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