Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

1912-12-20 • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA • Male • 89 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-12-20

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known Credits

89

Known For

Acting

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

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Known For Movies

High Rollers

High Rollers

1921
Penrod

Penrod

1922
Captain Kiddo

Captain Kiddo

1917
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942
Gang War

Gang War

1940
Drink Hearty

Drink Hearty

1920
Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild

1941
Peggy Does Her Darndest

Peggy Does Her Darndest

1919
Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

1986
Bowery Blitzkrieg

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941
Big Game

Big Game

1921
Our Gang

Our Gang

1922
Call a Taxi!

Call a Taxi!

1920
Rush Orders

Rush Orders

1921
Whirl o' the West

Whirl o' the West

1921
Grab the Ghost

Grab the Ghost

1920
Cracked Wedding Bells

Cracked Wedding Bells

1920
That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine

1940
Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose

1943
Full o' Pep

Full o' Pep

1922
Call for Mr. Caveman

Call for Mr. Caveman

1919
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940
Don't Rock the Boat

Don't Rock the Boat

1920
The Pickaninny

The Pickaninny

1921
Let's Get Tough

Let's Get Tough

1942
Dogs of War!

Dogs of War!

1923
The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

1994
Flying Wild

Flying Wild

1941
Live and Learn

Live and Learn

1920
Red Hot Hottentotts

Red Hot Hottentotts

1920
July Days

July Days

1923
Number, Please?

Number, Please?

1920
Kid Dynamite

Kid Dynamite

1943
The Sleuth

The Sleuth

1922
Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

1920
Don't Butt In

Don't Butt In

1926
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942
Park Your Car

Park Your Car

1920
Dolly Does Her Bit

Dolly Does Her Bit

1918
Daddy Number Two

Daddy Number Two

1919
Boys of the City

Boys of the City

1940
Name the Day

Name the Day

1921
Fugitive from a Prison Camp

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940
Get Out and Get Under

Get Out and Get Under

1920
The Non-Skid Kid

The Non-Skid Kid

1922
Waltz Me Around

Waltz Me Around

1920
A Quiet Street

A Quiet Street

1922
Pride of the Bowery

Pride of the Bowery

1940
Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys

1943
A Pleasant Journey

A Pleasant Journey

1923
Young Sherlocks

Young Sherlocks

1922
The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1924
One Terrible Day

One Terrible Day

1922
The Champeen

The Champeen

1923
Saturday Morning

Saturday Morning

1922
Cradle Robbers

Cradle Robbers

1924
The Dippy Dentist

The Dippy Dentist

1920
Fire Fighters

Fire Fighters

1922
Commencement Day

Commencement Day

1924
The Cobbler

The Cobbler

1923
Big Business

Big Business

1924
Seein' Things

Seein' Things

1924
Fast Company

Fast Company

1924
Run 'Em Ragged

Run 'Em Ragged

1920
The Big Show

The Big Show

1923
Derby Day

Derby Day

1923
Getting His Goat

Getting His Goat

1920
Tire Trouble

Tire Trouble

1924
Back Stage

Back Stage

1923
Between Meals

Between Meals

1926
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1923
Giants vs. Yanks

Giants vs. Yanks

1923
Giving the Bride Away

Giving the Bride Away

1919
Sunday Calm

Sunday Calm

1923
All Lit Up

All Lit Up

1920
Any Old Port

Any Old Port

1920
The Sawdust Doll

The Sawdust Doll

1919
The Old Maid's Baby

The Old Maid's Baby

1919
The 'Fraidy Cat

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924
Cash Customers

Cash Customers

1920
Lodge Night

Lodge Night

1923
Tough Luck

Tough Luck

1919
Soft Pedal

Soft Pedal

1926
It's a Bear

It's a Bear

1924
Why Go Home?

Why Go Home?

1920
Start Something

Start Something

1919
Boys to Board

Boys to Board

1923

Known For TV Shows

Good Times

Good Times

1974

Movie Credits

High Rollers

1921

Penrod

1922

Herman

Captain Kiddo

1917

In This Our Life

1942

Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

Gang War

1940

Gang Member (uncredited)

Drink Hearty

1920

George Washington Tarfoot Lee

Spooks Run Wild

1941

Scruno

Peggy Does Her Darndest

1919

Snowball Snow

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

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

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

Scruno

Big Game

1921

Assistant

Our Gang

1922

Sunshine Sammy

Call a Taxi!

1920

Rush Orders

1921

Narcissus

Whirl o' the West

1921

Sammy

Grab the Ghost

1920

Servant's Child

Cracked Wedding Bells

1920

That Gang of Mine

1940

Scruno

Ghosts on the Loose

1943

Scruno

Full o' Pep

1922

Call for Mr. Caveman

1919

Little Henry Hercules

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Scruno (archive footage)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940

Joe

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

The Pickaninny

1921

Little Casino

Let's Get Tough

1942

Scruno

Dogs of War!

1923

Ernie

The Our Gang Story

1994

Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

Flying Wild

1941

Scruno

Live and Learn

1920

Red Hot Hottentotts

1920

July Days

1923

Ernie

Number, Please?

1920

Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

Kid Dynamite

1943

Scruno Jackson

The Sleuth

1922

Prince’s aid

Haunted Spooks

1920

Little Boy (uncredited)

Don't Butt In

1926

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942

Scruno

Park Your Car

1920

Dolly Does Her Bit

1918

Sambo

Daddy Number Two

1919

Boys of the City

1940

Scruno

Name the Day

1921

Goofy

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940

Chuckles

Get Out and Get Under

1920

Small Boy (uncredited)

The Non-Skid Kid

1922

Waltz Me Around

1920

Sunny

A Quiet Street

1922

Booker T.

Pride of the Bowery

1940

Scruno

Clancy Street Boys

1943

Scruno

A Pleasant Journey

1923

Ernie

Young Sherlocks

1922

Ernie

The Buccaneers

1924

Ernie

One Terrible Day

1922

Booker T.

The Champeen

1923

Sammy Johnson

Saturday Morning

1922

Sorghum

Cradle Robbers

1924

Ernie

The Dippy Dentist

1920

Messenger Boy

Fire Fighters

1922

Booker T. Bacon

Commencement Day

1924

Ernie

The Cobbler

1923

Ernie

Big Business

1924

Sunshine Sammy

Seein' Things

1924

Ernie

Fast Company

1924

Ernie

Run 'Em Ragged

1920

The Big Show

1923

Booker T.

Derby Day

1923

Ernie 'Sammy'

Getting His Goat

1920

Tire Trouble

1924

Ernie

Back Stage

1923

Ernie

Between Meals

1926

In Need

Stage Fright

1923

Ernie

Giants vs. Yanks

1923

Ernie

Giving the Bride Away

1919

Sunday Calm

1923

Ernie

All Lit Up

1920

The Kid

Any Old Port

1920

The Sawdust Doll

1919

Sambo

The Old Maid's Baby

1919

George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924

Member of the Gang (uncredited)

Cash Customers

1920

Lodge Night

1923

Ernie

Tough Luck

1919

Soft Pedal

1926

Wary

It's a Bear

1924

Ernie

Why Go Home?

1920

Start Something

1919

Boys to Board

1923

Ernie

TV Credits

Good Times

1974

(1 episodes)

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TV Production Credits

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