Highest rated as cast or director
Wallace Shawn's 8 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 65, led by The Princess Bride (82) and My Dinner with Andre (81), against 58 for those from the 2010s.
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Wallace Shawn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 176
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
- 2021
Waiting for Godot
Lucky
- 2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Vizzini
2010s
- 2019
Forky Asks a Question
Rex (voice) · 1 episode
- 2018
- 2017
Drawing Home
Movie
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Principal Miller
- 2016
- 2015
Club Penguin Halloween Panic!
Gary
Club Penguin Monster Beach Party
Gary the Gadget Guy (voice)
- 2014
The Fog of Courage
Eustace Bagge
A Master Builder
Halvard Solness
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Rex (voice) · 3 episodes
2000s
- 2009
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
Movie
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
Fat Actress
Dr. Von Oy · 1 episode
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
Blonde
I.E. Shinn · 2 episodes
The Prime Gig
Gene
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Movie
- 1998
Noah
Movie
The Lionhearts
(voice) · 4 episodes
- 1997
Just Write
Arthur Blake
- 1996
The Wife
Cosmo
House Arrest
Vic Finley
Toy Story Treats
Rex (Voice) · 55 episodes
- 1995
Just Like Dad
Stan Spiegel
Driving Mr. Pink
Boss Man (voice)
- 1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Horatio Byrd
- 1993
The Meteor Man
Mr. Little
The Magic Bubble
Doctor/Therapist
The Cemetery Club
Larry
- 1992
Nickel & Dime
Everett Willits
- 1991
1980s
- 1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Howard
- 1988
- 1987
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Ellen
- 1985
Head Office
Mike Hoover
Heaven Help Us
Father Abruzzi
- 1984
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Professor Silverfish
My Dinner with Louis
Interviewer
The Bostonians
Mr. Pardon
Crackers
Turtle
- 1983
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Frank Judd
The First Time
Jules Goldfarb
Lovesick
Otto Jaffe
- 1982
A Little Sex
Oliver
- 1981
Cheaper to Keep Her
Mugger
- 1980
Simon
Eric Van Dongen
Wrote 6
2010s
- 2014
A Master Builder
Screenplay
2000s
- 2004
Marie and Bruce
Screenplay, Theatre Play
1990s
- 1997
The Designated Mourner
Theatre Play, Writer
1980s
- 1981
1970s
- 1975
Our Late Night
Writer, Theatre Play
Produced 1
2010s
- 2014
A Master Builder
Producer
Other crew 1
2010s
- 2014
A Master Builder
Translator
Appearances11
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
- 2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
The Last Impresario
Self
2000s
- 2009
The Windmill Movie
Self
- 2007
Strange Culture
Self
- 2006
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
- 2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
1990s
- 1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self