Samuel E. Wright, voice of the beloved Sebastian the Crab in "The Little Mermaid," has died at 74

Samuel E. Wright, who delighted audiences voicing the beloved Sebastian the Crab in Disney's "The Little Mermaid," has died. He was 74.

Wright died peacefully in his sleep Monday night at his home in Walden, New York, his daughter Dee Kelly told The Hollywood Reporter. She said his death followed a three-year battle with prostate cancer. "My beautiful, strong, loving daddy is off to his next adventure," Kelly wrote in a tribute on Facebook. "My heart has so much to say but I'm still processing the fact that the light that was and is my daddy will not be able to physically be here with me."