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Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 30, 1956 (69)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Michael Wright (born April 6, 1956) is an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie Kane, Jr. in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats. Wright's body of work in television includes the 1983 NBC science fiction miniseries V, the 1984 sequel "V: The Final ... Battle" and on "V: The Series" as Elias Taylor, TV series "Miami Vice" 1987 episode "The Savage", and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White from 2001-2003. And he played "Clinton", the leader of The Del Bombers in the cult film The Wanderers. Wright's film roles include the 1987 drama The Principal as Victor Duncan, also starring James Belushi, and the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes, his most recent film is 2005's The Interpreter. He has also made guest appearances on other TV shows including New York Undercover. In 1982, he starred in Peter Byrne's production of Barrie Keefe's play Barbarians at the SoHo Rep Theater with Gregg Martin and the as yet unknown actor Kevin Spacey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Wright (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

D'Curse

D'Curse

2013

as Officer Ruda

Jesse

Jesse

2011

as Juan

Before I Self Destruct

Before I Self Destruct

2009

as First Victim

Raving

Raving

2007

as Security Guard

Coalition

Coalition

2006

as Lou

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005

as Marcus

Piñero

Piñero

2001

as Edgar Bowser

Point Blank

Point Blank

1998

as Sonny

Money Talks

Money Talks

1997

as Aaron

The Cottonwood

The Cottonwood

1996

as Simon Z

Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill

1994

as Raynathan Skuggs

Confessions of a Hitman

Confessions of a Hitman

1994

as Charley

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991

as Eddie

The Principal

The Principal

1987

as Victor Duncan

The Laundromat

The Laundromat

1985

as Shooter Stevens

Streamers

Streamers

1983

as Carlyle

Benny's Place

Benny's Place

1982

as Jimmy Mills

Dream House

Dream House

1981

as Mace

We're Fighting Back

We're Fighting Back

1981

as Melvin Gilford

The Wanderers

The Wanderers

1979

as Clinton

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Television Credits

V

as Elias Taylor

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Oct 26, 1984

V: The Final Battle

as Elias Taylor

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 06, 1984

Black Lightning

as Lazarus Prime

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 16, 2018

V

as Elias Taylor

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 1983

Oz

as Omar White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)

as Omar White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

Miami Vice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

New York Undercover

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

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