
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.
TV Shows(54)

Krapopolis
John Fate (voice)
2023

Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose
2021

Evil
Father Francis Ignatius
2019

Amphibia
Humphrey (voice)
2019

Summer Camp Island
Morris Mole (voice)
2018

Big City Greens
Jyle (voice)
2018

Young Sheldon
John Sturgis
2017

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Herb Smith
2017

The Good Fight
Charles Lester
2017

Search Party
William Badpastor
2016

Graves
Jerry North
2016

The Stinky & Dirty Show
Tall (voice)
2016

Life in Pieces
Samuel
2015

Mr. Robot
Mr. Williams
2015

The Mysteries of Laura
Kenneth Walters
2014

BoJack Horseman
Wallace Shawn (voice)
2014

The 7D
Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
2014

The Night Shift
Mr. Neville
2014

Mozart in the Jungle
Winslow Elliott
2014

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Taotie (voice)
2011

Regular Show
Evil Brain (voice)
2010

Fish Hooks
Rat King (voice)
2010

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Rex (voice)
2010

The Good Wife
Charles Lester
2009

Life on Mars
The Sorcerer
2008

Gossip Girl
Cyrus Rose
2007

Phineas and Ferb
Saul (voice)
2007

Damages
Sterling Biddle
2007

Eureka
Dr. Warren Hughes
2006

Fat Actress
Dr. Von Oy
2005

Desperate Housewives
Lonny Moon
2004

The L Word
William Halsey
2004

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Film Professor
2001

Crossing Jordan
Howard Stiles
2001

Blonde
I.E. Shinn
2001

Teacher's Pet
Principal Strickler (voice)
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roy Batters
1999

Family Guy
Bertram (voice)
1999

The Lionhearts
(voice)
1998

Sex and the City
Martin Gable
1998

The Wonderful World of Disney
1997

Ally McBeal
Mr. Dune
1997

Stargate SG-1
Arlos
1997

King of the Hill
Philip Ny (voice)
1997

Clueless
Mr. Hall
1996

Toy Story Treats
Rex (Voice)
1996

The Nanny
Charles Haste
1993

The Pink Panther
Boss Man (voice)
1993

Homicide: Life on the Street
Frank Hopper
1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Zek
1993

Civil Wars
Riley Baker
1991

The Simpsons
Wallace the Hernia (voice)
1989

The Cosby Show
Jeffrey Engels
1984

Taxi
Arnie Ross
1978
Movies(135)

Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
2026

The Clock
Harold Jenkins
2025

The Addams Family 2
Mr. Mustela (voice)
2021

Waiting for Godot
Lucky
2021

Rifkin’s Festival
Mort Rifkin
2020

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
2020

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Mr. Crocus
2020

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Rex (voice)
2019

Marriage Story
Frank
2019

Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
2019

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
2018

Animal Crackers
Mr. Woodley (voice)
2018

Book Club
Dr. Derek
2018

Another Kind of Wedding
Albert
2017

Drawing Home
2017

Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
2017

The Only Living Boy in New York
David
2017

Maggie's Plan
Kliegler
2016

Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
2016

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
2015

Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
2015

Robo-Dog
Mr. Willis
2015

Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
2015

Christmas at Cartwright's
Harry
2014

Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rex (voice)
2014

The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
2014

A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
2014

The Last Impresario
Self
2014

Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Saul (voice)
2014

Don Peyote
Dr. Fieldman
2014

The Double
Mr. Papadopoulos
2014

Toy Story of Terror!
Rex (Voice)
2013
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Self
2013

Admission
Clarence
2013

A Late Quartet
Gideon Rosen
2012

Partysaurus Rex
Rex (voice)
2012

Vamps
Dr. Van Helsing
2012

Small Fry
Rex (voice)
2011

Hawaiian Vacation
Rex (voice)
2011

The Speed of Thought
Sandy
2011

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Calico (voice)
2010

Toy Story 3
Rex (voice)
2010

Furry Vengeance
Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
2010

Jack and the Beanstalk
Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
2009

Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
2009

The Windmill Movie
Self
2009

André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
2009

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Mr. Gibbles (voice)
2008

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Mr. Gibson
2008

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Self
2008

Southland Tales
Baron Von Westphalen
2007

New York City Serenade
Wallace Shawn
2007

The Pixar Story
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
2007

I Could Never Be Your Woman
Math Teacher (uncredited)
2007

Strange Culture
Self
2007

Happily N'Ever After
Munk (voice)
2007

Air Buddies
Billy (voice)
2006

Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Barnacle Paul (voice)
2006

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
2006

Chicken Little
Principal Fetchit (voice)
2005

Karroll's Christmas
2004

Melinda and Melinda
Sy
2004

The Incredibles
Gilbert Huph (voice)
2004

Teacher's Pet
Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
2004

The Haunted Mansion
Ezra
2003

Love Thy Neighbor
Clinic Doctor
2003

Duplex
Herman
2003

Monte Walsh
Colonel Wilson
2003

Mr. St. Nick
Mimir
2002

Personal Velocity
Mr. Gelb
2002

Monsters, Inc.
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
2001

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
George Bond
2001

The Prime Gig
Gene
2001

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Rex (voice)
2000

Toy Story 2
Rex (voice)
1999

My Favorite Martian
Coleye
1999

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999

Noah
1998

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
1998

Critical Care
Furnaceman
1997

Just Write
Arthur Blake
1997

Vegas Vacation
Marty
1997

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996

The Wife
Cosmo
1996

House Arrest
Vic Finley
1996

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Labrador MC (voice)
1996

Toy Story
Rex (voice)
1995

Just Like Dad
Stan Spiegel
1995

Clueless
Mr. Wendell Hall
1995

Napoleon
Echidna (voice)
1995

Canadian Bacon
Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
1995

Driving Mr. Pink
Boss Man (voice)
1995

A Goofy Movie
Principal Mazur (voice)
1995

Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya
1994

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Horatio Byrd
1994

The Meteor Man
Mr. Little
1993

The Magic Bubble
Doctor/Therapist
1993

The Cemetery Club
Larry
1993

The Double 0 Kid
Cashpot
1992

Mom and Dad Save the World
Sibor, Semage's Beau
1992

Nickel & Dime
Everett Willits
1992

Shadows and Fog
Simon Carr
1991

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Howard
1989

We're No Angels
Translator
1989

She's Out of Control
Dr. Fishbinder
1989

The Moderns
Oiseau
1988

The Princess Bride
Vizzini
1987

Prick Up Your Ears
John Lahr
1987

Nice Girls Don't Explode
Ellen
1987

Radio Days
Masked Avenger
1987

The Bedroom Window
Henderson's Attorney
1987

Head Office
Mike Hoover
1985

Heaven Help Us
Father Abruzzi
1985

Micki & Maude
Dr. Elliot Fibel
1984

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Professor Silverfish
1984

My Dinner with Louis
Interviewer
1984

The Bostonians
Mr. Pardon
1984

The Hotel New Hampshire
Freud
1984

Crackers
Turtle
1984

Saigon: Year of the Cat
Frank Judd
1983

Deal of the Century
Harold DeVoto
1983

Strange Invaders
Earl
1983

The First Time
Jules Goldfarb
1983

Lovesick
Otto Jaffe
1983

A Little Sex
Oliver
1982

Strong Medicine
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
1981

My Dinner with Andre
Wallace Shawn
1981

Cheaper to Keep Her
Mugger
1981

Atlantic City
Waiter
1980

Simon
Eric Van Dongen
1980

All That Jazz
Assistant Insurance Man
1979

Starting Over
Workshop Member
1979

Manhattan
Jeremiah
1979
The Man Who Changed the World
Buckminster Fuller