Personal Info
Birth date
1943-11-12 (81 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Wally Shawn
Wallace Michael Shawn
華萊士‧肖恩
والاس شاون
Wallace Shawn
Biography
Wallace Shawn is an American actor, voice actor, playwright, essayist and comedian. His film roles have included those of Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre, Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Mr. Hall in Clueless and Rex in the Toy Story franchise. He has also appeared in a variety of television series, including recurring roles as Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl and as Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His plays include The Designated Mourner, Aunt Dan and Lemon and Grasses of a Thousand Colors. He also co-wrote the screenplay for My Dinner with Andre and he scripted A Master Builder, a film adaptation of of the play by Henrik Ibsen, which he also starred in. His book Essays was published in 2009 by Haymarket Books.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.933
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Family Guy
7.388
Overview:
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.The Simpsons
8.012
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.Regular Show
8.629
Overview:
The surreal misadventures of two best friends - a blue jay and a raccoon - as they seek to liven up their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park.Summer Camp Island
7.8
Overview:
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.Desperate Housewives
7.919
Overview:
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.King of the Hill
7.35
Overview:
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.Stargate SG-1
8.287
Overview:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.Young Sheldon
8
Overview:
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.Phineas and Ferb
7.9
Overview:
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.The Good Wife
7.6
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9
Overview:
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.The Nanny
8.074
Overview:
Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the opportunity to become The Nanny for his three children. But soon Fran, with her offbeat nurturing and no-nonsense honesty, touches Maxwell as well as the kids.Sex and the City
7.387
Overview:
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.BoJack Horseman
8.547
Overview:
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.562
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.The Cosby Show
7.006
Overview:
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.Mr. Robot
8.251
Overview:
A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.Evil
7.769
Overview:
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.Big City Greens
7.2
Overview:
The offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his wildly out of place family – older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice.Crossing Jordan
7.17
Overview:
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Eureka
7.759
Overview:
The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.Amphibia
8.555
Overview:
The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the fictitious world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will become a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life.Life in Pieces
7.076
Overview:
Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.The Good Fight
7.588
Overview:
Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of her law firm, now called "Lockhart, Deckler, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert, Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum & Associates", they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms.The 7D
5.806
Overview:
In the whimsical world of Jollywood a Queen Delightful relies on the 7D, a group of seven dwarves, to keep the kingdom in order. Standing in their way are two laughably evil villains, Grim and Hildy Gloom, who plot to take over the kingdom by stealing the magical jewels in the 7D's mine. With seven very distinct personalities, the 7D always manage to save the day and send Grim and Hildy running back to their evil lair to try another day.The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
8.091
Overview:
It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent - one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of Greenwich Village to a spot on Johnny Carson’s couch.The Wonderful World of Disney
