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
Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1979 Manhattan Jeremiah 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 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 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 1995 Just Like Dad Stan Speigel The Wife Cosmo Napoleon Echidna Voice role; North American dub A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Canadian Bacon Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald A Goofy Movie Principal Mazur Voice role Clueless Mr. Wendell Hall Toy Story RexVoice role 1996 House Arrest Vic Finley All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 Labrador MCVoice role 1997 Vegas Vacation Marty Just Write Arthur Blake Critical Care Furnaceman The Designated Mourner Writer 1998 The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Tarzan Chimp Voice role; direct-to-video 1999 The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man Toy Story 2 Rex Voice role My Favorite Martian Dr. Elliot Coleye 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure BeginsRex 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 Love Thy Neighbor 2003 Duplex Herman The Haunted Mansion Ezra 2004 Teacher's Pet Crosby Strickler Voice role Melinda and Melinda Sy Marie and Bruce Writer only The Incredibles Gilbert Huph Voice role The Fever Writer only 2005 Chicken Little Principal Fetchit Voice role 2006 Air Buddies Billy Voice role; direct-to-video Southland Tales Baron Von Westphalen Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers Barnacle PaulVoice role; direct-to-video 2007 Happily N'Ever After Munk Voice role 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 Mia and the Migoo Migoo Voice role; English dub2009 Jack and the Beanstalk Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw Capitalism: A Love Story Himself Documentary2010 Toy Story 3 Rex Voice role Furry Vengeance Dr. Christian Burr Uncredited Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore CalicoVoice role Tea Time Writer only; short film2011 Hawaiian Vacation Rex Voice role; short film The Speed of Thought Sandy Small FryRexVoice role; short film2012 A Late Quartet Gideon Rosen Partysaurus RexRexVoice role; short film 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 2019 Toy Story 4 Rex Voice role Marriage Story Frank 2020 Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Mr. Crocus Rifkin's Festival Mort Rifkin 2021 The Addams Family 2 Mr. Mustela Voice role 2023 Dancing on the Silk Razor Narrator (voice) Short film 2025 The Clock Harold JenkinsShort film 2026 Toy Story 5 Rex Voice role
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 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 WilsonStanley 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 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 Uncle Grandpa Ule Gapa (voice) Episode: "Belly Bros"Toy Story of Terror! Rex (voice) Television special 2014 Toy Story That Time Forgot Phineas and Ferb Saul (voice) Episode: "Phineas and Ferb Save Summer" 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 The 7D Not-So-Magic Mirror (voice) Episode: "Mirror, Mirror" 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 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" 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) Trollhunters Unkar the Unfortunate (voice) 2017, 2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Herb Smith2018 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?"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 episodes2021–22 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" 2022–24Evil 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" 2026 SpongeBob SquarePants Piney (voice) Episode: "Home Away from Home"
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 Disney Magic Kingdoms Rex 2018 Lego The Incredibles Gilbert Huph Archive recordings 2019 Kingdom Hearts III Rex 2026 Disney Speedstorm
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