Wallace Shawn
Acting
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.
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Vizzini
Age 76 (now 82)
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
as Mr. Crocus
Age 76 (now 82)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
as Rex (voice)
Age 76 (now 82)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Self
Age 74 (now 82)
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
as Principal Miller
Age 73 (now 82)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
Age 72 (now 82)
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Age 71 (now 82)
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
as Self
Age 69 (now 82)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Calico (voice)
Age 66 (now 82)
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
Age 65 (now 82) Jack and the Beanstalk
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
Age 65 (now 82)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Age 64 (now 82)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Mr. Gibson
Age 64 (now 82)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
as Self
Age 64 (now 82)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
Age 63 (now 82)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
Age 62 (now 82)
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
as Self
Age 62 (now 82)
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
Age 57 (now 82)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as George Bond
Age 57 (now 82)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Rex (voice)
Age 56 (now 82)
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
Age 54 (now 82)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Horatio Byrd
Age 50 (now 82)
Mom and Dad Save the World
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
Age 48 (now 82)
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
as Howard
Age 45 (now 82)
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
as Professor Silverfish
Age 40 (now 82)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
as Taotie (voice)
Age 67 (now 82)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Film Professor
Age 57 (now 82)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Benjamin Edelman
Age 55 (now 82) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Roy Batters
Age 55 (now 82)
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Frank Hopper
Age 49 (now 82)
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Also Known As
Wally Shawn, Wallace Michael Shawn, والاس شاون
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