
Michael Wright
- Date of Birth: 1956-04-30
- Place of Birth: 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 w... 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.

Benny's Place
• 1982 May

V: The Final Battle
• 1984 May

Oz
Crime, Drama • 1997 July

V
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 1983 May

Miami Vice
Crime, Drama • 1984 September

The Five Heartbeats
Drama, Music • 1991 March

V: The Final Battle
Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 1984 May

New York Undercover
Drama, Crime • 1994 September

El Cantante
History, Drama, Music • 2006 September

Black Lightning
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama • 2018 January