Wallace Shawn
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roy Batters
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Benjamin Edelman
1999
Series
The Simpsons
Wallace the Hernia (voice)
1989
Series
Family Guy
Bertram (voice)
1999
Film
Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
2026
Series
Desperate Housewives
Lonny Moon
2004
Series
King of the Hill
Philip Ny (voice)
1997
Series
Stargate SG-1
Arlos
1997
Series
Regular Show
Evil Brain (voice)
2010
Series
Young Sheldon
John Sturgis
2017
Series
The Good Wife
Charles Lester
2009
Series
Phineas and Ferb
Saul (voice)
2007
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Film Professor
2001
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Zek
1993
Series
The Nanny
Charles Haste
1993
Series
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose
2007
Series
Crossing Jordan
Howard Stiles
2001
Series
Sex and the City
Martin Gable
1998
Series
The Cosby Show
Jeffrey Engels
1984
Series
BoJack Horseman
Wallace Shawn (voice)
2014
Series
Taxi
Arnie Ross
1978
Series
Taxi
Arnie
1978
Series
The Good Fight
Charles Lester
2017
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Frank Hopper
1993
Series
Summer Camp Island
Morris Mole (voice)
2018
Series
Summer Camp Island
Barry (voice)
2018
Series
Summer Camp Island
Pete (voice)
2018
Series
Mr. Robot
Mr. Williams
2015
Series
Damages
Sterling Biddle
2007
Series
Evil
Father Francis Ignatius
2019
Series
Big City Greens
Jyle (voice)
2018
Film
Toy Story 2
Rex (voice)
1999
Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Herb Smith
2017
Series
Amphibia
Humphrey (voice)
2019
Series
Eureka
Dr. Warren Hughes
2006
Film
Monsters, Inc.
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
2001
Film
Toy Story
Rex (voice)
1995
Series
Fish Hooks
Rat King (voice)
2010
Film
The Incredibles
Gilbert Huph (voice)
2004
Film
Toy Story 3
Rex (voice)
2010
Series
The L Word
William Halsey
2004
Series
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Taotie (voice)
2011
Series
Life in Pieces
Samuel
2015
Film
Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
2019
Series
The 7D
Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
2014
Series
Krapopolis
John Fate (voice)
2023
Series
Ally McBeal
Mr. Dune
1997
Film
The Princess Bride
Vizzini
1987
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob's House (voice)
1999
Series
The Pink Panther
Boss Man (voice)
1993
Series
Mozart in the Jungle
Winslow Elliott
2014
Series
The Night Shift
Mr. Neville
2014
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Series
Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose
2021
Series
Clueless
Mr. Hall
1996
Series
The Mysteries of Laura
Kenneth Walters
2014
Series
Graves
Jerry North
2016
Film
Chicken Little
Principal Fetchit (voice)
2005
Film
A Goofy Movie
Principal Mazur (voice)
1995
Series
Life on Mars
The Sorcerer
2008
Film
The Haunted Mansion
Ezra
2003
Film
Hawaiian Vacation
Rex (voice)
2011
Series
Teacher's Pet
Principal Strickler (voice)
2000
Series
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Tall (voice)
2016
Series
Search Party
William Badpastor
2016
Film
Marriage Story
Frank
2019
Film
Clueless
Mr. Wendell Hall
1995
Film
The Addams Family 2
Mr. Mustela (voice)
2021
Series
Civil Wars
Riley Baker
1991
Film
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Calico (voice)
2010
Film
Small Fry
Rex (voice)
2011
Film
Vegas Vacation
Marty
1997
Film
All That Jazz
Assistant Insurance Man
1979
Film
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rex (voice)
2014
Series
Toy Story Treats
Rex (Voice)
1996
Series
Fat Actress
Dr. Von Oy
2005
Film
Book Club
Dr. Derek
2018
Film
My Favorite Martian
Coleye
1999
Film
Happily N'Ever After
Munk (voice)
2007
Film
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Rex (voice)
2000
Film
Partysaurus Rex
Rex (voice)
2012
Film
Duplex
Herman
2003
Film
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Barnacle Paul (voice)
2006
Film
Southland Tales
Baron Von Westphalen
2007
Film
The Pixar Story
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Film
Air Buddies
Billy (voice)
2006
Film
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Labrador MC (voice)
1996
Film
Animal Crackers
Mr. Woodley (voice)
2018
Film
The Double
Mr. Papadopoulos
2014
Film
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Math Teacher (uncredited)
2007
Film
Furry Vengeance
Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
2010
Film
Maggie's Plan
Kliegler
2016
Series
The Lionhearts
(voice)
1998
Film
Manhattan
Jeremiah
1979
Series
Forky Asks a Question
Rex (voice)
2019
Film
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Mr. Gibbles (voice)
2008
Film
