Michael Wright
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Apr 30 1956
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Biography
Michael Wright (born April 6, 1956) is 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 r…
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Miami Vice
The Savage
Oz
Omar White
Black Lightning
Lazarus Prime
New York Undercover
V
Elias Taylor
V
Elias Taylor
Money Talks
Aaron
The Interpreter
Marcus
V: The Final Battle
Elias Taylor
Bedtime Eyes
The Wanderers
Clinton
The Five Heartbeats
Eddie
Piñero
Edgar Bowser
El Cantante
Shooting Gallery Man
Streamers
Carlyle
The Principal
Victor Duncan
Point Blank
Sonny
The Cottonwood
Simon Z
Sugar Hill
Raynathan Skuggs
Dream House
Mace
We're Fighting Back
Melvin Gilford
Raving
Security Guard
Diminished Capacity
McCormick
Jesse
Juan
Before I Self Destruct
First Victim
The Laundromat
Shooter Stevens
D'Curse
Officer Ruda
Downtown: A Street Tale
Rudy
Hardrock
Benny's Place
Jimmy Mills
Confessions of a Hitman
Charley
Coalition
Lou
2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
Redds
The Moonstone Gem
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