Wallace Shawn
Acting
Biography
Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, playwright, essayist and comedian. His film roles have included 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.
Born: November 12, 1943
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Harold Jenkins
as John Fate (voice)
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
as Cyrus Rose
as Lucky
as Mort Rifkin
as Vizzini
as Mr. Crocus
as Rex (voice)
as Frank
as Father Francis Ignatius
as Rex (voice)
as Humphrey (voice)
as Morris Mole (voice)
as Barry (voice)
as Pete (voice)
as Jyle (voice)
as Dr. Derek
as Albert
as John Sturgis
as Principal Miller
as David
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
as Herb Smith
as Charles Lester
as William Badpastor
as Tall (voice)
as Kliegler
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Mr. Willis
as Samuel
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
as Mr. Williams
as Harry
as Rex (voice)
as Eustace Bagge
as Kenneth Walters
as Wallace Shawn (voice)
as Halvard Solness
as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
as Saul (voice)
as Mr. Neville
as Dr. Fieldman
as Mr. Papadopoulos
as Winslow Elliott
as Rex (Voice)
as Clarence
as Gideon Rosen
as Rex (voice)
as Dr. Van Helsing
as Rex (voice)
as Rex (voice)
as Sandy
as Evil Brain (voice)
as Rat King (voice)
as Calico (voice)
as Rex (voice)
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
as Rex (voice)
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
as Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
as Charles Lester
as Self
as Self
as The Sorcerer
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
as Mr. Gibson
as Baron Von Westphalen
as Cyrus Rose
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
as Saul (voice)
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
as Self
as Munk (voice)
as Billy (voice)
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
as Dr. Warren Hughes
as Principal Fetchit (voice)
as Dr. Von Oy
as Sy
as Gilbert Huph (voice)
as Lonny Moon
as William Halsey
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
as Ezra
as Clinic Doctor
as Herman
as Colonel Wilson
as Mimir
as Mr. Gelb
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
as Film Professor
as Howard Stiles
as George Bond
as I.E. Shinn
as Gene
as Principal Strickler (voice)
as Rex (voice)
as Rex (voice)
as Roy Batters
as Benjamin Edelman
as Coleye
as Bertram (voice)
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
as (voice)
as Martin Gable
as Furnaceman
as Mr. Dune
as Arlos
as Arthur Blake
as Marty
as Philip Ny (voice)
as Self
as Cosmo
as Victor Finley
as Labrador MC (voice)
as Rex (Voice)
as Rex (voice)
as Stan Spiegel
as Mr. Wendell Hall
as Echidna (voice)
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
as Boss Man (voice)
as Principal Mazur (voice)
as Vanya
as Horatio Byrd
as Charles Haste
as Boss Man (voice)
as Mr. Little
as Doctor/Therapist
as Larry
as Cashpot
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
as Everett Willits
as Simon Carr
as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
as Translator
as Dr. Fishbinder
as Oiseau
as Vizzini
as John Lahr
as Ellen
as Masked Avenger
as Henderson's Attorney
as Mike Hoover
as Father Abruzzi
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
as Professor Silverfish
as Jeffrey Engels
as Interviewer
as Mr. Pardon
as Freud
as Turtle
as Frank Judd
as Harold DeVoto
as Earl
as Jules Goldfarb
as Otto Jaffe
as Oliver
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
as Wallace Shawn
as Mugger
as Waiter
as Eric Van Dongen
as Assistant Insurance Man
as Workshop Member
as Jeremiah
as Arnie Ross
as Arnie