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Samuel E. Wright

Acting · Born November 20, 1946 · Camden, South Carolina, USA

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.

Samuel E. Wright movies and shows

  • Law & Order1990
  • The Cosby Show1984
  • Simon & Simon1981
  • Disney's House of Mouse2001
  • The Little Mermaid1989
  • The Little Mermaid1992
  • Marsupilami1993
  • Dinosaur2000
  • Raw Toonage1992
  • Jonny Zero2005
  • Enos1980
  • Alex Haley's Queen1993
  • Separate but Equal1991
  • Little Mermaid's Island1990
  • Bird1988
  • Me and Him1988
  • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea2000
  • The Little Mermaid Live!2019
  • Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea1990
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988
  • Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade1996
  • Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party2005
  • Separate but Equal1991
  • Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess2006