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