Acting
Sunshine Sammy Morrison
EN, XX cinema · 88 credits
Born
20 December 1912
Died
24 July 1989 (aged 76)
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known as Sammy Morrison · Little Sambo · Smiling Sambo · Sambo · Sunshine Sammy · Ernest Fredric Morrison
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
The Our Gang Story
as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Scruno (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Scruno
Clancy Street Boys
as Scruno
Kid Dynamite
as Scruno Jackson
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Scruno
Let's Get Tough
as Scruno
In This Our Life
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild
as Scruno
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Scruno
Flying Wild
as Scruno
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
as Chuckles
Gang War
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Boys of the City
as Scruno
Pride of the Bowery
as Scruno
That Gang of Mine
as Scruno
Soft Pedal
as Wary
Tire Trouble
as Ernie
Seein' Things
as Ernie
It's a Bear
as Ernie
The Buccaneers
as Ernie
Cradle Robbers
as Ernie
Fast Company
as Ernie
Big Business
as Sunshine Sammy
The 'Fraidy Cat
as Member of the Gang (uncredited)
Commencement Day
as Ernie
The Big Show
as Booker T.
A Pleasant Journey
as Ernie
The Cobbler
as Ernie
The Champeen
as Sammy Johnson
Back Stage
as Ernie
Boys to Board
as Ernie
Sunday Calm
as Ernie
Giants vs. Yanks
as Ernie
Dogs of War!
as Ernie
Stage Fright
as Ernie
Derby Day
as Ernie 'Sammy'
Lodge Night
as Ernie
July Days
as Ernie
Saturday Morning
as Sorghum
A Quiet Street
as Booker T.
The Sleuth
1922
The Sleuth
as Prince’s aid
Our Gang
as Sunshine Sammy
Young Sherlocks
as Ernie
Fire Fighters
as Booker T. Bacon
One Terrible Day
as Booker T.
Penrod
as Herman
Big Game
1921
Big Game
as Assistant
Whirl o' the West
as Sammy
The Pickaninny
as Little Casino
Rush Orders
1921
Rush Orders
as Narcissus
Get Out and Get Under
as Small Boy (uncredited)
Drink Hearty
1920
Drink Hearty
as George Washington Tarfoot Lee
Waltz Me Around
as Sunny
The Dippy Dentist
as Messenger Boy
All Lit Up
as The Kid
Grab the Ghost
as Servant's Child
Haunted Spooks
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Number, Please?
as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
The Old Maid's Baby
as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
The Sawdust Doll
as Sambo
Call for Mr. Caveman
as Little Henry Hercules
Peggy Does Her Darndest
as Snowball Snow
Dolly Does Her Bit
as Sambo
