Wallace Shawn
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.
Acted in
Toy Story 5
2026
as Rex (voice)
The Addams Family 2
2021
as Mr. Mustela (voice)
Gossip Girl
2021
as Cyrus Rose
Waiting for Godot
2021
as Lucky
Rifkin’s Festival
2020
as Mort Rifkin
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Vizzini
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
2020
as Mr. Crocus
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019
as Rex (voice)
Marriage Story
2019
as Frank
Evil
2019
as Father Francis Ignatius
Toy Story 4
2019
as Rex (voice)
Amphibia
2019
as Humphrey (voice)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
as Self
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
Another Kind of Wedding
2017
as Albert
Young Sheldon
2017
as John Sturgis
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
2017
as Principal Miller
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017
as David
Animal Crackers
2017
as Mr. Woodley (voice)
The Good Fight
2017
as Charles Lester
Search Party
2016
as William Badpastor
The Stinky & Dirty Show
2016
as Tall (voice)
Maggie's Plan
2016
as Kliegler
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
2015
as Gary
Robo-Dog
2015
as Mr. Willis
Life in Pieces
2015
as Samuel
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
2015
as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
Mr. Robot
2015
as Mr. Williams
Christmas at Cartwright's
2014
as Harry
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
as Rex (voice)
The Fog of Courage
2014
as Eustace Bagge
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Kenneth Walters
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Wallace Shawn (voice)
A Master Builder
2014
as Halvard Solness
The 7D
2014
as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
The Night Shift
2014
as Mr. Neville
Don Peyote
2014
as Psychotherapist
The Double
2014
as Mr. Papadopoulos
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Winslow Elliott
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
as Rex (Voice)
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
2013
as Self
Admission
2013
as Clarence
A Late Quartet
2012
as Gideon Rosen
Partysaurus Rex
2012
as Rex (voice)
Vamps
2012
as Dr. Van Helsing
Small Fry
2011
as Rex (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
as Rex (voice)
The Speed of Thought
2011
as Sandy
Regular Show
2010
as Evil Brain (voice)
Fish Hooks
2010
as Rat King (voice)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Calico (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Rex (voice)
Furry Vengeance
2010
as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
2010
as Rex (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
as Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
The Good Wife
2009
as Charles Lester
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
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008
as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008
as Mr. Gibson
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
as Self
Southland Tales
2007
as Baron Von Westphalen
Gossip Girl
2007
as Cyrus Rose
The Pixar Story
2007
as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Saul (voice)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Izzie's Teacher
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Math Teacher (uncredited)
Strange Culture
2007
as Self
Happily N'Ever After
2007
as Munk (voice)
Air Buddies
2006
as Billy (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
2006
as Barnacle Paul (voice)
Eureka
2006
as Warren Hughes
Eureka
2006
as Dr. Warren Hughes
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006
as Self
Chicken Little
2005
as Principal Fetchit (voice)
Love Thy Neighbor
2005
as Clinic Doctor
Fat Actress
2005
as Dr. Von Oy
Karroll's Christmas
2004
Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Sy
The Incredibles
2004
as Gilbert Huph (voice)
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Lonny Moon
The L Word
2004
as William Halsey
Teacher's Pet
2004
as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
The Haunted Mansion
2003
as Ezra
Duplex
2003
as Herman
Monte Walsh
2003
as Colonel Wilson
Personal Velocity
2002
as Mr. Gelb
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Film Professor
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Howard Stiles
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
as George Bond
Blonde
2001
as I.E. Shinn
The Prime Gig
2001
as Gene
Teacher's Pet
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000
as Rex (voice)
Toy Story 2
1999
as Rex (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roy Batters
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Benjamin Edelman
My Favorite Martian
1999
as Coleye
Family Guy
1999
as Bertram (voice)
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Noah
1998
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
The Lionhearts
1998
as (voice)
Sex and the City
1998
as Martin Gable
Critical Care
1997
as Furnaceman
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Ally McBeal
1997
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Arlos
Just Write
1997
as Arthur Blake
Vegas Vacation
1997
as Marty
King of the Hill
1997
as Philip Ny (voice)
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
House Arrest
1996
as Victor Finley
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996
as Labrador MC (voice)
Toy Story Treats
1996
as Rex (Voice)
Toy Story
1995
as Rex (voice)
Just Like Dad
1995
as Stan Spiegel
Clueless
1995
as Mr. Wendell Hall
Napoleon
1995
as Echidna (voice)
Canadian Bacon
1995
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
The Wife
1995
as Cosmo
Driving Mr. Pink
1995
as Boss Man (voice)
A Goofy Movie
1995
as Principal Mazur (voice)
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
as Vanya
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Horatio Byrd
The Nanny
1993
as Charles Haste
The Pink Panther
1993
as Boss Man (voice)
The Meteor Man
1993
as Mr. Little
The Cemetery Club
1993
as Larry
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Zek
The Double 0 Kid
1992
as Cashpot
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
as Sibor, Semage's Beau
The Magic Bubble
1992
as Doctor/Therapist
Nickel & Dime
1992
as Everett Willits
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Simon Carr
The Simpsons
1989
as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
as Howard
We're No Angels
1989
as Translator
She's Out of Control
1989
as Dr. Fishbinder
The Moderns
1988
as Oiseau
The Princess Bride
1987
as Vizzini
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
as John Lahr
Nice Girls Don't Explode
1987
as Ellen
Radio Days
1987
as Masked Avenger
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Henderson's Attorney
Head Office
1985
as Mike Hoover
Heaven Help Us
1985
as Father Abruzzi
Micki + Maude
1984
as Dr. Elliot Fibel
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1984
as Professor Silverfish
The Cosby Show
1984
as Jeffrey Engels
My Dinner with Louis
1984
as Interviewer
The Bostonians
1984
as Mr. Pardon
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Freud
Crackers
1984
as Turtle
Saigon: Year Of The Cat
1983
as Frank Judd
Deal of the Century
1983
as Harold DeVoto
Strange Invaders
1983
as Earl
The First Time
1983
as Jules Goldfarb
Lovesick
1983
as Otto Jaffe
A Little Sex
1982
as Oliver
Strong Medicine
1981
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
My Dinner with Andre
1981
as Wally Shawn
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981
as Mugger
Atlantic City
1980
as Waiter
Simon
1980
as Eric Van Dongen
All That Jazz
1979
as Assistant Insurance Man
Starting Over
1979
as Workshop Member
Manhattan
1979
as Jeremiah
Taxi
1978
as Arnie Ross
Taxi
1978
as Arnie