Garrett Morris Filmography

Born:: February 1, 1937 in New Orleans, LA
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Another of Julliard's illustrious alumni, Garrett Morris' first significant professional job was as performer and arranger with the Harry Belafonte singers. Morris went on to appear in such Broadway productions as Porgy and Bess, Hallelujah Baby, and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. He...Read More

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The Longshots

Actors: Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones, Dash Mihok, Miles Chandler

Synopsis: Former Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst directs Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in this battle-of-the-sexes sports comedy about a former high-school football star who coaches his niece to become the first-ever girl quarterback in the history of Pop Warner football. Based on a true story, The Longshots Read More

8/22/08
Diamond Dog Caper

Actors: Luke Benward, Brittany Curran, French Stewart, Kevin Farley, Kelly Perine

Synopsis: A 12-year-old boy with a tricked-out mountaintop fort attempts to foil three bumbling jewel thieves in search of a valuable dog collar in this fast-paced family comedy that's fun for parents and children alike. Wherever there are valuable jewels, notorious stone stealer Jackie Seemore is sure to Read More

2008
Who's Your Caddy?

Actors: Antwan Andre Patton, Andy Milonakis, Jeffrey Jones, Tamala Jones, Sherri Shepherd, Faizon Love

Synopsis: When a high-profile hip-hop star is denied membership into an exclusive country club in the Hamptons, he comes up with a cunning plan to subvert the questionable ruling in this comedy of manners starring OutKast's Antwan Andre Patton. By purchasing property directly adjacent to the 18th hole Read More

7/27/07
The Salon

Actors: Vivica A. Fox, Kym E. Whitley, Terrence Dashon Howard, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Monica Calhoun, De'Angelo Wilson

Synopsis: The proprietor of a beauty salon that serves as the one remaining thread that ties her community together finds her last bastion of unity threatened by eminent domain in Barbershop director Mark Brown's adaptation of Shelly Garrett's hit stage play Beauty Shop. Jenny (Vivica A. Fox) owns a modest Read More

5/11/07
Frank

Actors: Jon Gries, Cynthia M. Watros, Brittany Robertson, Ashton Dierks, Brian Burnett

Synopsis: A vacationing family is befriended by an adorable stray dog that may just hold the secret to keeping such a disparate clan together in this lighthearted tale of friendship for the entire family. Colin York (Jon Gries) is a loving husband and father who suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. Read More

2007
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities

Actors: Al Goldstein, Alex Bennett, O.J. Simpson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Crumb

Synopsis: Few television programs have broken as many taboos as Screw publisher Al Goldstein's groundbreaking late-night cable program Midnight Blue, and in this collection of audacious clips, Goldstein takes a look beyond the porn and politics and into the lives of the era's hottest celebrities. From the Read More

2007
Jackpot

Actors: Mac Davis, Mark Polish, Jon Gries, Garrett Morris, Daryl Hannah, Kool Moe Dee

Synopsis: Director Michael Polish and his twin brother Mark, who co-wrote and co-starred in the low-key, yet bizarre Twin Falls Idaho, about a woman who falls in love with a conjoined twin, follow up that modest cult hit with Jackpot. Jackpot is named for the town of Jackpot, NV, said in the film to be Read More

7/27/01
Justice League: In Blackest Night, Part 2

Actors: James Remar, Kurtwood Smith, René Auberjonois, Garrett Morris

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, the Green Lantern has been whisked off to Mars to stand trial for his life at the behest of the Martian Manhunters--an organization of which his fellow Justice Leaguer J'onn J'onnz is also a member. Convinced that the Green Lantern will not receive proper Read More

2001
Justice League: In Blackest Night, Part 1

Actors: James Remar, Kurtwood Smith, René Auberjonois, Garrett Morris

Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, the Justice League must put aside its difference to save one of its own from certain death. The member in question is the Green Lantern, who has been targeted for prosecution (or is it persecution) by a Martian court. Making things difficult is the fact Read More

2001
The Jamie Foxx Show: Season 05

Actors: Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, Ellia English, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan

