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