Garrett Morris
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-02-01 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Most Known For
Family Guy
as Garrett Morris
Shameless
as Old Priest
This Is Us
as Lloyd
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Married... with Children
as Russ
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Psych
as Clizby
Murder, She Wrote
as Lafayette Duquesne
Scandal
as Hector
2 Broke Girls
as Earl Washington
MacGyver
as Willy
Station 19
as Earl Davis
The Twilight Zone
as Jake (segment "Dealer's Choice")
Hill Street Blues
as Derelict
Hill Street Blues
as Derelict (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Neighborhood
as Jasper
Hunter
as Sporty James
Hunter
as 'Sporty' James