Samuel E. Wright - wikipedia Samuel E. Wright This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification, as it includes attribution to IMDb. IMDb may not be a reliable source for biographical information. Please help by adding additional, reliable sources for verification. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( August 2012 ) Samuel E. Wright ( 1946 - 11 - 20 ) November 20, 1946 ( age 71 ) Camden, South Carolina, U.S. Occupation Actor, singer Years active 1974 -- present Samuel E. Wright ( born November 20, 1946 ) is an American actor and singer. He is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney 's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the main vocals to `` Under the Sea '', which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Wright also played the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway and voiced Kron the Iguanodon in Disney 's CGI film Dinosaur. Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 Music 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links Career Wright was nominated for a Tony Award in 1984 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Tap Dance Kid and again in 1998 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as the original lead actor for Mufasa in The Lion King, the Broadway version of Disney 's animated classic of the same name. Wright played Enos ' partner Turk in the TV series Enos and originated the part of `` Sam '' in Over Here ! on Broadway. He also played the part of Jericho on the short - lived Fox TV show Jonny Zero. Filmography Enos ( 1980 -- 1981, TV Series ) as Officer Turk Adams The Gift of Amazing Grace ( 1986, TV Series ) as Mr Wheeler Bird ( 1988 ) as Dizzy Gillespie Me and Him ( 1988 ) as Paramedic 1 The Little Mermaid ( 1989 ) as Sebastian, the crab ( voice ) The Little Mermaid ( 1992 -- 1994, TV Series ) as Sebastian ( voice ) Raw Toonage ( 1992, TV Series ) as Sebastian ( voice ) Marsupilami ( 1993, TV Series ) as Sebastian ( voice ) The Little Mermaid II : Return to the Sea ( 2000 ) as Sebastian ( voice ) Dinosaur ( 2000 ) as Kron, the Iguanodon Disney 's House of Mouse ( 2001 -- 2003, TV Series ) as Sebastian ( voice ) The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning ( 2008 ) as Sebastian ( voice ) Music Wright has performed and recorded several songs for the Walt Disney animated film The Little Mermaid, as Sebastian the Crab, and is most known for the songs `` Under the Sea '', and `` Kiss the Girl ''. He released a soul music record in 1973, `` There 's Something Funny Going On '' b / w `` Three Hundred Pounds of Hungry '' on the Paramount label. Discography Disney 's Sebastian from the Little Mermaid ( 1990 ) Disney 's Sebastian - Party Gras ! ( 1991 ) References ^ Jump up to : `` ' What More Is You Looking For ? ' Meet Samuel E. Wright, The Voice Of Sebastian On ' The Little Mermaid ' ''. Madame Noire. October 10, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2014. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Samuel E. Wright Samuel E. Wright on IMDb Samuel E. Wright at AllMusic MusicBrainz : 32c95bd9 - 68ee - 4f64 - 923c - 530de6b283a1 VIAF : 268692828 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_E._Wright&oldid=839196973 '' Categories : Living people American male film actors African - American male actors African - American singers American male voice actors People from Kershaw County, South Carolina Male actors from South Carolina American male television actors 1946 births Hidden categories : Articles lacking reliable references from August 2012 All articles lacking reliable references BLP articles lacking sources from August 2012 All articles sourced by IMDb Articles sourced by IMDb from August 2012 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote تۆرکجه Cebuano Español فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 1 May 2018, at 22 : 13. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played sebastian the crab in the little mermaid
Answer: Samuel E. Wright