Synopsis: In the fifth and final season of The Jamie Foxx Show, up-and-coming vocalist Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) has broken up with his girlfriend Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) and has embarked upon a nightclub singing career -- though not as the partner of Nicole Evans (Rhona Bennett), the girl who caused his Read More

2000
Little Richard

Actors: Leon, Jenifer Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Tamala Jones, Mel Jackson

Synopsis: Robert Townsend directs this biopic on the life of one of the great early rock & roll entertainers -- Little Richard (played by Leon). The film charts Richard's rise from his humble origins in Macon, Georgia, to his chart-topping success to his much-reported return to the Church. ~ Jonathan Crow Read More

2000
Twin Falls Idaho

Actors: Michael Polish, Mark Polish, Michele Hicks, Jon Gries, Patrick Bauchau, Garrett Morris, William Katt, Lesley Ann Warren

Synopsis: Identical twin brothers Mark Polish and Michael Polish have written, directed, and starred in an emotional romance about a prostitute who falls in love with Siamese twins. The Polish Brothers play the conjoined twins Blake and Francis Falls, who are joined at the chest and thus share many vital Read More

7/30/99
Happy Hour

Actors: Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Park Overall, Lark Voorhies, Georgette Mosbavcher

1999
Palmer's Pick-Up

Actors: Robert Carradine, Richard Hillman, Patrick Kilpatrick, Neil Guintoli, Alice Ghostley

Synopsis: Is it a routine delivery job, or the first stage of the apocalypse? No one is quite sure in Palmer's Pick-Up, a bizarre road comedy from writer/director Christopher Coppola. Bruce Palmer (Robert Carradine) and his pal Pearl (Richard Hillman) run their own small trucking service and are doing none Read More

1999
The Jamie Foxx Show: Season 04

Actors: Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, Ellia English, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan

Synopsis: As season four of The Jamie Foxx Show gets under way, aspiring actor Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) and sexy hotel desk clerk Fancy Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais) have resumed their relationship -- leaving Fancy's former fiancé, Dr. Silas Landry, out in the cold (and out of the series). Elsewhere at the Read More

1999
The Jamie Foxx Show: Season 03

Actors: Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, Ellia English, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan

Synopsis: Season three of The Jamie Foxx Show ended as aspiring actor Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) bade farewell to his friends and loved ones at the King's Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, in preparation of a lengthy tour as the opening act for rappers K-Ci & JoJo. Alas, at the beginning of season three, Jamie is Read More

1998
The Jamie Foxx Show: Season 02

Actors: Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, Ellia English, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan

Synopsis: Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) remains the star resident employee of the rundown L.A. hotel owned by his Aunt and Uncle as he continues to pursue his dream of showbiz stardom during season two of The Jamie Foxx Show. The good news this season is that Jamie finally ends up in bed with the hotel's sexy Read More

1997
Santa with Muscles

Actors: Hulk Hogan, Ed Begley, Jr., Don Stark

Synopsis: Penurious but muscle-bound Blake Thorne (famed wrestler turned actor Hulk Hogan) has made a vast fortune marketing health food and health supplements. He once was a nice fellow, but as his wealth increases, he becomes increasingly self-centered and decadent. One day, he gets in a great paint-gun Read More

1996
The Jamie Foxx Show: Season 01

Actors: Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, Ellia English, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan

Synopsis: Pursuing his dream to hit it big in show biz, aspiring actor Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) makes the big move from Texas to L.A. as The Jamie Foxx Show launches its first season. He establishes residence -- and takes a job -- at the once-famous but now rundown King's Tower hotel, managed by his Uncle Read More

1996
Black Scorpion

Actors: Joan Severance, Garrett Morris

Synopsis: This B-movie from director Rodman Flender (The Unborn) was originally broadcast on Showtime's Roger Corman Presents series. Joan Severance stars as a cop who becomes a leather-clad superhero named Black Scorpion when her father is murdered in a barroom shooting. The murder is part of a seemingly Read More

