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{{short description|American actor (born 1957)}}
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'''Dorsey Wright''' (born [[1957]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]].


'''Dorsey Wright''' (born January 8, 1957) is an American [[actor]], best known for his role as Cleon in the 1979 film ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]''.
Wright was born in [[The Bronx]], New York. He is perhaps best remembered for playing Cleon in the [[1979 in film|1979]] film ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]''. He also had a co-starring role in the film version of ''[[Hair (film)|Hair]]'' that same year, and played Junior Jones in the [[1984 in film|1984]] film adaptation of [[John Irving]]'s novel ''[[The Hotel New Hampshire (film)|The Hotel New Hampshire]]''.


==Biography==
In 2005, Wright reprised his role as Cleon in the [[video game]] version of ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]''.
Wright was born in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]] on April 21, 1957, and earned his first acting role in 1979, in ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]'', for which he is best remembered. He co-starred in the film version of ''[[Hair (film)|Hair]]'' that same year. In 1981, he appeared as a gang member in the film ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' and played Junior Jones in the 1984 film adaptation of [[John Irving]]'s novel ''[[The Hotel New Hampshire (film)|The Hotel New Hampshire]]''.

In 2007 Dorsey appeared in the [[Viagra|Viva Viagra]] commercial playing the drums.
Dorsey Wright was, for a brief time, part of a not-for-profit theater group based in New York City, called the Theater for the Forgotten. The project was run by founders Akila Couloumbis and Beverly Rich, funded by The National Council for the Arts and several other sources. The brainchild of Akila Couloumbis, the group put on plays for the institutionalized, ranging from prisons and drug rehab to hospitals in six states for thirty years, a long run for a creative non-profit organization. Some of the plays were written in collaboration with the theater groups Dream 76 and Forever My Earth.<ref>{{cite news |last=Buckley |first=Tom |date=May 5, 1978 |title=At the Movies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/05/archives/at-the-movies.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

Wright now works for the [[New York Transit Authority]] and does voice-overs for television and radio commercials.<ref>[http://www.warriorsmovie.co.uk/cast The Warriors: Cast & Characters]</ref> In 2005, he reprised his role as Cleon in the [[video game]] version of ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]''.

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]''
| Cleon
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Hair (film)|Hair]]''
| Lafayette aka Hud
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''
| Gang Member #4
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Hotel New Hampshire (film)|The Hotel New Hampshire]]''
| Junior Jones
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Vamp Bikers''
| Priest Elias
| Also second unit director
|-
| 2015
| ''Vamp Bikers Dos''
| The Priest
|
|-
| 2015
| ''The Warriors: Last Subway Ride Home''
| Cleon
| Video
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1984
| ''100 Centre Street''
| Stenographer Andre Bussey
| Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[E/R]]''
| Jackson
| Episode: "Pilot: Part 1"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]''
| Cleon
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
| Paramedic
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb name|0942352}}
* {{IMDb name|0942352}}

*[http://lantern-media.com/GangsDocumentaryDiary/Diary-20061028.htm Picture of Dorsey Wright and other Warriors as of October 2006]
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 8 January 2024

Dorsey Wright
Born (1957-01-08) January 8, 1957 (age 67)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present

Dorsey Wright (born January 8, 1957) is an American actor, best known for his role as Cleon in the 1979 film The Warriors.

Biography[edit]

Wright was born in The Bronx, New York City on April 21, 1957, and earned his first acting role in 1979, in The Warriors, for which he is best remembered. He co-starred in the film version of Hair that same year. In 1981, he appeared as a gang member in the film Ragtime and played Junior Jones in the 1984 film adaptation of John Irving's novel The Hotel New Hampshire.

Dorsey Wright was, for a brief time, part of a not-for-profit theater group based in New York City, called the Theater for the Forgotten. The project was run by founders Akila Couloumbis and Beverly Rich, funded by The National Council for the Arts and several other sources. The brainchild of Akila Couloumbis, the group put on plays for the institutionalized, ranging from prisons and drug rehab to hospitals in six states for thirty years, a long run for a creative non-profit organization. Some of the plays were written in collaboration with the theater groups Dream 76 and Forever My Earth.[1]

Wright now works for the New York Transit Authority and does voice-overs for television and radio commercials.[2] In 2005, he reprised his role as Cleon in the video game version of The Warriors.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Warriors Cleon
1979 Hair Lafayette aka Hud
1981 Ragtime Gang Member #4
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire Junior Jones
2013 Vamp Bikers Priest Elias Also second unit director
2015 Vamp Bikers Dos The Priest
2015 The Warriors: Last Subway Ride Home Cleon Video

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 100 Centre Street Stenographer Andre Bussey Television film
1984 E/R Jackson Episode: "Pilot: Part 1"

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Warriors Cleon
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Paramedic

References[edit]

  1. ^ Buckley, Tom (May 5, 1978). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ The Warriors: Cast & Characters

External links[edit]

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