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Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 20, 1912 (Died at 77)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Career Span1920 – 1989
Known Credits67 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Also known as:Sammy MorrisonLittle SamboSmiling SamboSambo+5 more
Total Works

67

66 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Good Times
8.0
Good Times
1974•series
In This Our Life
6.9
In This Our Life
1942•movie
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Haunted Spooks
6.3
Haunted Spooks
1920•movie
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Number, Please?
6.5
Number, Please?
1920•movie
as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 67 titles featuring Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Good Times
8.0
1 eps
Good Times
1974•series
In This Our Life
6.9
In This Our Life
1942•movie

as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

Haunted Spooks
6.3
Haunted Spooks
1920•movie

as Little Boy (uncredited)

Ghosts on the Loose
4.2

as Scruno

Number, Please?
6.5
Number, Please?
1920•movie

as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

Spooks Run Wild
5.1
Spooks Run Wild
1941•movie

as Scruno

Get Out and Get Under
6.4

as Small Boy (uncredited)

Boys of the City
5.3
Boys of the City
1940•movie

as Scruno

That Gang of Mine
5.8
That Gang of Mine
1940•movie

as Scruno

Dogs of War!
5.8
Dogs of War!
1923•movie

as Ernie

Bowery Blitzkrieg
6.1
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941•movie

as Scruno

Our Gang
6.6
Our Gang
1922•movie

as Sunshine Sammy

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
6.3

as Scruno

Pride of the Bowery
6.2

as Scruno

Flying Wild
6.1
Flying Wild
1941•movie

as Scruno

Let's Get Tough
5.3
Let's Get Tough
1942•movie

as Scruno

The Champeen
6.8
The Champeen
1923•movie

as Sammy Johnson

The Buccaneers
6.6
The Buccaneers
1924•movie

as Ernie

A Pleasant Journey
6.4
A Pleasant Journey
1923•movie

as Ernie

Kid Dynamite
6.7
Kid Dynamite
1943•movie

as Scruno Jackson

The Big Show
6.2
The Big Show
1923•movie

as Booker T.

The Cobbler
6.7
The Cobbler
1923•movie

as Ernie

Gang War
6.3
Gang War
1940•movie

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Young Sherlocks
6.8
Young Sherlocks
1922•movie

as Ernie

Fire Fighters
6.3
Fire Fighters
1922•movie

as Booker T. Bacon

Saturday Morning
6.9
Saturday Morning
1922•movie

as Sorghum

Clancy Street Boys
6.6
Clancy Street Boys
1943•movie

as Scruno

It's a Bear
6.2
It's a Bear
1924•movie

as Ernie

Giants vs. Yanks
6.7
Giants vs. Yanks
1923•movie

as Ernie

Derby Day
6.5
Derby Day
1923•movie

as Ernie 'Sammy'

The 'Fraidy Cat
6.8
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924•movie

as Member of the Gang (uncredited)

July Days
6.5
July Days
1923•movie

as Ernie

A Quiet Street
7.1
A Quiet Street
1922•movie

as Booker T.

Call for Mr. Caveman
5.0

as Little Henry Hercules

Waltz Me Around
6.0
Waltz Me Around
1920•movie

as Sunny

Tire Trouble
6.4
Tire Trouble
1924•movie

as Ernie

Back Stage
7.4
Back Stage
1923•movie

as Ernie

Seein' Things
6.9
Seein' Things
1924•movie

as Ernie

Sunday Calm
6.6
Sunday Calm
1923•movie

as Ernie

Cradle Robbers
6.9
Cradle Robbers
1924•movie

as Ernie

One Terrible Day
6.5
One Terrible Day
1922•movie

as Booker T.

Stage Fright
6.9
Stage Fright
1923•movie

as Ernie

Fast Company
6.4
Fast Company
1924•movie

as Ernie

Big Business
6.4
Big Business
1924•movie

as Sunshine Sammy

Commencement Day
7.1
Commencement Day
1924•movie

as Ernie

The Dippy Dentist
6.4
The Dippy Dentist
1920•movie

as Messenger Boy

The Pickaninny
7.0
The Pickaninny
1921•movie

as Little Casino

Lodge Night
6.5
Lodge Night
1923•movie

as Ernie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
9.5

as Scruno (archive footage)

The Non-Skid Kid
4.5
The Non-Skid Kid
1922•movie
Run 'Em Ragged
7.5
Run 'Em Ragged
1920•movie
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
7.0

as Joe

Boys to Board
6.0
Boys to Board
1923•movie

as Ernie

All Lit Up
7.5
All Lit Up
1920•movie

as The Kid

Call a Taxi!
5.5
Call a Taxi!
1920•movie
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
9.0

as Chuckles

The Old Maid's Baby
7.0

as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson

The Sawdust Doll
10.0
The Sawdust Doll
1919•movie

as Sambo

Dolly Does Her Bit
9.0
Dolly Does Her Bit
1918•movie

as Sambo

Soft Pedal
9.0
Soft Pedal
1926•movie

as Wary

Whirl o' the West
8.0
Whirl o' the West
1921•movie

as Sammy

Grab the Ghost
8.0
Grab the Ghost
1920•movie

as Servant's Child

Penrod
10.0
Penrod
1922•movie

as Herman

Classic Comedy Teams
7.0

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

Peggy Does Her Darndest
10.0

as Snowball Snow

The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story
1994•movie

as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

Captain Kiddo
Captain Kiddo
1917•movie