1995
Black Rose of Harlem

Synopsis: Set in the roaring '20s amidst the chaotic jazz clubs of Chicago, gangster Johnny Varona embarks upon a forbidden love affair with Georgia, a beautiful black chanteuse. While racism plays a part in dooming the relationship, the most damning factor is Constanza, Johnny's bloodthirsty boss and Read More

1995
ER: ER Confidential

Synopsis: Cvetic (John Terry) is growing more and more contemptuous of his patients, leading to some bizarre behavior on his part. Carol (Julianna Margulies) is caught on the horns of a dilemma when she is bound by ethics not to reveal details of an accident imparted in confidence by a patient. Ross (George Clooney Read More

1994
Martin: Season 02

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne, Tichina Arnold

1993
Coneheads

Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Michael McKean, Jason Alexander

Synopsis: "The Coneheads" were a sketch on the Saturday Night Live television show of the late '70s which were expanded to feature-length proportions with this film. The story concerns Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymaat (Jane Curtin), who leave the planet Remulak to prepare for an invasion of Planet Earth. Read More

1993
Almost Blue

Actors: Michael Madsen, Lynette Walden, Garrett Morris, Gale Mayron, Yaphet Kotto

Synopsis: Flung into a deep depression following his wife's accidental death, jazzman Morris Poole (Michael Madsen) borders on suicide, punishing himself for the tragedy. They had been in the middle of a violent argument when she accidentally fell from an upper-story window. Eventually he gets involved with Read More

1993
Children of the Night

Actors: Peter DeLuise, Ami Dolenz, Karen Black, Maya Mc Laughlin, Garrett Morris, Evan MacKenzie

Synopsis: This stylish chiller tells the grim tale of a sleeping vampire, Czakyr, who is inadvertently awakened when his ancient crypt beneath a church is flooded. At the same time, Cindy and Lucy, two teenage girls, prepare to go to college. Cindy is only visiting the town while Lucy is a local. Just Read More

1992
Severed Ties

Actors: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Garrett Morris, Billy Morrissette, Johnny Legend

Synopsis: In this darkly funny horror movie, gore and severed limbs abound. It is the story of a young medical genius doing genetic research into regrowing organs. His work is based upon that of his father, a renowned geneticist who was murdered. Before he can continue, he needs a fresher supply of cadavers Read More

1992
Martin: Season 01

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne, Tichina Arnold

1992
Maid for Each Other

Actors: Nell Carter, Dinah Manoff

Synopsis: Nell Carter stars a a popular singer and Dinah Manoff costars as her maid du jour in the made-for-TV Maid For Each Other. A spoiled-rotten widow whose wealthy husband left her penniless, Dinah hasn't quite latched onto the concept of being at someone else's beck and call. As for Nell, she doesn't Read More

1992
Earth Angel

Actors: Cathy Podewell, Cindy Williams, Mark Hamill

Synopsis: The made-for-TV Earth Angel stars Cathy Bodewell as Angela, a prom queen who dies in 1962. Unfortunately, Angela has not always lived up to her name, and her entry into Heaven is held up indefinitely. She is given a chance to redeem herself by returning to earth in 1990, where she is to Read More

1991
Motorama

Actors: Martha Quinn, Jordan Christopher Michael, John Diehl, Mary Woronov, Garrett Morris, Drew Barrymore, Meat Loaf, Flea

Synopsis: This black comedy offers a rather twisted version of the classic road movie, as it tells the story of a ten-year-old boy who is determined to win the "Motorama" road game, a promotional effort by a major gas station that promises winners 500 million dollars. In order to win, one simply has to Read More

1991
Dance to Win

Actors: Sally Stewart, Carlos Gomez, Daniel Quinn

Synopsis: Dance to Win is set in the outer fringes of Hollywood. A gang of delinquents, jealously observing the "haves", see no way out of their lot other than petty thievery. The gang is redeemed when they are organized into a dance troupe specializing in interpreting vintage rock 'n' roll themes. Charles Read More

