Samuel E. Wright

Actor, Music Department, Soundtrack

Birthdate: Nov 20, 1946

Birthplace: Camden, South Carolina, USA

Died: May 24, 2021

Samuel Ernest Wright was an African-American actor and singer from Camden, South Carolina. He notably voiced Sebastian the Crab from Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise and Kron the Iguanodon from Dinosaur. He also played Mufasa in the original Broadway run of The Lion King. He passed away in May 2021 at California due to prostate cancer.

Known For

The Little Mermaid

(1989)

Dinosaur

(2000)

Bird

(1988)

The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea

(2000)

Samuel E. Wright Movies

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2024 |
Bird
Bird
2024
R
1h 59m
Drama
7.2
Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.
asDizzy
2019 |
The Lion King
The Lion King
2019
1h 58m
Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
6.8
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
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asMufasa
2000 |
Dinosauras Kron
2000 |
Dinosaur
Dinosaur
2000
PG
1h 22m
Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
6.4
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
asKron
1989 |
The Little Mermaid (1989)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
1989
G
1h 23m
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
7.6
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
asSebastian