Wallace Shawn
ActingWallace 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.
Known For
Toy Story
Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Story 3
Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2
Rex (voice)
The Incredibles
Gilbert Huph (voice)
Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
The Princess Bride
Vizzini
Clueless
Mr. Wendell Hall
Chicken Little
Principal Fetchit (voice)
Filmography — Acting
Toy Story
Rex (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Story 3
Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2
Rex (voice)
The Incredibles
Gilbert Huph (voice)
Toy Story 5
Rex (voice)
Toy Story 4
Rex (voice)
The Princess Bride
Vizzini
Clueless
Mr. Wendell Hall
Chicken Little
Principal Fetchit (voice)
Marriage Story
Frank
A Goofy Movie
Principal Mazur (voice)
The Haunted Mansion
Ezra
The Addams Family 2
Mr. Mustela (voice)
The Meteor Man
Mr. Little
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Calico (voice)
All That Jazz
Assistant Insurance Man
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rex (voice)
Manhattan
Jeremiah
Vegas Vacation
Marty
The Double
Mr. Papadopoulos
Duplex
Herman
Book Club
Dr. Derek
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Rex (voice)
Vamps
Dr. Van Helsing
Southland Tales
Baron Von Westphalen
Happily N'Ever After
Munk (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
Rex (voice)
Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Math Teacher (uncredited)
We're No Angels
Translator
Small Fry
Rex (voice)
My Dinner with Andre
Wallace Shawn
Animal Crackers
Mr. Woodley (voice)
Air Buddies
Billy (voice)
The Pixar Story
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
Radio Days
Masked Avenger
The Bedroom Window
Henderson's Attorney
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Labrador MC (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Mr. Gibbles (voice)
The Only Living Boy in New York
David
Partysaurus Rex
Rex (voice)
Furry Vengeance
Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
My Favorite Martian
Coleye
Maggie's Plan
Kliegler
She's Out of Control
Dr. Fishbinder
Admission
Clarence
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Shadows and Fog
Simon Carr
Monte Walsh
Colonel Wilson
Atlantic City
Waiter
House Arrest
Vic Finley
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Barnacle Paul (voice)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Horatio Byrd
Jack and the Beanstalk
Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Mr. Gibson
The Hotel New Hampshire
Freud
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
George Bond
Critical Care
Furnaceman
Heaven Help Us
Father Abruzzi
Napoleon
Echidna (voice)
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Mr. Crocus
The Moderns
Oiseau
Head Office
Mike Hoover
The Prime Gig
Gene
Melinda and Melinda
Sy
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
Mom and Dad Save the World
Sibor, Semage's Beau
Rifkin’s Festival
Mort Rifkin
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
Micki & Maude
Dr. Elliot Fibel
Starting Over
Workshop Member
Deal of the Century
Harold DeVoto
Robo-Dog
Mr. Willis
Prick Up Your Ears
John Lahr
Teacher's Pet
Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
Strange Invaders
Earl
Simon
Eric Van Dongen
A Little Sex
Oliver
Crackers
Turtle
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
Just Like Dad
Stan Spiegel
Personal Velocity
Mr. Gelb
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Self
The Double 0 Kid
Cashpot
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
Don Peyote
Dr. Fieldman
The Bostonians
Mr. Pardon
Mr. St. Nick
Mimir
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Frank Judd
Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya
Just Write
Arthur Blake
Another Kind of Wedding
Albert
Nickel & Dime
Everett Willits
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Rex (voice)
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Howard
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Saul (voice)
The First Time
Jules Goldfarb
A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
A Late Quartet
Gideon Rosen
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
Lovesick
Otto Jaffe
The Speed of Thought
Sandy
Karroll's Christmas
The Magic Bubble
Doctor/Therapist
Noah
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Professor Silverfish
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
The Cemetery Club
Larry
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Ellen
The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
Cheaper to Keep Her
Mugger
Christmas at Cartwright's
Harry
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Self
Drawing Home
Love Thy Neighbor
Clinic Doctor
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
New York City Serenade
Wallace Shawn
Waiting for Godot
Lucky
Driving Mr. Pink
Boss Man (voice)
Strange Culture
Self
The Wife
Cosmo
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Strong Medicine
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
The Windmill Movie
Self
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
My Dinner with Louis
Interviewer
The Clock
Harold Jenkins
The Last Impresario
Self
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Self
Toy Story of Terror!
Rex (Voice)
The Man Who Changed the World
Buckminster Fuller
