Wallace Shawn on screen and stage

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Wallace Shawn is an American actor known for his appearances on stage and screen. He has also worked as a writer for film and the theatre, and has occasionally worked as a director and producer.

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1979 Manhattan Jeremiah [1]
Starting Over Workshop Member
All That Jazz Assistant Insurance Man
1980 Simon Eric Van Dongen
Atlantic City Waiter Credited as Wally Shawn
1981 Cheaper to Keep Her Mugger
My Dinner with Andre Wally Shawn Also writer [2][1]
Strong Medicine Birthday Party Guest Uncredited
1982 A Little Sex Oliver
1983 Lovesick Otto Jaffe
The First Time Jules Goldfarb
Strange Invaders Earl
Deal of the Century Harold DeVoto
1984 Crackers Turtle
The Hotel New Hampshire Freud
The Bostonians Mr. Pardon
Micki & Maude Elliot Fibel
1985 Heaven Help Us (Catholic Boys) Father Abruzzi
Head Office Mike Hoover
1987 The Bedroom Window Henderson's Attorney
Radio Days Masked Avenger
Nice Girls Don't Explode Ellen
Prick Up Your Ears John Lahr
The Princess Bride Vizzini [3][1]
1988 The Moderns Oiseau
1989 She's Out of Control Dr. Herman Fishbinder
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Howard Saravian
We're No Angels Translator
1991 Shadows and Fog Simon Carr
1992 Unbecoming Age Dr. Block
Nickel & Dime Everett Willits
The Double 0 Kid Cashpot Direct-to-video
Mom and Dad Save the World Sibor
1993 The Cemetery Club Larry
The Meteor Man Mr. Little
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Horatio Byrd
Vanya on 42nd Street Vanya [4]
1995 Just Like Dad Stan Speigel
The Wife Cosmo
Napoleon Echidna Voice role; North American dub [5]
Canadian Bacon Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Clueless Mr. Wendell Hall
A Goofy Movie Principal Mazur Voice role [5]
Toy Story Rex [1][5]
1996 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 Labrador MC [5][6]
House Arrest Vic Finley [7]
1997 Vegas Vacation Marty
Just Write Arthur Blake
Critical Care Furnaceman
The Designated Mourner N/a Writer
1998 The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Tarzan Chimp Voice role; direct-to-video [5]
1999 The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
My Favorite Martian Dr. Elliot Coleye [8]
Toy Story 2 Rex Voice role [5]
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Voice role; direct-to-video
The Prime Gig Gene
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion George Bond
Monsters, Inc. Rex Cameo voice role; outtakes
2002 Personal Velocity: Three Portraits Mr. Gelb
2003 Duplex Herman
The Haunted Mansion Ezra
2004 Teacher's Pet Crosby Strickler Voice role [5]
Melinda and Melinda Sy
The Incredibles Gilbert Huph Voice role [5]
Marie and Bruce N/a Writer only
The Fever N/a
2005 Chicken Little Principal Fetchit Voice role [5]
2006 Southland Tales Baron Von Westphalen
Air Buddies Billy Voice role; direct-to-video [5]
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers Barnacle Paul
2007 Happily N'Ever After Munk Voice role [5]
Strange Culture Himself Documentary
I Could Never Be Your Woman Math Teacher Uncredited
2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mr. Gibson
The Windmill Movie Himself Documentary
