Filmography
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Known For
Ghosts on the Loose Scruno (1943) -
Spooks Run Wild Scruno (1941) -
Let's Get Tough! Scruno (1942) -
Known For
That Gang of Mine Scruno (1940) -
Actor
Good Times The Messenger (1974) -
Greenwich Village One of the Four Step Brothers (1944) -
Follow the Leader Scruno in Dream (1944) -
Shine on Harvest Moon One of the Step Brothers (1944) -
Ghosts on the Loose Scruno (1943)
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Clancy Street Boys Scruno (1943) -
Hit Parade of 1943 Heaven Air Pilot (1943) -
The Ape Man Copyboy (1943) -
Kid Dynamite Scruno Jackson (1943) -
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge Scruno (1942) -
![Smart Alecks]( "Smart Alecks")
Smart Alecks Scruno (1942) -
![Let's Get Tough!]( "Let's Get Tough!")
Let's Get Tough! Scruno (1942) -
![In This Our Life]( "In This Our Life")
In This Our Life Black Man in Jail (1942) -
![Mr. Wise Guy]( "Mr. Wise Guy")
Mr. Wise Guy Scruno (1942) -
![Spooks Run Wild]( "Spooks Run Wild")
Spooks Run Wild Scruno (1941) -
![Bowery Blitzkrieg]( "Bowery Blitzkrieg")
Bowery Blitzkrieg Scruno (1941) -
![Flying Wild]( "Flying Wild")
Flying Wild Scruno (1941) -
![Pride of the Bowery]( "Pride of the Bowery")
Pride of the Bowery Scruno (1940) -
![Fugitive from a Prison Camp]( "Fugitive from a Prison Camp")
Fugitive from a Prison Camp Chuckles (1940) -
![That Gang of Mine]( "That Gang of Mine")
That Gang of Mine Scruno (1940) -
![Boys of the City]( "Boys of the City")
Boys of the City Scruno (1940) -
![I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby]( "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby")
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby Joe (1940) -
![Gang War]( "Gang War")
Gang War Gang Member (1940) -
Soft Pedal Wary (1926)
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Don't Butt In (1926)
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Between Meals In Need (1926)
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![Fast Company]( "Fast Company")
Fast Company Ernie (1924) -
![The Battling Orioles]( "The Battling Orioles")
The Battling Orioles Our Gang Member (1924) -
![It's a Bear]( "It's a Bear")
It's a Bear Ernie (1924) -
![Rupert of Hee Haw]( "Rupert of Hee Haw")
Rupert of Hee Haw Boy at Palace Gate (1924) -
![Cradle Robbers]( "Cradle Robbers")
Cradle Robbers Ernie (1924) -
![Commencement Day]( "Commencement Day")
Commencement Day Ernie (1924) -
![Seein' Things]( "Seein' Things")
Seein' Things Ernie (1924) -
![The Fraidy Cat]( "The Fraidy Cat")
The Fraidy Cat Member of the Gang (1924) -
![The Buccaneers]( "The Buccaneers")
The Buccaneers Ernie (1924) -
![Big Business]( "Big Business")
Big Business Sunshine Sammy (1924) -
![Tire Trouble]( "Tire Trouble")
Tire Trouble Ernie (1924) -
![Sunday Calm]( "Sunday Calm")
Sunday Calm Ernie (1923) -
![Derby Day]( "Derby Day")
Derby Day Ernie 'Sammy' (1923) -
![Stage Fright]( "Stage Fright")
Stage Fright Ernie (1923) -
![No Noise]( "No Noise")
No Noise Ernie (1923) -
![July Days]( "July Days")
July Days Ernie (1923) -
![Lodge Night]( "Lodge Night")
Lodge Night Ernie (1923) -
![Dogs of War!]( "Dogs of War!")
