Samuel E. Wright

Actor · 1946–2021 · 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.

Acted in 35

2010s

2019
The Little Mermaid Live!
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
54

2000s

2008
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Sebastian (voice)
55
2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
Sebastian (voice)
2005
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Sebastian (voice)
Jonny Zero
Dante, Jericho · 3 episodes
2002
Marsupilami - Les marsupiades
Sebastian
Marsupilami - Le trésor du Marsupilami
Sebastian
2001
Marsupilami - Le rallye du Marsupilami
Sebastian
Le marsupilami dans la Pampa
Sebastian
Le marsupilami à New-York
Sebastian
Le Marsupilami à Hollywood
Sebastian
Disney's House of Mouse
Sebastian (voice), Sebastian · 4 episodes
76
2000
Dinosaur
Kron (voice)
63
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Sebastian (voice)
48

1990s

1993
Marsupilami
Sebastian (voice) · 39 episodes
60
Sebastian
Sebastian (Voice) · 8 episodes
Alex Haley's Queen
Alfred · 3 episodes
1992
Raw Toonage
Sebastian (voice) · 2 episodes
The Little Mermaid
Sebastian (voice) · 31 episodes
69
1991
Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
Sebastian
Sebastian's Party Gras
Sebastian
Separate but Equal
Artis Patterson
Separate but Equal
Artis Patterson · 2 episodes
1990
Little Mermaid's Island
Sebastian (voice) · 2 episodes
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Dubois, Defense Attorney Morris Stokely, Defense Attorney Jerome Osborn · 1 episode
77
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)