Wallace Shawn
Known for Acting · 189 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 (54)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roy Batters / Benjamin Edelman
The Simpsons
1989
as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Bertram (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Film Professor
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Lonny Moon
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Arlos
Young Sheldon
2017
as John Sturgis
Regular Show
2010
as Evil Brain (voice)
The Good Wife
2009
as Charles Lester
King of the Hill
1997
as Philip Ny (voice)
Gossip Girl
2007
as Cyrus Rose
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Zek
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Saul (voice)
Sex and the City
1998
as Martin Gable
The Nanny
1993
as Charles Haste
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Howard Stiles
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Wallace Shawn (voice)
The Good Fight
2017
as Charles Lester
The Cosby Show
1984
as Jeffrey Engels
Mr. Robot
2015
as Mr. Williams
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Frank Hopper
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Morris Mole (voice) / Barry (voice) / Pete (voice)
Evil
2019
as Father Francis Ignatius
Damages
2007
as Sterling Biddle
Taxi
1978
as Arnie Ross
The L Word
2004
as William Halsey
Eureka
2006
as Dr. Warren Hughes
Amphibia
2019
as Humphrey (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011
as Taotie (voice)
Big City Greens
2018
as Jyle (voice)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Herb Smith
Life in Pieces
2015
as Samuel
Fish Hooks
2010
as Rat King (voice)
Krapopolis
2023
as John Fate (voice)
The 7D
2014
as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
Search Party
2016
as William Badpastor
Ally McBeal
1997
as Mr. Dune
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Kenneth Walters
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Winslow Elliott
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Clueless
1996
as Mr. Hall
The Night Shift
2014
as Mr. Neville
Gossip Girl
2021
as Cyrus Rose
The Pink Panther
1993
as Boss Man (voice)
Life on Mars
2008
as The Sorcerer
Teacher's Pet
2000
as Principal Strickler (voice)
Civil Wars
1991
as Riley Baker
Graves
2016
as Jerry North
The Stinky & Dirty Show
2016
as Tall (voice)
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)
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 2
1999
as Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019
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
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Calico (voice)
Marriage Story
2019
as Frank
A Goofy Movie
1995
as Principal Mazur (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
as Rex (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
as Rex (voice)
Vegas Vacation
1997
as Marty
Book Club
2018
as Dr. Derek
The Haunted Mansion
2003
as Ezra
Happily N'Ever After
2007
as Munk (voice)
The Addams Family 2
2021
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Henderson's Attorney
Partysaurus Rex
2012
as Rex (voice)
Duplex
2003
as Herman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
2020
as Mr. Crocus
The Double
2014
as Mr. Papadopoulos
Small Fry
2011
as Rex (voice)
Atlantic City
1980
as Waiter
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
2006
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
We're No Angels
1989
as Translator
Vamps
2012
as Dr. Van Helsing
Southland Tales
2007
as Baron Von Westphalen
All That Jazz
1979
as Assistant Insurance Man
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000
as Rex (voice)
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017
as David
Animal Crackers
2018
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
The Meteor Man
1993
as Mr. Little
My Favorite Martian
1999
as Coleye
The Pixar Story
2007
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
Rifkin’s Festival
2020
as Mort Rifkin
Starting Over
1979
as Workshop Member
Admission
2013
as Clarence
Manhattan
1979
as Jeremiah
Air Buddies
2006
as Billy (voice)
Radio Days
1987
as Masked Avenger
Monte Walsh
2003
as Colonel Wilson
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996
as Labrador MC (voice)
Furry Vengeance
2010
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
as Self
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
as Self
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Freud
Micki & Maude
1984
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
as George Bond
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw / Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
She's Out of Control
1989
as Dr. Fishbinder
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008
as Mr. Gibson
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Simon Carr
Don Peyote
2014
as Dr. Fieldman
Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Sy
Canadian Bacon
1995
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Critical Care
1997
as Furnaceman
Crackers
1984
as Turtle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Horatio Byrd
Strange Invaders
1983
as Earl
House Arrest
1996
as Vic Finley
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
My Dinner with Andre
1981
as Wallace Shawn
Maggie's Plan
2016
as Kliegler
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Heaven Help Us
1985
as Father Abruzzi
A Late Quartet
2012
as Gideon Rosen
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Personal Velocity
2002
as Mr. Gelb
A Little Sex
1982
as Oliver
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Vizzini
Teacher's Pet
2004
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
as Howard
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Moderns
1988
as Oiseau
Deal of the Century
1983
as Harold DeVoto
The Prime Gig
2001
as Gene
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
2017
as Principal Miller
Head Office
1985
as Mike Hoover
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
Robo-Dog
2015
as Mr. Willis
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
as Vanya
Napoleon
1995
as Echidna (voice)
The Bostonians
1984
as Mr. Pardon
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
2014
as Saul (voice)
The Cemetery Club
1993
as Larry
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
as John Lahr
Simon
1980
as Eric Van Dongen
Lovesick
1983
as Otto Jaffe
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
as Self
Another Kind of Wedding
2017
as Albert
The Wife
1996
as Cosmo
Just Write
1997
as Arthur Blake
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019
as Rex (voice)
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
as Frank Judd
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
New York City Serenade
2007
as Wallace Shawn
Christmas at Cartwright's
2014
as Harry
Love Thy Neighbor
2003
as Clinic Doctor
The Double 0 Kid
1992
as Cashpot
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
The Speed of Thought
2011
as Sandy
Nickel & Dime
1992
as Everett Willits
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981
as Mugger
The Last Impresario
2014
as Self
The Magic Bubble
1993
as Doctor/Therapist
Mr. St. Nick
2002
as Mimir
Noah
1998
The First Time
1983
as Jules Goldfarb
Drawing Home
2017
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1984
as Professor Silverfish
A Master Builder
2014
as Halvard Solness
Strong Medicine
1981
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Just Like Dad
1995
as Stan Spiegel
Karroll's Christmas
2004
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 189 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, Wallace Shawn has appeared in 135 films and 54 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 2 (1999) — as Rex (voice)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) — as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) — as Rex (voice)
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