Samuel E. Wright
Acting
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 Shows(13)
Jonny Zero
2005
Disney's House of Mouse
Sebastian (voice)
2001
Marsupilami
Sebastian (voice)
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Alfred
1993
Raw Toonage
Sebastian (voice)
1992
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice)
1992
Separate but Equal
Artis Patterson
1991
Little Mermaid's Island
Sebastian (voice)
1990
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Dubois
1990
The Cosby Show
Dr. Dan Morgan
1984
Simon & Simon
1981
Enos
Turk Adams
1980
Ball Four
1976
Movies(25)
The Little Mermaid Live!
Sebastian (archive footage) (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
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
Dinosaur
Kron (voice)
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Sebastian (voice)
2000
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
1996
Sebastian's Party Gras
Sebastian
1991
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
Sebastian
1991
Separate But Equal
Artis Patterson
1991
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
Hollow Image
Scottie
1979