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).
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toy Story 5 (2026) | Rex (voice) | - | - |
| 2 | The Addams Family 2 (2021) | Mr. Mustela (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 3 | Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) | Mr. Crocus | 6 | |
| 4 | Rifkin's Festival (2020) | Mort Rifkin | 4.5 | |
| 5 | Toy Story 4 (2019) Top 100 by FilmGator | Rex (voice) | 7.9 | |
| 6 | Marriage Story (2019) | Frank | 8.1 | |
| 7 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? (2019) | Rex (voice) | 7 | |
| 8 | What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) | Self | 8.3 | |
| 9 | Animal Crackers (2018) | Mr. Woodley (voice) | 7 | |
| 10 | Book Club (2018) | Dr. Derek | 6.5 | |
| 11 | Cop and a Half: New Recruit (2017) | Principal Miller | 6 | |
| 12 | Another Kind of Wedding (2017) | Albert | - | - |
| 13 | The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) | David | 6.5 | |
| 14 | Maggie's Plan (2016) | Kliegler | 5.4 | |
| 15 | Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015) | Self (archive footage) | - | - |
| 16 | Christmas at Cartwright's (2014) | Harry | 5.5 | |
| 17 | Don Peyote (2014) | Dr. Fieldman | 8 | |
| 18 | Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) | Rex (voice) | 7.6 | |
| 19 | A Master Builder (2014) | Director / Writer | 2 | |
| 20 | The Double (2014) | Mr. Papadopoulos | 6.5 | |
| 21 | The Fog of Courage (2014) | Eustace Bagge | - | - |
| 22 | Admission (2013) | Clarence | 6.2 | |
| 23 | Toy Story of Terror! (2013) | Rex (Voice) | 7.8 | |
| 24 | Vamps (2012) | Dr. Van Helsing | 5.3 | |
| 25 | A Late Quartet (2012) | Gideon Rosen | 6.7 | |
| 26 | Partysaurus Rex (2012) | Rex (voice) | 7 | |
| 27 | The Speed of Thought (2011) | Sandy | 5 | |
| 28 | Small Fry (2011) | Rex (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 29 | Hawaiian Vacation (2011) | Rex (voice) | 6.8 | |
| 30 | Toy Story 3 (2010) Top 100 by FilmGator | Rex (voice) | 8.3 | |
| 31 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) | Calico (voice) | 5.5 | |
| 32 | Furry Vengeance (2010) | Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited) | 4.4 | |
| 33 | Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | Self | 6.6 | |
| 34 | Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) | Booker / Broker / Lancealot Squarejaw | - | - |
| 35 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) | Mr. Gibson | 6 | |
| 36 | Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008) | Mr. Gibbles (voice) | 8 | |
| 37 | The Pixar Story (2007) | Rex (voice) (archive footage) | 7.7 | |
| 38 | Southland Tales (2007) | Baron Von Westphalen | 5.6 | |
| 39 | I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) | Math Teacher (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 40 | Strange Culture (2007) | Self | 7 | |
| 41 | Happily N'Ever After (2007) | Munk (voice) | 4.7 | |
| 42 | New York City Serenade (2007) | Wallace Shawn | - | - |
| 43 | Air Buddies (2006) | Billy (voice) | - | - |
| 44 | Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006) | Barnacle Paul (voice) | - | - |
| 45 | Chicken Little (2005) | Principal Fetchit (voice) | 5.9 | |
| 46 | The Fever (2004) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 47 | The Incredibles (2004) Top 100 by FilmGator | Gilbert Huph (voice) | 8 | |
| 48 | Melinda and Melinda (2004) | Sy | 6.5 | |
| 49 | Teacher's Pet (2004) | Principal Crosby Strickler (voice) | - | - |
| 50 | Marie and Bruce (2004) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 51 | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | Ezra | 5.7 | |
| 52 | Duplex (2003) | Herman | 6.1 | |
| 53 | Mr. St. Nick (2002) | Mimir | - | - |
| 54 | Personal Velocity (2002) | Mr. Gelb | 5 | |
| 55 | Monsters, Inc. (2001) Oscars 2002 | Rex (voice) (uncredited) | 8.1 | |
| 56 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) | George Bond | 7.4 | |
| 57 | As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001) | Self | - | - |
| 58 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) | Rex (voice) | 6.5 | |
| 59 | My Favorite Martian (1999) | Coleye | 6 | |
| 60 | Toy Story 2 (1999) Oscars 2000 | Rex (voice) | 8 | |
| 61 | The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998) | Tarzan Chimp (voice) | 6 | |
| 62 | Critical Care (1997) | Furnaceman | 5.5 | |
| 63 | Vegas Vacation (1997) | Marty | 6.1 | |
| 64 | The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1996) | Self | - | - |
| 65 | House Arrest (1996) | Vic Finley | 5.3 | |
| 66 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) | Labrador MC (voice) | 5.8 | |
| 67 | A Goofy Movie (1995) | Principal Mazur (voice) | 7.2 | |
| 68 | Toy Story (1995) | Rex (voice) | 8.4 | |
| 69 | Canadian Bacon (1995) | Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald | 6 | |
| 70 | Clueless (1995) | Mr. Wendell Hall | 7 | |
| 71 | Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) | Vanya | 10 | |
| 72 | The Meteor Man (1993) | Mr. Little | 6 | |
| 73 | The Cemetery Club (1993) | Larry | - | - |
| 74 | The Magic Bubble (1993) | Doctor/Therapist | - | - |
| 75 | Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) | Sibor, Semage's Beau | 6.7 | |
| 76 | Nickel & Dime (1992) | Everett Willits | - | - |
| 77 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | Simon Carr | 6.2 | |
| 78 | She's Out of Control (1989) | Dr. Fishbinder | 7 | |
| 79 | We're No Angels (1989) | Translator | 7 | |
| 80 | The Moderns (1988) | Oiseau | 6 | |
| 81 | The Bedroom Window (1987) | Henderson's Attorney | - | - |
| 82 | The Princess Bride (1987) | Vizzini | 8.1 | |
| 83 | Radio Days (1987) | Masked Avenger | 7 | |
| 84 | Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987) | Ellen | - | - |
| 85 | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | John Lahr | 5 | |
| 86 | Heaven Help Us (1985) | Father Abruzzi | 6 | |
| 87 | Head Office (1985) | Mike Hoover | 8 | |
| 88 | The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) | Freud | 5 | |
| 89 | The Bostonians (1984) | Mr. Pardon | - | - |
| 90 | Micki & Maude (1984) | Dr. Elliot Fibel | - | - |
| 91 | My Dinner with Andre (1981) | Director / Writer | 7.3 | |
| 92 | Atlantic City (1980) | Waiter | 1 | |
| 93 | Simon (1980) | Eric Van Dongen | 8 | |
| 94 | All That Jazz (1979) | Assistant Insurance Man | 7 | |
| 95 | Manhattan (1979) | Jeremiah | 7 |
