Acting
Wallace Shawn
EN cinema · 137 credits
Born
12 November 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Wally Shawn · Wallace Michael Shawn · والاس شاون
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
The Man Who Changed the World
The Man Who Changed the World
as Buckminster Fuller
Toy Story 5
as Rex (voice)
The Clock
as Harold Jenkins
Waiting for Godot
as Lucky
The Addams Family 2
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
Rifkin's Festival
as Mort Rifkin
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
as Mr. Crocus
Toy Story 4
as Rex (voice)
Marriage Story
as Frank
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
as Rex (voice)
Animal Crackers
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
Book Club
as Dr. Derek
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
as Principal Miller
Another Kind of Wedding
as Albert
Maggie's Plan
as Kliegler
Robo-Dog
as Mr. Willis
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
The Double
as Mr. Papadopoulos
A Master Builder
as Halvard Solness, Producer, Translator, Screenplay
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Rex (voice)
The Fog of Courage
as Eustace Bagge
Don Peyote
as Dr. Fieldman
Admission
as Clarence
Toy Story of Terror!
as Rex (Voice)
Vamps
as Dr. Van Helsing
A Late Quartet
as Gideon Rosen
Partysaurus Rex
as Rex (voice)
The Speed of Thought
as Sandy
Hawaiian Vacation
as Rex (voice)
Small Fry
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story 3
as Rex (voice)
Furry Vengeance
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Calico (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw, as Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Mr. Gibson
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Southland Tales
as Baron Von Westphalen
Happily N'Ever After
as Munk (voice)
The Pixar Story
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
Strange Culture
as Self
New York City Serenade
as Wallace Shawn
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
Air Buddies
as Billy (voice)
Chicken Little
as Principal Fetchit (voice)
Teacher's Pet
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
The Incredibles
as Gilbert Huph (voice)
The Fever
Screenplay, Author
Marie and Bruce
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Monte Walsh
as Colonel Wilson
Love Thy Neighbor
as Clinic Doctor
Duplex
as Herman
Personal Velocity
as Mr. Gelb
Mr. St. Nick
as Mimir
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as George Bond
Monsters, Inc.
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
The Prime Gig
as Gene
Toy Story 2
as Rex (voice)
My Favorite Martian
as Coleye
Noah
Actor
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
Critical Care
as Furnaceman
Just Write
as Arthur Blake
Vegas Vacation
as Marty
The Designated Mourner
Theatre Play, Writer
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
as Labrador MC (voice)
The Wife
as Cosmo
House Arrest
as Vic Finley
Toy Story
as Rex (voice)
Canadian Bacon
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Clueless
as Mr. Wendell Hall
A Goofy Movie
as Principal Mazur (voice)
Driving Mr. Pink
as Boss Man (voice)
Just Like Dad
as Stan Spiegel
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Horatio Byrd
Vanya on 42nd Street
as Vanya
The Magic Bubble
as Doctor/Therapist
The Meteor Man
as Mr. Little
The Cemetery Club
as Larry
Mom and Dad Save the World
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Double 0 Kid
as Cashpot
Nickel & Dime
as Everett Willits
Shadows and Fog
as Simon Carr
She's Out of Control
as Dr. Fishbinder
We're No Angels
as Translator
The Moderns
as Oiseau
The Princess Bride
as Vizzini
Radio Days
as Masked Avenger
Prick Up Your Ears
as John Lahr
The Bedroom Window
as Henderson's Attorney
Head Office
as Mike Hoover
Heaven Help Us
as Father Abruzzi
Micki & Maude
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
Crackers
as Turtle
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
as Professor Silverfish
The Bostonians
as Mr. Pardon
My Dinner with Louis
as Interviewer
Deal of the Century
as Harold DeVoto
Strange Invaders
as Earl
Lovesick
as Otto Jaffe
The First Time
as Jules Goldfarb
Saigon: Year of the Cat
as Frank Judd
A Little Sex
as Oliver
Cheaper to Keep Her
as Mugger
My Dinner with Andre
as Wallace Shawn, Writer
Strong Medicine
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Atlantic City
as Waiter
Simon
as Eric Van Dongen
Manhattan
as Jeremiah
All That Jazz
as Assistant Insurance Man
Starting Over
as Workshop Member
Our Late Night
Writer, Theatre Play