Birthday:
Nov 12, 1943
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, playwright, essayist and comedian. His film roles have included those of Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre, Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Mr. Hall in Clueless and Rex in the Toy Story franchise. He has also appeared in a variety of television series, including recurring roles as Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl and as Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His plays include The Designated Mourner, Aunt Dan and Lemon and Grasses of a Thousand Colors. He also co-wrote the screenplay for My Dinner with Andre and he scripted A Master Builder, a film adaptation of of the play by Henrik Ibsen, which he also starred in. His book Essays was published in 2009 by Haymarket Books.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Toy Story 2 | Rex (voice) | 1999 |
| Toy Story | Rex (voice) | 1995 |
| Manhattan | Jeremiah | 1979 |
| Toy Story 3 | Rex (voice) | 2010 |
| Canadian Bacon | Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald | 1995 |
| The Princess Bride | Vizzini | 1987 |
| The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | George Bond | 2001 |
| Southland Tales | Baron Von Westphalen | 2007 |
| Happily N'Ever After | Munk (voice) | 2007 |
| Deal of the Century | Harold DeVoto | 1983 |
| Capitalism: A Love Story | Self | 2009 |
| Cheaper to Keep Her | Mugger | 1981 |
| The Hotel New Hampshire | Freud | 1984 |
| Atlantic City | Waiter | 1980 |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Horatio Byrd | 1994 |
| Radio Days | Masked Avenger | 1987 |
| Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Mr. Gibson | 2008 |
| My Dinner with Andre | Wallace "Wally" Shawn | 1981 |
| Monsters, Inc. | Rex (voice) (uncredited) | 2001 |
| Vanya on 42nd Street | Vanya | 1994 |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | Mr. Gibbles (voice) | 2008 |
| Clueless | Mr. Wendell Hall | 1995 |
| Chicken Little | Principal Fetchit (voice) | 2005 |
| My Favorite Martian | Coleye | 1999 |
| Melinda and Melinda | Sy | 2004 |
| Mom and Dad Save the World | Sibor, Semage's Beau | 1992 |
| Prick Up Your Ears | John Lahr | 1987 |
| Micki + Maude | Dr. Elliot Fibel | 1984 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw | 2009 |
| Head Office | Mike Hoover | 1985 |
| The Windmill Movie | Self | 2009 |
| The Moderns | Oiseau | 1988 |
| Strong Medicine | Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) | 1981 |
| The Speed of Thought | Sandy | 2011 |
| Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | Barnacle Paul (voice) | 2006 |
| Monte Walsh | Colonel Wilson | 2003 |
| Critical Care | Furnaceman | 1997 |
| The Prime Gig | Gene | 2001 |
| USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland | Self | 2008 |
| A Goofy Movie | Principal Mazur (voice) | 1995 |
| The Bedroom Window | Henderson's Attorney | 1987 |
| Strange Invaders | Earl | 1983 |
| She's Out of Control | Dr. Fishbinder | 1989 |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Labrador MC (voice) | 1996 |
| Lovesick | Otto Jaffe | 1983 |
| Vamps | Dr. Van Helsing | 2012 |
| The Double 0 Kid | Cashpot | 1992 |
| The Wife | Cosmo | 1995 |
| The Magic Bubble | Doctor/Therapist | 1992 |
| Nice Girls Don't Explode | Ellen | 1987 |
| Crackers | Turtle | 1984 |
| Hawaiian Vacation | Rex (voice) | 2011 |
| The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999 | |
| A Late Quartet | Gideon Rosen | 2012 |
| Heaven Help Us | Father Abruzzi | 1985 |
| Admission | Clarence | 2013 |
| Karroll's Christmas | 2004 | |
| The Double | Mr. Papadopoulos | 2014 |
| Partysaurus Rex | Rex (voice) | 2012 |
| Just Write | Arthur Blake | 1997 |
| Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner | Self | 2013 |
| Furry Vengeance | Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited) | 2010 |
| Noah | 1998 | |
| The First Time | Jules Goldfarb | 1983 |
| Toy Story of Terror! | Rex (Voice) | 2013 |
| Don Peyote | Psychotherapist | 2014 |
| The Pixar Story | Rex (voice) (archive footage) | 2007 |
| The Haunted Mansion | Ezra | 2003 |
| A Master Builder | Halvard Solness | 2014 |
| André Gregory and Wallace Shawn | 2009 | |
| All That Jazz | Assistant Insurance Man | 1979 |
| Driving Mr. Pink | Boss Man (voice) | 1995 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Clinic Doctor | 2005 |
| Simon | Eric Van Dongen | 1980 |
| Toy Story That Time Forgot | Rex (voice) | 2014 |
| Shadows and Fog | Simon Carr | 1991 |
| Christmas at Cartwright's | Harry | 2014 |
| We're No Angels | Translator | 1989 |
| House Arrest | Victor Finley | 1996 |
| Maggie's Plan | Kliegler | 2016 |
| Vegas Vacation | Marty | 1997 |
| Robo-Dog | Mr. Willis | 2015 |
| Starting Over | Workshop Member | 1979 |
| Teacher's Pet | Principal Crosby Strickler (voice) | 2004 |
| Personal Velocity | Mr. Gelb | 2002 |
