Sunshine Sammy Morrison
Acting

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

1912-1989

Known for Number, Please?, The Buccaneers, The Champeen.

8 linked movie credits shown
Born12/20/1912
Died07/24/1989
AgeDied at 76
BirthplaceNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asSammy Morrison, Little Sambo, Smiling Sambo, Sambo, Sunshine Sammy, Ernest Fredric Morrison, Ernest 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison, Hal Roach's Rascals, Ernie Morrison

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.

Movie Credits

The Champeen poster

The Champeen (1923)

As Sammy Johnson

Comedy, Family

 The Cobbler poster

The Cobbler (1923)

As Ernie

Comedy, Family

 Fire Fighters poster

Fire Fighters (1922)

As Booker T. Bacon

Family, Comedy

 Young Sherlocks poster

Young Sherlocks (1922)

As Ernie

Comedy

 One Terrible Day poster

One Terrible Day (1922)

As Booker T.

Comedy, Family

 Our Gang poster

Our Gang (1922)

As Sunshine Sammy

Comedy

 Saturday Morning poster

Saturday Morning (1922)

As Sorghum

Comedy, Family

 The Big Show poster

The Big Show (1923)

As Booker T.

Comedy