Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 12, 1943
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
195 titles
Wallace Shawn
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.
Known For
Filmography
Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
The Clock
Harold Jenkins
Krapopolis
John Fate (voice)
The Addams Family 2
Mr. Mustela (voice)
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose
Waiting for Godot
Lucky
Rifkin's Festival
Mort Rifkin
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Mr. Crocus
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Rex (voice)
Forky Asks a Question
Rex (voice)
Marriage Story
Frank
Evil
Father Francis Ignatius
Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
Amphibia
Humphrey (voice)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
Animal Crackers
Mr. Woodley (voice)
Summer Camp Island
Morris Mole (voice)
Big City Greens
Jyle (voice)
Book Club
Dr. Derek
Another Kind of Wedding
Albert
Drawing Home
Young Sheldon
John Sturgis
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
The Only Living Boy in New York
David
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Herb Smith
The Good Fight
Charles Lester
Search Party
William Badpastor
Graves
Jerry North
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Tall (voice)
Maggie's Plan
Kliegler
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
Robo-Dog
Mr. Willis
Life in Pieces
Samuel
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Mr. Robot
Mr. Williams
Christmas at Cartwright's
Harry
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rex (voice)
The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
The Mysteries of Laura
Kenneth Walters
BoJack Horseman
Wallace Shawn (voice)
A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
The 7D
Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
The Last Impresario
Self
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Saul (voice)
The Night Shift
Mr. Neville
Don Peyote
Dr. Fieldman