpion
1995
Silent Fury
1994
Almost Blue
1993
Coneheads
1993
Severed Ties
1992
Maid for Each Other
1992
Motorama
1991
Children of the Night
1991
Earth Angel
1991
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
The Underachievers
1988
Critical Condition
1987
The Pound Puppies
1985
The Best of John Belushi
1985
The Stuff
1985
The Census Taker
1984
The Invisible Woman
1983
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
1982
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
Easter Fever
1980
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
Car Wash
1976
Cooley High
1975
The Anderson Tapes
1971
Where’s Poppa?
1970