Deceased

When Did Michael Wright Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 70

Also known as迈克尔·赖特GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/04/1956Born inNew York City, New York, USADied21/08/2026WikidataQ3308594 ↗TMDb#2248 ↗

Michael Wright was an American actor best known for his roles in the films The Five Heartbeats (1991), Streamers (1983) for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and Sugar Hill (1994), and for his television roles Elias Taylor in V: The Series (1984–1985), Omar White in Oz (2001–2003), and Lazarus Prime in Black Lightning (2019).

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Filmography33 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2018	Black LightningSeries	Lazarus Prime	62
2017	2 Aces and a Dirty HeartMovie	Redds	61
2013	D'CurseMovie	Officer Ruda	57
2011	JesseMovie	Juan	55
2009	Before I Self DestructMovie	First Victim	53
2008	Diminished CapacityMovie	McCormick	52
2007	HardrockMovie	—	51
2006	El CantanteMovie	Shooting Gallery Man	50
2006	CoalitionMovie	Lou	50
2005	The InterpreterMovie	Marcus	49
2004	Downtown: A Street TaleMovie	Rudy	48
2001	PiñeroMovie	Edgar Bowser	45
1998	Point BlankMovie	Sonny	42
1997	OzSeries	Omar White	41
1997	Money TalksMovie	Aaron	41
1996	The CottonwoodMovie	Simon Z	40
1994	New York UndercoverSeries	—	38
1994	Sugar HillMovie	Raynathan Skuggs	38
1994	Confessions of a HitmanMovie	Charley	38
1991	The Five HeartbeatsMovie	Eddie	35
1987	The PrincipalMovie	Victor Duncan	31
1987	Bedtime EyesMovie	—	31
1985	The LaundromatMovie	Shooter Stevens	29
1984	V: The Final BattleSeries	Elias Taylor	28
1984	Miami ViceSeries	The Savage	28
1984	VSeries	Elias Taylor	28
1983	VSeries	Elias Taylor	27
1983	StreamersMovie	Carlyle	27
1983	The Moonstone GemMovie	Narrator	27
1982	Benny's PlaceMovie	Jimmy Mills	26
1981	We're Fighting BackMovie	Melvin Gilford	25
1981	Dream HouseMovie	Mace	25
1979	The WanderersMovie	Clinton	23