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Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1912-12-20

Deathday: 1989-06-24 (76 years old)

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

all 105

Movies 104

self 2

TV Shows 1

Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

The Our Gang Story (1994)

Movie

Scruno (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Movie

Self

Passion and Memory (1986)

Movie

Scruno in 'Ghosts on the loose'

Horrible Horror (1986)

Movie

Self

Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (1984)

Movie

Good Times (1974)

Scruno

Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

Movie

5.17

Scruno

Clancy Street Boys (1943)

Movie

Scruno Jackson

Kid Dynamite (1943)

Movie

Scruno

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)

Movie

3.5

Scruno

Smart Alecks (1942)

Movie

Scruno

Let's Get Tough (1942)

Movie

4.86

Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

In This Our Life (1942)

Movie

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

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

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

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

Number, Please? (1920)

Movie

Actor

Park Your Car (1920)

Movie

Actor

Cash Customers (1920)

Movie

Small Boy

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

The Floor Below (1919)

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

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1912-12-20

Deathday
1989-06-24 (76 years old)

Birth Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Sammy Morrison, Little Sambo, Smiling Sambo, Sambo, Sunshine Sammy, Ernest Fredric Morrison, Ernest 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison, Hal Roach's Rascals, Ernie Morrison

Awards
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame

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Last updated: 2023-12-08

Hal Roach worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

40 Movies

H.M. Walker worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

31 Movies

Marie Mosquini worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

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Jackie Condon worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

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Charley Chase worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

20 Movies

Eddie Boland worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

19 Movies

Mary Kornman worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

19 Movies

Sammy Brooks worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

19 Movies

Jack Davis worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

18 Movies

Alfred J. Goulding worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

14 Movies

George Rowe worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

14 Movies

Gaylord Lloyd worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

13 Movies

Bobby Jordan worked together with Sunshine Sammy Morrison in:

12 Movies

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