Samuel E. Wright

Personal Info

Birthday

November 20, 1946

Day of Death

2021-05-24

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Camden, South Carolina, USA

Samuel E. Wright

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.

Known For

Law & Order

The Cosby Show

Disney's House of Mouse

The Little Mermaid

Dinosaur

Marsupilami

Enos

Alex Haley's Queen

Filmography

2019
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Sebastian (voice)
2008
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
as Sebastian (voice)
2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self (achieve footage)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
as Sebastian (voice)
2005
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Sebastian (voice)
2002
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
as Sebastian
2001
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
as Sebastian
Le marsupilami à New-York
as Sebastian
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
as Sebastian
2000
Dinosaur
as Kron (voice)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Sebastian (voice)
1991
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
as Sebastian
Sebastian's Party Gras
as Sebastian
1990
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
1989
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
1988
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Me and Him
as Paramedic 1
Bird
as Dizzy Gillespie
1986
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Morris
1985
Brass
as Capt. Michael Shore
1979
Hollow Image
as Scottie