Sunshine Sammy Morrison
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1912-12-20
- Died
- 1989-07-24
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- Sammy Morrison · Little Sambo · Smiling Sambo · Sambo · Sunshine Sammy · Ernest Fredric Morrison
Biography
Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison (born Ernest Fredric Morrison) was a popular African American child actor of the Silent films era. Leaving the screen in 1926, he eventually returned for a time, from 1940 to 1944.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (88)
Fire Fighters
1922
as Booker T. Bacon
Fast Company
1924
as Ernie
Between Meals
1926
as In Need
Haunted Spooks
1920
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Penrod
1922
as Herman
Seein' Things
1924
as Ernie
Saturday Morning
1922
as Sorghum
Tire Trouble
1924
as Ernie
The Pickaninny
1921
as Little Casino
High Rollers
1921
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Scruno Jackson
In This Our Life
1942
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
The Cobbler
1923
as Ernie
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Scruno
Young Sherlocks
1922
as Ernie
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Scruno (archive footage)
Our Gang
1922
as Sunshine Sammy
Big Business
1924
as Sunshine Sammy
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Scruno
Pride of the Bowery
1940
as Scruno
Gang War
1940
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Clancy Street Boys
1943
as Scruno
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Scruno
The Champeen
1923
as Sammy Johnson
Lodge Night
1923
as Ernie
Derby Day
1923
as Ernie 'Sammy'
Flying Wild
1941
as Scruno
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942
as Scruno
Get Out and Get Under
1920
as Small Boy (uncredited)
July Days
1923
as Ernie
The Sawdust Doll
1919
as Sambo
That Gang of Mine
1940
as Scruno
Boys of the City
1940
as Scruno
Number, Please?
1920
as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Any Old Port
1920
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
1940
as Joe
Spooks Run Wild
1941
as Scruno
Back Stage
1923
as Ernie
Captain Kiddo
1917
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Peggy Does Her Darndest
1919
as Snowball Snow
Grab the Ghost
1920
as Servant's Child
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
1940
as Chuckles
Commencement Day
1924
as Ernie
Big Game
1921
as Assistant
Drink Hearty
1920
as George Washington Tarfoot Lee
Waltz Me Around
1920
as Sunny
Full o' Pep
1922
The Old Maid's Baby
1919
as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
A Pleasant Journey
1923
as Ernie
Cradle Robbers
1924
as Ernie
Sunday Calm
1923
as Ernie
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924
as Member of the Gang (uncredited)
Rush Orders
1921
as Narcissus
Park Your Car
1920
The Buccaneers
1924
as Ernie
Call a Taxi!
1920
Dolly Does Her Bit
1918
as Sambo
Stage Fright
1923
as Ernie
A Quiet Street
1922
as Booker T.
It's a Bear
1924
as Ernie
Cash Customers
1920
All Lit Up
1920
as The Kid
Why Go Home?
1920
Giants vs. Yanks
1923
as Ernie
Dogs of War!
1923
as Ernie
Tough Luck
1919
Whirl o' the West
1921
as Sammy
Red Hot Hottentotts
1920
The Non-Skid Kid
1922
Name the Day
1921
as Goofy
The Dippy Dentist
1920
as Messenger Boy
The Big Show
1923
as Booker T.
Don't Rock the Boat
1920
One Terrible Day
1922
as Booker T.
Start Something
1919
Getting His Goat
1920
Cracked Wedding Bells
1920
Boys to Board
1923
as Ernie
Soft Pedal
1926
as Wary
Call for Mr. Caveman
1919
as Little Henry Hercules
Giving the Bride Away
1919
The Sleuth
1922
as Prince’s aid
Live and Learn
1920
Run 'Em Ragged
1920
Don't Butt In
1926
Daddy Number Two
1919
About Sunshine Sammy Morrison
Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison (born Ernest Fredric Morrison) was a popular African American child actor of the Silent films era. Leaving the screen in 1926, he eventually returned for a time, from 1940 to 1944. With 89 credits spanning from 1917 to 1994, Sunshine Sammy Morrison has appeared in 88 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Sunshine Sammy Morrison Movies
- Fire Fighters (1922) — as Booker T. Bacon
- Fast Company (1924) — as Ernie
- Between Meals (1926) — as In Need
- Haunted Spooks (1920) — as Little Boy (uncredited)
- Penrod (1922) — as Herman
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