Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Profile

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Acting
Born 1912-12-20 · Died 1989-07-24
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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

89 credits across movies and TV

Fugitive from a Prison Camp
Movie

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940 · Chuckles

Spooks Run Wild
Movie

Spooks Run Wild

1941 · Scruno

Bowery Blitzkrieg
Movie

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941 · Scruno

The Our Gang Story
Movie

The Our Gang Story

1994 · Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

Saturday Morning
Movie

Saturday Morning

1922 · Sorghum

A Quiet Street
Movie

A Quiet Street

1922 · Booker T.

The Big Show
Movie

The Big Show

1923 · Booker T.

Don't Rock the Boat
Movie

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

Live and Learn
Movie

Live and Learn

1920

Between Meals
Movie

Between Meals

1926 · In Need

Ghosts on the Loose
Movie

Ghosts on the Loose

1943 · Scruno

The Old Maid's Baby
Movie

The Old Maid's Baby

1919 · George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson

The Sawdust Doll
Movie

The Sawdust Doll

1919 · Sambo

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 · Scruno (archive footage)

Clancy Street Boys
Movie

Clancy Street Boys

1943 · Scruno

Captain Kiddo
Movie

Captain Kiddo

1917

Get Out and Get Under
Movie

Get Out and Get Under

1920 · Small Boy (uncredited)

The Non-Skid Kid
Movie

The Non-Skid Kid

1922

Dolly Does Her Bit
Movie

Dolly Does Her Bit

1918 · Sambo

Call for Mr. Caveman
Movie

Call for Mr. Caveman

1919 · Little Henry Hercules

Drink Hearty
Movie

Drink Hearty

1920 · George Washington Tarfoot Lee

Full o' Pep
Movie

Full o' Pep

1922

Waltz Me Around
Movie

Waltz Me Around

1920 · Sunny

The Sleuth
Movie

The Sleuth

1922 · Prince’s aid

Soft Pedal
Movie

Soft Pedal

1926 · Wary

Run 'Em Ragged
Movie

Run 'Em Ragged

1920

Park Your Car
Movie

Park Your Car

1920

Big Game
Movie

Big Game

1921 · Assistant

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
Movie

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940 · Joe

The Champeen
Movie

The Champeen

1923 · Sammy Johnson

A Pleasant Journey
Movie

A Pleasant Journey

1923 · Ernie

The Cobbler
Movie

The Cobbler

1923 · Ernie

The Dippy Dentist
Movie

The Dippy Dentist

1920 · Messenger Boy

Whirl o' the West
Movie

Whirl o' the West

1921 · Sammy

Rush Orders
Movie

Rush Orders

1921 · Narcissus

Name the Day
Movie

Name the Day

1921 · Goofy

The Pickaninny
Movie

The Pickaninny

1921 · Little Casino

One Terrible Day
Movie

One Terrible Day

1922 · Booker T.

Fire Fighters
Movie

Fire Fighters

1922 · Booker T. Bacon

Gang War
Movie

Gang War

1940 · Gang Member (uncredited)

Boys of the City
Movie

Boys of the City

1940 · Scruno

That Gang of Mine
Movie

That Gang of Mine

1940 · Scruno

Pride of the Bowery
Movie

Pride of the Bowery

1940 · Scruno

Flying Wild
Movie

Flying Wild

1941 · Scruno

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Movie

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942 · Scruno

Kid Dynamite
Movie

Kid Dynamite

1943 · Scruno Jackson

Big Business
Movie

Big Business

1924 · Sunshine Sammy

The 'Fraidy Cat
Movie

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924 · Member of the Gang (uncredited)

Our Gang
Movie

Our Gang

1922 · Sunshine Sammy

Young Sherlocks
Movie

Young Sherlocks

1922 · Ernie

Boys to Board
Movie

Boys to Board

1923 · Ernie

Giants vs. Yanks
Movie

Giants vs. Yanks

1923 · Ernie

Back Stage
Movie

Back Stage

1923 · Ernie

Dogs of War!
Movie

Dogs of War!

1923 · Ernie

Lodge Night
Movie

Lodge Night

1923 · Ernie

July Days
Movie

July Days

1923 · Ernie

Stage Fright
Movie

Stage Fright

1923 · Ernie

Derby Day
Movie

Derby Day

1923 · Ernie 'Sammy'

Sunday Calm
Movie

Sunday Calm

1923 · Ernie

Tire Trouble
Movie

Tire Trouble

1924 · Ernie

The Buccaneers
Movie

The Buccaneers

1924 · Ernie

Seein' Things
Movie

Seein' Things

1924 · Ernie

Commencement Day
Movie

Commencement Day

1924 · Ernie

Cradle Robbers
Movie

Cradle Robbers

1924 · Ernie

It's a Bear
Movie

It's a Bear

1924 · Ernie

Fast Company
Movie

Fast Company

1924 · Ernie

Let's Get Tough
Movie

Let's Get Tough

1942 · Scruno

All Lit Up
Movie

All Lit Up

1920 · The Kid

Any Old Port
Movie

Any Old Port

1920

Call a Taxi!
Movie

Call a Taxi!

1920

Cash Customers
Movie

Cash Customers

1920

Cracked Wedding Bells
Movie

Cracked Wedding Bells

1920

Grab the Ghost
Movie

Grab the Ghost

1920 · Servant's Child

High Rollers
Movie

High Rollers

1921

Don't Butt In
Movie

Don't Butt In

1926

Haunted Spooks
Movie

Haunted Spooks

1920 · Little Boy (uncredited)

Penrod
Movie

Penrod

1922 · Herman

In This Our Life
Movie

In This Our Life

1942 · Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

Number, Please?
Movie

Number, Please?

1920 · Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

Start Something
Movie

Start Something

1919

Giving the Bride Away
Movie

Giving the Bride Away

1919

Tough Luck
Movie

Tough Luck

1919

Red Hot Hottentotts
Movie

Red Hot Hottentotts

1920

Why Go Home?
Movie

Why Go Home?

1920

Getting His Goat
Movie

Getting His Goat

1920

Daddy Number Two
Movie

Daddy Number Two

1919

Classic Comedy Teams
Movie

Classic Comedy Teams

1986 · Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)

Peggy Does Her Darndest
Movie

Peggy Does Her Darndest

1919 · Snowball Snow

Good Times
TV

Good Times

1974