Actor

Samuel E. Wright

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 Gillespie in Bird, and the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway.

Notable work

7.4
The Little Mermaid (1989)
as Sebastian (voice)
6.6
Dinosaur (2000)
as Kron (voice)
6.4
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
as Sebastian (voice)
6.7
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
as Sebastian (voice)
7
The Little Mermaid (1992)
as Sebastian (voice)
7.3
Law & Order (1990)
as Defense Attorney Dubois and as Defense Attorney Morris Stokely and as Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn
7
The Cosby Show (1984)
as Dr. Dan Morgan
6.9
Bird (1988)
as Dizzy Gillespie

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