Michael Wright
Michael Wright
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
35
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-04-30 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

2018

Black Lightning as Lazarus Prime

2013

D'Curse as Officer Ruda

2011

Jesse as Juan

2009

Before I Self Destruct as First Victim

2008

Diminished Capacity as McCormick

2007

Raving as Security Guard

2007

Hardrock as Not available

2006

El Cantante as Shooting Gallery Man

2006

Coalition as Lou

2005

The Interpreter as Marcus

2001

Piñero as Edgar Bowser

1998

Point Blank as Sonny

1997

Oz as Omar White

1997

Money Talks as Aaron

1996

The Cottonwood as Simon Z

1994

New York Undercover as Not available

1994

Sugar Hill as Raynathan Skuggs

1994

Confessions of a Hitman as Charley

1991

The Five Heartbeats as Eddie

1987

Bedtime Eyes as Not available

1987

The Principal as Victor Duncan

1985

The Laundromat as Shooter Stevens

1984

Miami Vice as The Savage

1984

V as Elias Taylor

1984

V: The Final Battle as Elias Taylor

1984

V: The Final Battle as Elias Taylor

1983

V as Elias Taylor

1983

Streamers as Carlyle

1982

Benny's Place as Jimmy Mills

1981

We're Fighting Back as Melvin Gilford

1979

The Wanderers as Clinton

NaN

Street Justice as Ernie Rays

1981

Dream House as Mace