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.
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Full filmography
- Family Guy (1999) as Garrett Morris
- Shameless (2011) as Old Priest
- Married... with Children (1987) as Russ
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Various Characters
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Lafayette Duquesne
- Hill Street Blues (1981) as Derelict
- Hill Street Blues (1981) as Derelict (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Psych (2006) as Clizby
- Scandal (2012) as Hector
- 2 Broke Girls (2011) as Earl Washington
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- This Is Us (2016) as Lloyd
- Station 19 (2018) as Earl Davis
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer
- MacGyver (2016) as Willy
- Hunter (1984) as Sporty James
- Hunter (1984) as 'Sporty' James
- The Neighborhood (2018) as Jasper
- According to Jim (2001) as Lewis
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Jake (segment "Dealer's Choice")
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)