Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Known for
Acting
Born
December 20, 1912
Died
July 24, 1989 (aged 76)
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
IMDb

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

Photos

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Filmography

1994
The Our Gang Story poster

The Our Gang Story

Movie · as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie · as Scruno (archive footage)

1986
Classic Comedy Teams poster

Classic Comedy Teams

Movie · as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)

1974
Good Times poster

Good Times

TV · 1 ep

1943
Ghosts on the Loose poster

Ghosts on the Loose

Movie · as Scruno

1943
Clancy Street Boys poster

Clancy Street Boys

Movie · as Scruno

1943
Kid Dynamite poster

Kid Dynamite

Movie · as Scruno Jackson

1942
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge poster

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

Movie · as Scruno

1942
Let's Get Tough poster

Let's Get Tough

Movie · as Scruno

1942
In This Our Life poster

In This Our Life

Movie · as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

1941
Spooks Run Wild poster

Spooks Run Wild

Movie · as Scruno

1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg poster

Bowery Blitzkrieg

Movie · as Scruno

1941
Flying Wild poster

Flying Wild

Movie · as Scruno

1940
Fugitive from a Prison Camp poster

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

Movie · as Chuckles

1940
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby poster

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

Movie · as Joe

1940
Gang War poster

Gang War

Movie · as Gang Member (uncredited)

1940
Boys of the City poster

Boys of the City

Movie · as Scruno

1940
Pride of the Bowery poster

Pride of the Bowery

Movie · as Scruno

1940
That Gang of Mine poster

That Gang of Mine

Movie · as Scruno

1926
Between Meals

Between Meals

Movie · as In Need

1926
Soft Pedal poster

Soft Pedal

Movie · as Wary

1926
Don't Butt In

Don't Butt In

Movie

1924
Tire Trouble poster

Tire Trouble

Movie · as Ernie

1924
Seein' Things poster

Seein' Things

Movie · as Ernie

1924
It's a Bear poster

It's a Bear

Movie · as Ernie

1924
The Buccaneers poster

The Buccaneers

Movie · as Ernie

1924
Cradle Robbers poster

Cradle Robbers

Movie · as Ernie

1924
Fast Company poster

Fast Company

Movie · as Ernie

1924
Big Business poster

Big Business

Movie · as Sunshine Sammy

1924
The 'Fraidy Cat poster

The 'Fraidy Cat

Movie · as Member of the Gang (uncredited)

1924
Commencement Day poster

Commencement Day

Movie · as Ernie

1923
The Big Show poster

The Big Show

Movie · as Booker T.

1923
A Pleasant Journey poster

A Pleasant Journey

Movie · as Ernie

1923
The Cobbler poster

The Cobbler

Movie · as Ernie

1923
The Champeen poster

The Champeen

Movie · as Sammy Johnson

1923
Back Stage poster

Back Stage

Movie · as Ernie

1923
Boys to Board poster

Boys to Board

Movie · as Ernie

1923
Sunday Calm poster

Sunday Calm

Movie · as Ernie

1923
Giants vs. Yanks poster

Giants vs. Yanks

Movie · as Ernie

1923
Dogs of War! poster

Dogs of War!

Movie · as Ernie

1923
Stage Fright poster

Stage Fright

Movie · as Ernie

1923
Derby Day poster

Derby Day

Movie · as Ernie 'Sammy'

1923
Lodge Night poster

Lodge Night

Movie · as Ernie

1923
July Days poster

July Days

Movie · as Ernie

1922
Saturday Morning poster

Saturday Morning

Movie · as Sorghum

1922
A Quiet Street poster

A Quiet Street

Movie · as Booker T.

1922
The Non-Skid Kid poster

The Non-Skid Kid

Movie

1922
Full o' Pep

Full o' Pep

Movie

1922
The Sleuth

The Sleuth

Movie · as Prince’s aid

1922
Our Gang poster

Our Gang

Movie · as Sunshine Sammy

1922
Young Sherlocks poster

Young Sherlocks

Movie · as Ernie

1922
Fire Fighters poster

Fire Fighters

Movie · as Booker T. Bacon

1922
One Terrible Day poster

One Terrible Day

Movie · as Booker T.

1922
Penrod poster

Penrod

Movie · as Herman

1921
Big Game

Big Game

Movie · as Assistant

1921
Whirl o' the West poster

Whirl o' the West

Movie · as Sammy

1921
The Pickaninny poster

The Pickaninny

Movie · as Little Casino

1921
Name the Day

Name the Day

Movie · as Goofy

1921
Rush Orders

Rush Orders

Movie · as Narcissus

1921
High Rollers

High Rollers

Movie

1920
Live and Learn

Live and Learn

Movie

1920
Don't Rock the Boat

Don't Rock the Boat

Movie

1920
Get Out and Get Under poster

Get Out and Get Under

Movie · as Small Boy (uncredited)

1920
Drink Hearty

Drink Hearty

Movie · as George Washington Tarfoot Lee

1920
Waltz Me Around poster

Waltz Me Around

Movie · as Sunny

1920
Run 'Em Ragged poster

Run 'Em Ragged

Movie

1920
Park Your Car

Park Your Car

Movie

1920
The Dippy Dentist poster

The Dippy Dentist

Movie · as Messenger Boy

1920
All Lit Up poster

All Lit Up

Movie · as The Kid

1920
Any Old Port

Any Old Port

Movie

1920
Call a Taxi! poster

Call a Taxi!

Movie

1920
Cracked Wedding Bells

Cracked Wedding Bells

Movie

1920
Cash Customers

Cash Customers

Movie

1920
Grab the Ghost poster

Grab the Ghost

Movie · as Servant's Child

1920
Haunted Spooks poster

Haunted Spooks

Movie · as Little Boy (uncredited)

1920
Number, Please? poster

Number, Please?

Movie · as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

1920
Red Hot Hottentotts

Red Hot Hottentotts

Movie

1920
Getting His Goat

Getting His Goat

Movie

1920
Why Go Home?

Why Go Home?

Movie

1919
The Old Maid's Baby poster

The Old Maid's Baby

Movie · as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson

1919
The Sawdust Doll poster

The Sawdust Doll

Movie · as Sambo

1919
Call for Mr. Caveman poster

Call for Mr. Caveman

Movie · as Little Henry Hercules

1919
Start Something

Start Something

Movie

1919
Giving the Bride Away

Giving the Bride Away

Movie

1919
Tough Luck

Tough Luck

Movie

1919
Daddy Number Two

Daddy Number Two

Movie

1919
Peggy Does Her Darndest poster

Peggy Does Her Darndest

Movie · as Snowball Snow

1918
Dolly Does Her Bit poster

Dolly Does Her Bit

Movie · as Sambo

1917
Captain Kiddo poster

Captain Kiddo

Movie