1943-11-12 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Toy Story 5 | Rex (voice) | 2026-06-17 |
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The Addams Family 2 | Mr. Mustela (voice) | 2021-10-01 |
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Waiting for Godot | Lucky | 2021-05-06 |
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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made | Mr. Crocus | 2020-01-25 |
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A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Vizzini | 2020-09-13 |
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Rifkin’s Festival | Mort Rifkin | 2020-10-01 |
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Marriage Story | Frank | 2019-09-28 |
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Toy Story 4 | Rex (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? | Rex (voice) | 2019-11-29 |
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What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Self | 2018-10-12 |
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Book Club | Dr. Derek | 2018-05-18 |
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Cop and a Half: New Recruit | Principal Miller | 2017-08-01 |
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The Only Living Boy in New York | David | 2017-07-27 |
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Animal Crackers | Mr. Woodley (voice) | 2017-06-23 |
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Another Kind of Wedding | Albert | 2017-12-01 |
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Maggie's Plan | Kliegler | 2016-04-27 |
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Starring Austin Pendleton | Self | 2016-04-01 |
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Club Penguin Halloween Panic! | Gary | 2015-10-25 |
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Robo-Dog | Mr. Willis | 2015-10-14 |
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Club Penguin Monster Beach Party | Gary the Gadget Guy (voice) | 2015-08-10 |
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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Self (archive footage) | 2015-12-10 |
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Don Peyote | Psychotherapist | 2014-05-01 |
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The Double | Mr. Papadopoulos | 2014-04-03 |
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A Master Builder | Halvard Solness | 2014-07-23 |
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Christmas at Cartwright's | Harry | 2014-12-07 |
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Toy Story That Time Forgot | Rex (voice) | 2014-12-02 |
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The Fog of Courage | Eustace Bagge | 2014-10-31 |
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Admission | Clarence | 2013-03-21 |
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Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner | Self | 2013-04-03 |
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Toy Story of Terror! | Rex (Voice) | 2013-10-16 |
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Vamps | Dr. Van Helsing | 2012-08-25 |
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A Late Quartet | Gideon Rosen | 2012-11-02 |
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Partysaurus Rex | Rex (voice) | 2012-09-14 |
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The Speed of Thought | Sandy | 2011-04-29 |
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Hawaiian Vacation | Rex (voice) | 2011-06-16 |
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Small Fry | Rex (voice) | 2011-11-23 |
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Calico (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
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Toy Story 3 | Rex (voice) | 2010-06-16 |
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Furry Vengeance | Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited) | 2010-04-30 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk | Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw | 2009-11-06 |
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Capitalism: A Love Story | Self | 2009-09-06 |
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André Gregory and Wallace Shawn | 2009-03-02 | |
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Jack and the Beanstalk | Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw | 2009-11-06 |
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The Windmill Movie | Self | 2009-06-17 |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | Mr. Gibbles (voice) | 2008-09-23 |
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Mr. Gibson | 2008-07-02 |
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USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland | Self | 2008-03-18 |
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I Could Never Be Your Woman | Izzie's Teacher | 2007-05-11 |
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I Could Never Be Your Woman | Math Teacher (uncredited) | 2007-05-11 |
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The Pixar Story | Rex (voice) (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
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Strange Culture | Self | 2007-02-09 |
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Southland Tales | Baron Von Westphalen | 2007-11-14 |
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Happily N'Ever After | Munk (voice) | 2007-01-05 |
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Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | Barnacle Paul (voice) | 2006-08-21 |
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Air Buddies | Billy (voice) | 2006-12-12 |
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Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States | Self | 2006-03-14 |
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Love Thy Neighbor | Clinic Doctor | 2005-07-05 |
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Chicken Little | Principal Fetchit (voice) | 2005-11-04 |
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Karroll's Christmas | 2004-12-25 | |
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Melinda and Melinda | Sy | 2004-12-22 |
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The Incredibles | Gilbert Huph (voice) | 2004-10-27 |
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Teacher's Pet | Principal Crosby Strickler (voice) | 2004-01-16 |
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The Haunted Mansion | Ezra | 2003-11-26 |
