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