Los Angeles, Aug. 22 -- 'The Five Heartbeats' fame Michael Wright has passed away. He was 70.

The news of his demise was announced by his wife Susan Wright, on Instagram.

"It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright," her statement read, as per Variety.

Wright's family said he died in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 19, after suffering heart failure coupled with complications of degenerative neurological disease Marchiafava-Bignami, according to a statement provided to TMZ.

Wright was born on April 30, 1956, in New York City. He appeared in more than 50 movies and TV shows, including the films "The Five Heartbeats," "Streamers," "Sugar Hill" and "T...