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Wallace Shawn

  • Born Nov. 12, 1943
  • New York City, New York, USA
  • 83 years old

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 …

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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: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl (2008–2012), and Father Frank Ignatius in Evil (2022–2024). Shawn is also a playwright; his plays include the Obie Award–winning Aunt Dan and Lemon (1985), The Designated Mourner (1996) and Grasses of a Thousand Colors (2008). He wrote and starred, with Andre Gregory, in the 1981 avant-garde drama My Dinner with Andre, and played the title role in A Master Builder (2013), a film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play. Haymarket Books published his books Essays (2009) and Night Thoughts (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Wallace Shawn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting (176)

Rex (voice)

Rex (voice) (uncredited)

Gilbert Huph (voice)

Rex (voice)

Rex (voice)

Wallace the Hernia (voice)

Rex (voice)

Frank

Mr. Williams

Vizzini

Bertram (voice)

Mr. Wendell Hall

Roy Batters / Benjamin Edelman

Principal Fetchit (voice)

SpongeBob's House (voice)

John Sturgis

Wallace Shawn (voice)

Rex (voice)

Jeremiah

Cyrus Rose

Evil Brain (voice)

Martin Gable

Ezra

Lonny Moon

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Principal Mazur (voice)

Arlos

Herman

Mr. Mustela (voice)

Charles Haste

Rex (voice)

Mr. Papadopoulos

Father Francis Ignatius

Rex (Voice)

Saul (voice)

Zek

Herb Smith

William Halsey

George Bond

Dr. Derek

Marty

Rex (voice)

Dr. Warren Hughes

Philip Ny (voice)

Charles Lester

Calico (voice)

Masked Avenger

Clarence

Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)

Baron Von Westphalen

Assistant Insurance Man

Rex (voice)

Translator

Rex (voice)

Jeffrey Engels

Sy

Wallace Shawn

Mort Rifkin

Math Teacher (uncredited)

Munk (voice)

Simon Carr

Kliegler

Mr. Dune

Film Professor

David

Humphrey (voice)

Coleye

Billy (voice)

Charles Lester

Rex (voice)

Cyrus Rose

Waiter

Dr. Van Helsing

Labrador MC (voice)

Mr. Gibbles (voice)

Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald

Winslow Elliott

Gideon Rosen

Sterling Biddle

Mr. Neville

Taotie (voice)

Mr. Woodley (voice)

Mr. Little

Mr. Crocus

Arnie Ross / Arnie

Barnacle Paul (voice)

Howard Stiles

William Badpastor

Frank Hopper

Samuel

Vic Finley

Henderson's Attorney

Mr. Gibson

Freud

Dr. Fishbinder

Kenneth Walters

The Sorcerer

John Lahr

Vanya

Rat King (voice)

Sibor, Semage's Beau

Earl

Boss Man (voice)

Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw / Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw

Jyle (voice)

Father Abruzzi

Rex (voice)

Harold DeVoto

Workshop Member

Dr. Elliot Fibel

Tarzan Chimp (voice)

Harry

Morris Mole (voice) / Barry (voice) / Pete (voice)

Horatio Byrd

John Fate (voice)

Mr. Pardon

Colonel Wilson

Mr. Hall

Furnaceman

Mr. Gelb

Sandy

Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)

Turtle

Oiseau

Principal Miller

Mike Hoover

Howard

Cashpot

Halvard Solness

Gene

Jerry North

Mr. Willis

Eric Van Dongen

Dr. Fieldman

Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)

Albert

Ellen

I.E. Shinn

Mimir

Cosmo

Arthur Blake

Otto Jaffe

Principal Strickler (voice)

Eustace Bagge

Larry

Oliver

Rex (Voice)

Doctor/Therapist

Tall (voice)

Dr. Von Oy

Frank Judd

Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)

Jules Goldfarb

Stan Spiegel

Vizzini

Riley Baker

Clinic Doctor

Mugger

Gary

Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)

Rex (voice)

Wallace Shawn

Everett Willits

Professor Silverfish

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Lucky

Boss Man (voice)

Rex (voice)

Interviewer

Harold Jenkins

Buckminster Fuller

Writing (6)

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Theatre Play

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Appearances (13)

Self

Rex (voice) (archive footage)

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

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