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Wallace Shawn

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.

Filmography

2026
Toy Story 5

as Rex (voice)

Movie
2026
Toy Story 30 Years and Beyond -- A Special Edition of 20/20

as Self

Movie
2019
Marriage Story

as Frank

Movie
2019
Toy Story 4

as Rex (voice)

Movie
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

as Calico (voice)

Movie
2010
Toy Story 3

as Rex (voice)

Movie
2005
Chicken Little

as Principal Fetchit (voice)

Movie
2004
The Incredibles

as Gilbert Huph (voice)

Movie
2003
The Haunted Mansion

as Ezra

Movie
1999
Toy Story 2

as Rex (voice)

Movie
1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

as Labrador MC (voice)

Movie
1995
Toy Story

as Rex (voice)

Movie
1995
Clueless

as Mr. Wendell Hall

Movie
1987
The Princess Bride

as Vizzini

Movie
1984
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

as Professor Silverfish

Movie
2017
Young Sheldon

as John Sturgis

TV Show