Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-11-20
Deathday
2021-05-24
Place of Birth
Camden, South Carolina, USA
Samuel E. Wright
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.
Known For
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
Dinosaur
as Kron (voice)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Sebastian (voice)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
as Sebastian (voice)
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Dubois
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Morris Stokely
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Dan Morgan
Bird
as Dizzy Gillespie