Garrett Morris
Known for: Acting
Born: February 1, 1937
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
56 movies · 38 TV shows, newest first
6.5
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
NR
Downey Wrote That
2025NR
Something Has Changed: A Quixotic Journey through the Spanish Blues
2025
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
NR
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
6.0
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
6.4
How I Met Your Father
2022
4.8
Grand Crew
2021
7.5
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020
7.1
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
8.1
Family Reunion
2019
5.8
Grand-Daddy Day Care
2019
7.6
The Neighborhood
2018
8.2
Station 19
2018
7.0
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
2016
7.3
MacGyver
2016
8.2
This Is Us
2016
7.1
Ant-Man
2015
7.7
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
2.0
Metropolis
2015
7.2
Scandal
2012
5.5
Pawn Shop
2012
4.9
Let Go
2011
7.2
2 Broke Girls
2011
8.2
Shameless
2011
4.2
Valley of the Sun
20112.0
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
6.5
Dog Gone
2008
6.5
The Longshots
2008
3.4
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
7.9
Psych
2006
NR
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
6.4
Noah's Arc
2005
8.1
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
8.0
Connecting Dots
20038.0
Maniac Magee
2003
7.0
Super Spy: The Final Exit
2003
8.2
Justice League
2001
6.5
According to Jim
2001
6.7
Jackpot
2001
8.0
Static Shock
2000
6.6
Little Richard
2000
5.6
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
6.9
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
6.9
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
4.0
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
6.8
The Hughleys
1998
4.8
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
1997
3.6
Santa with Muscles
1996
6.7
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
7.0
Boston Common
1996
4.3
Black Rose of Harlem
1996
3.7
Cleghorne!
1995
5.5
Black Scorpion
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.5
Silent Fury
1994
7.1
Almost Blue
1993
5.5
Coneheads
1993
4.6
Severed Ties
1992
7.5
Martin
1992
6.3
Maid for Each Other
1992
6.6
Motorama
1991
4.3
Children of the Night
1991
5.4
Earth Angel
1991
7.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
4.8
The Underachievers
1988
7.0
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987
7.7
Married... with Children
1987
5.5
Critical Condition
1987
4.0
The Pound Puppies
1985
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
7.5
The Best of John Belushi
1985
6.0
The Stuff
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.2
It's Your Move
1984
7.1
Hunter
1984
6.7
The Census Taker
1984
7.5
The Invisible Woman
1983
7.6
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
1982
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
5.3
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
7.7
Easter Fever
1980
4.8
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
6.0
Car Wash
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.0
Cooley High
1975
6.1
The Anderson Tapes
1971
6.0
Where’s Poppa?
1970
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
NR
Tony Awards
1956