The news was shared by aFacebookpost by his hometown of Montgomery, New York, on May 25.

He certainly made his mark on the industry, which is something he definitely set out to do.

“An actor’s worst nightmare is to hear, 10 years from now, ‘Sam Wright?

Samuel E. Wright at event

Who was Sam Wright?'”

he told theLos Angeles Timesin 1991.

Samuel E. Wright smiling