Wallace Shawn
Born: 1943-11-12 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, playwright, essayist and comedian. His film roles have included Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre, Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Mr. Hall in Clueless and Rex in the Toy Story franchise. He has also appeared in a variety of television series, including recurring roles as Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl and as Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His plays include The Designated Mourner, Aunt Dan and Lemon and Grasses of a Thousand Colors. He also co-wrote the screenplay for My Dinner with Andre and he scripted A Master Builder, a film adaptation of of the play by Henrik Ibsen, which he also starred in. His book Essays was published in 2009 by Haymarket Books.
Filmography
2026
- Toy Story 5 as Rex (voice)
2025
- My Dinner with Skinner ... (Original Film Writer)
- The Clock as Harold Jenkins
2023
- Krapopolis as John Fate (voice)
2021
- Gossip Girl as Cyrus Rose
- The Addams Family 2 as Mr. Mustela (voice)
- Waiting for Godot as Lucky
2020
- Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made as Mr. Crocus
- Rifkin’s Festival as Mort Rifkin
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Vizzini
2019
- Evil as Father Francis Ignatius
- Amphibia as Humphrey (voice)
- Toy Story 4 as Rex (voice)
- Marriage Story as Frank
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? as Rex (voice)
2018
- Summer Camp Island as Morris Mole (voice)
- Big City Greens as Jyle (voice)
- What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Self
- Book Club as Dr. Derek
2017
- Young Sheldon as John Sturgis
- The Good Fight as Charles Lester
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Herb Smith
- Drawing Home
- Another Kind of Wedding as Albert
- The Only Living Boy in New York as David
- Cop and a Half: New Recruit as Principal Miller
- Animal Crackers as Mr. Woodley (voice)
2016
- Search Party as William Badpastor
- Maggie's Plan as Kliegler
- The Stinky & Dirty Show as Tall (voice)
- Graves as Jerry North
- Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
2015
- Mr. Robot as Mr. Williams
- Life in Pieces as Samuel
- Robo-Dog as Mr. Willis
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond as Self (archive footage)
- Club Penguin Halloween Panic! as Gary
- Club Penguin Monster Beach Party as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
2014
- BoJack Horseman as Wallace Shawn (voice)
- The 7D as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
- Toy Story That Time Forgot as Rex (voice)
- The Night Shift as Mr. Neville
- Mozart in the Jungle as Winslow Elliott
- The Mysteries of Laura as Kenneth Walters
- Christmas at Cartwright's as Harry
- Don Peyote as Dr. Fieldman
- Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Saul (voice)
- The Double as Mr. Papadopoulos
- A Master Builder as Halvard Solness
- The Fog of Courage as Eustace Bagge
2013
- Admission as Clarence
- Toy Story of Terror! as Rex (Voice)
- Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner as Self
2012
- Vamps as Dr. Van Helsing
- Partysaurus Rex as Rex (voice)
- A Late Quartet as Gideon Rosen
2011
- Hawaiian Vacation as Rex (voice)
- Small Fry as Rex (voice)
- The Speed of Thought as Sandy
2010
- Regular Show as Evil Brain (voice)
- Toy Story 3 as Rex (voice)
- Fish Hooks as Rat King (voice)
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Calico (voice)
- Furry Vengeance as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
- Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs as Rex (voice)
2009
- The Good Wife as Charles Lester
- Jack and the Beanstalk as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
- Capitalism: A Love Story as Self
- The Windmill Movie as Self
- André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
2008
- Life on Mars as The Sorcerer
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as Mr. Gibson
- USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland as Self
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Saul (voice)
- Gossip Girl as Cyrus Rose
- The Fever ... (Author)
- Happily N'Ever After as Munk (voice)
- I Could Never Be Your Woman as Math Teacher (uncredited)
- Southland Tales as Baron Von Westphalen
