Michael Wright

Michael Wright

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

2018

Black Lightning
Black Lightning
as Lazarus Prime
TV - Released: 1/16/2018

2017

2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
as Redds
Movie - Released: 10/13/2017

2013

D'Curse
D'Curse
as Officer Ruda
Movie - Released: 1/17/2013

2011

Jesse
Jesse
as Juan
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

2009

Before I Self Destruct
Before I Self Destruct
as First Victim
Movie - Released: 11/16/2009

2008

Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity
as McCormick
Movie - Released: 7/4/2008

2007

Hardrock
Hardrock
Movie - Released: 10/30/2007
Raving
Raving
as Security Guard
Movie - Released: 4/29/2007

2006

Movie
Coalition
as Lou
Movie - Released: 11/7/2006
El Cantante
El Cantante
as Shooting Gallery Man
Movie - Released: 9/12/2006

2005

The Interpreter
The Interpreter
as Marcus
Movie - Released: 4/8/2005

2004

Downtown: A Street Tale
Downtown: A Street Tale
as Rudy
Movie - Released: 11/7/2004

2001

Piñero
Piñero
as Edgar Bowser
Movie - Released: 10/5/2001

1998

Point Blank
Point Blank
as Sonny
Movie - Released: 5/12/1998

1997

Money Talks
Money Talks
as Aaron
Movie - Released: 8/22/1997
Oz
Oz
as Omar White
TV - Released: 7/12/1997

1996

The Cottonwood
The Cottonwood
as Simon Z
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996

1994

Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill
as Raynathan Skuggs
Movie - Released: 2/25/1994
Confessions of a Hitman
Confessions of a Hitman
as Charley
Movie - Released: 5/4/1994
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
TV - Released: 9/8/1994

1991

The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 3/29/1991

1987

The Principal
The Principal
as Victor Duncan
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
Bedtime Eyes
Bedtime Eyes
Movie - Released: 4/25/1987

1985

The Laundromat
The Laundromat
as Shooter Stevens
Movie - Released: 4/1/1985

1984

V: The Final Battle
V: The Final Battle
as Elias Taylor
Movie - Released: 5/6/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
V
V
as Elias Taylor
TV - Released: 10/26/1984
V: The Final Battle
V: The Final Battle
as Elias Taylor
TV - Released: 5/6/1984

1983

Streamers
Streamers
as Carlyle
Movie - Released: 9/5/1983
V
V
as Elias Taylor
TV - Released: 5/1/1983

1982

Benny's Place
Benny's Place
as Jimmy Mills
Movie - Released: 5/31/1982

1981

Dream House
Dream House
as Mace
Movie - Released: 11/28/1981
We're Fighting Back
We're Fighting Back
as Melvin Gilford
Movie - Released: 4/28/1981

1979

The Wanderers
The Wanderers
as Clinton
Movie - Released: 7/13/1979

Unknown

Street Justice
Street Justice
as Ernie Rays
Movie