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 (122)
Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
Toy Story
Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Story 3
Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2
Rex (voice)
The Incredibles
Gilbert Huph (voice)
Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
The Princess Bride
Vizzini
Chicken Little
Principal Fetchit (voice)
Clueless
Mr. Wendell Hall
A Goofy Movie
Principal Mazur (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rex (voice)
Marriage Story
Frank
The Addams Family 2
Mr. Mustela (voice)
The Haunted Mansion
Ezra
Small Fry
Rex (voice)
Duplex
Herman
Hawaiian Vacation
Rex (voice)
Book Club
Dr. Derek
Vegas Vacation
Marty
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Calico (voice)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Math Teacher (uncredited)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Barnacle Paul (voice)
Manhattan
Jeremiah
The Double
Mr. Papadopoulos
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Rex (voice)
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Labrador MC (voice)
Southland Tales
Baron Von Westphalen
All That Jazz
Assistant Insurance Man
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Air Buddies
Billy (voice)
Happily N'Ever After
Munk (voice)
The Pixar Story
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
The Only Living Boy in New York
David
We're No Angels
Translator
Partysaurus Rex
Rex (voice)
My Favorite Martian
Coleye
Animal Crackers
Mr. Woodley (voice)
Shadows and Fog
Simon Carr
The Meteor Man
Mr. Little
Atlantic City
Waiter
The Clock
Harold Jenkins
Starting Over
Workshop Member
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
George Bond
Furry Vengeance
Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
My Dinner with Andre
Wallace Shawn
The Bedroom Window
Henderson's Attorney
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Mr. Crocus
Maggie's Plan
Kliegler
Jack and the Beanstalk
Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
Jack and the Beanstalk
Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
Teacher's Pet
Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
Radio Days
Masked Avenger
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
The Hotel New Hampshire
Freud
A Late Quartet
Gideon Rosen
Rifkin's Festival
Mort Rifkin
Heaven Help Us
Father Abruzzi
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Mr. Gibson
Melinda and Melinda
Sy
House Arrest
Vic Finley
Monte Walsh
Colonel Wilson
Vamps
Dr. Van Helsing
Admission
Clarence
Head Office
Mike Hoover
She's Out of Control
Dr. Fishbinder
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
The Cemetery Club
Larry
Deal of the Century
Harold DeVoto
Strong Medicine
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
The Bostonians
Mr. Pardon
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Howard
Critical Care
Furnaceman
Mom and Dad Save the World
Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Speed of Thought
Sandy
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Rex (voice)
Don Peyote
Dr. Fieldman
Crackers
Turtle
A Little Sex
Oliver
Prick Up Your Ears
John Lahr
Personal Velocity
Mr. Gelb
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
Nickel & Dime
Everett Willits
The Double 0 Kid
Cashpot
Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya
Micki & Maude
Dr. Elliot Fibel
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Horatio Byrd
The Moderns
Oiseau
Strange Invaders
Earl
A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
Robo-Dog
Mr. Willis
Another Kind of Wedding
Albert
Mr. St. Nick
Mimir
The Prime Gig
Gene
The Wife
Cosmo
New York City Serenade
Wallace Shawn
Just Write
Arthur Blake
Karroll's Christmas
2004
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
Drawing Home
2017
The Magic Bubble
Doctor/Therapist
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Saul (voice)
Just Like Dad
Stan Spiegel
Simon
Eric Van Dongen
Christmas at Cartwright's
Harry
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Professor Silverfish
Driving Mr. Pink
Boss Man (voice)
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Ellen
Waiting for Godot
Lucky
Lovesick
Otto Jaffe
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
My Dinner with Louis
Interviewer
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
The First Time
Jules Goldfarb
The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
Cheaper to Keep Her
Mugger
Love Thy Neighbor
Clinic Doctor
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Frank Judd
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Noah
1998
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
2009
Toy Story of Terror!
Rex (Voice)
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
Regular Show
Evil Brain (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Film Professor · 1 eps
Desperate Housewives
Lonny Moon · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Charles Lester · 3 eps
King of the Hill
Philip Ny (voice) · 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
Arlos · 1 eps
Young Sheldon
John Sturgis · 53 eps
The Nanny
Charles Haste · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Saul (voice) · 1 eps
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose · 11 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Zek · 7 eps
Crossing Jordan
Howard Stiles · 8 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Frank Hopper · 1 eps
Sex and the City
Martin Gable · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Wallace Shawn (voice) · 1 eps
Big City Greens
Jyle (voice) · 1 eps
Taxi
Arnie Ross · 1 eps
Taxi
Arnie · 1 eps
Mr. Robot
Mr. Williams · 1 eps
Evil
Father Francis Ignatius · 10 eps
Damages
Sterling Biddle · 1 eps
The Cosby Show
Jeffrey Engels · 5 eps
The Good Fight
Charles Lester · 5 eps
Summer Camp Island
Morris Mole (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Barry (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Pete (voice) · 1 eps
Eureka
Dr. Warren Hughes · 3 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Herb Smith · 2 eps
The L Word
William Halsey · 4 eps
Amphibia
Humphrey (voice) · 1 eps
Krapopolis
John Fate (voice) · 1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob's House (voice) · 1 eps
Fish Hooks
Rat King (voice) · 1 eps
Life in Pieces
Samuel · 1 eps
Ally McBeal
Mr. Dune · 1 eps
The 7D
Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice) · 1 eps
Mozart in the Jungle
Winslow Elliott · 6 eps
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Taotie (voice) · 2 eps
The Mysteries of Laura
Kenneth Walters · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1 eps
The Pink Panther
Boss Man (voice) · 60 eps
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose · 1 eps
Search Party
William Badpastor · 2 eps
Clueless
Mr. Hall · 18 eps
Teacher's Pet
Principal Strickler (voice) · 47 eps
The Night Shift
Mr. Neville · 1 eps
Life on Mars
The Sorcerer · 1 eps
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Tall (voice) · 5 eps
Graves
Jerry North · 3 eps
Civil Wars
Riley Baker · 1 eps
Fat Actress
Dr. Von Oy · 1 eps
Toy Story Treats
Rex (Voice) · 55 eps
Blonde
I.E. Shinn · 2 eps
Forky Asks a Question
Rex (voice) · 1 eps
The Lionhearts
(voice) · 4 eps
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Rex (voice) · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Self
The Last Impresario
Self
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
The Windmill Movie
Self
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
Strange Culture
Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
Writing (10)
My Dinner with Andre
Writer
A Master Builder
Screenplay
The Fever
Author
The Fever
Screenplay
Marie and Bruce
Screenplay
Marie and Bruce
Theatre Play
Our Late Night
Writer
Our Late Night
Theatre Play
The Designated Mourner
Theatre Play
The Designated Mourner
Writer