Wallace Shawn

Acting · Born 1943-11-12 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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:…

Filmography

• Toy Story as Rex (voice)
• Toy Story 2 as Rex (voice)
• Manhattan as Jeremiah
• Toy Story 3 as Rex (voice)
• The Princess Bride as Vizzini
• Capitalism: A Love Story as Self
• Radio Days as Masked Avenger
• My Dinner with Andre as Wallace Shawn
• Monsters, Inc. as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
• Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as Mr. Gibbles (voice)

TV

• Desperate Housewives as Lonny Moon
• The Nanny as Charles Haste
• The L Word as William Halsey
• Stargate SG-1 as Arlos
• Homicide: Life on the Street as Frank Hopper
• Mr. Robot as Mr. Williams
• Amphibia as Humphrey (voice)
• Gossip Girl as Cyrus Rose
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roy Batters
• BoJack Horseman as Wallace Shawn (voice)