Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Actor
BirthdayDec 20, 1912 (77 years old)
DeathdayJul 24, 1989
Place of birthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
GenderMale

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

Feb 8, 1974

Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

May 8, 1942

Little Boy (uncredited)

Mar 14, 1920

Scruno

Jul 30, 1943

Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

Dec 26, 1920

Scruno

Oct 24, 1941

Small Boy (uncredited)

Sep 26, 1920

Scruno

Sep 23, 1940

Scruno

Jul 15, 1940

Sunshine Sammy

Nov 4, 1922

Scruno

Nov 20, 1942

Ernie

Jul 1, 1923

Scruno

Dec 15, 1940

Scruno

Aug 1, 1941

Scruno

Mar 10, 1941

Ernie

Mar 9, 1924

Ernie

Mar 25, 1923

Gang Member (uncredited)

Mar 28, 1940

Sammy Johnson

Jan 27, 1923

Scruno Jackson

Feb 5, 1943

Feb 8, 1974

Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

May 8, 1942

Little Boy (uncredited)

Mar 14, 1920

Scruno

Jul 30, 1943

Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

Dec 26, 1920

Scruno

Oct 24, 1941

Acting


Participated in 86 movies, 1 TV series

1994

Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)


1991

Scruno (archive footage)



1943


1943


1943

Scruno Jackson



1942


1942

Black Man in Jail (uncredited)


1941


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