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