Wallace Shawn

Biography

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

Toy Story 5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Toy Story

Toy Story 4

Desperate Housewives

All Movies (137)

• Toy Story 52026 · as Rex (voice)
• Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/202026 · as Self
• The Clock2025 · as Harold Jenkins
• The Addams Family 22021 · as Mr. Mustela (voice)
• Waiting for Godot2021 · as Lucky
• Rifkin’s Festival2020 · as Mort Rifkin
• A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion2020 · as Vizzini
• Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made2020 · as Mr. Crocus
• Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?2019 · as Rex (voice)
• Marriage Story2019 · as Frank
• Toy Story 42019 · as Rex (voice)
• What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine2018 · as Self
• Animal Crackers2018 · as Mr. Woodley (voice)
• Book Club2018 · as Dr. Derek
• Another Kind of Wedding2017 · as Albert
• Drawing Home2017
• Cop and a Half: New Recruit2017 · as Principal Miller
• The Only Living Boy in New York2017 · as David
• Maggie's Plan2016 · as Kliegler
• Starring Austin Pendleton2016 · as Self
• Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Club Penguin Halloween Panic!2015 · as Gary
• Robo-Dog2015 · as Mr. Willis
• Club Penguin Monster Beach Party2015 · as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
• Christmas at Cartwright's2014 · as Harry
• Toy Story That Time Forgot2014 · as Rex (voice)
• The Fog of Courage2014 · as Eustace Bagge
• A Master Builder2014 · as Halvard Solness
• The Last Impresario2014 · as Self
• Phineas and Ferb Save Summer2014 · as Saul (voice)
• Don Peyote2014 · as Dr. Fieldman
• The Double2014 · as Mr. Papadopoulos
• Toy Story of Terror!2013 · as Rex (Voice)
• Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner2013 · as Self
• Admission2013 · as Clarence
• A Late Quartet2012 · as Gideon Rosen
• Partysaurus Rex2012 · as Rex (voice)
• Vamps2012 · as Dr. Van Helsing
• Small Fry2011 · as Rex (voice)
• Hawaiian Vacation2011 · as Rex (voice)
• The Speed of Thought2011 · as Sandy
• Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore2010 · as Calico (voice)
• Toy Story 32010 · as Rex (voice)
• Furry Vengeance2010 · as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
• Jack and the Beanstalk2009 · as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
• Jack and the Beanstalk2009 · as Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
• Capitalism: A Love Story2009 · as Self
• The Windmill Movie2009 · as Self
• André Gregory and Wallace Shawn2009
• Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King2008 · as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
• Kit Kittredge: An American Girl2008 · as Mr. Gibson
• USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland2008 · as Self
• Southland Tales2007 · as Baron Von Westphalen
• New York City Serenade2007 · as Wallace Shawn
• The Pixar Story2007 · as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
• I Could Never Be Your Woman2007 · as Math Teacher (uncredited)
• Strange Culture2007 · as Self
• Happily N'Ever After2007 · as Munk (voice)
• Air Buddies2006 · as Billy (voice)
• Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers2006 · as Barnacle Paul (voice)
• Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States2006 · as Self
• Chicken Little2005 · as Principal Fetchit (voice)
• Karroll's Christmas2004
• Melinda and Melinda2004 · as Sy
• The Incredibles2004 · as Gilbert Huph (voice)
• Teacher's Pet2004 · as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
• The Haunted Mansion2003 · as Ezra
• Love Thy Neighbor2003 · as Clinic Doctor
• Duplex2003 · as Herman
• Monte Walsh2003 · as Colonel Wilson
• Mr. St. Nick2002 · as Mimir
• Personal Velocity2002 · 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 Scorpion2001 · as George Bond
• The Prime Gig2001 · as Gene
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins2000 · as Rex (voice)
• Toy Story 21999 · as Rex (voice)
• My Favorite Martian1999 · as Coleye
• The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man1999
• Noah1998
• The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story1998 · as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
• Critical Care1997 · as Furnaceman
• Just Write1997 · as Arthur Blake
• Vegas Vacation1997 · as Marty
• The Story Behind 'Toy Story'1996 · as Self
• The Wife1996 · as Cosmo
• House Arrest1996 · as Vic Finley
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 21996 · as Labrador MC (voice)
• Toy Story1995 · as Rex (voice)
• Just Like Dad1995 · as Stan Spiegel
• Clueless1995 · as Mr. Wendell Hall
• Napoleon1995 · as Echidna (voice)
• Canadian Bacon1995 · as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
• Driving Mr. Pink1995 · as Boss Man (voice)
• A Goofy Movie1995 · as Principal Mazur (voice)
• Vanya on 42nd Street1994 · as Vanya
• Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle1994 · as Horatio Byrd
• The Meteor Man1993 · as Mr. Little
• The Magic Bubble1993 · as Doctor/Therapist
• The Cemetery Club1993 · as Larry
• The Double 0 Kid1992 · as Cashpot
• Mom and Dad Save the World1992 · as Sibor, Semage's Beau
• Nickel & Dime1992 · as Everett Willits
• Shadows and Fog1991 · as Simon Carr
• Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills1989 · as Howard
• We're No Angels1989 · as Translator
• She's Out of Control1989 · as Dr. Fishbinder
• The Moderns1988 · as Oiseau
• The Princess Bride1987 · as Vizzini
• Prick Up Your Ears1987 · as John Lahr
• Nice Girls Don't Explode1987 · as Ellen
• Radio Days1987 · as Masked Avenger
• The Bedroom Window1987 · as Henderson's Attorney
• Head Office1985 · as Mike Hoover
• Heaven Help Us1985 · as Father Abruzzi
• Micki & Maude1984 · as Dr. Elliot Fibel
• How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days1984 · as Professor Silverfish
• My Dinner with Louis1984 · as Interviewer
• The Bostonians1984 · as Mr. Pardon
• The Hotel New Hampshire1984 · as Freud
• Crackers1984 · as Turtle
• Saigon: Year of the Cat1983 · as Frank Judd
• Deal of the Century1983 · as Harold DeVoto
• Strange Invaders1983 · as Earl
• The First Time1983 · as Jules Goldfarb
• Lovesick1983 · as Otto Jaffe
• A Little Sex1982 · as Oliver
• Strong Medicine1981 · as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
• My Dinner with Andre1981 · as Wallace Shawn
• Cheaper to Keep Her1981 · as Mugger
• Atlantic City1980 · as Waiter
• Simon1980 · as Eric Van Dongen
• All That Jazz1979 · as Assistant Insurance Man
• Starting Over1979 · as Workshop Member
• Manhattan1979 · as Jeremiah
• The Man Who Changed the World— · as Buckminster Fuller