- The Pixar Story as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
- Strange Culture as Self
2006
- Eureka as Dr. Warren Hughes
- Air Buddies as Billy (voice)
- Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers as Barnacle Paul (voice)
- Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States as Self
2005
- Chicken Little as Principal Fetchit (voice)
- Fat Actress as Dr. Von Oy
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Lonny Moon
- The Incredibles as Gilbert Huph (voice)
- The L Word as William Halsey
- Melinda and Melinda as Sy
- Teacher's Pet as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
- Marie and Bruce ... (Screenplay)
- Karroll's Christmas
2003
- Duplex as Herman
- The Haunted Mansion as Ezra
- Monte Walsh as Colonel Wilson
- Love Thy Neighbor as Clinic Doctor
2002
- Personal Velocity as Mr. Gelb
- Mr. St. Nick as Mimir
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Film Professor
- Monsters, Inc. as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
- Crossing Jordan as Howard Stiles
- As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- The Prime Gig as Gene
- The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as George Bond
- Blonde as I.E. Shinn
2000
- Teacher's Pet as Principal Strickler (voice)
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins as Rex (voice)
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roy Batters
- Family Guy as Bertram (voice)
- Toy Story 2 as Rex (voice)
- My Favorite Martian as Coleye
- The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1998
- Sex and the City as Martin Gable
- Noah
- The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
- The Lionhearts as (voice)
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Arlos
- King of the Hill as Philip Ny (voice)
- The Wonderful World of Disney
- Ally McBeal as Mr. Dune
- Critical Care as Furnaceman
- Just Write as Arthur Blake
- Vegas Vacation as Marty
- The Designated Mourner ... (Theatre Play)
1996
- House Arrest as Victor Finley
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 as Labrador MC (voice)
- Toy Story Treats as Rex (Voice)
- The Story Behind 'Toy Story' as Self
- The Wife as Cosmo
1995
- Toy Story as Rex (voice)
- Clueless as Mr. Wendell Hall
- Napoleon as Echidna (voice)
- Canadian Bacon as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
- A Goofy Movie as Principal Mazur (voice)
- Just Like Dad as Stan Spiegel
- Driving Mr. Pink as Boss Man (voice)
1994
- Vanya on 42nd Street as Vanya
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Horatio Byrd
1993
- The Nanny as Charles Haste
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Zek
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- The Pink Panther as Boss Man (voice)
- The Cemetery Club as Larry
- The Meteor Man as Mr. Little
- The Magic Bubble as Doctor/Therapist
1992
- Nickel & Dime as Everett Willits
- Mom and Dad Save the World as Sibor, Semage's Beau
- The Double 0 Kid as Cashpot
1991
- Shadows and Fog as Simon Carr
1989
- The Simpsons as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
- She's Out of Control as Dr. Fishbinder
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Howard
- We're No Angels as Translator
1988
- The Moderns as Oiseau
1987
- The Princess Bride as Vizzini
- Radio Days as Masked Avenger
- Prick Up Your Ears as John Lahr
- The Bedroom Window as Henderson's Attorney
- Nice Girls Don't Explode as Ellen
1985
- Head Office as Mike Hoover
- Heaven Help Us as Father Abruzzi
1984
- The Cosby Show as Jeffrey Engels
- The Bostonians as Mr. Pardon
- Micki & Maude as Dr. Elliot Fibel
- Crackers as Turtle
- How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days as Professor Silverfish
- The Hotel New Hampshire as Freud
- My Dinner with Louis as Interviewer
1983
- Lovesick as Otto Jaffe
- Strange Invaders as Earl
- Saigon: Year of the Cat as Frank Judd
- Deal of the Century as Harold DeVoto
- The First Time as Jules Goldfarb
1982
- A Little Sex as Oliver
1981
- Strong Medicine as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
- Cheaper to Keep Her as Mugger
- My Dinner with Andre as Wallace Shawn
1980
- Simon as Eric Van Dongen
- Atlantic City as Waiter
1979
- All That Jazz as Assistant Insurance Man
- Manhattan as Jeremiah
- Starting Over as Workshop Member
1978
- Taxi as Arnie Ross
1975
- Our Late Night ... (Writer)