Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 20, 1912

died

July 24, 1989

place of birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

also known as

Sammy Morrison · Little Sambo · Smiling Sambo · Sambo

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

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

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

as Scruno

That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine

as Scruno

Flying Wild

Flying Wild

as Scruno

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Scruno (archive footage)

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

In This Our Life
6.9

In This Our Life

1942as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Classic Comedy Teams
7.0

Classic Comedy Teams

1986as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
6.3

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942as Scruno
That Gang of Mine
5.8

That Gang of Mine

1940as Scruno
Flying Wild
6.1

Flying Wild

1941as Scruno
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
9.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991as Scruno (archive footage)
Spooks Run Wild
5.1

Spooks Run Wild

1941as Scruno
Kid Dynamite
7.0

Kid Dynamite

1943as Scruno Jackson
Fire Fighters
6.5

Fire Fighters

1922as Booker T. Bacon
Bowery Blitzkrieg
6.1

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941as Scruno
Ghosts on the Loose
4.2

Ghosts on the Loose

1943as Scruno
Boys of the City
5.2

Boys of the City

1940as Scruno
July Days
6.5

July Days

1923as Ernie
Dogs of War!
5.8

Dogs of War!

1923as Ernie
Let's Get Tough
5.4

Let's Get Tough

1942as Scruno
Fast Company
6.4

Fast Company

1924as Ernie
The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

1994as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Pride of the Bowery
6.2

Pride of the Bowery

1940as Scruno
The Old Maid's Baby
7.0

The Old Maid's Baby

1919as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
Call for Mr. Caveman
5.0

Call for Mr. Caveman

1919as Little Henry Hercules
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
7.0

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940as Joe
Waltz Me Around
6.0

Waltz Me Around

1920as Sunny
Clancy Street Boys
6.6

Clancy Street Boys

1943as Scruno
Our Gang
6.5

Our Gang

1922as Sunshine Sammy
A Quiet Street
7.1

A Quiet Street

1922as Booker T.
Commencement Day
7.1

Commencement Day

1924as Ernie
Sunday Calm
6.6

Sunday Calm

1923as Ernie
Number, Please?
6.6

Number, Please?

1920as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Gang War
6.3

Gang War

1940as Gang Member (uncredited)
A Pleasant Journey
6.4

A Pleasant Journey

1923as Ernie
The Big Show
6.4

The Big Show

1923as Booker T.
Haunted Spooks
6.3

Haunted Spooks

1920as Little Boy (uncredited)
Tire Trouble
6.4

Tire Trouble

1924as Ernie
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
9.0

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940as Chuckles
The Cobbler
7.0

The Cobbler

1923as Ernie
Grab the Ghost
8.0

Grab the Ghost

1920as Servant's Child
Penrod
10.0

Penrod

1922as Herman
Seein' Things
6.9

Seein' Things

1924as Ernie
Cradle Robbers
6.9

Cradle Robbers

1924as Ernie
Dolly Does Her Bit
9.0

Dolly Does Her Bit

1918as Sambo
Get Out and Get Under
6.5

Get Out and Get Under

1920as Small Boy (uncredited)
Big Business
6.4

Big Business

1924as Sunshine Sammy
The Dippy Dentist
6.4

The Dippy Dentist

1920as Messenger Boy
One Terrible Day
6.7

One Terrible Day

1922as Booker T.
Derby Day
6.5

Derby Day

1923as Ernie 'Sammy'
Peggy Does Her Darndest
10.0

Peggy Does Her Darndest

1919as Snowball Snow
The Sawdust Doll
10.0

The Sawdust Doll

1919as Sambo
Stage Fright
6.9

Stage Fright

1923as Ernie
Back Stage
7.4

Back Stage

1923as Ernie
Saturday Morning
7.4

Saturday Morning

1922as Sorghum