Wallace Shawn

ActorWriterProducerCrew Nov 12 (age 82) New York City, New York, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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Biography

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 Dou…

Known For

Film

Toy Story

Rex (voice)

Film

Monsters, Inc.

Rex (voice) (uncredited)

Film

The Incredibles

Gilbert Huph (voice)

Film

Toy Story 3

Rex (voice)

Film

Toy Story 2

Rex (voice)

Film

Toy Story 4

Rex (voice)

Film

Marriage Story

Frank

Film

The Princess Bride

Vizzini

Filmography

Acting (188)

Movies (135)

Toy Story 5

2026 Upcoming

as Rex (voice)

Jun 17

The Clock

2025

as Harold Jenkins

The Addams Family 2

2021

as Mr. Mustela (voice)

6.9

Waiting for Godot

2021

as Lucky

3.0

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

as Mr. Crocus

Rifkin’s Festival

as Mort Rifkin

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

as Vizzini

Toy Story 4

as Rex (voice)

Marriage Story

as Frank

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?

2019

as Rex (voice)

6.0

Animal Crackers

2018

as Mr. Woodley (voice)

6.3

Book Club

2018

as Dr. Derek

6.2

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

2018

as Self

7.0

The Only Living Boy in New York

2017

as David

6.3

Cop and a Half: New Recruit

2017

as Principal Miller

5.6

Another Kind of Wedding

2017

as Albert

5.0

Drawing Home

2017

Starring Austin Pendleton

as Self

Maggie's Plan

as Kliegler

Robo-Dog

as Mr. Willis

Club Penguin Monster Beach Party

2015

as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)

10.0

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Club Penguin Halloween Panic!

2015

as Gary

10.0

Toy Story That Time Forgot

as Rex (voice)

The Double

as Mr. Papadopoulos

Christmas at Cartwright's

as Harry

Don Peyote

as Dr. Fieldman

A Master Builder

as Halvard Solness

Phineas and Ferb Save Summer

as Saul (voice)

The Last Impresario

as Self

The Fog of Courage

as Eustace Bagge

Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner

as Self

Admission

as Clarence

Toy Story of Terror!

as Rex (Voice)

Vamps

as Dr. Van Helsing

Partysaurus Rex

as Rex (voice)

A Late Quartet

as Gideon Rosen

The Speed of Thought

as Sandy

Small Fry

as Rex (voice)

Hawaiian Vacation

as Rex (voice)

Toy Story 3

as Rex (voice)

Furry Vengeance

as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)

5.0

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

as Calico (voice)

5.2

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009

as Self

7.1

André Gregory and Wallace Shawn

2009

Jack and the Beanstalk

2009

as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw

5.2

The Windmill Movie

2009

as Self

7.0

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

2008

as Mr. Gibson

6.5

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

2008

as Mr. Gibbles (voice)

7.6

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

2008

as Self

Southland Tales

2007

as Baron Von Westphalen

5.2

Happily N'Ever After

2007

as Munk (voice)

5.1

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007

as Math Teacher (uncredited)

5.8

The Pixar Story

2007

as Rex (voice) (archive footage)

7.6

New York City Serenade

as Wallace Shawn

Strange Culture

as Self

Air Buddies

as Billy (voice)

Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers

2006

as Barnacle Paul (voice)

6.9

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

2006

as Self

Chicken Little

2005

as Principal Fetchit (voice)

5.9

The Incredibles

2004

as Gilbert Huph (voice)

7.7

Teacher's Pet

2004

as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)

Melinda and Melinda

as Sy

Karroll's Christmas

Duplex

as Herman

The Haunted Mansion

as Ezra

Monte Walsh

as Colonel Wilson

Love Thy Neighbor

as Clinic Doctor

Personal Velocity

as Mr. Gelb

Mr. St. Nick

as Mimir

Monsters, Inc.

as Rex (voice) (uncredited)

7.8

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

as George Bond

The Prime Gig

as Gene

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

2001

as Self

7.3

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

as Rex (voice)

Toy Story 2

as Rex (voice)

My Favorite Martian

as Coleye

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

1999

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

1998

as Tarzan Chimp (voice)

Noah

Just Write

as Arthur Blake

Vegas Vacation

as Marty

Critical Care

as Furnaceman

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

1996

as Labrador MC (voice)

6.0

House Arrest

1996

as Victor Finley

5.3

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

as Self

The Wife

as Cosmo

Toy Story

as Rex (voice)

Clueless

as Mr. Wendell Hall

A Goofy Movie

as Principal Mazur (voice)

