Samuel E. Wright

Acting • 1946-11-20 • 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

7.4

The Little Mermaid

1989

7.0

The Little Mermaid

1992

6.4

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

2000

6.7

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

2008

6.6

Dinosaur

2000

6.8

Bird

1988

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Filmography

2019
The Little Mermaid Live!Film
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
★ 6.7
2008
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's BeginningFilm
Sebastian (voice)
★ 6.7
2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly PrincessFilm
Sebastian (voice)
★ 8.2
2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Film
Self (achieve footage)
★ 8.0
2005
Jonny ZeroTV
Dante • 3 episodes
★ 5.2
2005
Jonny ZeroTV
Jericho • 4 episodes
★ 5.2
2005
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyFilm
Sebastian (voice)
★ 8.0
2002
Marsupilami - Le trésor du MarsupilamiFilm
Sebastian
2002
Marsupilami - Les marsupiadesFilm
Sebastian
2001
Disney's House of MouseTV
Sebastian (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 7.7
2001
Disney's House of MouseTV
Sebastian
★ 7.7
2001
Le Marsupilami à HollywoodFilm
Sebastian
★ 7.5
2001
Le marsupilami à New-YorkFilm
Sebastian
2001
Marsupilami - Le rallye du MarsupilamiFilm
Sebastian
2001
Le marsupilami dans la PampaFilm
Sebastian
2000
DinosaurFilm
Kron (voice)
★ 6.6
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaFilm
Sebastian (voice)
★ 6.4
1996
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1993
MarsupilamiTV
Sebastian (voice) • 39 episodes
★ 5.8
1993
Alex Haley's QueenTV
Alfred • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1993
SebastianTV
Sebastian (Voice) • 8 episodes
1992
The Little MermaidTV
Sebastian (voice) • 31 episodes
★ 7.0
1992
Raw ToonageTV
Sebastian (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.5
1991
Separate but EqualFilm
Artis Patterson
★ 6.5
1991
Separate but EqualTV
Artis Patterson • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1991
Sebastian's Caribbean JamboreeFilm
Sebastian
★ 7.0
1991
Sebastian's Party GrasFilm
Sebastian
1990
Law & OrderTV
Defense Attorney Dubois • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1990
Law & OrderTV
Defense Attorney Morris Stokely • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1990
Law & OrderTV
Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1990
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the SeaFilm
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
★ 8.1
1990
Little Mermaid's IslandTV
Sebastian (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
1989
The Little MermaidFilm
Sebastian (voice)
★ 7.4
1988
BirdFilm
Dizzy Gillespie
★ 6.8
1988
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No ChaserFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
1988
Me and HimFilm
Paramedic 1
★ 3.6
1986
The Gift of Amazing GraceFilm
Morris
1985
BrassFilm
Capt. Michael Shore
★ 5.0
1984
The Cosby ShowTV
Dr. Dan Morgan • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1981
Simon & SimonTV
★ 6.7
1980
EnosTV
Turk Adams • 18 episodes
★ 7.2
1979
Hollow ImageFilm
Scottie
★ 5.7
1976
Ball FourTV
★ 7.0