Acting

Samuel E. Wright

Born November 20, 1946Died May 24, 2021 (74)United StatesCamden, South Carolina, USA39 creditsIMDb

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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The Little Mermaid1989 · as Sebastian (voice)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea2000 · as Sebastian (voice)
Dinosaur2000 · as Kron (voice)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning2008 · as Sebastian (voice)
Bird1988 · as Dizzy Gillespie
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The Little Mermaid1992 · as Sebastian (voice) · 31 ep
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Marsupilami1993 · as Sebastian (voice) · 39 ep
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Disney's House of Mouse2001 · as Sebastian (voice) · 4 ep
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Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Dubois · 1 ep
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The Cosby Show1984 · as Dr. Dan Morgan · 1 ep
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Simon & Simon1981 · Cast · 1 ep
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Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Dubois · 1 ep
Series
The Cosby Show1984 · as Dr. Dan Morgan · 1 ep
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Simon & Simon1981 · Cast · 1 ep
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Disney's House of Mouse2001 · as Sebastian (voice) · 4 ep
The Little Mermaid1989 · as Sebastian (voice)
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Marsupilami1993 · as Sebastian (voice) · 39 ep
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The Little Mermaid1992 · as Sebastian (voice) · 31 ep
Dinosaur2000 · as Kron (voice)
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Alex Haley's Queen1993 · as Alfred · 3 ep
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Jonny Zero2005 · as Dante · 3 ep
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Raw Toonage1992 · as Sebastian (voice) · 2 ep
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Enos1980 · as Turk Adams · 18 ep
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Separate but Equal1991 · as Artis Patterson · 2 ep
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Ball Four1976 · Cast · 7 ep
The Little Mermaid Live!2019 · as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
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Little Mermaid's Island1990 · as Sebastian (voice) · 2 ep
Bird1988 · as Dizzy Gillespie
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess2006 · as Sebastian (voice)
Me and Him1988 · as Paramedic 1
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party2005 · as Sebastian (voice)
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'2006 · as Self (achieve footage)
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade1996 · as Self
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea2000 · as Sebastian (voice)
Separate but Equal1991 · as Artis Patterson
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea1990 · as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
Brass1985 · as Capt. Michael Shore
The Gift of Amazing Grace1986 · as Morris
Le marsupilami à New-York2001 · as Sebastian
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami2002 · as Sebastian
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood2001 · as Sebastian
Hollow Image1979 · as Scottie
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami2001 · as Sebastian
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades2002 · as Sebastian
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree1991 · as Sebastian
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa2001 · as Sebastian