| The Incredibles | Gilbert Huph (voice) | 2004 |
| Small Fry | Rex (voice) | 2011 |
| Club Penguin Halloween Panic! | Gary | 2015 |
| Duplex | Herman | 2003 |
| A Little Sex | Oliver | 1982 |
| How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Professor Silverfish | 1984 |
| Saigon: Year Of The Cat | Frank Judd | 1983 |
| Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Calico (voice) | 2010 |
| Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Howard | 1989 |
| Animal Crackers | Mr. Woodley (voice) | 2017 |
| Just Like Dad | Stan Spiegel | 1995 |
| Nickel & Dime | Everett Willits | 1992 |
| Club Penguin Monster Beach Party | Gary the Gadget Guy (voice) | 2015 |
| The Bostonians | Mr. Pardon | 1984 |
| Air Buddies | Billy (voice) | 2006 |
| Cop and a Half: New Recruit | Principal Miller | 2017 |
| The Story Behind 'Toy Story' | Self | 1996 |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Rex (voice) | 2000 |
| The Only Living Boy in New York | David | 2017 |
| My Dinner with Louis | Interviewer | 1984 |
| Book Club | Dr. Derek | 2018 |
| Another Kind of Wedding | Albert | 2017 |
| The Meteor Man | Mr. Little | 1993 |
| Starring Austin Pendleton | Self | 2016 |
| As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Self | 2001 |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | Izzie's Teacher | 2007 |
| What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Self | 2018 |
| Toy Story 4 | Rex (voice) | 2019 |
| Rifkin’s Festival | Mort Rifkin | 2020 |
| Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made | Mr. Crocus | 2020 |
| Marriage Story | Frank | 2019 |
| Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States | Self | 2006 |
| Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? | Rex (voice) | 2019 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw | 2009 |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | Math Teacher (uncredited) | 2007 |
| A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Vizzini | 2020 |
| The Fog of Courage | Eustace Bagge | 2014 |
| The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Tarzan Chimp (voice) | 1998 |
| Napoleon | Echidna (voice) | 1995 |
| Waiting for Godot | Lucky | 2021 |
| The Addams Family 2 | Mr. Mustela (voice) | 2021 |
| Strange Culture | Self | 2007 |
| Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| The Cemetery Club | Larry | 1993 |
| Mr. St. Nick | Mimir | 2002 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Family Guy | Bertram (voice) | 1999 |
| Desperate Housewives | Lonny Moon | 2004 |
| Ally McBeal | 1997 | |
| The Cosby Show | Jeffrey Engels | 1984 |
| The Nanny | Charles Haste | 1993 |
| Crossing Jordan | Howard Stiles | 2001 |
| Teacher's Pet | 2000 | |
| Fat Actress | Dr. Von Oy | 2005 |
| The L Word | William Halsey | 2004 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Film Professor | 2001 |
| Stargate SG-1 | Arlos | 1997 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | 1993 | |
| Mr. Robot | Mr. Williams | 2015 |
| The Pink Panther | Boss Man (voice) | 1993 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | 1997 | |
| Search Party | William Badpastor | 2016 |
| Amphibia | Humphrey (voice) | 2019 |
| Gossip Girl | Cyrus Rose | 2007 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Roy Batters | 1999 |
| Toy Story Treats | Rex (Voice) | 1996 |
| The Good Wife | Charles Lester | 2009 |
| Gossip Girl | Cyrus Rose | 2021 |
| BoJack Horseman | Wallace Shawn (voice) | 2014 |
| Eureka | Warren Hughes | 2006 |
| Taxi | Arnie Ross | 1978 |
| Fish Hooks | Rat King (voice) | 2010 |
| The 7D | Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice) | 2014 |
| Taxi | Arnie | 1978 |
| Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs | Rex (voice) | 2010 |
| Blonde | I.E. Shinn | 2001 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Saul (voice) | 2007 |
| Evil | Father Francis Ignatius | 2019 |
| The Good Fight | Charles Lester | 2017 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Zek | 1993 |
| Big City Greens | Jyle (voice) | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Morris Mole (voice) | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Barry (voice) | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Pete (voice) | 2018 |
| Regular Show | Evil Brain (voice) | 2010 |
| Life in Pieces | Samuel | 2015 |
| Life on Mars | The Sorcerer | 2008 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Benjamin Edelman | 1999 |
| Young Sheldon | John Sturgis | 2017 |
| The Lionhearts | (voice) | 1998 |
| The Simpsons | Wallace the Hernia (voice) | 1989 |
| Sex and the City | Martin Gable | 1998 |
| Mozart in the Jungle | Winslow Elliott | 2014 |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Kenneth Walters | 2014 |
| King of the Hill | Philip Ny (voice) | 1997 |
| Eureka | Dr. Warren Hughes | 2006 |
| The Night Shift | Mr. Neville | 2014 |
| The Stinky & Dirty Show | Tall (voice) | 2016 |
