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Samuel E. Wright
Actor· 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 roles that explain the career.
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice) · 1989
Dinosaur
Kron (voice) · 2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Sebastian (voice) · 2000
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Sebastian (voice) · 2008
Bird
Dizzy Gillespie · 1988
The Little Mermaid Live!
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice) · 2019
The Little Mermaid
1992
Law & Order
1990
Filmography
12 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! | Sebastian (archive footage) (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | Sebastian (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Kron (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Sebastian (voice) | Film |
| 1990 | Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea | Sebastian (archive footage) (voice) | Film |
| 1990 | Little Mermaid's Island | Sebastian (voice) | TV |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Sebastian (voice) | Film |
| 1988 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1988 | Bird | Dizzy Gillespie | Film |
| 1988 | Me and Him | Paramedic 1 | Film |
| 1986 | The Gift of Amazing Grace | Morris | Film |
| 1980 | Enos | Turk Adams | TV |
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