Wallace Shawn

Birthday:

11/12/1943

Place of birth:

New York City, New York, USA:

Biography:

Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, playwright, essayist and comedian. His film roles have included those of 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.



Credits

The Addams Family 2 (2021)
Mr. Mustela (voice)
Waiting for Godot (2021)
Lucky
Rifkin's Festival (2020)
Mort Rifkin
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
Vizzini
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
Mr. Crocus
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? (2019)
Rex (voice)
Marriage Story (2019)
Frank
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Rex (voice)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
Self
Book Club (2018)
Dr. Derek
Another Kind of Wedding (2017)
Albert
Cop and a Half: New Recruit (2017)
Principal Miller
The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
David
Animal Crackers (2017)
Mr. Woodley (voice)
Maggie's Plan (2016)
Kliegler
Starring Austin Pendleton (2016)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015)
Self (archive footage)
Club Penguin Halloween Panic! (2015)
Gary
Robo-Dog (2015)
Mr. Willis
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party (2015)
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Christmas at Cartwright's (2014)
Harry
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
Rex (voice)
The Fog of Courage (2014)
Eustace Bagge
Don Peyote (2014)
Psychotherapist
The Double (2014)
Mr. Papadopoulos
A Master Builder (2013)
Halvard Solness
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
Rex (Voice)
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner (2013)
Self
Admission (2013)
Clarence
A Late Quartet (2012)
Gideon Rosen
Partysaurus Rex (2012)
Rex (voice)
Vamps (2012)
Dr. Van Helsing
Small Fry (2011)
Rex (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
Rex (voice)
The Speed of Thought (2011)
Sandy
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
Calico (voice)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Rex (voice)
Furry Vengeance (2010)
Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Self
The Windmill Movie (2009)
Self
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn (2009)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
Mr. Gibson
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland (2008)
Self
The Pixar Story (2007)
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
Izzie's Teacher
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
Math Teacher (uncredited)
Strange Culture (2007)
Self
Happily N'Ever After (2007)
Munk (voice)
Air Buddies (2006)
Billy (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006)
Barnacle Paul (voice)
Southland Tales (2006)
Baron Von Westphalen
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States (2006)
Self
Chicken Little (2005)
Principal Fetchit (voice)
Love Thy Neighbor (2005)
Clinic Doctor
Karroll's Christmas (2004)
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Sy
The Incredibles (2004)
Gilbert Huph (voice)
Teacher's Pet (2004)
Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Ezra
Duplex (2003)
Herman
Monte Walsh (2003)
Colonel Wilson
Personal Velocity (2002)
Mr. Gelb
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)
Self
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
George Bond
The Prime Gig (2001)
Gene
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Rex the Green Dinosaur (voice)
My Favorite Martian (1999)
Coleye
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
Noah (1998)
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998)
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
Critical Care (1997)
Furnaceman
Just Write (1997)
Arthur Blake
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Marty
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1996)
Self
House Arrest (1996)
Victor Finley
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
Labrador MC (voice)
Toy Story (1995)
Rex (voice)
Just Like Dad (1995)
Stan Spiegel
Clueless (1995)
Mr. Wendell Hall
Napoleon (1995)
Echidna (voice)
Canadian Bacon (1995)
Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
The Wife (1995)
Cosmo
Driving Mr. Pink (1995)
Boss Man (voice)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
Principal Mazur (voice)
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Vanya
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Horatio Byrd
The Meteor Man (1993)
Mr. Little
The Cemetery Club (1993)
Larry
The Double 0 Kid (1992)
Cashpot
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Magic Bubble (1992)
Doctor/Therapist
Nickel & Dime (1992)
Everett Willits
Shadows and Fog (1991)
Simon Carr
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
Howard
We're No Angels (1989)
Translator
She's Out of Control (1989)
Dr. Fishbinder
The Moderns (1988)
Oiseau
The Princess Bride (1987)
Vizzini
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
John Lahr
Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)
Ellen
Radio Days (1987)
Masked Avenger
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Henderson's Attorney
Head Office (1985)
Mike Hoover
Heaven Help Us (1985)
Father Abruzzi
Micki + Maude (1984)
Dr. Elliot Fibel
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984)
Professor Silverfish
My Dinner with Louis (1984)
Interviewer
The Bostonians (1984)
Mr. Pardon
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
Freud
Crackers (1984)
Turtle
Saigon: Year Of The Cat (1983)
Frank Judd
Deal of the Century (1983)
Harold DeVoto
Strange Invaders (1983)
Earl
The First Time (1983)
Jules Goldfarb
Lovesick (1983)
Otto Jaffe
A Little Sex (1982)
Oliver
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Wally Shawn
Strong Medicine (1981)
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
Mugger
Atlantic City (1980)
Waiter
Simon (1980)
Eric Van Dongen
All That Jazz (1979)
Assistant Insurance Man
Starting Over (1979)
Workshop Member
Manhattan (1979)
Jeremiah
A Master Builder (2013)
Producer
A Master Builder (2013)
Screenplay
The Fever (2004)
Author
The Fever (2004)
Screenplay
Marie and Bruce (2004)
Screenplay
The Designated Mourner (1997)
Writer
The Designated Mourner (1997)
Theatre Play
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Writer
Our Late Night (1975)
Writer