Wallace Shawn
Acting Born Nov 12, 1943 New York City, New York, USA 208 credits
Biography
Wallace Michael Shawn is an American actor, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter. Born in New York City on November 12, 1943, he is known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride in 1987, Mr. Hall in Clueless in 1995, Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon from 2017 to 2024, and voicing Rex in the Toy Story franchise from 1995 to the present. His film credits also include Manhattan in 1979, The Bostonians in 1984, Prick Up Your Ears and Radio Days in 1987, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills in 1989, Vanya on 42nd Street in 1994, My Favorite Martian in 1999, The Double in 2013, Maggie's Plan in 2015, Marriage Story in 2019, and Rifkin's Festival in 2020. He has appeared in six Woody Allen films.
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Career overview
Wallace Michael Shawn was born in New York City on November 12, 1943. He is an American actor, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter with a career spanning numerous film and television projects. Shawn is widely known for his memorable film roles, including playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride in 1987, Mr. Hall in Clueless in 1995, and providing the voice of Rex in the Toy Story franchise beginning in 1995. His extensive cinematic credits also feature appearances in Manhattan in 1979, The Bostonians in 1984, Prick Up Your Ears in 1987, Radio Days in 1987, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills in 1989, Vanya on 42nd Street in 1994, My Favorite Martian in 1999, The Double in 2013, Maggie's Plan in 2015, Marriage Story in 2019, and Rifkin's Festival in 2020. In total, Shawn has accumulated 195 known acting credits.
In addition to his film work, Shawn has contributed to television, notably portraying Dr. John Sturgis in the television series Young Sheldon from 2017 to 2024. Throughout his career, he has appeared in six films directed by Woody Allen, demonstrating a versatile presence across both comedic and dramatic projects. His background includes training and work in multiple creative writing disciplines alongside his performing career.
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Toy Story 5Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
The Clock
Krapopolis
Gossip GirlThe Addams Family 2Waiting for Godot
A Virtual Princess Bride ReunionRifkin's FestivalTimmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Toy Story 4EvilAmphibiaMarriage StoryForky Asks a Question
Summer Camp IslandSummer Camp IslandSummer Camp IslandBig City GreensBook Club
Young SheldonThe Good FightThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselThe Only Living Boy in New YorkCop and a Half: New Recruit
Search PartyGravesThe Stinky & Dirty ShowMaggie's PlanStarring Austin Pendleton
Mr. RobotLife in PiecesClub Penguin Halloween Panic!Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and BeyondRobo-Dog
BoJack HorsemanMozart in the JungleThe Mysteries of LauraThe Night ShiftThe 7D
AdmissionAndre Gregory: Before and After DinnerToy Story of Terror!
VampsPartysaurus RexA Late Quartet
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of AwesomenessHawaiian VacationSmall FryThe Speed of Thought
Regular ShowToy Story 3Fish HooksCats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty GaloreFurry Vengeance
The Good WifeJack and the BeanstalkJack and the BeanstalkCapitalism: A Love StoryThe Windmill Movie
Life on MarsUSIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandScooby-Doo! and the Goblin KingKit Kittredge: An American Girl
Phineas and FerbGossip GirlDamagesHappily N'Ever AfterSouthland Tales
EurekaAir BuddiesTom and Jerry: Shiver Me WhiskersHoward Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Chicken LittleFat Actress
Desperate HousewivesThe IncrediblesThe L WordMelinda and MelindaTeacher's Pet
The Haunted MansionDuplexMonte WalshLove Thy Neighbor
Personal VelocityMr. St. Nick
Law & Order: Criminal IntentMonsters, Inc.Crossing JordanBlondeThe Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Teacher's PetBuzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitFamily GuyToy Story 2SpongeBob SquarePants
Sex and the CityThe LionheartsThe Jungle Book: Mowgli's StoryNoah
Stargate SG-1King of the HillAlly McBealThe Wonderful World of DisneyVegas Vacation
CluelessToy Story TreatsAll Dogs Go to Heaven 2House ArrestThe Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Toy StoryCluelessA Goofy MovieNapoleonJust Like Dad
Full Filmography
208 titles- Toy Story 5 (2026) as Rex (voice)
- Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2026) as Self
- The Clock (2025) as Harold Jenkins
- Krapopolis (2023) as John Fate (voice)
- Gossip Girl (2021) as Cyrus Rose
- The Addams Family 2 (2021) as Mr. Mustela (voice)
- Waiting for Godot (2021) as Lucky
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020) as Vizzini
- Rifkin's Festival (2020) as Mort Rifkin
- Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) as Mr. Crocus
- Toy Story 4 (2019) as Rex (voice)
- Evil (2019) as Father Francis Ignatius
