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.
Movies 25
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
1989
Dinosaur
as Kron (voice)
2000
Me and Him
as Paramedic 1
1988
Bird
as Dizzy Gillespie
1988
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
2019
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Sebastian (voice)
2000
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self
1996
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1988
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
1990
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Morris
1986
Separate but Equal
as Artis Patterson
1991
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Sebastian (voice)
2005
Hollow Image
as Scottie
1979
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self (achieve footage)
2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
as Sebastian (voice)
2006
Brass
as Capt. Michael Shore
1985
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
as Sebastian
2001
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
2002
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
2001
Le marsupilami à New-York
as Sebastian
2001
Sebastian's Party Gras
as Sebastian
1991
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
as Sebastian
2001
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
as Sebastian
2002
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
as Sebastian
1991
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
as Sebastian (voice)
2008TV Shows 18
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Dubois
1990
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Morris Stokely
1990
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn
1990
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Dan Morgan
1984
Simon & Simon
1981
Disney's House of Mouse
as Sebastian (voice)
2001
Disney's House of Mouse
as Sebastian
2001
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
1992
Marsupilami
as Sebastian (voice)
1993
Raw Toonage
as Sebastian (voice)
1992
Jonny Zero
as Dante
2005
Jonny Zero
as Jericho
2005
Enos
as Turk Adams
1980
Alex Haley's Queen
as Alfred
1993
Separate but Equal
as Artis Patterson
1991
Ball Four
1976
Little Mermaid's Island
as Sebastian (voice)
1990
Sebastian
as Sebastian (Voice)
1993