All TV Shows (60)

• Krapopolis2023 · as John Fate (voice)
• Gossip Girl2021 · as Cyrus Rose
• Forky Asks a Question2019 · as Rex (voice)
• Evil2019 · as Father Francis Ignatius
• Amphibia2019 · as Humphrey (voice)
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Morris Mole (voice)
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Barry (voice)
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Pete (voice)
• Big City Greens2018 · as Jyle (voice)
• Young Sheldon2017 · as John Sturgis
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017 · as Herb Smith
• The Good Fight2017 · as Charles Lester
• Search Party2016 · as William Badpastor
• Graves2016 · as Jerry North
• The Stinky & Dirty Show2016 · as Tall (voice)
• Life in Pieces2015 · as Samuel
• Mr. Robot2015 · as Mr. Williams
• The Mysteries of Laura2014 · as Kenneth Walters
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as Wallace Shawn (voice)
• The 7D2014 · as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
• The Night Shift2014 · as Mr. Neville
• Mozart in the Jungle2014 · as Winslow Elliott
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness2011 · as Taotie (voice)
• Regular Show2010 · as Evil Brain (voice)
• Fish Hooks2010 · as Rat King (voice)
• Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs2010 · as Rex (voice)
• The Good Wife2009 · as Charles Lester
• Life on Mars2008 · as The Sorcerer
• Gossip Girl2007 · as Cyrus Rose
• Phineas and Ferb2007 · as Saul (voice)
• Damages2007 · as Sterling Biddle
• Eureka2006 · as Dr. Warren Hughes
• Fat Actress2005 · as Dr. Von Oy
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Lonny Moon
• The L Word2004 · as William Halsey
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Film Professor
• Crossing Jordan2001 · as Howard Stiles
• Blonde2001 · as I.E. Shinn
• Teacher's Pet2000 · as Principal Strickler (voice)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Roy Batters
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Benjamin Edelman
• SpongeBob SquarePants1999 · as SpongeBob's House (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Bertram (voice)
• The Lionhearts1998 · as (voice)
• Sex and the City1998 · as Martin Gable
• The Wonderful World of Disney1997
• Ally McBeal1997 · as Mr. Dune
• Stargate SG-11997 · as Arlos
• King of the Hill1997 · as Philip Ny (voice)
• Clueless1996 · as Mr. Hall
• Toy Story Treats1996 · as Rex (Voice)
• The Nanny1993 · as Charles Haste
• The Pink Panther1993 · as Boss Man (voice)
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Frank Hopper
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Zek
• Civil Wars1991 · as Riley Baker
• The Simpsons1989 · as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
• The Cosby Show1984 · as Jeffrey Engels
• Taxi1978 · as Arnie Ross
• Taxi1978 · as Arnie