Samuel Edward Wright (November 20, 1946 - May 24, 2021) was an American actor and singer best known for The Little Mermaid (1989), Dinosaur, The Lion King and Bird.
He was married to Amanda Wright and they have three children.
Wright died in 2021 at the age of 74 due to prostate cancer.
Film Roles
- Brass as Capt. Michael Shore
- Bird as Dizzy
- Me And Him as Paramedic #1
- The Little Mermaid (1989) as Sebastian
- The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea as Sebastian
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning as Sebastian
- Strapped as Dave
- Dinosaur as Kron
Television Roles
- Enos as Officer Turk Adams
- All My Children as Bill Fisher (2 episodes)
- The Cosby Show as Dr. Dan Morgan (1 episode)
- Simon & Simon as Luke 'Lucky' Brown (1 episode)
- Spenser For Hire as Dave Watkins (1 episode)
- Separate But Equal as Artis Patterson
- The Little Mermaid (1992) as Sebastian
- Raw Toonage as Sebastian (1 episode)
- House of Mouse as Sebastian (6 episodes)
- Law & Order as Morris Stokely/Dubois/Jerome Osborn (3 episodes)
- New York Undercover as Gil Jefferson (1 episode)
- Jonny Zero as Jericho/Dante (7 episodes)
Theatre Roles
- Jesus Christ Superstar as Reporter/Leper/Apostle
- Two Gentlemen of Verona as Valentine
- Pippin as Leading Player
- Over Here as Sam
- The Tap Dance Kid as William Sheridan
- Welcome To The Club as Bruce Aiken
- Mule Bone as Mayor Joe Clark
- Promises, Promises as Mr. Kirkeby
- The Lion King as Mufasa (original 1997 cast)
Video Game Roles
- Disneys Ariel The Little Mermaid as Sebastian
- Ariels Story Studio as Sebastian
- Arcade Frenzy as Sebastian
- Disneys The Little Mermaid 2 as Sebastian