Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 20, 1946
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 - Movies
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
Dinosaur
as Kron (voice)
Bird
as Dizzy Gillespie
Me and Him
as Paramedic 1
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
Separate But Equal
as Artis Patterson
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Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self (achieve footage)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Sebastian (voice)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Sebastian (voice)
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Dubois
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Morris Stokely
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Dan Morgan
Simon & Simon
Disney's House of Mouse
as Sebastian (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse
as Sebastian
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
Marsupilami
as Sebastian (voice)
Enos
as Turk Adams