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