
Michael Wright
Biography
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.
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Filmography

2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
2017
as Redds

D'Curse
2013
as Officer Ruda

Jesse
2011
as Juan

Before I Self Destruct
2009
as First Victim

Diminished Capacity
2008
as McCormick

Hardrock
2007

Raving
2007
as Security Guard
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Coalition
2006
as Lou

El Cantante
2006
as Shooting Gallery Man

The Interpreter
2005
as Marcus

Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
as Rudy

Piñero
2001
as Edgar Bowser

Point Blank
1998
as Sonny

Money Talks
1997
as Aaron

The Cottonwood
1996
as Simon Z

Confessions of a Hitman
1994
as Charley

Sugar Hill
1994
as Raynathan Skuggs

The Five Heartbeats
1991
as Eddie

The Principal
1987
as Victor Duncan

Bedtime Eyes
1987

The Laundromat
1985
as Shooter Stevens

Streamers
1983
as Carlyle

The Moonstone Gem
1983
as Narrator

Benny's Place
1982
as Jimmy Mills