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King Mr. Gibbles Voice role; direct-to-video [5]
Mia and the Migoo Migoo Voice role; English dub
2009 Jack and the Beanstalk Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
Capitalism: A Love Story Himself Documentary
2010 Furry Vengeance Dr. Christian Burr Uncredited [9]
Toy Story 3 Rex Voice role [5]
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Calico
Tea Time N/a Writer only; short film
2011 The Speed of Thought Sandy
Hawaiian Vacation Rex Voice role; short film [5]
Small Fry
2012 Partysaurus Rex
A Late Quartet Gideon Rosen
Vamps Van Helsing
2013 Admission Clarence
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner Himself Documentary
The Double Mr. Papadopoulos
A Master Builder Halvard Solness Also writer and producer
2014 Don Peyote Psychotherapist
The Last Impresario Himself Documentary
2015 Maggie's Plan Kliegler
Robo-Dog Mr. Willis Direct-to-video
2016 Drawing Home Mr. Garfield
2017 Animal Crackers Mr. Woodley Voice role
The Only Living Boy in New York David
Someone Else's Wedding Albert
2018 Book Club Derek [10]
2019 Toy Story 4 Rex Voice role [11][5]
Marriage Story Frank
2020 Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Mr. Crocus
Rifkin's Festival Mort Rifkin [12]
2021 The Addams Family 2 Mr. Mustela Voice role [13][5]
2023 Dancing on the Silk Razor Narrator (voice) Short film
2025 The Clock Harold Jenkins
2026 Toy Story 5 † Rex In production; voice role [14]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982–83 Taxi Arnie Ross 2 episodes
1983 How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days Professor Silverfish Television film
Saigon: Year of the Cat Frank Judd
1987–91 The Cosby Show Jeff Engels 5 episodes
1992 Civil Wars Riley Baker Episode: "A Bus Named Desire"
One Life to Live Professor Marvel Unknown episodes
1993 Eligible Dentist Pilot
The Pink Panther The Little Man (voice) Episode: "Ice Blue Pink/Pink Trek"
Matrix Mr. Gonley Episode: "Lapses in Memory"
1993–99 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Grand Nagus Zek 7 episodes
1994The Nanny Charles Haste Episode: "Pishke Business"
1994–97 Murphy Brown Stuart Best 4 episodes
1995 Kalamazoo Bobby Short
Something Wilder Roof Inspector Episode: "Dr. Roof"
Just Like Dad Stan Speigel Television film
1996 Toy Story Treats Rex (voice) 18 episodes
1996–97 Clueless Mr. Hall 17 episodes
1997 King of the Hill Philip Ny (voice) Episode: "How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying"
1998 Blind Men Pilot
Noah Zack Television film
The Lionhearts Various (voice) 5 episodes
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Frank Hopper Episode: "A Case of Do or Die"
Cosby Mr. Fleming 2 episodes
2000–01 Teacher's Pet Crosby Strickler (voice) 17 episodes[5]
2001 Ally McBeal Mr. Dune Episode: "Falling Up"
Blonde I. E. Shinn 2 episodes
Three Sisters Dean Webb Episode: "Don't Be Thrown"
2001–06 Crossing Jordan Howard Stiles 8 episodes
2001, 2006, 2011 Family Guy Bertram (voice) 3 episodes
2002 Sun Gods Spaulding Pilot
Teamo Supremo Gauntlet (voice) Episode: "Running the Gauntlet"
Mr. St. Nick Mimir Television film
2003 Monte Walsh Colonel Wilson
Stanley Mr. Goldberg (voice) Episode: "Going-Away Goose/Time to Climb!"
