Michael Wright

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Michael Wright

Acting April 30, 1956

New York City, New York, USA

Michael Wright (April 6, 1956 – August 21, 2026) was an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie Kane, Jr. in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The…

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The Interpreter

The Interpreter

6.3 2005 Movie
Black Lightning

Black Lightning

6.9 2018 TV Show
Oz

Oz

8.1 1997 TV Show
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.4 1984 TV Show
V

V

7.8 1983 TV Show
Money Talks

Money Talks

6.0 1997 Movie
The Principal

The Principal

6.5 1987 Movie
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

7.3 1994 TV Show
V

V

7.1 1984 TV Show
The Wanderers

The Wanderers

6.9 1979 Movie
V: The Final Battle

V: The Final Battle

7.4 1984 TV Show
El Cantante

El Cantante

7.2 2006 Movie

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Michael Wright (April 6, 1956 – August 21, 2026) was an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie Kane, Jr. in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats. Wright's body of work in television includes the 1983 NBC science fiction miniseries V, the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle" and on "V: The Series" as Elias Taylor, TV series "Miami Vice" 1987 episode "The Savage", and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White from 2001-2003. And he played "Clinton", the leader of The Del Bombers in the cult film The Wanderers. Wright's film roles include the 1987 drama The Principal as Victor Duncan, also starring James Belushi, and the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes, his most recent film is 2005's The Interpreter. He has also made guest appearances on other TV shows including New York Undercover. In 1982, he starred in Peter Byrne's production of Barrie Keefe's play Barbarians at the SoHo Rep Theater with Gregg Martin and the as yet unknown actor Kevin Spacey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Wright (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2018
    Black Lightning

    TV show Lazarus Prime

  2. 2017
    2 Aces and a Dirty Heart

    Movie Redds

  3. 2013
    D'Curse

    Movie Officer Ruda

  4. 2011
    Jesse

    Movie Juan

  5. 2009
    Before I Self Destruct

    Movie First Victim

  6. 2008
    Diminished Capacity

    Movie McCormick

  7. 2007
    Hardrock

    Movie

  8. 2007
    Raving

    Movie Security Guard

  9. 2006
    Coalition

    Movie Lou

  10. 2006
    El Cantante

    Movie Shooting Gallery Man

  11. 2005
    The Interpreter

    Movie Marcus

  12. 2004
    Downtown: A Street Tale

    Movie Rudy

  13. 2001
    Piñero

    Movie Edgar Bowser

  14. 1998
    Point Blank

    Movie Sonny

  15. 1997
    Money Talks

    Movie Aaron

  16. 1997
    Oz

    TV show Omar White

More credits
  1. 1996
    The Cottonwood

    Movie Simon Z

  2. 1994
    New York Undercover

    TV show

  3. 1994
    Confessions of a Hitman

    Movie Charley

  4. 1994
    Sugar Hill

    Movie Raynathan Skuggs

  5. 1991
    The Five Heartbeats

    Movie Eddie

  6. 1987
    The Principal

    Movie Victor Duncan

  7. 1987
    Bedtime Eyes

    Movie

  8. 1985
    The Laundromat

    Movie Shooter Stevens

  9. 1984
    V

    TV show Elias Taylor

  10. 1984
    Miami Vice

    TV show The Savage

  11. 1984
    V: The Final Battle

    TV show Elias Taylor

  12. 1983
    Streamers

    Movie Carlyle

  13. 1983
    The Moonstone Gem

    Movie Narrator

  14. 1983
    V

    TV show Elias Taylor

  15. 1982
    Benny's Place

    Movie Jimmy Mills

  16. 1981
    Dream House

    Movie Mace

  17. 1981
    We're Fighting Back

    Movie Melvin Gilford

  18. 1979
    The Wanderers

    Movie Clinton