Wallace Shawn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 12, 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987), Mr. Hall in Clueless (1995), Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon (2017–2024), and voicing Rex in the Toy Story franchise (1995–present). Shawn also appeared in The Bostonians (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Vanya on 42nd Street (1994), My Favorite Martian (1999), The Double (2013), Maggie's Plan (2015), and Marriage Story (2019). He appeared in six Woody Allen films including Manhattan (1979), Radio Days (1987), and Rifkin's Festival (2020). His television work includes recurring roles as Jeff Engels in The Cosby Show (1987–1991), Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl (2008–2012), and Father Frank Ignatius in Evil (2022–2024). Shawn is also a playwright; his plays include the Obie Award–winning Aunt Dan and Lemon (1985), The Designated Mourner (1996) and Grasses of a Thousand Colors (2008). He wrote and starred, with Andre Gregory, in the 1981 avant-garde drama My Dinner with Andre, and played the title role in A Master Builder (2013), a film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play. Haymarket Books published his books Essays (2009) and Night Thoughts (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Wallace Shawn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Man Who Changed the World
Movie · as Buckminster Fuller
Toy Story 5
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self
The Clock
Movie · as Harold Jenkins
Krapopolis
TV · as John Fate (voice) · 1 ep
Waiting for Godot
Movie · as Lucky
The Addams Family 2
Movie · as Mr. Mustela (voice)
Gossip Girl
TV · as Cyrus Rose · 1 ep
Rifkin's Festival
Movie · as Mort Rifkin
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Movie · as Mr. Crocus
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie · as Vizzini
Toy Story 4
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Marriage Story
Movie · as Frank
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Amphibia
TV · as Humphrey (voice) · 1 ep
Evil
TV · as Father Francis Ignatius · 10 eps
Forky Asks a Question
TV · as Rex (voice) · 1 ep
Animal Crackers
Movie · as Mr. Woodley (voice)
Book Club
Movie · as Dr. Derek
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Movie · as Self
Big City Greens
TV · as Jyle (voice) · 1 ep
Summer Camp Island
TV · as Morris Mole (voice), Barry (voice), Pete (voice) · 1 ep
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Movie · as Principal Miller
The Only Living Boy in New York
Movie · as David
Another Kind of Wedding
Movie · as Albert
Drawing Home
Movie
The Good Fight
TV · as Charles Lester · 5 eps
Young Sheldon
TV · as John Sturgis · 53 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV · as Herb Smith · 2 eps
Maggie's Plan
Movie · as Kliegler
Starring Austin Pendleton
Movie · as Self
Search Party
TV · as William Badpastor · 2 eps
The Stinky & Dirty Show
TV · as Tall (voice) · 5 eps
Graves
TV · as Jerry North · 3 eps
Robo-Dog
Movie · as Mr. Willis
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Movie · as Gary
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Movie · as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Robot
TV · as Mr. Williams · 1 ep
Life in Pieces
TV · as Samuel · 1 ep
The Double
Movie · as Mr. Papadopoulos
A Master Builder
Movie · as Halvard Solness
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Christmas at Cartwright's
Movie · as Harry
The Fog of Courage
Movie · as Eustace Bagge
Don Peyote
Movie · as Dr. Fieldman
The Last Impresario
Movie · as Self
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Wallace Shawn (voice) · 1 ep
The 7D
TV · as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice) · 1 ep
Mozart in the Jungle
TV · as Winslow Elliott · 6 eps
The Mysteries of Laura
TV · as Kenneth Walters · 1 ep
The Night Shift
TV · as Mr. Neville · 1 ep
Admission
Movie · as Clarence
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Movie · as Self
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie · as Rex (Voice)
Vamps
Movie · as Dr. Van Helsing
A Late Quartet
Movie · as Gideon Rosen
Partysaurus Rex
Movie · as Rex (voice)
The Speed of Thought
Movie · as Sandy
Hawaiian Vacation
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Small Fry
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
TV · as Taotie (voice) · 2 eps
Toy Story 3
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Furry Vengeance
Movie · as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Movie · as Calico (voice)
Fish Hooks
TV · as Rat King (voice) · 1 ep
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
TV · as Rex (voice) · 3 eps
Regular Show
TV · as Evil Brain (voice) · 1 ep
Capitalism: A Love Story
Movie · as Self
Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie · as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw, Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
The Windmill Movie
Movie · as Self
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
Movie
The Good Wife
TV · as Charles Lester · 3 eps
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Movie · as Mr. Gibson
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Movie · as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Life on Mars
TV · as The Sorcerer · 1 ep
Southland Tales
Movie · as Baron Von Westphalen
Happily N'Ever After
Movie · as Munk (voice)
The Pixar Story
Movie · as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Movie · as Math Teacher (uncredited)
Strange Culture
Movie · as Self
New York City Serenade
Movie · as Wallace Shawn
Gossip Girl
TV · as Cyrus Rose · 11 eps
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Saul (voice) · 1 ep
Damages
TV · as Sterling Biddle · 1 ep
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Movie · as Barnacle Paul (voice)
Air Buddies
Movie · as Billy (voice)
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Movie · as Self
Eureka
TV · as Dr. Warren Hughes · 3 eps
Chicken Little
Movie · as Principal Fetchit (voice)
Fat Actress
TV · as Dr. Von Oy · 1 ep
Melinda and Melinda
Movie · as Sy
Karroll's Christmas
Movie
Teacher's Pet
Movie · as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
The Incredibles
Movie · as Gilbert Huph (voice)
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Lonny Moon · 1 ep
The L Word
TV · as William Halsey · 4 eps
Monte Walsh
Movie · as Colonel Wilson
The Haunted Mansion
Movie · as Ezra
Love Thy Neighbor
Movie · as Clinic Doctor
Duplex
Movie · as Herman
Personal Velocity
Movie · as Mr. Gelb
Mr. St. Nick
Movie · as Mimir
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Movie · as George Bond
Monsters, Inc.
