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