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Samuel E. Wright

Actor
Born November 20, 1946Died May 24, 2021 (74 years)
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
  • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
  • Dinosaur
  • The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Bird
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Marsupilami
  • Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
  • Brass
  • The Lion King
  • Little Mermaid's Island
  • Disney Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
  • Jonny Zero

Filmography

2019
The Little Mermaid Live! · as Sebastian (voice)
2008
2005
2005
Jonny Zero (TV Series)
2001
House of Mouse (TV Series) · as Sebastian (voice)
2000
Dinosaur · as Kron (voice)
2000
1997
The Lion King · as Mufasa
1994
New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Gil Jefferson
1993
Marsupilami (TV Series) · as Sebastian (voice)
1993
Strapped · as Dave
1993
Alex Haley's Queen (TV Series) · as Alfred
1992
Raw Toonage (TV Series) · as Sebastian (voice)
1992
The Little Mermaid (TV Series) · as Sebastian (voice)
1991
1991
1991
Sebastian's Party Gras · as Sebastian
1991
Separate But Equal (TV Series) · as Artis Patterson
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn
1990
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea · as Sebastian (archive Footage) (voice)
1990
Little Mermaid's Island (TV Series) · as Sebastian (voice)
1989
The Little Mermaid · as Sebastian (voice)
1988
Me and Him · as Paramedic
1988
Bird · as Dizzy Gillespie
1985
Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) · as Dave Watkins
1985
Brass · as Capt. Michael Shore
1984
The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Dan Morgan
1981
Simon & Simon (TV Series)
1980
Enos (TV Series) · as Turk Adams
1979
Hollow Image · as Scottie
1972
The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Morris
1970
All My Children (TV Series) · as Bill Fisher

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