Movie · as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
The Prime Gig
Movie · as Gene
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Movie · as Self
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Howard Stiles · 8 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Film Professor · 1 ep
Blonde
TV · as I.E. Shinn · 2 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Teacher's Pet
TV · as Principal Strickler (voice) · 47 eps
Toy Story 2
Movie · as Rex (voice)
My Favorite Martian
Movie · as Coleye
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Movie
Family Guy
TV · as Bertram (voice) · 3 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Roy Batters, Benjamin Edelman · 1 ep
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as SpongeBob's House (voice) · 1 ep
Noah
Movie
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Movie · as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
The Lionhearts
TV · as (voice) · 4 eps
Sex and the City
TV · as Martin Gable · 1 ep
Critical Care
Movie · as Furnaceman
Just Write
Movie · as Arthur Blake
Vegas Vacation
Movie · as Marty
Ally McBeal
TV · as Mr. Dune · 1 ep
Stargate SG-1
TV · as Arlos · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · 1 ep
King of the Hill
TV · as Philip Ny (voice) · 1 ep
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Movie · as Labrador MC (voice)
The Wife
Movie · as Cosmo
House Arrest
Movie · as Vic Finley
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Movie · as Self
Toy Story Treats
TV · as Rex (Voice) · 55 eps
Clueless
TV · as Mr. Hall · 18 eps
Toy Story
Movie · as Rex (voice)
Canadian Bacon
Movie · as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Clueless
Movie · as Mr. Wendell Hall
A Goofy Movie
Movie · as Principal Mazur (voice)
Driving Mr. Pink
Movie · as Boss Man (voice)
Just Like Dad
Movie · as Stan Spiegel
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Movie · as Horatio Byrd
Vanya on 42nd Street
Movie · as Vanya
The Magic Bubble
Movie · as Doctor/Therapist
The Meteor Man
Movie · as Mr. Little
The Cemetery Club
Movie · as Larry
The Nanny
TV · as Charles Haste · 1 ep
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Frank Hopper · 1 ep
The Pink Panther
TV · as Boss Man (voice) · 60 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Zek · 7 eps
Mom and Dad Save the World
Movie · as Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Double 0 Kid
Movie · as Cashpot
Nickel & Dime
Movie · as Everett Willits
Shadows and Fog
Movie · as Simon Carr
Civil Wars
TV · as Riley Baker · 1 ep
She's Out of Control
Movie · as Dr. Fishbinder
We're No Angels
Movie · as Translator
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Movie · as Howard
The Simpsons
TV · as Wallace the Hernia (voice) · 1 ep
The Moderns
Movie · as Oiseau
The Princess Bride
Movie · as Vizzini
Radio Days
Movie · as Masked Avenger
Prick Up Your Ears
Movie · as John Lahr
The Bedroom Window
Movie · as Henderson's Attorney
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Movie · as Ellen
Head Office
Movie · as Mike Hoover
Heaven Help Us
Movie · as Father Abruzzi
The Hotel New Hampshire
Movie · as Freud
Micki & Maude
Movie · as Dr. Elliot Fibel
Crackers
Movie · as Turtle
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Movie · as Professor Silverfish
The Bostonians
Movie · as Mr. Pardon
My Dinner with Louis
Movie · as Interviewer
The Cosby Show
TV · as Jeffrey Engels · 5 eps
Deal of the Century
Movie · as Harold DeVoto
Strange Invaders
Movie · as Earl
Lovesick
Movie · as Otto Jaffe
The First Time
Movie · as Jules Goldfarb
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Movie · as Frank Judd
A Little Sex
Movie · as Oliver
Cheaper to Keep Her
Movie · as Mugger
My Dinner with Andre
Movie · as Wallace Shawn
Strong Medicine
Movie · as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Atlantic City
Movie · as Waiter
Simon
Movie · as Eric Van Dongen
Manhattan
Movie · as Jeremiah
All That Jazz
Movie · as Assistant Insurance Man
Starting Over
Movie · as Workshop Member
Taxi
TV · as Arnie Ross · 1 ep