Garrett Morris
Born: 1937-02-01
• 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.
Filmography
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Downey Wrote That
Jim Henson Idea Man
Grand-Daddy Day Care
Ant-Man
Pawn Shop
Let Go
Valley of the Sun
No Image
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Dog Gone
The Longshots
Who's Your Caddy?
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Connecting Dots
No Image
Maniac Magee
Super Spy: The Final Exit
Jackpot
Little Richard
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Twin Falls Idaho
Palmer's Pick-Up
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Santa with Muscles
Black Rose of Harlem
Black Scorpion
Silent Fury
Almost Blue
Coneheads
Severed Ties
Maid for Each Other
Motorama
Children of the Night
Earth Angel
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
The Underachievers
Critical Condition
The Pound Puppies
The Best of John Belushi
The Stuff
The Census Taker
The Invisible Woman
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Easter Fever
The Things We Did Last Summer
Car Wash
Cooley High
The Anderson Tapes
Where’s Poppa?