Wallace Shawn on screen and stage
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.
Film
| † | 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 |
| 1994 | The 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
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story | Rex | |
| 1996 | Toy Story: The Video Game | ||
| Toy Story Activity Center | |||
| 1999 | Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue | ||
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Gilbert Huph | |
| 2006 | Family Guy Video Game! | Bertram | |
| 2008 | The Princess Bride Game | Vizzini | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Rex | |
| 2012 | Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure | Rex, Gilbert Huph | |
| Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | Bertram | ||
| 2013 | Disney Infinity | Rex | |
| 2014 | Disney Infinity 2.0 | ||
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | ||
| 2016 | King's Quest | Manny/Manannan | [15] |
| Disney Magic Kingdoms | Rex | ||
| 2018 | Lego The Incredibles | Gilbert Huph | Archive recordings |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Rex | [16][5] |
Theatre
As playwright
| Year | Title | Premiere | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Four Meals in May | ||
| 1970 | The Family Play | ||
| 1970 | The Hotel Play | La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, August, 1981 | |
| 1971 | The Hospital Play | ||
| 1975 | Our Late Night | The Public Theater, 1975 | |
| 1976 | A Thought in Three Parts | The Public Theater, 1976 | |
| Mr. Frivolous | Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 1980 | ||
| 1977 | The Mandrake (translation) | The Public Theater, 1977 | |
| 1978 | Marie and Bruce | Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 1982; also 2004 screenplay | |
| 1985 | Aunt Dan and Lemon | Unicorn Theatre, 1986 | |
| 1990 | The Fever | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 1991 | |
| 1996 | The Designated Mourner | National Theatre, 1996 | |
| 2006 | The Threepenny Opera (translation) | Roundabout Theatre Company (Studio 54), 2006 | |
| The Music Teacher (libretto) | Minetta Lane Theatre, 2006 | ||
| 2008 | Grasses of a Thousand Colors | The Public Theater (co-production with Theatre for a New Audience), 2013 | |
| 2015 | Evening at the Talk House | National Theatre, 2016 | |
| 2026 | What We Did Before Our Moth Days | Greenwich House Theater, 2026 |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Master and Margarita | Behemoth | The Public Theater | |
| 2000 | The Designated Mourner | Jack | ||
| 2005 | Hurlyburly | Artie | Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row | |
| 2007 | The Fever | The Traveler | Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row | |
| 2007 | Rebel Voices | Mercer Street Theater | ||
| 2013 | The Designated Mourner | The Public Theater | ||
| 2013 | Grasses of a Thousand Colors | The Memoirist | The Public Theater | |
| 2015–2016 | Evening at the Talk House | Dick | National Theatre | |
| 2017 | Evening at the Talk House | Pershing Square Signature Center | ||
| 2021 | Waiting for Godot | Lucky |
References
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