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Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Actor · Born 1956-04-30 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Interpreter (2005) — Marcus
  2. V (1983) — Elias Taylor
  3. Black Lightning (2018) — Lazarus Prime
  4. Oz (1997) — Omar White
  5. Miami Vice (1984) — The Savage
  6. Money Talks (1997) — Aaron
  7. The Principal (1987) — Victor Duncan
  8. The Wanderers (1979) — Clinton
  9. V (1984) — Elias Taylor
  10. V: The Final Battle (1984) — Elias Taylor
  11. El Cantante (2006) — Shooting Gallery Man
  12. Sugar Hill (1994) — Raynathan Skuggs
  13. The Five Heartbeats (1991) — Eddie
  14. New York Undercover (1994)
  15. Point Blank (1998) — Sonny
  16. Streamers (1983) — Carlyle
  17. Before I Self Destruct (2009) — First Victim
  18. Diminished Capacity (2008) — McCormick
  19. Piñero (2001) — Edgar Bowser
  20. Bedtime Eyes (1987)
  21. Raving (2007) — Security Guard
  22. Confessions of a Hitman (1994) — Charley
  23. The Laundromat (1985) — Shooter Stevens
  24. We're Fighting Back (1981) — Melvin Gilford
  25. Jesse (2011) — Juan
  26. Coalition (2006) — Lou
  27. Downtown: A Street Tale (2004) — Rudy
  28. Benny's Place (1982) — Jimmy Mills
  29. 2 Aces and a Dirty Heart (2017) — Redds
  30. Dream House (1981) — Mace
  31. The Cottonwood (1996) — Simon Z
  32. D'Curse (2013) — Officer Ruda
  33. Hardrock (2007)
  34. The Moonstone Gem (1983) — Narrator