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Michael Wright
Michael Wright

Michael Wright

ActingBorn April 30, 1956 (age 70)New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

2018
Black Lightning

as Lazarus Prime

TV
2017Movie
2013
D'Curse

as Officer Ruda

Movie
2011
Jesse

as Juan

Movie
2009
Before I Self Destruct

as First Victim

Movie
2008Movie
2007Movie
2007
Raving

as Security Guard

Movie
2006
Coalition

as Lou

Movie
2006
El Cantante

as Shooting Gallery Man

Movie
2005Movie
2004Movie
2001
Piñero

as Edgar Bowser

Movie
1998
Point Blank

as Sonny

Movie
1997
Money Talks

as Aaron

Movie
1997
Oz

as Omar White

TV
1996
The Cottonwood

as Simon Z

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Sugar Hill

as Raynathan Skuggs

Movie
1991Movie
1987
The Principal

as Victor Duncan

Movie
1987Movie
1985
The Laundromat

as Shooter Stevens

Movie
1984
V

as Elias Taylor

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as The Savage

TV
1984
V: The Final Battle

as Elias Taylor

TV
1983
Streamers

as Carlyle

Movie
1983Movie
1983
V

as Elias Taylor

TV
1982
Benny's Place

as Jimmy Mills

Movie
1981Movie
1981
We're Fighting Back

as Melvin Gilford

Movie
1979
The Wanderers

as Clinton

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 30, 1956
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
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