Sunshine Sammy Morrison
Acting
Born December 20, 1912 — Died July 24, 1989
From New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known as Sammy Morrison, Little Sambo, Smiling Sambo
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.
Filmography
The Our Gang Story
Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
1994
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Scruno (archive footage)
19919.5
Classic Comedy Teams
Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
19867.0
Ghosts on the Loose
Scruno
19434.2
Clancy Street Boys
Scruno
19436.6
Kid Dynamite
Scruno Jackson
19437.0
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Scruno
19426.3
Let's Get Tough
Scruno
19425.3
In This Our Life
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
19426.9
Spooks Run Wild
Scruno
19415.1
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Scruno
19416.1
Flying Wild
Scruno
19416.1
Pride of the Bowery
Scruno
19406.2
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
Chuckles
19409.0
That Gang of Mine
Scruno
19405.8
Boys of the City
Scruno
19405.3
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
Joe
19407.0
Gang War
Gang Member (uncredited)
19406.3
Soft Pedal
Wary
19269.0
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Don't Butt In
19268.0
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Between Meals
In Need
19268.0
Fast Company
Ernie
19246.4
It's a Bear
Ernie
19246.3
Cradle Robbers
Ernie
19246.9
Commencement Day
Ernie
19247.1
Seein' Things
Ernie
19246.9
The 'Fraidy Cat
Member of the Gang (uncredited)
19246.8
The Buccaneers
Ernie
19246.6
Big Business
Sunshine Sammy
19246.4
Tire Trouble
Ernie
19246.4
Sunday Calm
Ernie
19236.6
Derby Day
Ernie 'Sammy'
19236.5
Stage Fright
Ernie
19236.9
July Days
Ernie
19236.5
Lodge Night
Ernie
19236.5
Dogs of War!
Ernie
19235.8
Back Stage
Ernie
19237.4
Giants vs. Yanks
Ernie
19236.7
Boys to Board
Ernie
19236.0
A Pleasant Journey
Ernie
19236.4
The Big Show
Booker T.
19236.3
The Cobbler
Ernie
19236.7
The Champeen
Sammy Johnson
19236.8
A Quiet Street
Booker T.
19227.1
Saturday Morning
Sorghum
19226.9
Young Sherlocks
Ernie
19226.8
Our Gang
Sunshine Sammy
19226.6
Fire Fighters
Booker T. Bacon
19226.3
One Terrible Day
Booker T.
19226.5
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The Sleuth
Prince’s aid
1922
The Non-Skid Kid
19224.5
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Full o' Pep
19229.0
Penrod
Herman
192210.0
The Pickaninny
Little Casino
19219.0
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Name the Day
Goofy
192110.0
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High Rollers
19215.3
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Big Game
Assistant
19219.0
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Rush Orders
Narcissus
192110.0
Whirl o' the West
Sammy
19218.0
Number, Please?
Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
19206.5
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Park Your Car
19204.0
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Cash Customers
192010.0
Get Out and Get Under
Small Boy (uncredited)
19206.5
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Live and Learn
192010.0
Run 'Em Ragged
19207.5
Call a Taxi!
19205.5
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Don't Rock the Boat
19209.0
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Any Old Port
192010.0
Grab the Ghost
Servant's Child
19208.0
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Drink Hearty
George Washington Tarfoot Lee
19207.0
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Cracked Wedding Bells
19207.0
Haunted Spooks
Little Boy (uncredited)
19206.3
Waltz Me Around
Sunny
19206.0
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Getting His Goat
192010.0
All Lit Up
The Kid
19207.5
The Dippy Dentist
Messenger Boy
19206.4
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Why Go Home?
19209.0
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Red Hot Hottentotts
19207.0
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Tough Luck
19199.0
Call for Mr. Caveman
Little Henry Hercules
19195.0
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Giving the Bride Away
19199.0
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Daddy Number Two
1919
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Start Something
19197.0
The Sawdust Doll
Sambo
191910.0
Peggy Does Her Darndest
Snowball Snow
191910.0
The Old Maid's Baby
George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
19197.0
Dolly Does Her Bit
Sambo
19189.0
Captain Kiddo
1917