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Monte Walsh | Colonel Wilson | 2003-01-17 |
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Duplex | Herman | 2003-09-26 |
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Personal Velocity | Mr. Gelb | 2002-01-12 |
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | George Bond | 2001-08-05 |
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The Prime Gig | Gene | 2001-04-24 |
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As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Self | 2001-09-04 |
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Monsters, Inc. | Rex (voice) (uncredited) | 2001-11-01 |
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Rex (voice) | 2000-08-08 |
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The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999-01-01 | |
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My Favorite Martian | Coleye | 1999-02-11 |
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Toy Story 2 | Rex (voice) | 1999-10-30 |
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Tarzan Chimp (voice) | 1998-09-28 |
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Noah | 1998-10-11 | |
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Just Write | Arthur Blake | 1997-03-01 |
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Critical Care | Furnaceman | 1997-10-31 |
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Vegas Vacation | Marty | 1997-02-13 |
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The Story Behind 'Toy Story' | Self | 1996-12-18 |
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House Arrest | Victor Finley | 1996-08-14 |
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All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Labrador MC (voice) | 1996-03-29 |
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Driving Mr. Pink | Boss Man (voice) | 1995-04-12 |
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Toy Story | Rex (voice) | 1995-10-30 |
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Clueless | Mr. Wendell Hall | 1995-07-19 |
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The Wife | Cosmo | 1995-04-21 |
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Just Like Dad | Stan Spiegel | 1995-09-01 |
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Canadian Bacon | Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald | 1995-06-08 |
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A Goofy Movie | Principal Mazur (voice) | 1995-04-07 |
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Napoleon | Echidna (voice) | 1995-06-30 |
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Horatio Byrd | 1994-09-07 |
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Vanya on 42nd Street | Vanya | 1994-10-19 |
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The Cemetery Club | Larry | 1993-02-03 |
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The Meteor Man | Mr. Little | 1993-08-06 |
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Nickel & Dime | Everett Willits | 1992-01-01 |
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The Double 0 Kid | Cashpot | 1992-09-07 |
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The Magic Bubble | Doctor/Therapist | 1992-01-01 |
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Mom and Dad Save the World | Sibor, Semage's Beau | 1992-07-24 |
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Shadows and Fog | Simon Carr | 1991-12-05 |
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She's Out of Control | Dr. Fishbinder | 1989-04-14 |
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Howard | 1989-06-03 |
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We're No Angels | Translator | 1989-06-02 |
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The Moderns | Oiseau | 1988-04-15 |
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The Princess Bride | Vizzini | 1987-09-25 |
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Prick Up Your Ears | John Lahr | 1987-04-17 |
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Nice Girls Don't Explode | Ellen | 1987-02-01 |
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The Bedroom Window | Henderson's Attorney | 1987-01-16 |
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Radio Days | Masked Avenger | 1987-01-30 |
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Heaven Help Us | Father Abruzzi | 1985-02-08 |
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Head Office | Mike Hoover | 1985-06-06 |
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Crackers | Turtle | 1984-02-17 |
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The Bostonians | Mr. Pardon | 1984-05-01 |
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Micki + Maude | Dr. Elliot Fibel | 1984-12-21 |
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The Hotel New Hampshire | Freud | 1984-03-09 |
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My Dinner with Louis | Interviewer | 1984-05-06 |
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How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Professor Silverfish | 1984-10-08 |
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The First Time | Jules Goldfarb | 1983-07-13 |
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Lovesick | Otto Jaffe | 1983-02-18 |
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Saigon: Year Of The Cat | Frank Judd | 1983-11-29 |
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Deal of the Century | Harold DeVoto | 1983-11-04 |
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Strange Invaders | Earl | 1983-09-16 |
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A Little Sex | Oliver | 1982-04-02 |
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My Dinner with Andre | Wally Shawn | 1981-10-11 |
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Cheaper to Keep Her | Mugger | 1981-01-01 |
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Strong Medicine | Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) | 1981-11-25 |
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Simon | Eric Van Dongen | 1980-02-01 |
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Atlantic City | Waiter | 1980-09-03 |
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Starting Over | Workshop Member | 1979-10-05 |
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All That Jazz | Assistant Insurance Man | 1979-12-16 |
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Manhattan | Jeremiah | 1979-04-25 |
