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| birth_place = [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], New York, U.S. |
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'''Dorsey Wright''' (born April 21, 1957) is an |
'''Dorsey Wright''' (born April 21, 1957) is an American [[actor]], best known for his role as Cleon in the 1979 film ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]''. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Wright was born in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]] on April 21, 1957, and earned his first acting role in |
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]]''. |
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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. |
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> |
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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]]''. |
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]]''. |
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==Filmography== |
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Revision as of 16:30, 11 July 2020
Dorsey Wright | |
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Born | The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | April 21, 1957
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Dorsey Wright (born April 21, 1957) is an American actor, best known for his role as Cleon in the 1979 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, 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
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | 100 Centre Street | Stenographer Andre Bussey | Television film |
1984 | E/R | Jackson | Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Warriors | Cleon | |
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Paramedic |
References
- ^ Buckley, Tom (May 5, 1978). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ The Warriors: Cast & Characters