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Garrett Morris
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…
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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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2025
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Movie Self
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2025
Downey Wrote That
Movie Self
- 2025
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2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie Self
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2024
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie (archive footage)
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2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
TV show Self
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2022
How I Met Your Father
TV show Julian
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2021
Grand Crew
TV show Narrator
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2020
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
TV show Cleophus Walker
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2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV show Deacon Jones
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2019
Family Reunion
TV show Grand Sensei Shandu
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2019
Grand-Daddy Day Care
Movie Arnold
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2018
The Neighborhood
TV show Jasper
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2018
Station 19
TV show Earl Davis
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2016
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
TV show Ignatius
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2016
MacGyver
TV show Willy
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2016
This Is Us
TV show Lloyd
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2015
Ant-Man
Movie Car Driver
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2015
Celebrity Family Feud
TV show Self
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2015
Metropolis
TV show
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2012
Scandal
TV show Hector
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2012
Pawn Shop
Movie Rey
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2011
Let Go
Movie Donuts
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2011
2 Broke Girls
TV show Earl Washington
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2011
Shameless
TV show Old Priest
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2011
Valley of the Sun
Movie Joe
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2010
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Movie Richard A. Trophey
- 2009
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2008
Dog Gone
Movie Police Chief
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2008
The Longshots
Movie Reverend Pratt
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2007
Who's Your Caddy?
Movie Reverend
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2006
Psych
TV show Clizby
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2006
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2005
Noah's Arc
TV show Reverand Allen
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2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie Various Characters (archive footage)
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2003
Connecting Dots
Movie Henry
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2003
Maniac Magee
Movie Mr. Cobble
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2003
Super Spy: The Final Exit
Movie Man In Shadow
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2001
Justice League
TV show Al McGee (voice)