2004 Sex and the City Martin Grable Episode: "Splat!"
Karroll's Christmas Zeb Rosecog Television film
2005 Fat Actress Sigmund von Oy Episode: "The Koi Effect"
Stargate SG-1 Arlos Kadawam Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
Desperate Housewives Lonny Moon Episode: "They Asked Me Why I Believe in You"
2006 The 12th Man Marty Pilot
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Film Professor Episode: "Weeping Willow"
2008 The Return of Jezebel James Garson Leeds Episode: "I'm with Blank"
Cashmere Mafia Animal Handler Episode: "Dog Eat Dog"
2008–09 The L Word William Halsey 5 episodes
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Roy Batters Episode: "Snatched"
Life on Mars Stephen Morrell – "The Sorcerer" Episode: "Let All the Children Boogie"
ER Teddy Lempell Episode: "The Beginning of the End"
2010 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Alan Rubin Episode: "Anthony Weiner"
Damages Sterling Biddle Episode: "Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck"
2008–12 Gossip Girl Cyrus Rose 11 episodes
2011–12 Eureka Warren Hughes 3 episodes
2011–16 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Taotie (voice) 9 episodes[5]
2012 Fish Hooks Rat King (voice) Episode: "Guys' Night Out"
2013–15 The Good Wife Charles Lester 3 episodes
2013 Adventure Time Rasheeta (voice) Episode: "Puhoy"
The Fog of Courage Eustace Bagge (voice) Short[5]
Uncle Grandpa Ule Gapa (voice) Episode: "Belly Bros"
Toy Story of Terror! Rex (voice) Television special[5]
2014 Toy Story That Time Forgot
Phineas and Ferb Saul (voice) Episode: "Phineas and Ferb Save Summer"[5]
The Mysteries of Laura Kenneth Walters Episode: "The Mystery of the Sex Scandal"
Club Penguin: Monster Beach Party Gary the Gadget Guy (voice) Television special[5]
The 7D Not-So-Magic Mirror (voice) Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"[5]
BoJack Horseman Himself (voice) Episode: "One Trick Pony"
Christmas at Cartwright's Harry Osbourne Television film
2014–18 Mozart in the Jungle Winslow Elliot 6 episodes
2015 Club Penguin: Halloween Panic! Gary the Gadget Guy (voice) Television special[5]
2016 The Night Shift Mr. Neville Episode: "Unexpected"
Life in Pieces Samuel Episode: "Eyebrow Anonymous Trapped Gem"
Regular Show The Evil Brain (voice) Episode: "The Brain of Evil"[5]
2016–19 The Stinky & Dirty Show Tall (voice) 18 episodes
2017 Cop and a Half: New Recruit Principal Miller Television film
Mr. Robot Mr. Williams Episode: "eps3.2_legacy.so"
Graves Jerry North 3 episodes
She's Gotta Have It Julius Kemper 2 episodes
2017–18 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Wally the White, The Magic Court Narrator (voice)[5]
Trollhunters Unkar the Unfortunate (voice)[5]
2017, 2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Herb Smith
2018 The Good Fight Charles Lester Episode: "Day 471"
Skylanders Academy Mabu Inspector (voice) Episode: "Weekend at Eon's"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Benjamin Edelman Episode: "Alta Kockers"
2018–24 Young Sheldon Dr. John Sturgis 52 episodes
2019 Big City Greens Jyle Donelan (voice) Episode: "Night Bill"
The Simpsons Wallace the Hernia (voice) Episode: "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
Butterbean's Cafe Oopsie Doodle (voice) Episode: "Oopsie Doodle!"
Forky Asks a Question Rex (voice) Episode: "What Is Time?"[5]
2020 Search Party William Badpastor 2 episodes
Esme & Roy Grumbles (voice) Episode: "Princess of Play"
2020–21 Summer Camp Island Morris Mole / Barry / Pete (voices) 3 episodes
2021–22 Amphibia Humphrey Westwood (voice) 2 episodes
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Orko the Great (voice) Minor role
2021 Gossip Girl Cyrus Rose Episode: "Final Cancellation"
2022–24 Evil Father Frank Ignatius 10 episodes
2022 Bubble Guppies Professor Puny (voice) Episode: "Search for the Great Silverback!"
2024 The Bravest Knight Rumpelstiltskin (voice) Episode: "Cedric & Rumpelstiltskin"
2025 Krapopolis John Fate (voice) Episode: "John Fate Comes a-Knockin"
Super Duper Bunny League Oggnegg Captain (voice) Episode: "The Bunnies Save Christmas"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1995Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy StoryRex
1996Toy Story: The Video Game
Toy Story Activity Center
1999Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
2004The IncrediblesGilbert Huph
2006Family Guy Video Game!Bertram
2008The Princess Bride GameVizzini
2010Toy Story 3: The Video GameRex
2012Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar AdventureRex, Gilbert Huph
Family Guy: Back to the MultiverseBertram
2013Disney InfinityRex
2014Disney Infinity 2.0
2015Disney Infinity 3.0
2016King's QuestManny/Manannan[15]
Disney Magic KingdomsRex
2018Lego The IncrediblesGilbert HuphArchive recordings
2019Kingdom Hearts IIIRex[16][5]

Theatre

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