About
Wallace Shawn
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2026 | Toy Story 5 | Actor | Rex (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Actor | Mr. Mustela (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2021 | Waiting for Godot | Actor | Lucky | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Rifkin’s Festival | Actor | Mort Rifkin | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Actor | Vizzini | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made | Actor | Mr. Crocus | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? | Actor | Rex (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Actor | Frank | 75 Good |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Actor | Rex (voice) | 74 Good |
| 2018 | What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Book Club | Actor | Dr. Derek | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Another Kind of Wedding | Actor | Albert | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Cop and a Half: New Recruit | Actor | Principal Miller | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Only Living Boy in New York | Actor | David | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Animal Crackers | Actor | Mr. Woodley (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Maggie's Plan | Actor | Kliegler | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Starring Austin Pendleton | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Club Penguin Halloween Panic! | Actor | Gary | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Robo-Dog | Actor | Mr. Willis | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Club Penguin Monster Beach Party | Actor | Gary the Gadget Guy (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Christmas at Cartwright's | Actor | Harry | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Toy Story That Time Forgot | Actor | Rex (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2014 | The Fog of Courage | Actor | Eustace Bagge | 59 Average |
| 2014 | A Master Builder | Actor | Halvard Solness | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Don Peyote | Actor | Psychotherapist | 58 Average |
| 2014 | The Double | Actor | Mr. Papadopoulos | 62 Fair |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | Actor | Rex (Voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2013 | Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Admission | Actor | Clarence | 57 Average |
| 2012 | A Late Quartet | Actor | Gideon Rosen | 61 Fair |
| 2012 | Partysaurus Rex | Actor | Rex (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2012 | Vamps | Actor | Dr. Van Helsing | 56 Average |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Actor | Rex (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Hawaiian Vacation | Actor | Rex (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2011 | The Speed of Thought | Actor | Sandy | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Actor | Calico (voice) | 55 Average |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Actor | Rex (voice) | 77 Good |
| 2010 | Furry Vengeance | Actor | Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited) | 54 Average |
| 2010 | Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs | Actor | Rex (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2009 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Actor | Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Actor | Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Capitalism: A Love Story | Actor | Self | 65 Fair |
| 2009 | The Windmill Movie | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | André Gregory and Wallace Shawn | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2008 | Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | Actor | Mr. Gibbles (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2008 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Actor | Mr. Gibson | 59 Average |
| 2008 | USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Southland Tales | Actor | Baron Von Westphalen | 54 Average |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Actor | Rex (voice) (archive footage) | 63 Fair |
| 2007 | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Actor | Math Teacher (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 2007 | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Actor | Izzie's Teacher | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Strange Culture | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | Actor | Munk (voice) | 55 Average |
| 2006 | Air Buddies | Actor | Billy (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | Actor | Barnacle Paul (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2006 | Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Actor | Principal Fetchit (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Love Thy Neighbor | Actor | Clinic Doctor | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Karroll's Christmas | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Actor | Sy | 60 Fair |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Actor | Gilbert Huph (voice) | 76 Good |
| 2004 | Teacher's Pet | Actor | Principal Crosby Strickler (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | The Haunted Mansion | Actor | Ezra | 57 Average |
| 2003 | Duplex | Actor | Herman | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | Actor | Colonel Wilson | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Personal Velocity | Actor | Mr. Gelb | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Actor | Rex (voice) (uncredited) | 77 Good |
| 2001 | As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Actor | George Bond | 63 Fair |
| 2001 | Blonde | Actor | I.E. Shinn | 67 Fair |
| 2001 | The Prime Gig | Actor | Gene | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Actor | Rex (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Actor | Rex (voice) | 75 Good |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian | Actor | Coleye | 57 Average |
| 1999 | The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1998 | Noah | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1998 | The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Actor | Tarzan Chimp (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Actor | Furnaceman | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Just Write | Actor | Arthur Blake | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Vegas Vacation | Actor | Marty | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Story Behind 'Toy Story' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | House Arrest | Actor | Victor Finley | 57 Average |
| 1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Actor | Labrador MC (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Toy Story Treats | Actor | Rex (Voice) | 68 Fair |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Actor | Rex (voice) | 79 Good |
| 1995 | Just Like Dad | Actor | Stan Spiegel | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Clueless | Actor | Mr. Wendell Hall | 71 Good |
| 1995 | Napoleon | Actor | Echidna (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Canadian Bacon | Actor | Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Wife | Actor | Cosmo | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Driving Mr. Pink | Actor | Boss Man (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1995 | A Goofy Movie | Actor | Principal Mazur (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 1994 | Vanya on 42nd Street | Actor | Vanya | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Actor | Horatio Byrd | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Actor | Mr. Little | 58 Average |
| 1993 | The Cemetery Club | Actor | Larry | 58 Average |
| 1992 | The Double 0 Kid | Actor | Cashpot | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Mom and Dad Save the World | Actor | Sibor, Semage's Beau | 57 Average |
| 1992 | The Magic Bubble | Actor | Doctor/Therapist | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Nickel & Dime | Actor | Everett Willits | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Actor | Simon Carr | 62 Fair |
| 1989 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Actor | Howard | 58 Average |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Actor | Translator | 60 Fair |
| 1989 | She's Out of Control | Actor | Dr. Fishbinder | 57 Average |
| 1988 | The Moderns | Actor | Oiseau | 58 Average |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Actor | Vizzini | 75 Good |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Actor | John Lahr | 60 Fair |
| 1987 | Nice Girls Don't Explode | Actor | Ellen | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Actor | Masked Avenger | 64 Fair |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Actor | Henderson's Attorney | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Head Office | Actor | Mike Hoover | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Heaven Help Us | Actor | Father Abruzzi | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Micki + Maude | Actor | Dr. Elliot Fibel | 58 Average |
| 1984 | How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Actor | Professor Silverfish | 58 Average |
| 1984 | My Dinner with Louis | Actor | Interviewer | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | The Bostonians | Actor | Mr. Pardon | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Actor | Freud | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Crackers | Actor | Turtle | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Saigon: Year Of The Cat | Actor | Frank Judd | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Deal of the Century | Actor | Harold DeVoto | 57 Average |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders | Actor | Earl | 57 Average |
| 1983 | The First Time | Actor | Jules Goldfarb | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Lovesick | Actor | Otto Jaffe | 58 Average |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Actor | Oliver | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Strong Medicine | Actor | Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1981 | My Dinner with Andre | Actor | Wally Shawn | 65 Fair |
| 1981 | Cheaper to Keep Her | Actor | Mugger | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Atlantic City | Actor | Waiter | 62 Fair |
| 1980 | Simon | Actor | Eric Van Dongen | 59 Average |
| 1979 | All That Jazz | Actor | Assistant Insurance Man | 66 Fair |
| 1979 | Starting Over | Actor | Workshop Member | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Actor | Jeremiah | 74 Good |
Writing |
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| 2014 | A Master Builder | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 2004 | The Fever | Writing | Author | 58 Average |
| 2004 | The Fever | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Marie and Bruce | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 1997 | The Designated Mourner | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
| 1997 | The Designated Mourner | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1981 | My Dinner with Andre | Writing | Writer | 65 Fair |
| 1975 | Our Late Night | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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| 2014 | A Master Builder | Production | Producer | 59 Average |