Acting credits
36
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Samuel E. Wright
Acting
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Movies: 24Series: 12
TMDB ID: 67392
IMDb ID: nm0942787
Known for: Acting
Born: November 20, 1946
Died: May 24, 2021
Age: 74
Place of birth: Camden, South Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2019
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q926362
Biography
Samuel E. Wright (November 20, 1946 - May 24, 2021) was an American actor, vocal actor, and singer, best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, Dizzy Gillespie in Bird, and the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Samuel E. Wright.
6.7
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
2019 Movie
6.7
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
as Sebastian (voice)
2008 Movie
8.2
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
as Sebastian (voice)
2006 Movie
8.0
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Sebastian (voice)
2005 Movie
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
as Sebastian
2002 Movie
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
2002 Movie
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
2001 Movie
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
as Sebastian
2001 Movie
Le marsupilami à New-York
as Sebastian
2001 Movie
7.5
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
as Sebastian
2001 Movie
6.5
Dinosaur
as Kron (voice)
2000 Movie
6.4
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Sebastian (voice)
2000 Movie
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self
1996 Movie
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
as Sebastian
1991 Movie
Sebastian's Party Gras
as Sebastian
1991 Movie
6.5
Separate But Equal
as Artis Patterson
1991 Movie
8.3
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
1990 Movie
7.4
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
1989 Movie
7.2
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1988 Movie
2.9
Me and Him
as Paramedic 1
1988 Movie
6.8
Bird
as Dizzy Gillespie
1988 Movie
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Morris
1986 Movie
1.0
Brass
as Capt. Michael Shore
1985 Movie
3.5
Hollow Image
as Scottie
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Samuel E. Wright.
2.0
Jonny Zero
2 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Disney's House of Mouse
as Sebastian (voice) • 2 eps
2001 Series
5.5
Marsupilami
as Sebastian (voice) • 39 eps
1993 Series
7.0
Alex Haley's Queen
as Alfred • 3 eps
1993 Series
8.2
Raw Toonage
as Sebastian (voice) • 2 eps
1992 Series
7.0
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice) • 31 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Separate but Equal
as Artis Patterson • 2 eps
1991 Series
6.2
Little Mermaid's Island
as Sebastian (voice) • 2 eps
1990 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Dubois • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Dan Morgan • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
1 eps
1981 Series
7.0
Enos
as Turk Adams • 18 eps
1980 Series