Samuel E. Wright
Birthday: Born in 1946-11-20 in Camden, South Carolina, USA
Deathday: 2021-05-24
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.
TV Credits
Law & Order
Character: Defense Attorney Dubois
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place....
Simon & Simon
Character:
Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981 to January 21, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two brothers who run a private detective agency together....
The Cosby Show
Character: Dr. Dan Morgan
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York....
Disney's House of Mouse
Character: Sebastian (voice)
A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse nightclub to enjoy musical guests, cartoon shorts and Master of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse's comical introductions from the stage....
Disney's House of Mouse
Character: Sebastian
A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse nightclub to enjoy musical guests, cartoon shorts and Master of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse's comical introductions from the stage....
Jonny Zero
Character:
Jonny Zero is an action-crime drama television series that aired on the Fox network in 2005. It starred Franky G, GQ, and Brennan Hesser. It was cancelled after eight episodes. It began airing on Monday nights on ABC TV in Australia in early 2007....
The Little Mermaid
Character: Sebastian (voice)
Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film. Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Trito...
Enos
Character: Turk Adams
Enos is an American television series from the 1980–1981 season that aired on the CBS network. A spinoff of The Dukes of Hazzard, Enos focused on the adventures of Enos Strate, a former small-town deputy in Hazzard County, after having moved to Los Angeles to join the L.A.P.D. Each episode featured Enos, alongside his partner Turk, and usually began and ended with Enos writing a letter to Daisy Duke in which he told her of his adventures in Los Angeles. Enos Strate was portrayed by actor Sonny S...
Alex Haley's Queen
Character: Alfred
Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in....
Raw Toonage
Character: Sebastian (voice)
Disney's Raw Toonage is a half-hour Disney animated cartoon series that aired on the CBS network in the fall of 1992....
Marsupilami
Character: Sebastian (voice)
Marsupilami is an animated series that first appeared on television in Raw Toonage in 1992, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on the CBS television network for the 1993–1994 season....
Law & Order
Character: Defense Attorney Morris Stokely
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place....
Law & Order
Character: Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place....
Little Mermaid's Island
Character: Sebastian (voice)
A spin-off of Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid. Two episodes were shot, but never aired....
Movie Credits
The Little Mermaid
Character: Sebastian (voice)
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula....
Dinosaur
Character: Kron (voice)
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home....
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Character: Sebastian (voice)
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton?...
Bird
Character: Dizzy Gillespie
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him....
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Character: Sebastian (voice)
Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen Athena. Ariel is devastated when Athena is killed by pirates, and after King Triton outlaws all singing. Along with pals Flounder and Sebastian, Ariel sets off in hopes of changing her father's decision to ban music from the kingdom....
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
Character: Sebastian (voice)
With the help of all the Disney Princesses, your child can learn how to "transform" herself into the fairy-tale princess she's always wanted to be. And while she discovers the secrets of becoming a princess, she'll sing, dance, and play along with her favorite characters as they perform their best-loved songs....
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Character: Sebastian (voice)
It's an enchanted royal tea party, and your little princess is the guest of honor! There, she can sing along with all her favorite Disney Princesses as they perform their best-loved songs. Plus, she'll be the belle of the ball as she learns wonderful dance moves and sings karaoke-style too!...
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
Character: Sebastian
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Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
Character: Sebastian
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Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
Character: Sebastian
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Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
Character: Sebastian
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Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
Character: Sebastian
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Le marsupilami à New-York
Character: Sebastian
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Me and Him
Character: Paramedic
A man's enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and convincing everyone he tells that he's completely insane....
The Gift Of Amazing Grace
Character: Morris
Teenage girl is frustrated about her lack of singing ability in her gospel singing family. She writes a song about her problem, and soon finds where her musical talent lies....
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
Character: Sebastian
Written by "Mickey Mouse Club" staff writers Alan Silberberg and Jeff Zimmer, this special combined animation of Sebastian the Crab from "The Little Mermaid" with live action footage of Samuel Wright singing and entertaining at Disenyworld. The blend makes for an engaging half hour, especially for fans of Samuel Wright....
Sebastian's Party Gras
Character: Sebastian
Sebastian: Party Gras! is the second of three original albums inspired by Disney's The Little Mermaid film. Many of the songs are cover versions of classic calypso or reggae songs, or other songs recorded in a calypso or reggae style. All of the songs are performed by Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian the crab....
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius....
The Little Mermaid Live!
Character: Sebastian (voice)
Live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic....
Brass
Character: Capt. Michael Shore
The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat....
Hollow Image
Character: Scottie
A black New York career girl, who has made it big in the fashion world, is torn between her new life "downtown" and her roots in Harlem with an old boyfriend still living there....
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
Character: Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
Dive with some unforgettable Disney characters as Professor Ludwig Von Drake takes you to a Sing-Along on some watery tunes with on-screen lyrics. Each Disney song is featured through movie clips from The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, The Sword In The Stone, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, The Rescuers, and some Disney scenes....