Morris the alligator, best known for appearing Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore,” died of “old age” last week, the Colorado Gator Farm announced. The 9-foot-long, 640-pound reptile was estimated to be 80 years old.

Morris, an alligator who starred in films and TV from 1975 to 2006, died at the Colorado Gator Farm. MOSCA, Colorado — A world-famous alligator who lived on a Colorado farm and has been in many movies and TV shows has died.