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Wallace Shawn
Also known as: Wally Shawn, Wallace Michael Shawn, والاس شاون
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 12, 1943
Age
82 years old
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity Score
3.3
Filmography
Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
2026Movie
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2026Movie
The Clock
Harold Jenkins
2025Movie
Krapopolis
John Fate (voice)
2023TV
Waiting for Godot
Lucky
2021Movie
The Addams Family 2
Mr. Mustela (voice)
2021Movie
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose
2021TV
Rifkin's Festival
Mort Rifkin
2020Movie
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Mr. Crocus
2020Movie
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
2020Movie
Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
2019Movie
Marriage Story
Frank
2019Movie
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Rex (voice)
2019Movie
Amphibia
Humphrey (voice)
2019TV
Evil
Father Francis Ignatius
2019TV
Forky Asks a Question
Rex (voice)
2019TV
Animal Crackers
Mr. Woodley (voice)
2018Movie
Book Club
Dr. Derek
2018Movie
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
2018Movie
Big City Greens
Jyle (voice)
2018TV
Summer Camp Island
Morris Mole (voice)
2018TV
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
2017Movie
The Only Living Boy in New York
David
2017Movie
Another Kind of Wedding
Albert
2017Movie
Drawing Home
2017Movie
The Good Fight
Charles Lester
2017TV
Young Sheldon
John Sturgis
2017TV
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Herb Smith
2017TV
Maggie's Plan
Kliegler
2016Movie
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
2016Movie
Search Party
William Badpastor
2016TV
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Tall (voice)
2016TV
Graves
Jerry North
2016TV
Robo-Dog
Mr. Willis
2015Movie
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
2015Movie
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
2015Movie
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Mr. Robot
Mr. Williams
2015TV
Life in Pieces
Samuel
2015TV
The Double
Mr. Papadopoulos
2014Movie
A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
2014Movie
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rex (voice)
2014Movie
Christmas at Cartwright's
Harry
2014Movie
The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
2014Movie
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Saul (voice)
2014Movie
Don Peyote
Dr. Fieldman
2014Movie
The Last Impresario
Self
2014Movie
BoJack Horseman
Wallace Shawn (voice)
2014TV
The 7D
Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
2014TV
Mozart in the Jungle
Winslow Elliott
2014TV
The Mysteries of Laura
Kenneth Walters
2014TV
The Night Shift
Mr. Neville
2014TV
A Master Builder
Producer
2014Movie
A Master Builder
Translator
2014Movie
A Master Builder
Screenplay
2014Movie
Admission
Clarence
2013Movie
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Self
2013Movie
Toy Story of Terror!
Rex (Voice)
2013Movie
Vamps
Dr. Van Helsing
2012Movie
A Late Quartet
Gideon Rosen
2012Movie
Partysaurus Rex
Rex (voice)
2012Movie
The Speed of Thought
Sandy
2011Movie
Hawaiian Vacation
Rex (voice)
2011Movie
Small Fry
Rex (voice)
2011Movie
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Taotie (voice)
2011TV
Toy Story 3
Rex (voice)
2010Movie
Furry Vengeance
Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
2010Movie
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Calico (voice)
2010Movie
Fish Hooks
Rat King (voice)
2010TV
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Rex (voice)
2010TV
Regular Show
Evil Brain (voice)
2010TV
Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
2009Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
2009Movie
The Windmill Movie
Self
2009Movie
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
2009Movie
The Good Wife
Charles Lester
2009TV
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Mr. Gibson
2008Movie
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Mr. Gibbles (voice)
2008Movie
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Self
2008Movie
Life on Mars
The Sorcerer
2008TV
Southland Tales
Baron Von Westphalen
2007Movie
Happily N'Ever After
Munk (voice)
2007Movie
The Pixar Story
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
2007Movie
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Math Teacher (uncredited)
2007Movie
Strange Culture
Self
2007Movie
New York City Serenade
Wallace Shawn
2007Movie
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose
2007TV
Phineas and Ferb
Saul (voice)
2007TV
Damages
Sterling Biddle
2007TV
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Barnacle Paul (voice)
2006Movie
Air Buddies
Billy (voice)
2006Movie
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
2006Movie
Eureka
Dr. Warren Hughes
2006TV
Chicken Little
Principal Fetchit (voice)
2005Movie
Fat Actress
Dr. Von Oy
2005TV
Melinda and Melinda
Sy
2004Movie
Karroll's Christmas
2004Movie
Teacher's Pet
Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
2004Movie
The Incredibles
Gilbert Huph (voice)
2004Movie
Desperate Housewives
Lonny Moon
2004TV
The L Word
William Halsey
2004TV
The Fever
Author
2004Movie
The Fever
Screenplay
2004Movie
Marie and Bruce
Screenplay
2004Movie
Marie and Bruce
Theatre Play
2004Movie
Monte Walsh
Colonel Wilson
2003Movie
The Haunted Mansion
Ezra
2003Movie
Love Thy Neighbor
Clinic Doctor
2003Movie
Duplex
Herman
2003Movie
Personal Velocity
Mr. Gelb
2002Movie
Mr. St. Nick
Mimir
2002Movie
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
George Bond
2001Movie
Monsters, Inc.
