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Samuel E. Wright

Samuel E. Wright

Acting Born: November 20, 1946 • 74 years old (deceased) • Camden, South Carolina, USA

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.

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Known For

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Dubois

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as Dr. Dan Morgan

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

Disney's House of Mouse

Disney's House of Mouse

as Sebastian (voice)

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

as Sebastian (voice)

Dinosaur

Dinosaur

as Kron (voice)

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

as Sebastian (voice)

Raw Toonage

Raw Toonage

as Sebastian (voice)

Marsupilami

Marsupilami

as Sebastian (voice)

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen

as Alfred

Enos

Enos

as Turk Adams

Jonny Zero

Jonny Zero

Bird

Bird

as Dizzy Gillespie

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

as Artis Patterson

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

as Sebastian (voice)

Separate But Equal

Separate But Equal

as Artis Patterson

The Little Mermaid Live!

The Little Mermaid Live!

as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)

Little Mermaid's Island

Little Mermaid's Island

as Sebastian (voice)

Me and Him

Me and Him

as Paramedic 1

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

as Self - Narrator (voice)