Acting
Samuel E. Wright
Born 20 November 1946 in Camden, South Carolina, USA · Died 24 May 2021
39 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 39
- 2019The Little Mermaid Live!FilmSebastian (archive footage) (voice)
- 2008The Little Mermaid: Ariel's BeginningFilmSebastian (voice)
- 2006Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly PrincessFilmSebastian (voice)
- 2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'FilmSelf (achieve footage)
- 2005Jonny ZeroSeriesDante, Jericho
- 2005Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyFilmSebastian (voice)
- 2002Marsupilami - Les marsupiadesFilmSebastian
- 2002Marsupilami - Le trésor du MarsupilamiFilmSebastian
- 2001Disney's House of MouseSeriesSebastian, Sebastian (voice)
- 2001Le Marsupilami à HollywoodFilmSebastian
- 2001Le marsupilami dans la PampaFilmSebastian
- 2001Marsupilami - Le rallye du MarsupilamiFilmSebastian
- 2001Le marsupilami à New-YorkFilmSebastian
- 2000DinosaurFilmKron (voice)
- 2000The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaFilmSebastian (voice)
- 1996Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeFilmSelf
- 1993MarsupilamiSeriesSebastian (voice)
- 1993Alex Haley's QueenSeriesAlfred
- 1993SebastianSeriesSebastian (Voice)
- 1992The Little MermaidSeriesSebastian (voice)
- 1992Raw ToonageSeriesSebastian (voice)
- 1991Separate but EqualFilmArtis Patterson
- 1991Separate but EqualSeriesArtis Patterson
- 1991Sebastian's Caribbean JamboreeFilmSebastian
- 1991Sebastian's Party GrasFilmSebastian
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesDefense Attorney Dubois, Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn, Defense Attorney Morris Stokely
- 1990Little Mermaid's IslandSeriesSebastian (voice)
- 1990Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the SeaFilmSebastian (archive footage) (voice)
- 1989The Little MermaidFilmSebastian (voice)
- 1988BirdFilmDizzy Gillespie
- 1988Thelonious Monk: Straight, No ChaserFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1988Me and HimFilmParamedic 1
- 1986The Gift of Amazing GraceFilmMorris
- 1985BrassFilmCapt. Michael Shore
- 1984The Cosby ShowSeriesDr. Dan Morgan
- 1981Simon & SimonSeries
- 1980EnosSeriesTurk Adams
- 1979Hollow ImageFilmScottie
- 1976Ball FourSeries
Filmography from TMDB.