Wayne Knight
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Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on Catscratch (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He also portrayed Pete "Piccolo" Dugan in Dead Again (1991), John Correli in Basic Instinct (1992), Stan Podolak in Space Jam (1996) and Zach Mallozzi in Rat Race (2001) and provided the voices of Tantor in Tarzan (1999), Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Elf Elder in Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014).
Known for
Credits
GOAT (2026)
as Frank (voice)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
as Al McWhiggin (voice)
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)
as Mr. Berg
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
as Gang Boss (voice)
Basic Instinct (1992)
as John Correli
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
Tarzan (1999)
as Tantor (voice)
Hercules (1997)
as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
as Stan
Jurassic Park (1993)
as Nedry
Space Jam (1996)
as Stan Podolak
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
as Official #2 - Democratic Convention
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
as Linus Lieberman / Micro
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
as Electrician (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
as Mayor (voice)
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Lurking Extra
JFK (1991)
as Numa Bertel
Back to the Outback (2021)
as Platypus (voice)
Rat Race (2001)
as Zack Mallozzi
To Die For (1995)
as Ed Grant
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
as Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)
The Wanderers (1979)
as Waiter (uncredited)
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
as Bob Lachman
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
Dead Again (1991)
as Piccolo Pete
12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
as Frank Wynn
My Favorite Martian (1999)
as Zoot (uncredited)
Darby and the Dead (2022)
as Mel
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
as Smeissen
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014)
as The Elf Elder (voice)
Blindspotting (2018)
as Patrick
The Burning Bed (1984)
as Juror (uncredited)
Everybody's All-American (1988)
as Fraternity Pisser
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
as Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
as Microwave (voice)
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
as Wayne
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)
as Thudd (voice)
Black Cloud (2004)
as Mr. Tipping
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
as Self / Dennis Nedry
T Bone N Weasel (1992)
as Roy Kramp
Woke Up Dead (2010)
as Andrew Batten
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
as Walter Ballou
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo (2004)
as Self
Double Negative (1985)
as Max
Making Rat Race (2002)
as Himself
Panda Paws (2016)
as Big Fun (voice)
Forever, Lulu (1986)
as Stevie
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc (2013)
as Jong / Jong's Son (voice)
Double Edge (1992)
as Tommy White
Bleacher Bums (2001)
as Zig
Who's Your Monkey? (2007)
as Officer Brooks
Chameleon (1996)
as Stuart Langston
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! (2023)
as Mr. Hodges (voice)
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins (1999)
as Self
Pros & Cons (1999)
as Wayne the Guard
For Lovers Only (1982)
as Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)
The Sex O'Clock News (1985)
as Bill Wright
Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween (2003)
as Jack (voice)
One in a Million (—)
Actor
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
as Albert
What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith (2023)
as Larry Cohen
The Making of 'Punisher: War Zone' (2009)
as Self