Samuel E. Wright
Born
November 20, 1946
Died
May 24, 2021 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Camden, South Carolina, USA
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
The Little Mermaid Live!
Sebastian (voice)
2019
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Sebastian (voice)
2008
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Self (achieve footage)
2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
Sebastian (voice)
2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Sebastian (voice)
2005
Jonny Zero
(2 episodes)
2005
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
Sebastian
2002
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
Sebastian
2002
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
Sebastian
2001
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
Sebastian
2001
Le marsupilami à New-York
Sebastian
2001
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
Sebastian
2001
Disney's House of Mouse
Sebastian (voice) · (2 episodes)
2001
Disney's House of Mouse
Sebastian · (0 episode)
2001
Dinosaur
Kron (voice)
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Sebastian (voice)
2000
Marsupilami
Sebastian (voice) · (39 episodes)
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Alfred · (3 episodes)
1993
Raw Toonage
Sebastian (voice) · (2 episodes)
1992
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice) · (31 episodes)
1992
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
Sebastian
1991
Sebastian's Party Gras
Sebastian
1991
Separate but Equal
Artis Patterson · (2 episodes)
1991
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Dubois · (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Morris Stokely · (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn · (1 episode)
1990
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
1990
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice)
1989
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Self - Narrator (voice)
1988
Me and Him
Paramedic 1
1988
Bird
Dizzy Gillespie
1988
The Gift Of Amazing Grace
Morris
1986
Brass
Capt. Michael Shore
1985
The Cosby Show
Dr. Dan Morgan · (1 episode)
1984
Simon & Simon
(1 episode)
1981
Enos
Turk Adams · (18 episodes)
1980
Hollow Image
Scottie
1979
Ball Four
(7 episodes)
1976
Little Mermaid's Island
Sebastian (voice) · (2 episodes)