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.
Filmography
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Movies 105
self 2
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
Scruno Jackson
Kid Dynamite (1943)
Movie
6
Scruno
Smart Alecks (1942)
Movie
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
In This Our Life (1942)
Movie
6
Gang Member (uncredited)
Gang War (1940)
Movie
In Need
Between Meals (1926)
Movie
Member of the Gang
The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)
Movie
Sunshine Sammy
Big Business (1924)
Movie
Ernie 'Sammy'
Derby Day (1923)
Movie
Ernie
No Noise (1923)
Movie
Booker T.
The Big Show (1923)
Movie
Booker T.
A Quiet Street (1922)
Movie
Sorghum
Saturday Morning (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
Herman
Penrod (1922)
Movie
Little Casino
The Pickaninny (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
Big Game (1921)
Movie
Narcissus
Rush Orders (1921)
Movie
Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Number, Please? (1920)
Movie
Small Boy (uncredited)
Get Out and Get Under (1920)
Movie
Boy in Trash Can
Run 'Em Ragged (1920)
Movie
Servant's Child
Grab the Ghost (1920)
Movie
George Washington Tarfoot Lee
Drink Hearty (1920)
Movie
Little Boy (uncredited)
Haunted Spooks (1920)
Movie
The Kid
All Lit Up (1920)
Movie
Messenger boy
The Dippy Dentist (1920)
Movie
Little Henry Hercules
Call for Mr. Caveman (1919)
Movie
George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
The Old Maid's Baby (1919)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1912-12-20
Deathday1989-06-24 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceNew Orleans, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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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