Samuel E. Wright

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Samuel E. Wright

Acting November 20, 1946

Camden, South Carolina, USA

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 Gill…

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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

7.4 1989 Movie
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Dinosaur

Dinosaur

6.6 2000 Movie
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

6.4 2000 Movie
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

6.7 2008 Movie
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

7.0 1984 TV Show
The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

7.0 1992 TV Show
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

6.7 1981 TV Show
Bird

Bird

6.9 1988 Movie
Disney's House of Mouse

Disney's House of Mouse

7.7 2001 TV Show
Marsupilami

Marsupilami

5.7 1993 TV Show
The Little Mermaid Live!

The Little Mermaid Live!

6.7 2019 Movie

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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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Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2019
    The Little Mermaid Live!

    Movie Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)

  2. 2008
    The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

    Movie Sebastian (voice)

  3. 2006
    Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

    Movie Self (achieve footage)

  4. 2006
    Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess

    Movie Sebastian (voice)

  5. 2005
    Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party

    Movie Sebastian (voice)

  6. 2005
    Jonny Zero

    TV show Dante

  7. 2002
    Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami

    Movie Sebastian

  8. 2002
    Marsupilami - Les marsupiades

    Movie Sebastian

  9. 2001
    Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami

    Movie Sebastian

  10. 2001
    Le marsupilami dans la Pampa

    Movie Sebastian

  11. 2001
    Le marsupilami à New-York

    Movie Sebastian

  12. 2001
    Le Marsupilami à Hollywood

    Movie Sebastian

  13. 2001
    Disney's House of Mouse

    TV show Sebastian (voice)

  14. 2000
    Dinosaur

    Movie Kron (voice)

  15. 2000
    The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

    Movie Sebastian (voice)

  16. 1996
    Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 1993
    Marsupilami

    TV show Sebastian (voice)

  2. 1993
    Alex Haley's Queen

    TV show Alfred

  3. 1992
    Raw Toonage

    TV show Sebastian (voice)

  4. 1992
    The Little Mermaid

    TV show Sebastian (voice)

  5. 1991
    Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree

    Movie Sebastian

  6. 1991
    Sebastian's Party Gras

    Movie Sebastian

  7. 1991
    Separate but Equal

    Movie Artis Patterson

  8. 1991
    Separate but Equal

    TV show Artis Patterson

  9. 1990
    Little Mermaid's Island

    TV show Sebastian (voice)

  10. 1990
    Law & Order

    TV show Defense Attorney Dubois

  11. 1990
    Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea

    Movie Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)

  12. 1989
    The Little Mermaid

    Movie Sebastian (voice)

  13. 1988
    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  14. 1988
    Me and Him

    Movie Paramedic 1

  15. 1988
    Bird

    Movie Dizzy Gillespie

  16. 1986
    The Gift of Amazing Grace

    Movie Morris

  17. 1985
    Brass

    Movie Capt. Michael Shore

  18. 1984
    The Cosby Show

    TV show Dr. Dan Morgan

  19. 1981
    Simon & Simon

    TV show

  20. 1980
    Enos

    TV show Turk Adams

  21. 1979
    Hollow Image

    Movie Scottie

  22. 1976
    Ball Four

    TV show