The Little Mermaid voice of Sebastian, Samuel E. Wright, dead at 74 while loved ones mourn ‘inspirational’ star
ACTOR Samuel E. Wright, who was most famously known as the voice of Sebastian the crab in Disney’s classic The Little Mermaid, is dead at the age of 74. The sad news was announced by his hometown, Montgomery, New York, though the cause of death was not publicly addressed. The update NY town wrote on Facebook alongside a picture of a younger Samuel: “Today, the Town of Montgomery mourns the loss of Sam Wright. “Pictured here with Town Supervisor Brian Maher and his brother Patrick in Walden in the early 1990’s.