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Wallace Shawn

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1943-11-12

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie

1995

7.0

Movie
A Late Quartet

A Late Quartet

2012

6.7

Movie
A Little Sex

A Little Sex

1982

3.4

Movie
A Master Builder

A Master Builder

2014

6.1

Movie
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

2020

6.3

Movie
Admission

Admission

2013

5.6

Movie
Air Buddies

Air Buddies

2006

5.9

Movie
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

1996

5.9

Movie
All That Jazz

All That Jazz

1979

7.5

Movie
poster

Ally McBeal

1997

6.6

TV
poster

Amphibia

2019

8.6

TV
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn

André Gregory and Wallace Shawn

2009

0.0

Movie
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner

Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner

2013

3.8

Movie
Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

2017

6.2

Movie
Another Kind of Wedding

Another Kind of Wedding

2017

5.5

Movie
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

2001

7.3

Movie
Atlantic City

Atlantic City

1980

6.8

Movie
poster

Big City Greens

2018

7.4

TV
poster

Blonde

2001

5.9

TV
poster

BoJack Horseman

2014

8.6

TV
Book Club

Book Club

2018

6.2

Movie
poster

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs

2010

0.0

TV
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

2000

6.4

Movie
Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

1995

5.8

Movie
Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009

7.1

Movie
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

5.2

Movie
Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

4.0

Movie
Chicken Little

Chicken Little

2005

5.9

Movie
Christmas at Cartwright's

Christmas at Cartwright's

2014

5.6

Movie
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!

Club Penguin Halloween Panic!

2015

10.0

Movie
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party

Club Penguin Monster Beach Party

2015

10.0

Movie
Clueless

Clueless

1995

7.3

Movie
Cop and a Half: New Recruit

Cop and a Half: New Recruit

2017

5.7

Movie
Crackers

Crackers

1984

4.4

Movie
Critical Care

Critical Care

1997

6.4

Movie
poster

Crossing Jordan

2001

7.2

TV
Deal of the Century

Deal of the Century

1983

4.6

Movie
poster

Desperate Housewives

2004

7.9

TV
Don Peyote

Don Peyote

2014

3.7

Movie
Driving Mr. Pink

Driving Mr. Pink

1995

0.0

Movie
Duplex

Duplex

2003

6.1

Movie
poster

Eureka

2006

7.8

TV
poster

Evil

2019

7.8

TV
poster

Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
poster

Fat Actress

2005

6.2

TV
poster

Fish Hooks

2010

6.5

TV
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?