- Amphibia (2019) as Humphrey (voice)
- Marriage Story (2019) as Frank
- Forky Asks a Question (2019) as Rex (voice)
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? (2019) as Rex (voice)
- Summer Camp Island (2018) as Morris Mole (voice)
- Summer Camp Island (2018) as Barry (voice)
- Summer Camp Island (2018) as Pete (voice)
- Big City Greens (2018) as Jyle (voice)
- Book Club (2018) as Dr. Derek
- Animal Crackers (2018) as Mr. Woodley (voice)
- What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) as Self
- Young Sheldon (2017) as John Sturgis
- The Good Fight (2017) as Charles Lester
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) as Herb Smith
- The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) as David
- Cop and a Half: New Recruit (2017) as Principal Miller
- Another Kind of Wedding (2017) as Albert
- Drawing Home (2017)
- Search Party (2016) as William Badpastor
- Graves (2016) as Jerry North
- The Stinky & Dirty Show (2016) as Tall (voice)
- Maggie's Plan (2016) as Kliegler
- Starring Austin Pendleton (2016) as Self
- Mr. Robot (2015) as Mr. Williams
- Life in Pieces (2015) as Samuel
- Club Penguin Halloween Panic! (2015) as Gary
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Robo-Dog (2015) as Mr. Willis
- Club Penguin Monster Beach Party (2015) as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as Wallace Shawn (voice)
- Mozart in the Jungle (2014) as Winslow Elliott
- The Mysteries of Laura (2014) as Kenneth Walters
- The Night Shift (2014) as Mr. Neville
- The 7D (2014) as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
- Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) as Rex (voice)
- The Double (2014) as Mr. Papadopoulos
- Christmas at Cartwright's (2014) as Harry
- The Last Impresario (2014) as Self
- A Master Builder (2014) as Halvard Solness
- A Master Builder (2014) Producer
- A Master Builder (2014) Translator
- A Master Builder (2014) Screenplay
- Don Peyote (2014) as Dr. Fieldman
- Phineas and Ferb Save Summer (2014) as Saul (voice)
- The Fog of Courage (2014) as Eustace Bagge
- Admission (2013) as Clarence
- Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner (2013) as Self
- Toy Story of Terror! (2013) as Rex (Voice)
- Vamps (2012) as Dr. Van Helsing
- Partysaurus Rex (2012) as Rex (voice)
- A Late Quartet (2012) as Gideon Rosen
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011) as Taotie (voice)
- Hawaiian Vacation (2011) as Rex (voice)
- Small Fry (2011) as Rex (voice)
- The Speed of Thought (2011) as Sandy
- Regular Show (2010) as Evil Brain (voice)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) as Rex (voice)
- Fish Hooks (2010) as Rat King (voice)
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) as Calico (voice)
- Furry Vengeance (2010) as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
- Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs (2010) as Rex (voice)
- The Good Wife (2009) as Charles Lester
- Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
- Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) as Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
- Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) as Self
- The Windmill Movie (2009) as Self
- André Gregory and Wallace Shawn (2009)
- Life on Mars (2008) as The Sorcerer
- USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland (2008) as Self
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008) as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) as Mr. Gibson
- Phineas and Ferb (2007) as Saul (voice)
- Gossip Girl (2007) as Cyrus Rose
- Damages (2007) as Sterling Biddle
- Happily N'Ever After (2007) as Munk (voice)
- Southland Tales (2007) as Baron Von Westphalen
- I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) as Math Teacher (uncredited)
- The Pixar Story (2007) as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
- New York City Serenade (2007) as Wallace Shawn
- Strange Culture (2007) as Self
- Eureka (2006) as Dr. Warren Hughes
- Air Buddies (2006) as Billy (voice)
- Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006) as Barnacle Paul (voice)
- Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States (2006) as Self
- Chicken Little (2005) as Principal Fetchit (voice)
- Fat Actress (2005) as Dr. Von Oy
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Lonny Moon
- The Incredibles (2004) as Gilbert Huph (voice)
- The L Word (2004) as William Halsey
- Melinda and Melinda (2004) as Sy
- Teacher's Pet (2004) as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
- Karroll's Christmas (2004)
- Marie and Bruce (2004) Screenplay
- Marie and Bruce (2004) Theatre Play
- The Fever (2004) Author
- The Fever (2004) Screenplay
- The Haunted Mansion (2003) as Ezra
- Duplex (2003) as Herman
- Monte Walsh (2003) as Colonel Wilson
- Love Thy Neighbor (2003) as Clinic Doctor
- Personal Velocity (2002) as Mr. Gelb
- Mr. St. Nick (2002) as Mimir
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Film Professor
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Howard Stiles
- Blonde (2001) as I.E. Shinn
- The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) as George Bond