12/1/89
Married... With Children: Requiem for a Dead Barber

Synopsis: Upon the death of his barber, Al (Ed O'Neill) must endure the humiliation of visiting a salon and submitting to a stylist. The results inspire Al's family to make several barbed comments about his rather epicene appearance, which son Bud (David Faustino) sums up as the "No Closet Can Hold Me Read More

1989
The Best of Gilda Radner

Synopsis: Within a single year, Gilda Radner rose from talented but obscure improv comedienne to "America's Sweetheart" thanks to NBC's Saturday Night Live. The 60-minute video The Best of Gilda Radner is culled from SNL's vintage years, 1975 to 1980. Included are such beloved Radner creations as Roseanne Read More

1989
The Underachievers

Actors: Edward Albert, Barbara Carrera, Michael Pataki, Susan Tyrrell, Mark Blankfield

Synopsis: Danny Warren (Edward Albert) is a former minor-league shortstop who becomes a narc to uncover drug dealing in this situation comedy. Investigating at a high-school adult-education class, he falls for the tempting teacher Katherine, played by the exotic Barbara Carrera. Danny forgets the reward of Read More

1988
Critical Condition

Actors: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Rubén Blades, Joe Mantegna, Bob Dishy

Synopsis: When a small-time businessman (Richard Pryor) needs a loan, he goes to a loan shark and ends up in jail on false pretenses. After feigning madness to get out, he is tossed into the mental ward of a hospital. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

1/16/87
Married... With Children: The Poker Game

Synopsis: Emboldened by what he thinks is the right "rhythm", uptight Steve (David Garrison) joins Al (Ed O'Neill) and his buddies for poker night. At game's end, a sweaty Steve emerges the loser, giving up his entire paycheck. Knowing what horrible fate is in store for him if Marcy (Amanda Bearse) finds Read More

1987
The Best of Chevy Chase

Synopsis: "Good evening, I'm Chevy Chase-and you're not!" Maybe no one would want to be Mr. Chase these days (not with his recent string of box-office flops), but in 1975 and 1976, the world was Chevy's oyster. Those are the years that he rose to stardom on NBC's Saturday Night Live, and these are the years Read More

1987
Husbands, Wives, Money & Murder

1986
Hunter: Overnight Sensation

Synopsis: Season three of Hunter starts with a bang--actually several bangs--as police detective Rick Hunter (Fred Dryer) manages to shoot down one of two escaping murderers. Alas, the other killer gets away thanks to the interference of "gonzo" TV reporter Raoul Mercado (a thinly disguised "Geraldo" type Read More

1986
Hunter: The Return of Typhoon Thompson

Synopsis: In an episode clearly inspired by the "Hurricane" Carter saga, ex-prizefighter Typhoon Thompson (Isaac Hayes) gets out of prison after serving several years for the murder of his manager. Now all Typhoon lives for is to get even with the person whom he claims is the real murderer--and to exact Read More

1986
The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Synopsis: The Best of Dan Aykroyd is a 60-minute compilation of highlights from the first five years of TV's Saturday Night Live. As indicated by the title, the emphasis is on the multitalented Dan Aykroyd. The bits vary in quality but hit the target with far more frequency than the current dismal Read More

1986
Murder, She Wrote: Murder to a Jazz Beat

Synopsis: The setting is New Orleans, where a prominent jazz musician is killed onstage in full view of a nightclub audience. It turns out that the victim was done in by a rare South American poison. So what does all this have to do with Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury? Well, it seems that a similar Read More

1985
The Best of John Belushi

Actors: John Belushi

Synopsis: Assembled long after John Belushi's death in 1982, The Best of John Belushi is at once hilarious and melancholy. From 1975 to 1979, Belushi was a member in excellent standing of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on NBC's Saturday Night Live. This 60-minute video covers those amazing years Read More

1985
The Stuff

Actors: Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Paul Sorvino, Scott Bloom, Garrett Morris

Synopsis: When a group of miners discovers a mysterious but delicious white substance bubbling up from the earth, a conglomerate markets the gooey, addictive fluff as a dessert in this tongue-in-cheek horror spoof from former NBC scriptwriter Larry Cohen. When a new product called "The Stuff" begins eating Read More

