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Wayne Knight

Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on Catscratch (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He also portrayed Pete "Piccolo" Dugan in Dead Again (1991), John Correli in Basic Instinct (1992), Stan Podolak in Space Jam (1996) and Zach Mallozzi in Rat Race (2001) and provided the voices of Tantor in Tarzan (1999), Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Elf Elder in Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014).

Filmography

2026
GOAT

as Frank (voice)

Movie
2025
Five Nights at Freddy's 2

as Mr. Berg

Movie
2024
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

as Mayor (voice)

Movie
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3

as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)

Movie
2008
Punisher: War Zone

as Linus Lieberman / Micro

Movie
2008
Kung Fu Panda

as Gang Boss (voice)

Movie
1999
Toy Story 2

as Al McWhiggin (voice)

Movie
1999
Tarzan

as Tantor (voice)

Movie
1996
Space Jam

as Stan Podolak

Movie
1993
Jurassic Park

as Nedry

Movie
1992
Basic Instinct

as John Correli

Movie
1991
Dead Again

as Pete Dugan

Movie
1987
Dirty Dancing

as Stan

Movie
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Five Nights At Freddy's Revisited 2

as Mr Berg (old man Jenkins)

Movie
1989
Seinfeld

as Newman

TV Show