Michael Wright

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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.

Most Popular Michael Wright Trailers

Total trailers found: 27

El Cantante Trailer (2006)

12 September 2006

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.

Downtown: A Street Tale Trailer (2004)

07 November 2004

A group of street kids find that the only way to make it through the day is to hold onto their dreams while their reality is eating out of dumpsters, turning tricks and squatting in abandoned buildings.

The Interpreter Trailer (2005)

08 April 2005

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.

Jesse Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Nassau County, New York Police detective Jesse turns vigilante as she investigates her brother's murder and enters into a world of crime, corruption, and shocking deception.

The Wanderers Trailer (1979)

13 July 1979

The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived.

We're Fighting Back Trailer (1981)

28 April 1981

Inspired by the exploits of New York's Guardian Angels, which began as a band of streetwise young people who formed an anti-crime subway patrol and went on to gain a national reputation and units in major cities around the country, this film unites three New York City youths as leaders of a citizens' patrol tackling gangs terrorizing merchants and local citizens.

Diminished Capacity Trailer (2008)

04 July 2008

A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's impaired uncle Rollie and his old flame.

Money Talks Trailer (1997)

22 August 1997

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Bedtime Eyes Trailer (1987)

25 April 1987

Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between a second rate Japanese jazz singer and a black American GI on the margins of the law.

Piñero Trailer (2001)

05 October 2001

"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the gay poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop.

Hardrock Trailer (2007)

30 October 2007

After a prominent judge's daughter dies from taking contaminated Ecstasy, the ensuing political scandal brings a world of grief to the city's street dealers in this gritty actioner.

The Principal Trailer (1987)

18 September 1987

Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for.

Sugar Hill Trailer (1994)

25 February 1994

In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner and brother to lead a straight life with his girlfriend.

Point Blank Trailer (1998)

12 May 1998

Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility.

The Laundromat Trailer (1985)

01 April 1985

Two lonely women coincide at midnight in a laundromat, where they reveal their secrets.

Streamers Trailer (1983)

05 September 1983

Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it's learned one of them is gay.

The Five Heartbeats Trailer (1991)

29 March 1991

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats.

D'Curse Trailer (2013)

17 January 2013

NYPD cop Ruda is a cop during the day and a religious Santerio (High Ranking Priest) of "Black Magic" by night.

2 Aces and a Dirty Heart Trailer (2017)

13 October 2017

Two hustlers come up the hard way. When a group of savage stick up boys start terrorizing the city.

Raving Trailer (2007)

29 April 2007

In New York City, a young woman forms a curious bond with a lonely older man after they encounter one another on a street corner.

Dream House Trailer (1981)

28 November 1981

Vacationing Georgia construction worker (John Schneider) meets and falls for Manhattan's comely Director of Urban Renewal (Marilu Henner) and despite her initial rejection of him, sets out to build a dream house for both of them.

The Cottonwood Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

Four friends get three million dollars and decide to construct a screenplay of 52 stolen scenes from the greatest movies ever made.

Before I Self Destruct Trailer (2009)

16 November 2009

A coming of age story about an inner-city youth raised by a hardworking single mother. When his dream of becoming a basketball player fails to materialize, he finds himself employed in a supermarket.

Confessions of a Hitman Trailer (1994)

04 May 1994

A former hitman named Bruno steals some cash from his mobster uncle. He plans to go to Tahiti, but things go wrong and he finds himself headed for Vegas via Death Valley in a comandeered airport limousine, pursued by his uncle's henchmen and accompanied by a limo driver and an enigmatic blonde.

Benny's Place Trailer (1982)

31 May 1982

Time begins to catches up to a tough factory worker who is feeling threatened by younger men at work and at play.

The Moonstone Gem Trailer (1983)

14 May 1983

Deep in the heavily guarded vault of jovial King Gunther lies the most cherished and wonderful of all national treasures - the Moonstone Gem.

Coalition Trailer (2006)

07 November 2006

A realistic depiction of how New York's lucrative construction business is systematically shaken down by minority non-union labor.