Samuel E. Wright

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 20, 1946 (78 years old)

Samuel E. Wright

Known For

The Little Mermaid Live!
1h 24m
Movie 2019

The Little Mermaid Live!

Live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic.

Marsupilami
0h 30m
TV Show 1993

Marsupilami

Marsupilami is an animated series that first appeared on television in Raw Toonage in 1992, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on the CBS television network for the 1993–1994 season.

Alex Haley's Queen
1h 0m
TV Show 1993

Alex Haley's Queen

Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.

The Little Mermaid
0h 22m
TV Show 1992

The Little Mermaid

Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film. Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton, and Pat Carroll as Ursula.

Separate but Equal
2h 0m
TV Show 1991

Separate but Equal

A two-part miniseries. Dramatizes the events leading up to the 1954 Supreme Court decision on school desegregation, "Brown vs. Board of Education."

The Little Mermaid
1h 23m
Movie 1989

The Little Mermaid

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1h 30m
Movie 1988

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.

The Gift Of Amazing Grace
1h 0m
Movie 1986

The Gift Of Amazing Grace

Teenage girl is frustrated about her lack of singing ability in her gospel singing family. She writes a song about her problem, and soon finds where her musical talent lies.

Biography

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.

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