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.
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Filmography
all 101
Movies 100
TV Shows 1
Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
The Our Gang Story (1994)
Movie
Scruno (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Scruno in 'Ghosts on the loose'
Horrible Horror (1986)
Movie
Good Times (1974)
TV
10
Scruno
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Movie
5.17
Scruno
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
Movie
Scruno Jackson
Kid Dynamite (1943)
Movie
6
Scruno
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
Movie
3.5
Scruno
Let's Get Tough (1942)
Movie
4.86
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
In This Our Life (1942)
Movie
6
Scruno
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
Movie
3.71
Scruno
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
Movie
Scruno
Flying Wild (1941)
Movie
3.88
Scruno
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
Movie
3.63
Chuckles
Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940)
Movie
Scruno
That Gang of Mine (1940)
Movie
4
Scruno
Boys of the City (1940)
Movie
3.57
Joe
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)
Movie
Gang Member (uncredited)
Gang War (1940)
Movie
Wary
Soft Pedal (1926)
Movie
Actor
Don't Butt In (1926)
Movie
In Need
Between Meals (1926)
Movie
Ernie
Fast Company (1924)
Movie
Ernie
It's a Bear (1924)
Movie
Ernie
Cradle Robbers (1924)
Movie
Ernie
Commencement Day (1924)
Movie
Ernie
Seein' Things (1924)
Movie
Member of the Gang (uncredited)
The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)
Movie
Ernie
The Buccaneers (1924)
Movie
Sunshine Sammy
Big Business (1924)
Movie
Ernie
Tire Trouble (1924)
Movie
Ernie
Sunday Calm (1923)
Movie
Ernie 'Sammy'
Derby Day (1923)
Movie
Ernie
Stage Fright (1923)
Movie
Ernie
No Noise (1923)
Movie
Ernie
July Days (1923)
Movie
Ernie
Lodge Night (1923)
Movie
Ernie
Dogs of War! (1923)
Movie
Ernie
Back Stage (1923)
Movie
Ernie
Giants vs. Yanks (1923)
Movie
Ernie
Boys to Board (1923)
Movie
Ernie
A Pleasant Journey (1923)
Movie
Booker T.
The Big Show (1923)
Movie
Ernie
The Cobbler (1923)
Movie
Sammy Johnson
The Champeen (1923)
Movie
Booker T.
A Quiet Street (1922)
Movie
Sorghum
Saturday Morning (1922)
Movie
Ernie
Young Sherlocks (1922)
Movie
Sunshine Sammy
Our Gang (1922)
Movie
Booker T. Bacon
Fire Fighters (1922)
Movie
Booker T.
One Terrible Day (1922)
Movie
The Prince's Attendant
The Sleuth (1922)
Movie
Actor
The Non-Skid Kid (1922)
Movie
Actor
Full o' Pep (1922)
Movie
Herman
Penrod (1922)
Movie
Little Casino
The Pickaninny (1921)
Movie
Goofy
Name the Day (1921)
Movie
The Bellboy
What a Whopper! (1921)
Movie
The Lookout
At the Ringside (1921)
Movie
Porter at skating rink
High Rollers (1921)
Movie
Actor
Blue Sunday (1921)
Movie
Actor
Big Game (1921)
Movie
Narcissus
Rush Orders (1921)
Movie
Sammy
Whirl o' the West (1921)
Movie
Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Number, Please? (1920)
Movie
Actor
Park Your Car (1920)
Movie
Actor
Cash Customers (1920)
Movie
Small Boy (uncredited)
Get Out and Get Under (1920)
Movie
Actor
Money to Burn (1920)
Movie
Boy in Trash Can
Run 'Em Ragged (1920)
Movie
Actor
Live and Learn (1920)
Movie
Actor
Call a Taxi (1920)
Movie
Actor
Don't Rock the Boat (1920)
Movie
Actor
Any Old Port (1920)
Movie
Servant's Child
Grab the Ghost (1920)
Movie
Actor
All Dressed Up (1920)
Movie
George Washington Tarfoot Lee
Drink Hearty (1920)
Movie
Actor
Cracked Wedding Bells (1920)
Movie
Little Boy (uncredited)
Haunted Spooks (1920)
Movie
Actor
Fresh Paint (1920)
Movie
Actor
Raise the Rent (1920)
Movie
Actor
Waltz Me Around (1920)
Movie
Actor
Getting His Goat (1920)
Movie
The Kid
All Lit Up (1920)
Movie
Messenger boy
The Dippy Dentist (1920)
Movie
Actor
Slippery Slickers (1920)
Movie
Actor
Why Go Home? (1920)
Movie
Actor
Red Hot Hottentotts (1920)
Movie
Actor
Tough Luck (1919)
Movie
Actor
Looking for Trouble (1919)
Movie
Actor
How Dry I Am (1919)
Movie
Little Henry Hercules
Call for Mr. Caveman (1919)
Movie
Actor
Giving the Bride Away (1919)
Movie
Daddy Number Two (1919)
Movie
Actor
Start Something (1919)
Movie
Actor
The Sawdust Doll (1919)
Movie
George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
The Old Maid's Baby (1919)
Movie
Actor
The Sheriff (1918)
Movie
Sambo
A Daughter of the West (1918)
Movie
Actor
Dolly Does Her Bit (1918)
Movie
Actor
Captain Kiddo (1917)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.66
Based on 30.3 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1994
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1912-12-20
Deathday1989-06-24 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceNew Orleans, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSammy Morrison, Little Sambo, Smiling Sambo, Sambo, Sunshine Sammy, Ernest Fredric Morrison, Ernest 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison, Hal Roach's Rascals, Ernie Morrison
AwardsBlack Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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