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Michael Wright

Michael Wright

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", t

Born

Apr 30, 1956

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Aug 21, 2026

Known For

Acting

Movies

27 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

The Interpreter
The Interpreter
2005 • as Marcus
★ 6.3
Money Talks
Money Talks
1997 • as Aaron
★ 6.0
The Principal
The Principal
1987 • as Victor Duncan
★ 6.4
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
1979 • as Clinton
★ 7.0
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill
1994 • as Raynathan Skuggs
★ 5.7
Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity
2008 • as McCormick
★ 5.4
The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats
1991 • as Eddie
★ 7.3
Bedtime Eyes
★ 4.7
Point Blank
Point Blank
1998 • as Sonny
★ 4.5
El Cantante
El Cantante
2006 • as Shooting Gallery Man
★ 7.1
Streamers
Streamers
1983 • as Carlyle
★ 5.6
Piñero
Piñero
2001 • as Edgar Bowser
★ 6.1
Jesse
Jesse
2011 • as Juan
★ 1.5
Confessions of a Hitman
Confessions of a Hitman
1994 • as Charley
★ 6.3
The Laundromat
The Laundromat
1985 • as Shooter Stevens
★ 7.5
Downtown: A Street Tale
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004 • as Rudy
★ 5.5
We're Fighting Back
We're Fighting Back
1981 • as Melvin Gilford
★ 7.0
Before I Self Destruct
Before I Self Destruct
2009 • as First Victim
★ 4.8
2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
2017 • as Redds
★ 1.0
D'Curse
D'Curse
2013 • as Officer Ruda
Dream House
Dream House
1981 • as Mace
★ 8.0
Raving
Raving
2007 • as Security Guard
★ 6.5
The Cottonwood
The Cottonwood
1996 • as Simon Z
★ 10.0
The Moonstone Gem
The Moonstone Gem
1983 • as Narrator
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Coalition
2006 • as Lou
★ 5.0
Benny's Place
Benny's Place
1982 • as Jimmy Mills
★ 10.0