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
Top 40 Movies
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
Ant-Man
2015
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
Coneheads
1993
The Stuff
1985
Silent Fury
1994
The Longshots
2008
Easter Fever
1980
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Car Wash
1976
Connecting Dots
2003
Let Go
2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Earth Angel
1991
Little Richard
2000
The Invisible Woman
1983
Dog Gone
2008
Santa with Muscles
1996
Critical Condition
1987
The Anderson Tapes
1971
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Black Scorpion
1995
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
Grand-Daddy Day Care
2019
Cooley High
1975
Jackpot
2001
Motorama
1991
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
Where’s Poppa?
1970
The Underachievers
1988
Downey Wrote That
2025
Children of the Night
1991
Severed Ties
1992
Valley of the Sun
2011
Black Rose of Harlem
1996
The Pound Puppies
1985
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
1997