6.741
Overview:
Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Subsequently, ABC continued the series as an occasional special presentation.Acting
TBAThe Man Who Changed the World as Unknown
2023Krapopolis (1 Episode) as John Fate (voice)
2021The Addams Family 2 as Mr. Mustela (voice)
2021Gossip Girl (1 Episode) as Cyrus Rose
2021Waiting for Godot as Lucky
2020Rifkin’s Festival as Mort Rifkin
2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Vizzini
2020Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made as Mr. Crocus
2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? as Rex (voice)
2019Marriage Story as Frank
2019Evil (10 Episodes) as Father Francis Ignatius
2019Toy Story 4 as Rex (voice)
2019Amphibia (1 Episode) as Humphrey (voice)
2018What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Self
2018Summer Camp Island (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Morris Mole (voice), Barry (voice), Pete (voice)
2018Big City Greens (1 Episode) as Jyle (voice)
2018Book Club as Dr. Derek
2017Another Kind of Wedding as Albert
2017Drawing Home as Unknown
2017Young Sheldon (53 Episodes) as John Sturgis
2017Cop and a Half: New Recruit as Principal Miller
2017The Only Living Boy in New York as David
2017Animal Crackers as Mr. Woodley (voice)
2017The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (1 Episode) as Herb Smith
2017The Good Fight (5 Episodes) as Charles Lester
2016Search Party (2 Episodes) as William Badpastor
2016The Stinky & Dirty Show (5 Episodes) as Tall (voice)
2016Maggie's Plan as Kliegler
2016Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
2015Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond as Self (archive footage)
2015Club Penguin Halloween Panic! as Gary
2015Robo-Dog as Mr. Willis
2015Life in Pieces (1 Episode) as Samuel
2015Club Penguin Monster Beach Party as Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
2015Mr. Robot (1 Episode) as Mr. Williams
2014Christmas at Cartwright's as Harry
2014Toy Story That Time Forgot as Rex (voice)
2014The Fog of Courage as Eustace Bagge
2014The Mysteries of Laura (1 Episode) as Kenneth Walters
2014BoJack Horseman (1 Episode) as Wallace Shawn (voice)
2014A Master Builder as Halvard Solness
2014The 7D (1 Episode) as Not-So-Magic-Mirror (voice)
2014Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Saul (voice)
2014The Night Shift (1 Episode) as Mr. Neville
2014Don Peyote as Dr. Fieldman
2014The Double as Mr. Papadopoulos
2014Mozart in the Jungle (6 Episodes) as Winslow Elliott
2013Toy Story of Terror! as Rex (Voice)
2013Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner as Self
2013Admission as Clarence
2012A Late Quartet as Gideon Rosen
2012Partysaurus Rex as Rex (voice)
2012Vamps as Dr. Van Helsing
2011Small Fry as Rex (voice)
2011Hawaiian Vacation as Rex (voice)
2011The Speed of Thought as Sandy
2010Regular Show (1 Episode) as Evil Brain (voice)
2010Fish Hooks (1 Episode) as Rat King (voice)
2010Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Calico (voice)
2010Toy Story 3 as Rex (voice)
2010Furry Vengeance as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
2010Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs (3 Episodes) as Rex (voice)
2009Pixar Short Films as Rex (voice)
2009Jack and the Beanstalk as Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw, Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
2009The Good Wife (3 Episodes) as Charles Lester
2009Capitalism: A Love Story as Self
2009The Windmill Movie as Self
2009André Gregory and Wallace Shawn as Unknown
2008Life on Mars (1 Episode) as The Sorcerer
2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as Mr. Gibbles (voice)
2008Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as Mr. Gibson
2008USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland as Self
2007Southland Tales as Baron Von Westphalen
2007Gossip Girl (11 Episodes) as Cyrus Rose
2007The Pixar Story as Rex (voice) (archive footage)
2007Phineas and Ferb (1 Episode) as Saul (voice)
2007I Could Never Be Your Woman as Math Teacher (uncredited)
2007Strange Culture as Self
2007Happily N'Ever After as Munk (voice)
2006Air Buddies as Billy (voice)
2006Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers as Barnacle Paul (voice)
2006Eureka (2, 1 Episode) as Warren Hughes, Dr. Warren Hughes
2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States as Self
2005Chicken Little as Principal Fetchit (voice)
2005Fat Actress (1 Episode) as Dr. Von Oy
