Samuel Ernest Wright was an American actor. He was best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the lead vocals to "Under the Sea", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He played Dizzy Gillespie in Bird, the biographical film about Charlie Parker. Wright also played the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway and voiced Kron the Iguanodon in the 2000 CGI/live-action film Dinosaur.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live!Movie | Sebastian (archive footage) (voice) | 73 |
| 2006 | Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly PrincessMovie | Sebastian (voice) | 60 |
| 2005 | Jonny ZeroSeries | Jericho | 59 |
| 2005 | Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyMovie | Sebastian (voice) | 59 |
| 2001 | Disney's House of MouseSeries | Sebastian (voice) | 55 |
| 2000 | DinosaurMovie | Kron (voice) | 54 |
| 2000 | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaMovie | Sebastian (voice) | 54 |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's QueenSeries | Alfred | 47 |
| 1992 | The Little MermaidSeries | Sebastian (voice) | 46 |
| 1991 | Separate But EqualMovie | Artis Patterson | 45 |
| 1991 | Separate but EqualSeries | Artis Patterson | 45 |
| 1990 | Law & OrderSeries | Defense Attorney Dubois | 44 |
| 1989 | The Little MermaidMovie | Sebastian (voice) | 43 |
| 1988 | BirdMovie | Dizzy Gillespie | 42 |
| 1988 | Me and HimMovie | Paramedic 1 | 42 |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowSeries | Dr. Dan Morgan | 38 |
| 1981 | Simon & SimonSeries | — | 35 |
| 1980 | EnosSeries | Turk Adams | 34 |
| 1979 | Hollow ImageMovie | Scottie | 33 |