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Dorsey Wright- A movie star known as to play in the movie "The Warriors" a big time hit movie made in the 1970's. He played Cleon a leader of a gang called "Warriors". As in the were framed in being killed the one and only Cyrus. Cyrus was the strongest Guy in the movie, in which he dies by getting shot in the back into the heart. The person who shot him was LC a gang leader of the gang "Rogues". He seen one of the warriors and was going to shoot him but, instead he yells "The Warriors did it"! "they did it"! Everybody started to run and chase after them. Cleon gets surrounded as the crowd starts beating him up and elbowing him in the head. He dies while the other warriors are in a grave yard.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|01|08}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1979–present
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'''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]]''.

==Biography==
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]]''.

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==
* {{IMDb name|0942352}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from the Bronx]]
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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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