Wallace Shawn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 12, 1943
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
- The Man Who Changed the World
The Man Who Changed the World TBA
as Buckminster Fuller
Toy Story 5 2026
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 2026
as Self
The Clock 2025
as Harold Jenkins
The Addams Family 2 2021
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
Waiting for Godot 2021
as Lucky
Rifkin's Festival 2020
as Mort Rifkin
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion 2020
as Vizzini
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made 2020
as Mr. Crocus
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? 2019
as Rex (voice)
Marriage Story 2019
as Frank
Toy Story 4 2019
as Rex (voice)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2018
as Self
Animal Crackers 2018
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
Book Club 2018
as Dr. Derek
Drawing Home 2017
Actor
Another Kind of Wedding 2017
as Albert
Cop and a Half: New Recruit 2017
as Principal Miller
The Only Living Boy in New York 2017
as David
Maggie's Plan 2016
as Kliegler
Starring Austin Pendleton 2016
as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Club Penguin Halloween Panic! 2015
as Gary
Robo-Dog 2015
as Mr. Willis
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party 2015
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Christmas at Cartwright's 2014
as Harry
Toy Story That Time Forgot 2014
as Rex (voice)
The Fog of Courage 2014
as Eustace Bagge
A Master Builder 2014
as Halvard Solness, Producer, Translator, Screenplay
The Last Impresario 2014
as Self
Don Peyote 2014
as Dr. Fieldman
The Double 2014
as Mr. Papadopoulos
Toy Story of Terror! 2013
as Rex (Voice)
- Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner 2013
as Self
Admission 2013
as Clarence
A Late Quartet 2012
as Gideon Rosen
Partysaurus Rex 2012
as Rex (voice)
Vamps 2012
as Dr. Van Helsing
Small Fry 2011
as Rex (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation 2011
as Rex (voice)
The Speed of Thought 2011
as Sandy
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 2010
as Calico (voice)
Toy Story 3 2010
as Rex (voice)
Furry Vengeance 2010
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk 2009
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw, as Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
Capitalism: A Love Story 2009
as Self
The Windmill Movie 2009
as Self
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn 2009
Actor
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King 2008
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 2008
as Mr. Gibson
Southland Tales 2007
as Baron Von Westphalen
New York City Serenade 2007
as Wallace Shawn
The Pixar Story 2007
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
I Could Never Be Your Woman 2007
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
Strange Culture 2007
as Self
Happily N'Ever After 2007
as Munk (voice)
Air Buddies 2006
as Billy (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers 2006
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States 2006
as Self
Chicken Little 2005
as Principal Fetchit (voice)
Karroll's Christmas 2004
Actor
Melinda and Melinda 2004
as Sy
The Incredibles 2004
as Gilbert Huph (voice)
The Fever 2004
Author, Screenplay
Marie and Bruce 2004
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Teacher's Pet 2004
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
The Haunted Mansion 2003
as Ezra
Love Thy Neighbor 2003
as Clinic Doctor
Duplex 2003
as Herman
Monte Walsh 2003
as Colonel Wilson
Mr. St. Nick 2002
as Mimir
Personal Velocity 2002
as Mr. Gelb
Monsters, Inc. 2001
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' 2001
as Self
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2001
as George Bond
The Prime Gig 2001
as Gene
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins 2000
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2 1999
as Rex (voice)
My Favorite Martian 1999
as Coleye
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man 1999
Actor
Noah 1998
Actor
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story 1998
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
Critical Care 1997
as Furnaceman
The Designated Mourner 1997
Theatre Play, Writer
Just Write 1997
as Arthur Blake
Vegas Vacation 1997
as Marty
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' 1996
as Self
The Wife 1996
as Cosmo
House Arrest 1996
as Vic Finley
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 1996
as Labrador MC (voice)
Toy Story 1995
as Rex (voice)
Just Like Dad 1995
as Stan Spiegel
Clueless 1995
as Mr. Wendell Hall
Canadian Bacon 1995
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Driving Mr. Pink 1995
as Boss Man (voice)
A Goofy Movie 1995
as Principal Mazur (voice)
Vanya on 42nd Street 1994
as Vanya
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994
as Horatio Byrd
The Meteor Man 1993
as Mr. Little
The Magic Bubble 1993
as Doctor/Therapist
The Cemetery Club 1993
as Larry
The Double 0 Kid 1992
as Cashpot
Mom and Dad Save the World 1992
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
Nickel & Dime 1992
as Everett Willits
Shadows and Fog 1991
as Simon Carr
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills 1989
as Howard
We're No Angels 1989
as Translator
She's Out of Control 1989
as Dr. Fishbinder
The Moderns 1988
as Oiseau
The Princess Bride 1987
as Vizzini
Prick Up Your Ears 1987
as John Lahr
Nice Girls Don't Explode 1987
as Ellen
Radio Days 1987
as Masked Avenger
The Bedroom Window 1987
as Henderson's Attorney
Head Office 1985
as Mike Hoover
Heaven Help Us 1985
as Father Abruzzi
Micki & Maude 1984
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days 1984
as Professor Silverfish
My Dinner with Louis 1984
as Interviewer
The Bostonians 1984
as Mr. Pardon
The Hotel New Hampshire 1984
as Freud
Crackers 1984
as Turtle
Saigon: Year of the Cat 1983
as Frank Judd
Deal of the Century 1983
as Harold DeVoto
Strange Invaders 1983
as Earl
The First Time 1983
as Jules Goldfarb
Lovesick 1983
as Otto Jaffe
A Little Sex 1982
as Oliver
Strong Medicine 1981
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
My Dinner with Andre 1981
as Wallace Shawn, Writer
Cheaper to Keep Her 1981
as Mugger
Atlantic City 1980
as Waiter
Simon 1980
as Eric Van Dongen
All That Jazz 1979
as Assistant Insurance Man
Starting Over 1979
as Workshop Member
Manhattan 1979
as Jeremiah
Our Late Night 1975
Writer, Theatre Play
Credits from TMDB.