2019

6.0

Movie
Furry Vengeance

Furry Vengeance

2010

5.0

Movie
poster

Gossip Girl

2007

8.2

TV
poster

Gossip Girl

2021

7.4

TV
Happily N'Ever After

Happily N'Ever After

2007

5.0

Movie
Hawaiian Vacation

Hawaiian Vacation

2011

7.0

Movie
Head Office

Head Office

1985

5.2

Movie
Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

1985

6.4

Movie
poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

8.0

TV
House Arrest

House Arrest

1996

5.3

Movie
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

1984

4.0

Movie
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

2006

0.0

Movie
I Could Never Be Your Woman

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007

5.9

Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

2009

5.3

Movie
Just Like Dad

Just Like Dad

1995

4.3

Movie
Just Write

Just Write

1997

5.1

Movie
Karroll's Christmas

Karroll's Christmas

2004

4.4

Movie
poster

King of the Hill

1997

7.3

TV
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

2008

6.4

Movie
poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

7.6

TV
poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
poster

Life in Pieces

2015

7.1

TV
poster

Life on Mars

2008

6.5

TV
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

2005

1.0

Movie
Lovesick

Lovesick

1983

5.5

Movie
Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan

2016

5.7

Movie
Manhattan

Manhattan

1979

7.7

Movie
Marriage Story

Marriage Story

2019

7.7

Movie
Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda

2004

6.2

Movie
Micki + Maude

Micki + Maude

1984

5.6

Movie
Mom and Dad Save the World

Mom and Dad Save the World

1992

4.9

Movie
Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

2001

7.8

Movie
Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

2003

6.1

Movie
poster

Mozart in the Jungle

2014

7.5

TV
poster

Mr. Robot

2015

8.2

TV
Mr. St. Nick

Mr. St. Nick

2002

5.6

Movie
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

6.0

Movie
My Dinner with Andre

My Dinner with Andre

1981

7.5

Movie
My Dinner with Louis

My Dinner with Louis

1984

0.0

Movie
My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian

1999

5.6

Movie
Napoleon

Napoleon

1995

6.1

Movie
Nice Girls Don't Explode

Nice Girls Don't Explode

1987

5.2

Movie
Nickel & Dime

Nickel & Dime

1992

0.0

Movie
Noah

Noah

1998

5.4

Movie
Partysaurus Rex

Partysaurus Rex

2012

7.1

Movie
Personal Velocity

Personal Velocity

2002

5.8

Movie
poster

Phineas and Ferb

2007

7.9

TV
Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

6.6

Movie
Radio Days

Radio Days

1987

7.1

Movie
poster

Regular Show

2010

8.6

TV
Rifkin’s Festival

Rifkin’s Festival

2020

6.1

Movie
Robo-Dog

Robo-Dog

2015

6.3

Movie
Saigon: Year Of The Cat

Saigon: Year Of The Cat

1983

4.6

Movie
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

1989

5.6

Movie
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

2008

7.7

Movie
poster

Search Party

2016

6.9

TV
poster

Sex and the City

1998

7.4

TV
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

1991

6.7

Movie
She's Out of Control

She's Out of Control

1989

5.2

Movie
Simon

Simon

1980

6.2

Movie
Small Fry

Small Fry

2011

6.9

Movie
Southland Tales

Southland Tales

2007

5.2

Movie
poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

7.9

TV
poster

Stargate SG-1

1997

8.3

TV
Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton

2016

6.7

Movie
Starting Over

Starting Over

1979

6.4

Movie
Strange Culture

Strange Culture

2007

4.7

Movie
Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

1983

4.8

Movie
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

1981

5.6

Movie
poster

Summer Camp Island

2018

7.2

TV
poster

Taxi

1978

7.2

TV
Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

2004

5.9

Movie
poster

Teacher's Pet

2000

6.7

TV
poster

The 7D

2014

6.0

TV
The Addams Family 2

The Addams Family 2

2021

7.0

Movie
The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

1987

6.3

Movie
The Bostonians

The Bostonians

1984

5.5

Movie
The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

1993

5.2

Movie
poster

The Cosby Show

1984

7.0

TV
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001

6.6

Movie
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

1999

0.0

Movie
The Double

The Double

2014

6.5

Movie
The Double 0 Kid

The Double 0 Kid

1992

4.9

Movie
The First Time

The First Time

1983

5.0

Movie
The Fog of Courage

The Fog of Courage

2014

6.9

Movie
poster

The Good Fight

2017

7.6

TV
poster

The Good Wife

2009

7.6

TV
The Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion

2003

5.7

Movie
The Hotel New Hampshire

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984

5.6

Movie
The Incredibles

The Incredibles

2004

7.7

Movie
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

1998

5.8

Movie
poster

The L Word

2004

7.6

TV
poster

The Lionhearts

1998

2.0

TV
The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble

1992

2.4

Movie
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993

5.8

Movie
The Moderns

The Moderns

1988

5.8

Movie
poster

The Mysteries of Laura

2014

7.1

TV
poster

The Nanny

1993

8.1

TV
poster

The Night Shift

2014

7.6

TV
The Only Living Boy in New York

The Only Living Boy in New York

2017

6.4

Movie
poster

The Pink Panther

1993

6.8

TV
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

7.5

Movie
The Prime Gig

The Prime Gig

2001

5.9

Movie
The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1987

7.7

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Speed of Thought

The Speed of Thought

2011

4.6

Movie
poster

The Stinky & Dirty Show

2016

5.4

TV
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

1996

7.9

Movie
The Wife

The Wife

1995

5.2

Movie
The Windmill Movie

The Windmill Movie

2009

7.0

Movie
poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997

6.6

TV
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

2020

6.2

Movie
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers

Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers

2006

6.9

Movie
Toy Story

Toy Story

1995

8.0

Movie
Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

1999

7.6

Movie
Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

2010

7.8

Movie
Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

2019

7.5

Movie
Toy Story 5

Toy Story 5

2026

0.0

Movie
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015

6.8

Movie
Toy Story of Terror!

Toy Story of Terror!

2013

7.2

Movie
Toy Story That Time Forgot

Toy Story That Time Forgot

2014

7.0

Movie
poster

Toy Story Treats

1996

5.8

TV
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

2008

0.0

Movie
Vamps

Vamps

2012

5.3

Movie
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994

6.6

Movie
Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

1997

6.0

Movie
Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

2021

5.0

Movie
We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1989

6.1

Movie
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

2018

7.2

Movie
poster

Young Sheldon

2017

8.1

TV