Acting
Michael Wright
Born 1956-04-30 · Died 2026-08-21
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.
Acting
2 Aces and a Dirty Heart
2017 · Redds
D'Curse
2013 · Officer Ruda
Jesse
2011 · Juan
Before I Self Destruct
2009 · First Victim
Diminished Capacity
2008 · McCormick
Hardrock
2007
Raving
2007 · Security Guard
Coalition
2006 · Lou
El Cantante
2006 · Shooting Gallery Man
The Interpreter
2005 · Marcus
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004 · Rudy
Piñero
2001 · Edgar Bowser
Point Blank
1998 · Sonny
Money Talks
1997 · Aaron
The Cottonwood
1996 · Simon Z
Confessions of a Hitman
1994 · Charley
Sugar Hill
1994 · Raynathan Skuggs
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Eddie
The Principal
1987 · Victor Duncan
Bedtime Eyes
1987
The Laundromat
1985 · Shooter Stevens
Streamers
1983 · Carlyle
The Moonstone Gem
1983 · Narrator
Benny's Place
1982 · Jimmy Mills
Dream House
1981 · Mace
We're Fighting Back
1981 · Melvin Gilford
The Wanderers
1979 · Clinton