Michael Wright
Michael Wright
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Michael Wright

Actor 1956-04-30 New 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 B...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005 · Marcus

V

V

1983 · Elias Taylor

Black Lightning

Black Lightning

2018 · Lazarus Prime

Oz

Oz

1997 · Omar White

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984 · The Savage

Money Talks

Money Talks

1997 · Aaron

The Principal

The Principal

1987 · Victor Duncan

The Wanderers

The Wanderers

1979 · Clinton

V

V

1984 · Elias Taylor

V: The Final Battle

V: The Final Battle

1984 · Elias Taylor

El Cantante

El Cantante

2006 · Shooting Gallery Man

Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill

1994 · Raynathan Skuggs

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991 · Eddie

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994 · TV

Streamers

Streamers

1983 · Carlyle

Point Blank

Point Blank

1998 · Sonny

Before I Self Destruct

Before I Self Destruct

2009 · First Victim

Diminished Capacity

Diminished Capacity

2008 · McCormick

Piñero

Piñero

2001 · Edgar Bowser

Bedtime Eyes

Bedtime Eyes

1987 · Movie