Wallace Shawn
Known for Acting · 191 credits
- Born
- 1943-11-12 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Wally Shawn · Wallace Michael Shawn · والاس شاون
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (56)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roy Batters / Benjamin Edelman
Family Guy
1999
as Bertram (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Lonny Moon
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Film Professor
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Arlos
Regular Show
2010
as Evil Brain (voice)
Young Sheldon
2017
as John Sturgis
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Saul (voice)
Gossip Girl
2007
as Cyrus Rose
King of the Hill
1997
as Philip Ny (voice)
The Good Wife
2009
as Charles Lester
The Nanny
1993
as Charles Haste
The Good Fight
2017
as Charles Lester
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Zek
Damages
2007
as Sterling Biddle
Sex and the City
1998
as Martin Gable
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Wallace Shawn (voice)
Evil
2019
as Father Francis Ignatius
The Cosby Show
1984
as Jeffrey Engels
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Howard Stiles
Life in Pieces
2015
as Samuel
Taxi
1978
as Arnie Ross
Search Party
2016
as William Badpastor
Mr. Robot
2015
as Mr. Williams
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Morris Mole (voice) / Barry (voice) / Pete (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Frank Hopper
Amphibia
2019
as Humphrey (voice)
Eureka
2006
as Dr. Warren Hughes
Big City Greens
2018
as Jyle (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as SpongeBob's House (voice)
The L Word
2004
as William Halsey
Fish Hooks
2010
as Rat King (voice)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Herb Smith
Krapopolis
2023
as John Fate (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011
as Taotie (voice)
Graves
2016
as Jerry North
The Pink Panther
1993
as Boss Man (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Winslow Elliott
Ally McBeal
1997
as Mr. Dune
The Night Shift
2014
as Mr. Neville
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Kenneth Walters
The Stinky & Dirty Show
2016
as Tall (voice)
Civil Wars
1991
as Riley Baker
Gossip Girl
2021
as Cyrus Rose
The 7D
2014
as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
Clueless
1996
as Mr. Hall
Teacher's Pet
2000
as Principal Strickler (voice)
Life on Mars
2008
as The Sorcerer
Toy Story Treats
1996
as Rex (Voice)
Fat Actress
2005
as Dr. Von Oy
Blonde
2001
as I.E. Shinn
The Lionhearts
1998
as (voice)
Forky Asks a Question
2019
as Rex (voice)
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
2010
as Rex (voice)
Movies (135)
Toy Story 5
2026
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story
1995
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2
1999
as Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Rex (voice)
The Incredibles
2004
as Gilbert Huph (voice)
Chicken Little
2005
as Principal Fetchit (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
as Rex (voice)
Starting Over
1979
as Workshop Member
Marriage Story
2019
as Frank
The Princess Bride
1987
as Vizzini
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
as Rex (voice)
The Addams Family 2
2021
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
A Late Quartet
2012
as Gideon Rosen
Clueless
1995
as Mr. Wendell Hall
Partysaurus Rex
2012
as Rex (voice)
Small Fry
2011
as Rex (voice)
Vamps
2012
as Dr. Van Helsing
A Goofy Movie
1995
as Principal Mazur (voice)
Book Club
2018
as Dr. Derek
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017
as David
Napoleon
1995
as Echidna (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
2006
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
The Haunted Mansion
2003
as Ezra
The Double
2014
as Mr. Papadopoulos
My Dinner with Andre
1981
as Wallace Shawn
Duplex
2003
as Herman
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000
as Rex (voice)
Air Buddies
2006
as Billy (voice)
Nickel & Dime
1992
as Everett Willits
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Calico (voice)
A Little Sex
1982
as Oliver
My Favorite Martian
1999
as Coleye
Just Like Dad
1995
as Stan Spiegel
Vegas Vacation
1997
as Marty
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996
as Labrador MC (voice)
Happily N'Ever After
2007
as Munk (voice)
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
2026
as Self
Critical Care
1997
as Furnaceman
All That Jazz
1979
as Assistant Insurance Man
Rifkin's Festival
2020
as Mort Rifkin
Southland Tales
2007
as Baron Von Westphalen
Manhattan
1979
as Jeremiah
Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Sy
New York City Serenade
2007
as Wallace Shawn
My Dinner with Louis
1984
as Interviewer
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
The Moderns
1988
as Oiseau
Furry Vengeance
2010
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Vizzini
The Cemetery Club
1993
as Larry
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw / Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
The Windmill Movie
2009
as Self
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
2017
as Principal Miller
The Speed of Thought
2011
as Sandy
Teacher's Pet
2004
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
She's Out of Control
1989
as Dr. Fishbinder
Radio Days
1987
as Masked Avenger
The Last Impresario
2014
as Self
Karroll's Christmas
2004
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Maggie's Plan
2016
as Kliegler
Crackers
1984
as Turtle
We're No Angels
1989
as Translator
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
as Frank Judd
Animal Crackers
2018
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981
as Mugger
A Master Builder
2014
as Halvard Solness
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Simon Carr
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
as Self
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
2015
as Gary
Admission
2013
as Clarence
Monte Walsh
2003
as Colonel Wilson
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Deal of the Century
1983
as Harold DeVoto
Lovesick
1983
as Otto Jaffe
The Double 0 Kid
1992
as Cashpot
The Clock
2025
as Harold Jenkins
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Freud
Atlantic City
1980
as Waiter
Canadian Bacon
1995
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
The Meteor Man
1993
as Mr. Little
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Henderson's Attorney
House Arrest
1996
as Vic Finley
Head Office
1985
as Mike Hoover
Don Peyote
2014
as Dr. Fieldman
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
as Vanya
Drawing Home
2017
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
as Howard
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
2015
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Nice Girls Don't Explode
1987
as Ellen
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
Heaven Help Us
1985
as Father Abruzzi
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
as John Lahr
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
2020
as Mr. Crocus
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
as George Bond
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019
as Rex (voice)
The First Time
1983
as Jules Goldfarb
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Mr. St. Nick
2002
as Mimir
Christmas at Cartwright's
2014
as Harry
Simon
1980
as Eric Van Dongen
Noah
1998
The Prime Gig
2001
as Gene
Another Kind of Wedding
2017
as Albert
Micki & Maude
1984
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
Strange Invaders
1983
as Earl
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008
as Mr. Gibson
Strange Culture
2007
as Self
Just Write
1997
as Arthur Blake
The Bostonians
1984
as Mr. Pardon
Waiting for Godot
2021
as Lucky
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Horatio Byrd
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Wife
1996
as Cosmo
About Wallace Shawn
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 Sto… With 191 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, Wallace Shawn has appeared in 135 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wallace Shawn Movies
- Toy Story 5 (2026) — as Rex (voice)
- Toy Story (1995) — as Rex (voice)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) — as Rex (voice)
- Toy Story 2 (1999) — as Rex (voice)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) — as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
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