Samuel E. Wright
Acting
Born November 20, 1946 · Camden, South Carolina, USA
Died May 24, 2021
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Little Mermaid Live!
2019 · Sebastian (archive footage) (voice)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
2008 · Sebastian (voice)
Dinosaur
2000 · Kron (voice)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000 · Sebastian (voice)
Separate But Equal
1991 · Artis Patterson
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Sebastian (voice)
Bird
1988 · Dizzy Gillespie
Me and Him
1988 · Paramedic 1
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1988 · Self - Narrator (voice)