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
2001Movie
The Prime Gig
Gene
2001Movie
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001Movie
Crossing Jordan
Howard Stiles
2001TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Film Professor
2001TV
Blonde
I.E. Shinn
2001TV
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Rex (voice)
2000Movie
Teacher's Pet
Principal Strickler (voice)
2000TV
Toy Story 2
Rex (voice)
1999Movie
My Favorite Martian
Coleye
1999Movie
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999Movie
Family Guy
Bertram (voice)
1999TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roy Batters
1999TV
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob's House (voice)
1999TV
Noah
1998Movie
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
1998Movie
The Lionhearts
(voice)
1998TV
Sex and the City
Martin Gable
1998TV
Critical Care
Furnaceman
1997Movie
Just Write
Arthur Blake
1997Movie
Vegas Vacation
Marty
1997Movie
Ally McBeal
Mr. Dune
1997TV
Stargate SG-1
Arlos
1997TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997TV
King of the Hill
Philip Ny (voice)
1997TV
The Designated Mourner
Theatre Play
1997Movie
The Designated Mourner
Writer
1997Movie
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Labrador MC (voice)
1996Movie
The Wife
Cosmo
1996Movie
House Arrest
Vic Finley
1996Movie
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996Movie
Toy Story Treats
Rex (Voice)
1996TV
Clueless
Mr. Hall
1996TV
Toy Story
Rex (voice)
1995Movie
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
1995Movie
Clueless
Mr. Wendell Hall
1995Movie
A Goofy Movie
Principal Mazur (voice)
1995Movie
Driving Mr. Pink
Boss Man (voice)
1995Movie
Just Like Dad
Stan Spiegel
1995Movie
Napoleon
Echidna (voice)
1995Movie
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Horatio Byrd
1994Movie
Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya
1994Movie
The Magic Bubble
Doctor/Therapist
1993Movie
The Meteor Man
Mr. Little
1993Movie
The Cemetery Club
Larry
1993Movie
The Nanny
Charles Haste
1993TV
Homicide: Life on the Street
Frank Hopper
1993TV
The Pink Panther
Boss Man (voice)
1993TV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Zek
1993TV
Mom and Dad Save the World
Sibor, Semage's Beau
1992Movie
The Double 0 Kid
Cashpot
1992Movie
Nickel & Dime
Everett Willits
1992Movie
Shadows and Fog
Simon Carr
1991Movie
Civil Wars
Riley Baker
1991TV
She's Out of Control
Dr. Fishbinder
1989Movie
We're No Angels
Translator
1989Movie
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Howard
1989Movie
The Simpsons
Wallace the Hernia (voice)
1989TV
The Moderns
Oiseau
1988Movie
The Princess Bride
Vizzini
1987Movie
Radio Days
Masked Avenger
1987Movie
Prick Up Your Ears
John Lahr
1987Movie
The Bedroom Window
Henderson's Attorney
1987Movie
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Ellen
1987Movie
Head Office
Mike Hoover
1985Movie
Heaven Help Us
Father Abruzzi
1985Movie
The Hotel New Hampshire
Freud
1984Movie
Micki & Maude
Dr. Elliot Fibel
1984Movie
Crackers
Turtle
1984Movie
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Professor Silverfish
1984Movie
The Bostonians
Mr. Pardon
1984Movie
My Dinner with Louis
Interviewer
1984Movie
The Cosby Show
Jeffrey Engels
1984TV
Deal of the Century
Harold DeVoto
1983Movie
Strange Invaders
Earl
1983Movie
Lovesick
Otto Jaffe
1983Movie
The First Time
Jules Goldfarb
1983Movie
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Frank Judd
1983Movie
A Little Sex
Oliver
1982Movie
Cheaper to Keep Her
Mugger
1981Movie
My Dinner with Andre
Wallace Shawn
1981Movie
Strong Medicine
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
1981Movie
My Dinner with Andre
Writer
1981Movie
Atlantic City
Waiter
1980Movie
Simon
Eric Van Dongen
1980Movie
Manhattan
Jeremiah
1979Movie
All That Jazz
Assistant Insurance Man
1979Movie
Starting Over
Workshop Member
1979Movie
Taxi
Arnie Ross
1978TV
Our Late Night
Writer
1975Movie
Our Late Night
Theatre Play
1975Movie
Toy Story 6
Rex (voice)
—Movie
The Man Who Changed the World
Buckminster Fuller
—Movie