Dogs of War! Ernie (1923) -
![Back Stage]( "Back Stage")
Back Stage Ernie (1923) -
![Giants vs. Yanks]( "Giants vs. Yanks")
Giants vs. Yanks Ernie (1923) -
![Boys to Board]( "Boys to Board")
Boys to Board Ernie (1923) -
![A Pleasant Journey]( "A Pleasant Journey")
A Pleasant Journey Ernie (1923) -
![The Big Show]( "The Big Show")
The Big Show Booker T. (1923) -
![The Cobbler]( "The Cobbler")
The Cobbler Ernie (1923) -
![The Champeen]( "The Champeen")
The Champeen Sammy (1923) -
![Christmas]( "Christmas")
Christmas Sambo (1923) -
![A Quiet Street]( "A Quiet Street")
A Quiet Street Booker T. (1922) -
Saturday Morning Sorghum (1922)
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![Young Sherlocks]( "Young Sherlocks")
Young Sherlocks Ernie (1922) -
![Our Gang]( "Our Gang")
Our Gang Sunshine Sammy (1922) -
![Fire Fighters]( "Fire Fighters")
Fire Fighters Booker T. Bacon (1922) -
![One Terrible Day]( "One Terrible Day")
One Terrible Day Booker T. (1922) -
The Sleuth The Prince's Attendant (1922)
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Many Happy Returns (1922)
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The Non-Skid Kid (1922)
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Full o' Pep (1922)
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Stand Pat (1922)
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High Tide Sunshine Sammy (1922)
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![Penrod]( "Penrod")
Penrod Herman (1922) -
Rich Man, Poor Man Sunshine Sammy (1922)
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Loose Change The Thieves' Lieutenant (1922)
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Try, Try Again (1922)
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![The Pickaninny]( "The Pickaninny")
The Pickaninny Little Casino (1921) -
Late Hours (1921)
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Sweet By and By (1921)
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![The Chink]( "The Chink")
The Chink (1921) -
Late Lodgers The Hotel Bellhop (1921)
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Stop Kidding (1921)
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Name the Day Goofy (1921)
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![Spot Cash]( "Spot Cash")
Spot Cash (1921) -
Teaching the Teacher (1921)
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![What a Whopper!]( "What a Whopper!")
What a Whopper! The Bellboy (1921) -
No Stop-Over (1921)
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![At the Ringside]( "At the Ringside")
At the Ringside The Lookout (1921) -
You're Next (1921)
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![High Rollers]( "High Rollers")
High Rollers Porter at skating rink (1921) -
Own Your Own Home Sunshine Sammy (1921)
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Where's the Fire (1921)
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Blue Sunday (1921)
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Save Your Money (1921)
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![Big Game]( "Big Game")
Big Game (1921) -
![No Children]( "No Children")
No Children (1921) -
Bubbling Over (1921)
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![Rush Orders]( "Rush Orders")
Rush Orders Narcissus (1921) -
Fellow Romans (1921)
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![Make It Snappy]( "Make It Snappy")
Make It Snappy (1921) -
![Open Another Bottle]( "Open Another Bottle")
Open Another Bottle (1921) -
![Pinning It On]( "Pinning It On")
Pinning It On (1921) -
![Whirl o' the West]( "Whirl o' the West")
Whirl o' the West Sammy (1921) -
![The Morning After]( "The Morning After")
The Morning After (1921) -
![Number, Please?]( "Number, Please?")
Number, Please? Little Boy with Whisk Broom (1920) -
![Park Your Car]( "Park Your Car")
Park Your Car (1920) -
![Cash Customers]( "Cash Customers")
Cash Customers (1920) -
![The Dear Departed]( "The Dear Departed")
The Dear Departed (1920) -
![Insulting the Sultan]( "Insulting the Sultan")
Insulting the Sultan (1920) -
When the Wind Blows (1920)
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![Fellow Citizens]( "Fellow Citizens")
Fellow Citizens (1920) -
![Doing Time]( "Doing Time")
Doing Time (1920) -
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1920)
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![Go As You Please]( "Go As You Please")
Go As You Please (1920) -
![Get Out and Get Under]( "Get Out and Get Under")
Get Out and Get Under Small Boy (1920) -
![Money to Burn]( "Money to Burn")
Money to Burn (1920) -
Live and Learn (1920)
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![Run 'Em Ragged]( "Run 'Em Ragged")
Run 'Em Ragged Boy in Trash Can (1920) -
Call a Taxi (1920)
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The Home Stretch (1920)
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Don't Rock the Boat (1920)
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![Any Old Port]( "Any Old Port")
Any Old Port (1920) -
All in a Day (1920)
