Michael Wright
Acting

Michael Wright

Born 1956-04-30 · New York City, New York, USA

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

The Interpreter★ 6.3
The Interpreter
2005
The Wanderers★ 7
The Wanderers
1979
The Principal★ 6.5
The Principal
1987
Money Talks★ 6
Money Talks
1997
Before I Self Destruct★ 4.8
Before I Self Destruct
2009
Sugar Hill★ 5.7
Sugar Hill
1994
Point Blank★ 4.8
Point Blank
1998
The Five Heartbeats★ 7.3
The Five Heartbeats
1991
Bedtime Eyes★ 2
Bedtime Eyes
1987
Streamers★ 5.9
Streamers
1983
Benny's Place★ 10
Benny's Place
1982
Street Justice
Street Justice
2023
Downtown: A Street Tale★ 1
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
D'Curse
D'Curse
2013
The Laundromat★ 6
The Laundromat
1985
Jesse
Jesse
2011
The Cottonwood
The Cottonwood
1996
Free The Menendez Brothers
Free The Menendez Brothers
2021
Raving★ 6.7
Raving
2007