7.0

Canadian Bacon

1995

as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald

Napoleon

as Echidna (voice)

Just Like Dad

as Stan Spiegel

Driving Mr. Pink

as Boss Man (voice)

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

as Horatio Byrd

Vanya on 42nd Street

as Vanya

The Magic Bubble

as Doctor/Therapist

The Cemetery Club

as Larry

The Meteor Man

as Mr. Little

Mom and Dad Save the World

1992

as Sibor, Semage's Beau

Nickel & Dime

as Everett Willits

The Double 0 Kid

as Cashpot

Shadows and Fog

as Simon Carr

We're No Angels

as Translator

She's Out of Control

as Dr. Fishbinder

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

as Howard

The Moderns

as Oiseau

The Princess Bride

as Vizzini

The Bedroom Window

as Henderson's Attorney

Radio Days

as Masked Avenger

Prick Up Your Ears

as John Lahr

Nice Girls Don't Explode

as Ellen

Head Office

as Mike Hoover

Heaven Help Us

as Father Abruzzi

Micki & Maude

as Dr. Elliot Fibel

Crackers

as Turtle

The Bostonians

as Mr. Pardon

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984

as Freud

5.6

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

1984

as Professor Silverfish

4.0

My Dinner with Louis

1984

as Interviewer

Saigon: Year of the Cat

as Frank Judd

Lovesick

as Otto Jaffe

Strange Invaders

as Earl

Deal of the Century

as Harold DeVoto

The First Time

as Jules Goldfarb

A Little Sex

as Oliver

My Dinner with Andre

as Wallace Shawn

Cheaper to Keep Her

as Mugger

Strong Medicine

as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)

Simon

as Eric Van Dongen

Atlantic City

as Waiter

All That Jazz

as Assistant Insurance Man

Manhattan

as Jeremiah

Starting Over

as Workshop Member

The Man Who Changed the World

Television (53)

Krapopolis

as John Fate (voice)

Gossip Girl

as Cyrus Rose

Evil

as Father Francis Ignatius

Amphibia

as Humphrey (voice)

Summer Camp Island

as Morris Mole (voice)

Big City Greens

as Jyle (voice)

Young Sheldon

as John Sturgis

The Good Fight

as Charles Lester

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Herb Smith

Search Party

as William Badpastor

Graves

as Jerry North

The Stinky & Dirty Show

as Tall (voice)

Mr. Robot

as Mr. Williams

Life in Pieces

as Samuel

BoJack Horseman

as Wallace Shawn (voice)

8.5

The 7D

2014

as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)

6.2

The Night Shift

2014

as Mr. Neville

7.5

The Mysteries of Laura

as Kenneth Walters

Mozart in the Jungle

as Winslow Elliott

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

2011

as Taotie (voice)

7.4

Regular Show

2010

as Evil Brain (voice)

8.6

Fish Hooks

2010

as Rat King (voice)

6.5

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs

2010

as Rex (voice)

The Good Wife

as Charles Lester

Life on Mars

as The Sorcerer

Phineas and Ferb

as Saul (voice)

Gossip Girl

as Cyrus Rose

Damages

as Sterling Biddle

Eureka

as Dr. Warren Hughes

Fat Actress

as Dr. Von Oy

Desperate Housewives

as Lonny Moon

The L Word

as William Halsey

Crossing Jordan

as Howard Stiles

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Film Professor

Blonde

as I.E. Shinn

Teacher's Pet

as Principal Strickler (voice)

6.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Roy Batters

Family Guy

as Bertram (voice)

Sex and the City

as Martin Gable

The Lionhearts

as (voice)

Stargate SG-1

as Arlos

King of the Hill

as Philip Ny (voice)

Ally McBeal

as Mr. Dune

The Wonderful World of Disney

Clueless

as Mr. Hall

Toy Story Treats

as Rex (Voice)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Zek

The Nanny

as Charles Haste

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Frank Hopper

The Pink Panther

as Boss Man (voice)

The Simpsons

as Wallace the Hernia (voice)

The Cosby Show

as Jeffrey Engels

Taxi

as Arnie Ross

Crew (11)

Movies (11)

My Dinner with Skinner

Original Film Writer

A Master Builder

Producer

A Master Builder

Screenplay

A Master Builder

Translator

The Fever

Author

The Fever

Screenplay

Marie and Bruce

Screenplay

The Designated Mourner

1997

Theatre Play

5.2

The Designated Mourner

Writer

My Dinner with Andre

Writer

Our Late Night

Writer