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