2004Karroll's Christmas as Unknown
2004Melinda and Melinda as Sy
2004The Incredibles as Gilbert Huph (voice)
2004Desperate Housewives (1 Episode) as Lonny Moon
2004The L Word (4 Episodes) as William Halsey
2004Teacher's Pet as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
2003The Haunted Mansion as Ezra
2003Love Thy Neighbor as Clinic Doctor
2003Duplex as Herman
2003Monte Walsh as Colonel Wilson
2002Mr. St. Nick as Mimir
2002Personal Velocity as Mr. Gelb
2001Monsters, Inc. as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Film Professor
2001Crossing Jordan (8 Episodes) as Howard Stiles
2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
2001The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as George Bond
2001Blonde (2 Episodes) as I.E. Shinn
2001The Prime Gig as Gene
2000Teacher's Pet (47 Episodes) as Principal Strickler (voice)
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins as Rex (voice)
1999Toy Story 2 as Rex (voice)
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1, 1 Episode) as Roy Batters, Benjamin Edelman
1999My Favorite Martian as Coleye
1999Family Guy (3 Episodes) as Bertram (voice)
1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man as Unknown
1998Noah as Unknown
1998The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story as Tarzan Chimp (voice)
1998The Lionhearts (4 Episodes) as (voice)
1998Sex and the City (1 Episode) as Martin Gable
1997Critical Care as Furnaceman
1997The Wonderful World of Disney (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997Ally McBeal (1 Episode) as Mr. Dune
1997Stargate SG-1 (1 Episode) as Arlos
1997Just Write as Arthur Blake
1997Vegas Vacation as Marty
1997King of the Hill (1 Episode) as Philip Ny (voice)
1996The Story Behind 'Toy Story' as Self
1996House Arrest as Victor Finley
1996All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 as Labrador MC (voice)
1996Toy Story Treats (55 Episodes) as Rex (Voice)
1995Toy Story as Rex (voice)
1995Just Like Dad as Stan Spiegel
1995Clueless as Mr. Wendell Hall
1995Napoleon as Echidna (voice)
1995Canadian Bacon as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
1995The Wife as Cosmo
1995Driving Mr. Pink as Boss Man (voice)
1995A Goofy Movie as Principal Mazur (voice)
1994Vanya on 42nd Street as Vanya
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Horatio Byrd
1993The Nanny (1 Episode) as Charles Haste
1993The Pink Panther (69 Episodes) as Boss Man (voice)
1993The Meteor Man as Mr. Little
1993The Magic Bubble as Doctor/Therapist
1993The Cemetery Club as Larry
1993Homicide: Life on the Street (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (7 Episodes) as Zek
1992The Double 0 Kid as Cashpot
1992Mom and Dad Save the World as Sibor, Semage's Beau
1992Nickel & Dime as Everett Willits
1991Shadows and Fog as Simon Carr
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Wallace the Hernia (voice)
1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Howard
1989We're No Angels as Translator
1989She's Out of Control as Dr. Fishbinder
1988The Moderns as Oiseau
1987The Princess Bride as Vizzini
1987Prick Up Your Ears as John Lahr
1987Nice Girls Don't Explode as Ellen
1987Radio Days as Masked Avenger
1987The Bedroom Window as Henderson's Attorney
1985Head Office as Mike Hoover
1985Heaven Help Us as Father Abruzzi
1984Micki & Maude as Dr. Elliot Fibel
1984How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days as Professor Silverfish
1984The Cosby Show (5 Episodes) as Jeffrey Engels
1984My Dinner with Louis as Interviewer
1984The Bostonians as Mr. Pardon
1984The Hotel New Hampshire as Freud
1984Crackers as Turtle
1983Saigon: Year of the Cat as Frank Judd
1983Deal of the Century as Harold DeVoto
1983Strange Invaders as Earl
1983The First Time as Jules Goldfarb
1983Lovesick as Otto Jaffe
1982A Little Sex as Oliver
1981Strong Medicine as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
1981My Dinner with Andre as Wallace Shawn
1981Cheaper to Keep Her as Mugger
1980Atlantic City as Waiter
1980Simon as Eric Van Dongen
1979All That Jazz as Assistant Insurance Man
1979Starting Over as Workshop Member
1979Manhattan as Jeremiah
1978Taxi (1, 1 Episode) as Arnie Ross, Arnie
Production
2014A Master Builder ... Producer
Writing
2014A Master Builder ... Screenplay
2004The Fever ... Author, Screenplay
2004Marie and Bruce ... Screenplay
1997The Designated Mourner ... Theatre Play, Writer
1981My Dinner with Andre ... Writer
1975Our Late Night ... Writer