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![You're Pinched]( "You're Pinched")
You're Pinched (1920) -
![Grab the Ghost]( "Grab the Ghost")
Grab the Ghost Servant's Child (1920) -
All Dressed Up (1920)
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Nearly a Maid (1920)
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![Trotting Through Turkey]( "Trotting Through Turkey")
Trotting Through Turkey (1920) -
![Drink Hearty]( "Drink Hearty")
Drink Hearty George Washington Tarfoot Lee (1920) -
![Don't Weaken]( "Don't Weaken")
Don't Weaken (1920) -
Shoot on Sight (1920)
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![Speed to Spare]( "Speed to Spare")
Speed to Spare (1920) -
Cracked Wedding Bells (1920)
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![The Dinner Hour]( "The Dinner Hour")
The Dinner Hour (1920) -
![Cut the Cards]( "Cut the Cards")
Cut the Cards (1920) -
Flat Broke (1920)
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![Haunted Spooks]( "Haunted Spooks")
Haunted Spooks Little Boy (1920) -
![Fresh Paint]( "Fresh Paint")
Fresh Paint (1920) -
![Find the Girl]( "Find the Girl")
Find the Girl (1920) -
![Raise the Rent]( "Raise the Rent")
Raise the Rent (1920) -
![Waltz Me Around]( "Waltz Me Around")
Waltz Me Around (1920) -
Getting His Goat (1920)
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![All Lit Up]( "All Lit Up")
All Lit Up The Kid (1920) -
![The Dippy Dentist]( "The Dippy Dentist")
The Dippy Dentist Messenger boy (1920) -
Slippery Slickers (1920)
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Why Go Home? (1920)
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Red Hot Hottentotts (1920)
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![The Floor Below]( "The Floor Below")
The Floor Below (1919) -
![Tough Luck]( "Tough Luck")
Tough Luck (1919) -
![Looking for Trouble]( "Looking for Trouble")
Looking for Trouble (1919) -
How Dry I Am (1919)
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Miss Gingersnap Little Rastus (1919)
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Giving the Bride Away (1919)
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![Call for Mr. Caveman]( "Call for Mr. Caveman")
Call for Mr. Caveman Little Henry Hercules (1919) -
![Start Something]( "Start Something")
Start Something (1919) -
Daddy Number Two (1919)
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Baby Marie's Round-Up Sambo (1919)
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![The Little Diplomat]( "The Little Diplomat")
The Little Diplomat George Washington Jones Jr. (1919) -
![The Sawdust Doll]( "The Sawdust Doll")
The Sawdust Doll (1919) -
![Peggy Does Her Darndest]( "Peggy Does Her Darndest")
Peggy Does Her Darndest Snowball Snow (1919) -
![The Old Maid's Baby]( "The Old Maid's Baby")
The Old Maid's Baby George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson (1919) -
![Dolly's Vacation]( "Dolly's Vacation")
Dolly's Vacation Ebenezer Eczema Abraham White (1918) -
![The Sheriff]( "The Sheriff")
The Sheriff (1918) -
![Winning Grandma]( "Winning Grandma")
Winning Grandma Smiling Sammy (1918) -
![Milady o' the Beanstalk]( "Milady o' the Beanstalk")
Milady o' the Beanstalk The Janitor's Son (1918) -
A Daughter of the West Sambo (1918)
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![Dolly Does Her Bit]( "Dolly Does Her Bit")
Dolly Does Her Bit (1918) -
Daddy's Girl (1918)
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![Captain Kiddo]( "Captain Kiddo")
Captain Kiddo (1917) -
![The Soul of a Child]( "The Soul of a Child")
The Soul of a Child (1916) -
ActorJust for a Kid Black Child (1916)
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Soundtrack
![Smart Alecks]( "Smart Alecks")
Smart Alecks (1942) -
Soundtrack
![That Gang of Mine]( "That Gang of Mine")
That Gang of Mine (1940) -
Archive footage
![Hollywoods Spaßfabrik - Als die Bilder Lachen lernten]( "Hollywoods Spaßfabrik - Als die Bilder Lachen lernten")
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![E! True Hollywood Story]( "E! True Hollywood Story")
E! True Hollywood Story (2002) -
![The Our Gang Story]( "The Our Gang Story")
The Our Gang Story (1994) -
![Classic Comedy Teams]( "Classic Comedy Teams")
Classic Comedy Teams (1986) -
Archive footage
![Horrible Horror]( "Horrible Horror")
Horrible Horror (1986) -
![Mischief Makers]( "Mischief Makers")
Mischief Makers (1960)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
One of the original "Our Gang" child actors. He was also a regular in the "East Side Kids"/"Dead End Kids" series.
Quotes
I was the first black movie personality to be featured in fan magazines and the first black to be a millionaire because of the movies. My family is close and very loving with each other. I have good health and I drive a Continental Mark IV. I fall ...
Nickname
Sunshine Sammy Morrison
Personal Details
Born
Frederick Ernest Morrison
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died
(age 76)
Lynwood, California, USA
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