Samuel E. Wright
American actor (1946-2021) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
Samuel Ernest Wright was an American actor. He was best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the lead vocals to "Under the Sea", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He played Dizzy Gillespie in Bird, the biographical film about Charlie Parker.
Samuel E. Wright is read about 313 times a day, in 19 languages.
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The Little Mermaid Live!Film, Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)2008
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's BeginningFilm, Sebastian (voice)2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly PrincessFilm, Sebastian (voice)2005
Jonny ZeroSeries, Dante
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyFilm, 2005Sebastian (voice)2002
Marsupilami - Le trésor du MarsupilamiFilm, Sebastian2001
Disney's House of MouseSeries, Sebastian (voice)
Le Marsupilami à HollywoodFilm, 2001Sebastian2000
DinosaurFilm, Kron (voice)1993
Alex Haley's QueenSeries, Alfred1992
Raw ToonageSeries, Sebastian (voice)1991
Separate but EqualSeries, Artis Patterson
Sebastian's Caribbean JamboreeFilm, 1991Sebastian1990
Law & OrderSeries, Defense Attorney Dubois
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the SeaFilm, 1990Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)1989
The Little MermaidFilm, Sebastian (voice)1988
BirdFilm, Dizzy Gillespie1986
The Gift of Amazing GraceFilm, Morris1985
BrassFilm, Capt. Michael Shore1984
The Cosby ShowSeries, Dr. Dan Morgan1981
Simon & SimonSeries1980
EnosSeries, Turk Adams1979
Hollow ImageFilm, Scottie1976Ball FourSeries1946Born20 November 1946People around Samuel
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Steve Mackall Also in Le Marsupilami à Hollywood (2001)
Jodi Benson Also in The Little Mermaid (1989)
Edie McClurg Also in The Little Mermaid (1989)
René Auberjonois Also in The Little Mermaid (1989)
Pat Carroll Also in The Little Mermaid (1989)
Clint Eastwood Directed Bird (1988)
Jimmy Cliff Duets: You Can Get It If You Really Want (1970)
Lea Salonga Also in Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
Buddy Hackett Also in The Little Mermaid (1989)
Desmond Dekker Duets: You Can Get It If You Really Want (1970)
Bernd Eichinger Produced Me and Him (1988)
Della Reese Also in The Gift of Amazing Grace and Dinosaur
Kathryn Beaumont Also in Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
Linda Larkin Also in Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
Max Casella Also in Dinosaur (2000)
Kenneth Mars Also in The Little Mermaid (1989)
Paige O'Hara Also in Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
Doris Dörrie Directed Me and Him (1988)
Hamilton Camp Also in Bird and The Little Mermaid
Brad Caleb Kane Also in Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
Judy Kuhn Also in Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
Liz Callaway Also in Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)- Bernard McEveety Directed Enos
- Hollingsworth Morse Directed Enos
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The Little Mermaid 1989
Bird 1988
The Little Mermaid Live! 2019
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning 2008
Dinosaur 2000
Filmography 25
43 credits on file
Television 14
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Wright also played the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway and voiced Kron the Iguanodon in the 2000 CGI/live-action film Dinosaur.