We're No Angels
Translator
1989
Film
Rifkin's Festival
Mort Rifkin
2020
Film
Starting Over
Workshop Member
1979
Film
The Only Living Boy in New York
David
2017
Film
Melinda and Melinda
Sy
2004
Film
My Dinner with Andre
Wallace Shawn
1981
Film
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Mr. Crocus
2020
Film
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
George Bond
2001
Film
Teacher's Pet
Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
2004
Film
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
1995
Series
Blonde
I.E. Shinn
2001
Film
Shadows and Fog
Simon Carr
1991
Film
Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
2009
Film
Atlantic City
Waiter
1980
Film
Admission
Clarence
2013
Film
The Bedroom Window
Henderson's Attorney
1987
Film
The Meteor Man
Mr. Little
1993
Film
Jack and the Beanstalk
Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
2009
Film
Jack and the Beanstalk
Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
2009
Film
House Arrest
Vic Finley
1996
Film
A Late Quartet
Gideon Rosen
2012
Film
Vamps
Dr. Van Helsing
2012
Film
She's Out of Control
Dr. Fishbinder
1989
Film
Radio Days
Masked Avenger
1987
Film
The Hotel New Hampshire
Freud
1984
Film
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
1998
Film
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2026
Film
Deal of the Century
Harold DeVoto
1983
Film
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Rex (voice)
2019
Film
Monte Walsh
Colonel Wilson
2003
Film
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Mr. Gibson
2008
Film
Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya
1994
Film
Critical Care
Furnaceman
1997
Film
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
2017
Film
Prick Up Your Ears
John Lahr
1987
Film
The Double 0 Kid
Cashpot
1992
Film
The Moderns
Oiseau
1988
Film
Personal Velocity
Mr. Gelb
2002
Film
Heaven Help Us
Father Abruzzi
1985
Film
The Clock
Harold Jenkins
2025
Film
Mom and Dad Save the World
Sibor, Semage's Beau
1992
Film
Another Kind of Wedding
Albert
2017
Film
Head Office
Mike Hoover
1985
Series
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Rex (voice)
2010
Film
Christmas at Cartwright's
Harry
2014
Film
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Horatio Byrd
1994
Film
Strange Invaders
Earl
1983
Film
New York City Serenade
Wallace Shawn
2007
Film
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996
Film
Micki & Maude
Dr. Elliot Fibel
1984
Film
The Cemetery Club
Larry
1993
Film
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Don Peyote
Dr. Fieldman
2014
Film
Robo-Dog
Mr. Willis
2015
Film
Love Thy Neighbor
Clinic Doctor
2003
Film
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
2018
Film
Crackers
Turtle
1984
Film
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Ellen
1987
Film
A Little Sex
Oliver
1982
Film
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
2016
Film
The Speed of Thought
Sandy
2011
Film
The Bostonians
Mr. Pardon
1984
Film
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
2020
Film
Just Write
Arthur Blake
1997
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Self
2013
Film
Nickel & Dime
Everett Willits
1992
Film
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
2015
Film
Mr. St. Nick
Mimir
2002
Film
The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
2014
Film
The Prime Gig
Gene
2001
Film
A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
2014
Film
The Windmill Movie
Self
2009
Film
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Howard
1989
Film
The Magic Bubble
Doctor/Therapist
1993
Film
Karroll's Christmas
2004
Film
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
2015
Film
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
Film
Cheaper to Keep Her
Mugger
1981
Film
My Dinner with Louis
Interviewer
1984
Film
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
2006
Film
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Frank Judd
1983
Film
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Film
Lovesick
Otto Jaffe
1983
Film
Just Like Dad
Stan Spiegel
1995
Film
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
2009
Film
The Last Impresario
Self
2014
Film
Simon
Eric Van Dongen
1980
The Man Who Changed the World
Buckminster Fuller
Film
The First Time
Jules Goldfarb
1983
Film
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Professor Silverfish
1984
Film
Driving Mr. Pink
Boss Man (voice)
1995
Film
Drawing Home
2017
Film
Waiting for Godot
Lucky
2021
Film
Strong Medicine
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
1981
Film
The Wife
Cosmo
1996
Film
Noah
1998
Film
Strange Culture
Self
2007
Film
Toy Story of Terror!
Rex (Voice)
2013