Garrett Morris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-02-01 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Garrett Morris

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Shameless

    Shameless

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Married... with Children

    Married... with Children

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • This Is Us

    This Is Us

  • 2 Broke Girls

    2 Broke Girls

  • Station 19

    Station 19

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Martin

    Martin

  • How to Beat the High Cost of Living

    How to Beat the High Cost of Living

  • Static Shock

    Static Shock

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Ant-Man

    Ant-Man

  • Family Reunion

    Family Reunion

  • The Jamie Foxx Show

    The Jamie Foxx Show

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • How I Met Your Father

    How I Met Your Father

  • Coneheads

    Coneheads

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show

    A Black Lady Sketch Show

  • The Hughleys

    The Hughleys

  • Cooley High

    Cooley High

  • Maniac Magee

    Maniac Magee

  • Earth Angel

    Earth Angel

  • Severed Ties

    Severed Ties

  • Dog Gone

    Dog Gone

  • The Longshots

    The Longshots

  • Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

    Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

  • Critical Condition

    Critical Condition

  • The Underachievers

    The Underachievers

  • Boston Common

    Boston Common

  • Motorama

    Motorama

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

  • Almost Blue

    Almost Blue

  • Noah's Arc

    Noah's Arc

  • Grand-Daddy Day Care

    Grand-Daddy Day Care

  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Jim Henson Idea Man

  • It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

  • The Stuff

    The Stuff

  • The Anderson Tapes

    The Anderson Tapes

  • Rhett & Link's Buddy System

    Rhett & Link's Buddy System

  • Rhett & Link's Buddy System

    Rhett & Link's Buddy System

  • The Things We Did Last Summer

    The Things We Did Last Summer

  • Downey Wrote That

    Downey Wrote That

  • Twin Falls Idaho

    Twin Falls Idaho

  • Children of the Night

    Children of the Night

  • Santa with Muscles

    Santa with Muscles

  • Palmer's Pick-Up

    Palmer's Pick-Up

  • Who's Your Caddy?

    Who's Your Caddy?

  • Where’s Poppa?

    Where’s Poppa?

  • Jackpot

    Jackpot

  • Super Spy: The Final Exit

    Super Spy: The Final Exit

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

    Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

  • Pickin' and Grinnin'

    Pickin' and Grinnin'

  • Valley of the Sun

    Valley of the Sun

  • Car Wash

    Car Wash

  • The Census Taker

    The Census Taker

  • The Invisible Woman

    The Invisible Woman

  • Black Rose of Harlem

    Black Rose of Harlem

  • The Pound Puppies

    The Pound Puppies

  • Black Scorpion II: Aftershock

    Black Scorpion II: Aftershock

  • Metropolis

    Metropolis

  • The Best of John Belushi

    The Best of John Belushi

  • Cleghorne!

    Cleghorne!

  • Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

    Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

  • Maid for Each Other

    Maid for Each Other

  • E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

    E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

  • Let Go

    Let Go

  • Black Scorpion

    Black Scorpion

  • Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

  • Little Richard

    Little Richard

  • Pawn Shop

    Pawn Shop

  • Silent Fury

    Silent Fury

  • Connecting Dots

    Connecting Dots

  • Easter Fever

    Easter Fever