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.
Movie Appearances
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
1989
Dinosaur
as Kron (voice)
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Sebastian (voice)
2000
Bird
as Dizzy Gillespie
1988
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
as Sebastian (voice)
2008
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
as Sebastian (voice)
2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Sebastian (voice)
2005
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
as Sebastian
2002
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
2002
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
as Sebastian
2001
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
as Sebastian
2001
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
as Sebastian
2001
Le marsupilami à New-York
as Sebastian
2001
Me and Him
as Paramedic 1
1988
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Morris
1986
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
as Sebastian
1991
Sebastian's Party Gras
as Sebastian
1991
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1988
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
2019
Brass
as Capt. Michael Shore
1985
TV Appearances
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Dubois
1990
Simon & Simon
1981
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Dan Morgan
1984
Disney's House of Mouse
as Sebastian (voice)
2001
Disney's House of Mouse
as Sebastian
2001
Jonny Zero
2005
The Little Mermaid
as Sebastian (voice)
1992
Enos
as Turk Adams
1980
Alex Haley's Queen
as Alfred
1993
Ball Four
1976
Raw Toonage
as Sebastian (voice)
1992
Marsupilami
as Sebastian (voice)
1993