Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Acting
Born 1943-11-12 New York City, New York, USA 195 credits PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award 1 Guggenheim Fellowship 1

Awards

Won 1 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award Award

PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award 1 won

  • — Theater Award Won

Guggenheim Fellowship 1 won

  • — Guggenheim Fellowship Won

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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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Filmography — top 60 of 195
Acting 59 credits
Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5
2026 · ★ 7.4 · Rex (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · ★ 8.0 · Roy Batters, Benjamin Edelman
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989 · ★ 8.0 · Wallace the Hernia (voice)
Family Guy
Family Guy
1999 · ★ 7.4 · Bertram (voice)
Regular Show
Regular Show
2010 · ★ 8.6 · Evil Brain (voice)
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
2004 · ★ 7.9 · Lonny Moon
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
1997 · ★ 8.3 · Arlos
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · ★ 7.6 · Film Professor
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
1997 · ★ 7.4 · Philip Ny (voice)
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon
2017 · ★ 8.0 · John Sturgis
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · ★ 7.9 · Saul (voice)
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009 · ★ 7.6 · Charles Lester
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · ★ 7.9 · Zek
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
2007 · ★ 8.1 · Cyrus Rose
The Nanny
The Nanny
1993 · ★ 8.1 · Charles Haste
Damages
Damages
2007 · ★ 7.5 · Sterling Biddle
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
2014 · ★ 8.5 · Wallace Shawn (voice)
Sex and the City
Sex and the City
1998 · ★ 7.4 · Martin Gable
Toy Story
Toy Story
1995 · ★ 8.0 · Rex (voice)
Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
2015 · ★ 8.3 · Mr. Williams
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3
2010 · ★ 7.8 · Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · ★ 7.9 · Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
2001 · ★ 7.2 · Howard Stiles
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
1984 · ★ 7.0 · Jeffrey Engels
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2
1999 · ★ 7.6 · Rex (voice)
Taxi
Taxi
1978 · ★ 7.3 · Arnie Ross, Arnie
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
2017 · ★ 7.6 · Charles Lester
Evil
Evil
2019 · ★ 7.8 · Father Francis Ignatius
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4
2019 · ★ 7.5 · Rex (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · ★ 8.1 · Frank Hopper
Big City Greens
Big City Greens
2018 · ★ 7.5 · Jyle (voice)
The Incredibles
The Incredibles
2004 · ★ 7.7 · Gilbert Huph (voice)
Eureka
Eureka
2006 · ★ 7.7 · Dr. Warren Hughes
Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island
2018 · ★ 7.7 · Morris Mole (voice), Barry (voice), Pete (voice)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017 · ★ 8.1 · Herb Smith
Amphibia
Amphibia
2019 · ★ 8.6 · Humphrey (voice)
The L Word
The L Word
2004 · ★ 7.7 · William Halsey
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · ★ 7.7 · SpongeBob's House (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011 · ★ 7.4 · Taotie (voice)
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces
2015 · ★ 7.1 · Samuel
Krapopolis
Krapopolis
2023 · John Fate (voice)
Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks
2010 · ★ 6.4 · Rat King (voice)
Search Party
Search Party
2016 · ★ 6.9 · William Badpastor
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
1987 · ★ 7.7 · Vizzini
Chicken Little
Chicken Little
2005 · ★ 5.9 · Principal Fetchit (voice)
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · ★ 7.5 · Winslow Elliott
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
1997 · ★ 6.5 · Mr. Dune
The Night Shift
The Night Shift
2014 · ★ 7.5 · Mr. Neville
The 7D
The 7D
2014 · Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura
2014 · ★ 7.1 · Kenneth Walters
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
2021 · ★ 7.3 · Cyrus Rose
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
1993 · ★ 7.0 · Boss Man (voice)
Clueless
Clueless
1996 · Mr. Hall
Clueless
Clueless
1995 · ★ 7.3 · Mr. Wendell Hall
A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie
1995 · ★ 7.0 · Principal Mazur (voice)
Marriage Story
Marriage Story
2019 · ★ 7.7 · Frank
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
2000 · Principal Strickler (voice)
Life on Mars
Life on Mars
2008 · ★ 6.4 · The Sorcerer
Graves
Graves
2016 · Jerry North
Other credits 1 credit
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
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