Michael Wright

Known for ActingBorn 1956-04-30Died 2026-08-21New York City, New York, USA

Michael Wright (April 6, 1956 – August 21, 2026) was 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Cottonwood

Benny's Place

Oz

Dream House

V

The Laundromat

El Cantante

Miami Vice

New York Undercover

V: The Final Battle

The Five Heartbeats

Black Lightning

V

We're Fighting Back

The Wanderers

Raving

The Interpreter

The Principal

Confessions of a Hitman

Piñero

Money Talks

Sugar Hill

Downtown: A Street Tale

Diminished Capacity

Streamers

Coalition

Before I Self Destruct

Bedtime Eyes

Point Blank

Jesse

2 Aces and a Dirty Heart

D'Curse

Hardrock

The Moonstone Gem