Wallace Shawn
Acting
Born: November 12, 1943 (age 82) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Toy Story
1995
Monsters, Inc.
2001
The Incredibles
2004
Toy Story 3
2010
Toy Story 2
1999
The Simpsons
1989
Toy Story 4
2019
Marriage Story
2019
Mr. Robot
2015
The Princess Bride
1987
Family Guy
1999
Clueless
1995
Photos (3)
Movies (121)
Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
The Princess Bride
Vizzini
Toy Story
Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2
Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Story 3
Rex (voice)
Clueless
Mr. Wendell Hall
Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
The Haunted Mansion
Ezra
Marriage Story
Frank
The Incredibles
Gilbert Huph (voice)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Calico (voice)
Vegas Vacation
Marty
Hawaiian Vacation
Rex (voice)
A Goofy Movie
Principal Mazur (voice)
Chicken Little
Principal Fetchit (voice)
Happily N'Ever After
Munk (voice)
The Pixar Story
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
Furry Vengeance
Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Rex (voice)
The Addams Family 2
Mr. Mustela (voice)
Shadows and Fog
Simon Carr
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Admission
Clarence
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Mr. Gibbles (voice)
The Only Living Boy in New York
David
Rifkin's Festival
Mort Rifkin
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rex (voice)
Teacher's Pet
Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
Air Buddies
Billy (voice)
My Favorite Martian
Coleye
Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya
Animal Crackers
Mr. Woodley (voice)
We're No Angels
Translator
The Double
Mr. Papadopoulos
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Horatio Byrd
Personal Velocity
Mr. Gelb
All That Jazz
Assistant Insurance Man
Small Fry
Rex (voice)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
George Bond
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Labrador MC (voice)
Book Club
Dr. Derek
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Rex (voice)
Partysaurus Rex
Rex (voice)
Duplex
Herman
Southland Tales
Baron Von Westphalen
The Double 0 Kid
Cashpot
House Arrest
Vic Finley
Critical Care
Furnaceman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Math Teacher (uncredited)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Barnacle Paul (voice)
The Hotel New Hampshire
Freud
Prick Up Your Ears
John Lahr
Manhattan
Jeremiah
My Dinner with Andre
Wallace Shawn
Maggie's Plan
Kliegler
She's Out of Control
Dr. Fishbinder
Atlantic City
Waiter
Starting Over
Workshop Member
Heaven Help Us
Father Abruzzi
Mom and Dad Save the World
Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
The Moderns
Oiseau
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Howard
The Meteor Man
Mr. Little
Radio Days
Masked Avenger
The Speed of Thought
Sandy
Melinda and Melinda
Sy
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Mr. Crocus
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Mr. Gibson
The Bedroom Window
Henderson's Attorney
The Prime Gig
Gene
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
Vamps
Dr. Van Helsing
Jack and the Beanstalk
Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
Jack and the Beanstalk
Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
A Late Quartet
Gideon Rosen
Karroll's Christmas
2004
A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
A Little Sex
Oliver
Deal of the Century
Harold DeVoto
The Magic Bubble
Doctor/Therapist
The Clock
Harold Jenkins
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Frank Judd
The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
Another Kind of Wedding
Albert
Strange Invaders
Earl
Nickel & Dime
Everett Willits
Micki & Maude
Dr. Elliot Fibel
Monte Walsh
Colonel Wilson
Just Write
Arthur Blake
Head Office
Mike Hoover
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
Mr. St. Nick
Mimir
The Bostonians
Mr. Pardon
New York City Serenade
Wallace Shawn
Christmas at Cartwright's
Harry
Toy Story of Terror!
Rex (Voice)
Lovesick
Otto Jaffe
Cheaper to Keep Her
Mugger
Love Thy Neighbor
Clinic Doctor
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
Don Peyote
Dr. Fieldman
Just Like Dad
Stan Spiegel
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
The Cemetery Club
Larry
Robo-Dog
Mr. Willis
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Ellen
Drawing Home
2017
Noah
1998
My Dinner with Louis
Interviewer
The First Time
Jules Goldfarb
Strong Medicine
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Crackers
Turtle
Simon
Eric Van Dongen
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Professor Silverfish
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Driving Mr. Pink
Boss Man (voice)
Waiting for Godot
Lucky
The Wife
Cosmo
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
2009
TV Shows (60)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roy Batters · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Benjamin Edelman · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Wallace the Hernia (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Bertram (voice) · 3 eps
Desperate Housewives
Lonny Moon · 1 eps
Regular Show
Evil Brain (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Film Professor · 1 eps
Young Sheldon
John Sturgis · 53 eps
The Good Wife
Charles Lester · 3 eps
Stargate SG-1
Arlos · 1 eps
King of the Hill
Philip Ny (voice) · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Saul (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Zek · 7 eps
Mr. Robot
Mr. Williams · 1 eps
Eureka
Dr. Warren Hughes · 3 eps
The Nanny
Charles Haste · 1 eps
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose · 11 eps
BoJack Horseman
Wallace Shawn (voice) · 1 eps
Sex and the City
Martin Gable · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Howard Stiles · 8 eps
The Good Fight
Charles Lester · 5 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Frank Hopper · 1 eps
Evil
Father Francis Ignatius · 10 eps
Taxi
Arnie Ross · 1 eps
Taxi
Arnie · 1 eps
Damages
Sterling Biddle · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Morris Mole (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Barry (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Pete (voice) · 1 eps
The Cosby Show
Jeffrey Engels · 5 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Herb Smith · 2 eps
Amphibia
Humphrey (voice) · 1 eps
Big City Greens
Jyle (voice) · 1 eps
Life in Pieces
Samuel · 1 eps
Mozart in the Jungle
Winslow Elliott · 6 eps
The L Word
William Halsey · 4 eps
Fish Hooks
Rat King (voice) · 1 eps
The Night Shift
Mr. Neville · 1 eps
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Taotie (voice) · 2 eps
Ally McBeal
Mr. Dune · 1 eps
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose · 1 eps
The 7D
Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice) · 1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob's House (voice) · 1 eps
Krapopolis
John Fate (voice) · 1 eps
The Pink Panther
Boss Man (voice) · 60 eps
The Mysteries of Laura
Kenneth Walters · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1 eps
Graves
Jerry North · 3 eps
Clueless
Mr. Hall · 18 eps
Life on Mars
The Sorcerer · 1 eps
Teacher's Pet
Principal Strickler (voice) · 47 eps
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Tall (voice) · 5 eps
Civil Wars
Riley Baker · 1 eps
Toy Story Treats
Rex (Voice) · 55 eps
Forky Asks a Question
Rex (voice) · 1 eps
Search Party
William Badpastor · 2 eps
Fat Actress
Dr. Von Oy · 1 eps
The Lionhearts
(voice) · 4 eps
Blonde
I.E. Shinn · 2 eps
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Rex (voice) · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
Strange Culture
Self
The Windmill Movie
Self
The Last Impresario
Self
Writing (10)
My Dinner with Andre
Writer
A Master Builder
Screenplay
The Fever
Author
The Fever
Screenplay
Our Late Night
Writer
Our Late Night
Theatre Play
Marie and Bruce
Screenplay
Marie and Bruce
Theatre Play
The Designated Mourner
Theatre Play
The Designated Mourner
Writer