
Michael Wright
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 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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Acting (27 movies)

The Interpreter
2005

The Wanderers
1979

The Principal
1987

Dream House
1981

Before I Self Destruct
2009

The Five Heartbeats
1991

Money Talks
1997

Point Blank
1998

The Laundromat
1985

Sugar Hill
1994

Confessions of a Hitman
1994

We're Fighting Back
1981

Streamers
1983

Piñero
2001

D'Curse
2013

Hardrock
2007

Jesse
2011

Downtown: A Street Tale
2004

Raving
2007

Bedtime Eyes
1987

Benny's Place
1982

The Cottonwood
1996

Diminished Capacity
2008

2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
2017

El Cantante
2006

V: The Final Battle
1984

The Moonstone Gem
1983
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