Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 20, 1912
Place of Birth:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Sunshine Sammy Morrison
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Our Gang Story | Sunshine Sammy (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Scruno (archive footage) |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the Loose | Scruno |
| 1943 | Clancy Street Boys | Scruno |
| 1943 | Kid Dynamite | Scruno Jackson |
| 1942 | 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Scruno |
| 1942 | Let's Get Tough | Scruno |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Black Man in Jail (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Spooks Run Wild | Scruno |
| 1941 | Bowery Blitzkrieg | Scruno |
| 1941 | Flying Wild | Scruno |
| 1940 | Fugitive from a Prison Camp | Chuckles |
| 1940 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby | Joe |
| 1940 | Gang War | Gang Member (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Boys of the City | Scruno |
| 1940 | Pride of the Bowery | Scruno |
| 1940 | That Gang of Mine | Scruno |
| 1926 | Between Meals | In Need |
| 1926 | Soft Pedal | Wary |
| 1926 | Don't Butt In | |
| 1924 | Tire Trouble | Ernie |
| 1924 | Seein' Things | Ernie |
| 1924 | It's a Bear | Ernie |
| 1924 | The Buccaneers | Ernie |
| 1924 | Cradle Robbers | Ernie |
| 1924 | Fast Company | Ernie |
| 1924 | Big Business | Sunshine Sammy |
| 1924 | The 'Fraidy Cat | Member of the Gang (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Commencement Day | Ernie |
| 1923 | The Big Show | Booker T. |
| 1923 | A Pleasant Journey | Ernie |
| 1923 | The Cobbler | Ernie |
| 1923 | The Champeen | Sammy Johnson |
| 1923 | Back Stage | Ernie |
| 1923 | Boys to Board | Ernie |
| 1923 | Sunday Calm | Ernie |
| 1923 | Giants vs. Yanks | Ernie |
| 1923 | Dogs of War! | Ernie |
| 1923 | Stage Fright | Ernie |
| 1923 | Derby Day | Ernie 'Sammy' |
| 1923 | Lodge Night | Ernie |
| 1923 | July Days | Ernie |
| 1922 | Saturday Morning | Sorghum |
| 1922 | A Quiet Street | Booker T. |
| 1922 | The Non-Skid Kid | |
| 1922 | Full o' Pep | |
| 1922 | The Sleuth | Prince’s aid |
| 1922 | Our Gang | Sunshine Sammy |
| 1922 | Young Sherlocks | Ernie |
| 1922 | Fire Fighters | Booker T. Bacon |
| 1922 | One Terrible Day | Booker T. |
| 1922 | Penrod | Herman |
| 1921 | Big Game | Assistant |
| 1921 | Whirl o' the West | Sammy |
| 1921 | The Pickaninny | Little Casino |
| 1921 | Name the Day | Goofy |
| 1921 | Rush Orders | Narcissus |
| 1921 | High Rollers | |
| 1920 | Live and Learn | |
| 1920 | Don't Rock the Boat | |
| 1920 | Get Out and Get Under | Small Boy (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Drink Hearty | George Washington Tarfoot Lee |
| 1920 | Waltz Me Around | |
| 1920 | Run 'Em Ragged | |
| 1920 | Park Your Car | |
| 1920 | The Dippy Dentist | Messenger Boy |
| 1920 | All Lit Up | The Kid |
| 1920 | Any Old Port | |
| 1920 | Call a Taxi | |
| 1920 | Cracked Wedding Bells | |
| 1920 | Cash Customers | |
| 1920 | Grab the Ghost | Servant's Child |
| 1920 | Haunted Spooks | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Number, Please? | Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Red Hot Hottentotts | |
| 1920 | Getting His Goat | |
| 1920 | Why Go Home? | |
| 1919 | The Old Maid's Baby | George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson |
| 1919 | The Sawdust Doll | Sambo |
| 1919 | Call for Mr. Caveman | Little Henry Hercules |
| 1919 | Start Something | |
| 1919 | Giving the Bride Away | |
| 1919 | Tough Luck | |
| 1919 | Daddy Number Two | |
| 1918 | Dolly Does Her Bit | Sambo |
| 1917 | Captain Kiddo |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Good Times |