Samuel E. Wright

Actor

Born: November 20, 1946 (74 years old)

Died: May 24, 2021

Place of birth: Camden, South Carolina, USA

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.

Filmography (19)

• Raw Toonage (1992, ★ 8.6)
• The Little Mermaid (1989, ★ 7.4)
• Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea (1990, ★ 8.3)
• Dinosaur (2000, ★ 6.6)
• Disney's House of Mouse (2001, ★ 7.5)
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000, ★ 6.4)
• Bird (1988, ★ 6.8)
• The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008, ★ 6.7)
• Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988, ★ 7.2)
• The Little Mermaid Live! (2019, ★ 6.7)
• Separate But Equal (1991, ★ 6.4)
• Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
• Simon & Simon (1981, ★ 6.7)
• The Cosby Show (1984, ★ 7)
• The Little Mermaid (1992, ★ 7)
• Alex Haley's Queen (1993, ★ 7)
• Marsupilami (1993, ★ 5.5)
• Little Mermaid's Island (1990, ★ 6.2)
• Me and Him (1988, ★ 2.9)