Person
Samuel E. Wright
Born 20 November 1946 Died 24 May 2021, aged 74 Camden, South Carolina, USA TMDB ↗
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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29age in their first credit on record (1976)
43years on screen and counting
6credits in 2001, their busiest year
39dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 72 The Little Mermaid Live!
2019as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
Age: 61 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
2008as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 59 Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
2006as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 58 Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
2005as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 55 Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
2002as Sebastian
Age: 55 Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
2002as Sebastian
Age: 55 Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
2001as Sebastian
Age: 54 Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
2001as Sebastian
Age: 54 Le marsupilami à New-York
2001as Sebastian
Age: 54 Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
2001as Sebastian
Age: 53 Dinosaur
2000as Kron (voice)
Age: 53 The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 44 Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
1991as Sebastian
Age: 44 Sebastian's Party Gras
1991as Sebastian
Age: 44 Separate but Equal
1991as Artis Patterson
Age: 43 Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
1990as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
Age: 42 The Little Mermaid
1989as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 41 Me and Him
1988as Paramedic 1
Age: 41 Bird
1988as Dizzy Gillespie
Age: 39 The Gift of Amazing Grace
1986as Morris
Age: 38 Brass
1985as Capt. Michael Shore
Age: 32 Hollow Image
1979as Scottie
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TV credits
Age: 58 Jonny Zero
2005as Dante
Age: 58 Jonny Zero
2005as Jericho
Age: 54 Disney's House of Mouse
2001as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 54 Disney's House of Mouse
2001as Sebastian
Age: 46 Marsupilami
1993as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 46 Alex Haley's Queen
1993as Alfred
Age: 45 Raw Toonage
1992as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 45 The Little Mermaid
1992as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 44 Separate but Equal
1991as Artis Patterson
Age: 44 Little Mermaid's Island
1990as Sebastian (voice)
Age: 43 Law & Order
1990as Defense Attorney Dubois
Age: 43 Law & Order
1990as Defense Attorney Morris Stokely
Age: 43 Law & Order
1990as Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn
Age: 37 The Cosby Show
1984as Dr. Dan Morgan
Age: 35 Simon & Simon
1981
Age: 33 Enos
1980as Turk Adams
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Age: 29