Wallace Shawn
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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.
Known for
Credits
Toy Story 5 (2026)
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story (1995)
as Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
as Rex (voice)
The Incredibles (2004)
as Gilbert Huph (voice)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
as Rex (voice)
The Princess Bride (1987)
as Vizzini
Duplex (2003)
as Herman
Chicken Little (2005)
as Principal Fetchit (voice)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
as Principal Mazur (voice)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
as Ezra
Marriage Story (2019)
as Frank
Clueless (1995)
as Mr. Wendell Hall
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
Vamps (2012)
as Dr. Van Helsing
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
as Rex (voice)
The Clock (2025)
as Harold Jenkins
Starting Over (1979)
as Workshop Member
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
as Rex (voice)
Air Buddies (2006)
as Billy (voice)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
as Calico (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
as Rex (voice)
Vegas Vacation (1997)
as Marty
All That Jazz (1979)
as Assistant Insurance Man
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006)
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
Happily N'Ever After (2007)
as Munk (voice)
My Favorite Martian (1999)
as Coleye
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
Manhattan (1979)
as Jeremiah
Southland Tales (2007)
as Baron Von Westphalen
The Double (2014)
as Mr. Papadopoulos
Teacher's Pet (2004)
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
as Labrador MC (voice)
Book Club (2018)
as Dr. Derek
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
as Mr. Crocus
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
as Wallace Shawn
New York City Serenade (2007)
as Wallace Shawn
Head Office (1985)
as Mike Hoover
Small Fry (2011)
as Rex (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
We're No Angels (1989)
as Translator
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Partysaurus Rex (2012)
as Rex (voice)
Admission (2013)
as Clarence
Animal Crackers (2018)
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
The Moderns (1988)
as Oiseau
The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
as David
Club Penguin Halloween Panic! (2015)
as Gary
Maggie's Plan (2016)
as Kliegler
The Bedroom Window (1987)
as Henderson's Attorney
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
as George Bond
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
as Vizzini
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
as Self
Furry Vengeance (2010)
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
Atlantic City (1980)
as Waiter
Rifkin's Festival (2020)
as Mort Rifkin
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
as Sy
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2026)
as Self
The Last Impresario (2014)
as Self
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
as Mr. Gibson
Radio Days (1987)
as Masked Avenger
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998)
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
The Meteor Man (1993)
as Mr. Little
Monte Walsh (2003)
as Colonel Wilson
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
as John Lahr
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Simon Carr
A Late Quartet (2012)
as Gideon Rosen
She's Out of Control (1989)
as Dr. Fishbinder
A Little Sex (1982)
as Oliver
Nickel & Dime (1992)
as Everett Willits
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
Canadian Bacon (1995)
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Starring Austin Pendleton (2016)
as Self
Cop and a Half: New Recruit (2017)
as Principal Miller
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
as Horatio Byrd
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
as Vanya
House Arrest (1996)
as Vic Finley
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
as Freud
The Bostonians (1984)
as Mr. Pardon
The Windmill Movie (2009)
as Self
Deal of the Century (1983)
as Harold DeVoto
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? (2019)
as Rex (voice)
Christmas at Cartwright's (2014)
as Harry
Just Like Dad (1995)
as Stan Spiegel
Micki & Maude (1984)
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
Heaven Help Us (1985)
as Father Abruzzi
Karroll's Christmas (2004)
Actor
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party (2015)
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Crackers (1984)
as Turtle
Critical Care (1997)
as Furnaceman
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
as Howard
The Prime Gig (2001)
as Gene
The Double 0 Kid (1992)
as Cashpot
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
as Self
Another Kind of Wedding (2017)
as Albert
A Master Builder (2014)
as Halvard Solness
Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)
as Ellen
Strange Invaders (1983)
as Earl
The Cemetery Club (1993)
as Larry
My Dinner with Louis (1984)
as Interviewer
Personal Velocity (2002)
as Mr. Gelb
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Speed of Thought (2011)
as Sandy
Mr. St. Nick (2002)
as Mimir
Just Write (1997)
as Arthur Blake
Robo-Dog (2015)
as Mr. Willis
The Wife (1996)
as Cosmo
Drawing Home (2017)
Actor
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1996)
as Self
Don Peyote (2014)
as Dr. Fieldman
Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
as Frank Judd
Lovesick (1983)
as Otto Jaffe
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn (2009)
Actor
Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
as Mugger
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
Actor
Simon (1980)
as Eric Van Dongen
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner (2013)
as Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)
as Self
The Man Who Changed the World (—)
as Buckminster Fuller
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984)
as Professor Silverfish
The Magic Bubble (1993)
as Doctor/Therapist
Strange Culture (2007)
as Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States (2006)
as Self
The First Time (1983)
as Jules Goldfarb
Driving Mr. Pink (1995)
as Boss Man (voice)
Waiting for Godot (2021)
as Lucky
Noah (1998)
Actor
Love Thy Neighbor (2003)
as Clinic Doctor
Strong Medicine (1981)
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
The Fog of Courage (2014)
as Eustace Bagge
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
as Rex (Voice)