Samuel E. Wright
Born in Camden, South Carolina, USA — Nov 20 1946• Died May 24 2021
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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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Law & Order
Defense Attorney Dubois
The Cosby Show
Dr. Dan Morgan
Simon & Simon
Disney's House of Mouse
Sebastian (voice)
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice)
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice)
Marsupilami
Sebastian (voice)
Dinosaur
Kron (voice)
Enos
Turk Adams
Jonny Zero
Raw Toonage
Sebastian (voice)
Alex Haley's Queen
Alfred
Separate but Equal
Artis Patterson
Bird
Dizzy Gillespie
Me and Him
Paramedic 1
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Self (achieve footage)
Ball Four
Separate But Equal
Artis Patterson
Brass
Capt. Michael Shore
The Little Mermaid Live!
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Sebastian (voice)
Hollow Image
Scottie
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Sebastian (voice)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
Sebastian (voice)
Little Mermaid's Island
Sebastian (voice)
The Gift of Amazing Grace
Morris
Le marsupilami à New-York
Sebastian
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Self - Narrator (voice)
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
Sebastian
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
Sebastian
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
Sebastian
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
Sebastian
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
Sebastian
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Sebastian (voice)
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
Sebastian
Sebastian's Party Gras
Sebastian