1985
Hunter: The Beach Boy

Synopsis: A vicious narcotics supplier has dispatched a Hawaii-based hit man known as "Beach Boy" to bump off those Los Angeles drug dealers who have refused to do business with him. Hunter (Fred Dryer) and McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) are assigned to prevent "Beach Boy" from carrying out his mission--a task Read More

1985
The Census Taker

Actors: Garrett Morris, Greg Mullavey, Meredith Mac Rae, Austen Taylor, Timothy Bottoms

Synopsis: This black comedy centers upon the exploits of a nosy census taker and the family he harasses. The couple he visits willingly let him in the house. Soon they find themselves interrogated with increasingly intrusive questions. They finally reach their limit, get angry, and shoot the census taker in Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: In the Chips

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: Once again, the Jeffersons' middle-aged "foster son," Jimmy Townsend (Garrett Morris), is in a heap of trouble. Showing up at the Jefferson apartment with 50,000 dollars' worth of casino gambling chips, Jimmy tells George (Sherman Hemsley) that he won them fair and square. But that's not the same Read More

1984
The Invisible Woman

Synopsis: In this comedy, a clumsy newspaper reporter visits her uncle's lab, accidently spills chemicals on herself, and finds herself invisible. She then uses her opaque state to get the scoop on a major art heist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: True Confessions

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: For several years, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) have been financing the education of Jimmy Townsend, the foster son they've never met. Imagine their surprise when "little" Jimmy turns out to be a middle-aged man with an apparent larcenous streak. Former Saturday Night Live Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mission: Incredible, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the second episode of a two-part episode, an effort by George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) to teach his neighbor Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) not to be so gullible backfires when two of George's Navy buddies, Lloyd (Jason Bernard) and Allan (Stefan Gierasch), escape to Los Angeles with 15,000 Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mission: Incredible, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The Jeffersons launched its tenth season with episode one of a three-party story. After George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) mocks the gullibility of his neighbor and in-law Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) with his old Navy buddies, the men decide to teach Tom a lesson with an elaborate con job. Sure Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mission: Incredible, Part 3

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a three-part story, George (Sherman Hemsley) and Jimmy (Garrett Morris) fly to L.A. in hopes of retrieving 15,000 dollars which two con artists inveigled out of George's neighbor Tom (Franklin Cover). Jimmy's electronics-savvy cousin (played by Greg Morris, satirizing his Read More

1983
Nelvanamation, Part 2

Synopsis: This animated anthology is comprised of a few television cartoons from Nelvana Studios and includes "The Jack Rabbit Story." ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1980
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living

Actors: Susan Saint James, Jessica Lange, Richard Benjamin, Fred Willard

Synopsis: Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James share star-billing with Jessica Lange in this uninspired comedy about three women who need a cash infusion. (Curtin and Saint James would later co-star in the popular sitcom Kate and Allie.) Jane (Saint James) is divorced and financially pressed to raise her Read More

1980
Saturday Night Live: Season 05

Actors: Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer

1979
Saturday Night Live: Walter Matthau

Actors: Walter Matthau, Garrett Morris

Synopsis: This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Walter Matthau and features musical guest Garrett Morris. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1978
Saturday Night Live: Season 04

Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner

1978
Things We Did Last Summer

Synopsis: This episodic comedy features the original cast of Saturday Night Live as they present individual skits that describe their summer vacations. Among the highlights is a concert segment featuring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as the Blues Brothers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1978
Saturday Night Live: Season 03

Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner

1977
Saturday Night Live: Season 02

Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner

1976
Car Wash

Actors: Franklyn Ajaye, Sully Boyar, Richard Brestoff, George Carlin, Irwin Corey

Synopsis: Michael Schultz directed this kinetic, hyperventilating comedy (scripted by Joel Schumacher) concerning the crazed events that go on within a single 10-hour period at a Los Angeles car wash. The cast of colorful car-wash employees includes Lonnie (Ivan Dixon), an ex-con; Duane (Bill Duke), a Read More

1976
Cooley High

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