Sunshine Sammy Morrison
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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
Credits
In This Our Life (1942)
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Penrod (1922)
as Herman
Gang War (1940)
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Captain Kiddo (1917)
Actor
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
as Scruno
Drink Hearty (1920)
as George Washington Tarfoot Lee
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
as Scruno
Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)
as Snowball Snow
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)
as Joe
That Gang of Mine (1940)
as Scruno
Our Gang (1922)
as Sunshine Sammy
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
as Scruno
High Rollers (1921)
Actor
Whirl o' the West (1921)
as Sammy
Big Game (1921)
as Assistant
Dolly Does Her Bit (1918)
as Sambo
Rush Orders (1921)
as Narcissus
Kid Dynamite (1943)
as Scruno Jackson
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Scruno (archive footage)
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
as Scruno
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
as Scruno
Dogs of War! (1923)
as Ernie
Let's Get Tough (1942)
as Scruno
Flying Wild (1941)
as Scruno
The Dippy Dentist (1920)
as Messenger Boy
Red Hot Hottentotts (1920)
Actor
Boys of the City (1940)
as Scruno
Run 'Em Ragged (1920)
Actor
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
as Scruno
Call a Taxi! (1920)
Actor
Waltz Me Around (1920)
as Sunny
Haunted Spooks (1920)
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Don't Rock the Boat (1920)
Actor
Grab the Ghost (1920)
as Servant's Child
Cracked Wedding Bells (1920)
Actor
Getting His Goat (1920)
Actor
The Our Gang Story (1994)
as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Why Go Home? (1920)
Actor
The Champeen (1923)
as Sammy Johnson
The Old Maid's Baby (1919)
as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
July Days (1923)
as Ernie
Derby Day (1923)
as Ernie 'Sammy'
Live and Learn (1920)
Actor
Call for Mr. Caveman (1919)
as Little Henry Hercules
Fire Fighters (1922)
as Booker T. Bacon
Lodge Night (1923)
as Ernie
Tire Trouble (1924)
as Ernie
One Terrible Day (1922)
as Booker T.
Stage Fright (1923)
as Ernie
Commencement Day (1924)
as Ernie
The Cobbler (1923)
as Ernie
Big Business (1924)
as Sunshine Sammy
A Quiet Street (1922)
as Booker T.
The Sleuth (1922)
as Prince’s aid
Sunday Calm (1923)
as Ernie
Park Your Car (1920)
Actor
Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940)
as Chuckles
Number, Please? (1920)
as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Cradle Robbers (1924)
as Ernie
Young Sherlocks (1922)
as Ernie
Seein' Things (1924)
as Ernie
The Pickaninny (1921)
as Little Casino
Full o' Pep (1922)
Actor
Back Stage (1923)
as Ernie
Don't Butt In (1926)
Actor
Saturday Morning (1922)
as Sorghum
The Big Show (1923)
as Booker T.
Any Old Port (1920)
Actor
Cash Customers (1920)
Actor
The Buccaneers (1924)
as Ernie
Fast Company (1924)
as Ernie
Tough Luck (1919)
Actor
Get Out and Get Under (1920)
as Small Boy (uncredited)
Soft Pedal (1926)
as Wary
It's a Bear (1924)
as Ernie
The Non-Skid Kid (1922)
Actor
All Lit Up (1920)
as The Kid
A Pleasant Journey (1923)
as Ernie
The Sawdust Doll (1919)
as Sambo
Daddy Number Two (1919)
Actor
Boys to Board (1923)
as Ernie
Name the Day (1921)
as Goofy
The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)
as Member of the Gang (uncredited)
Start Something (1919)
Actor
Giving the Bride Away (1919)
Actor
Giants vs. Yanks (1923)
as Ernie
Between Meals (1926)
as In Need