- The Prime Gig (2001) as Gene
- As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001) as Self
- Teacher's Pet (2000) as Principal Strickler (voice)
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) as Rex (voice)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Roy Batters
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Benjamin Edelman
- Family Guy (1999) as Bertram (voice)
- Toy Story 2 (1999) as Rex (voice)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as SpongeBob's House (voice)
- My Favorite Martian (1999) as Coleye
- The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
- Sex and the City (1998) as Martin Gable
- The Lionhearts (1998) as (voice)
- The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998) as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
- Noah (1998)
- Stargate SG-1 (1997) as Arlos
- King of the Hill (1997) as Philip Ny (voice)
- Ally McBeal (1997) as Mr. Dune
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
- Vegas Vacation (1997) as Marty
- Critical Care (1997) as Furnaceman
- The Designated Mourner (1997) Theatre Play
- The Designated Mourner (1997) Writer
- Just Write (1997) as Arthur Blake
- Clueless (1996) as Mr. Hall
- Toy Story Treats (1996) as Rex (Voice)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) as Labrador MC (voice)
- House Arrest (1996) as Vic Finley
- The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1996) as Self
- The Wife (1996) as Cosmo
- Toy Story (1995) as Rex (voice)
- Clueless (1995) as Mr. Wendell Hall
- A Goofy Movie (1995) as Principal Mazur (voice)
- Napoleon (1995) as Echidna (voice)
- Just Like Dad (1995) as Stan Spiegel
- Canadian Bacon (1995) as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
- Driving Mr. Pink (1995) as Boss Man (voice)
- Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) as Vanya
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) as Horatio Byrd
- The Nanny (1993) as Charles Haste
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Zek
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Frank Hopper
- The Pink Panther (1993) as Boss Man (voice)
- The Meteor Man (1993) as Mr. Little
- The Cemetery Club (1993) as Larry
- The Magic Bubble (1993) as Doctor/Therapist
- Nickel & Dime (1992) as Everett Willits
- The Double 0 Kid (1992) as Cashpot
- Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) as Sibor, Semage's Beau
- Civil Wars (1991) as Riley Baker
- Shadows and Fog (1991) as Simon Carr
- The Simpsons (1989) as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
- She's Out of Control (1989) as Dr. Fishbinder
- We're No Angels (1989) as Translator
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) as Howard
- The Moderns (1988) as Oiseau
- The Princess Bride (1987) as Vizzini
- Radio Days (1987) as Masked Avenger
- The Bedroom Window (1987) as Henderson's Attorney
- Prick Up Your Ears (1987) as John Lahr
- Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987) as Ellen
- Heaven Help Us (1985) as Father Abruzzi
- Head Office (1985) as Mike Hoover
- The Cosby Show (1984) as Jeffrey Engels
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) as Freud
- My Dinner with Louis (1984) as Interviewer
- Micki & Maude (1984) as Dr. Elliot Fibel
- Crackers (1984) as Turtle
- The Bostonians (1984) as Mr. Pardon
- How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984) as Professor Silverfish
- Deal of the Century (1983) as Harold DeVoto
- Strange Invaders (1983) as Earl
- Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983) as Frank Judd
- Lovesick (1983) as Otto Jaffe
- The First Time (1983) as Jules Goldfarb
- A Little Sex (1982) as Oliver
- My Dinner with Andre (1981) as Wallace Shawn
- My Dinner with Andre (1981) Writer
- Cheaper to Keep Her (1981) as Mugger
- Strong Medicine (1981) as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
- Atlantic City (1980) as Waiter
- Simon (1980) as Eric Van Dongen
- Starting Over (1979) as Workshop Member
- All That Jazz (1979) as Assistant Insurance Man
- Manhattan (1979) as Jeremiah
- Taxi (1978) as Arnie Ross
- Taxi (1978) as Arnie
- Our Late Night (1975) Writer
- Our Late Night (1975) Theatre Play
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Wallace Shawn best known for?
Wallace Shawn is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Toy Story 5 (2026), Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2026), Krapopolis (2023), Gossip Girl (2021).
When and where was Wallace Shawn born?
Wallace Shawn was born on November 12, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA.
How many credits does Wallace Shawn have?
Wallace Shawn has accumulated over 208 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2026.
What is Wallace Shawn's background in cinema and television?
Wallace Michael Shawn is an American actor, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter. Born in New York City on November 12, 1943, he is known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride in 1987, Mr. Hall in Clueless in 1995, Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon from 2017 to 2024, and voicing Rex in the Toy Story franchise fro...