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Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight

Actor · Born August 7, 1955 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on Catscratch (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He also portrayed Pete "Piccolo" Dugan in Dead Again (1991), John Correli in Basic Instinct (1992), Stan Podolak in Space Jam (1996) and Zach Mallozzi in Rat Race (2001) and provided the voices of Tantor in Tarzan (1999), Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Elf Elder in Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014).

Acted in 113

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2018
  3. 2016
  4. Panda Paws

    Big Fun (voice)

  5. 2014
  6. New Partner

    Movie

  7. 2013

    Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc

    Jong / Jong's Son (voice)

  8. 2012

    Excuse Me for Living

    Albert

  9. 2011
  10. 2010

    Woke Up Dead

    Andrew Batten

2000s

  1. 2009

    Woke Up Dead

    Andrew Batten · 22 episodes

  2. 2008
  3. 2007

    Who's Your Monkey?

    Officer Brooks

  4. 2006
  5. 2005
  6. Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone

    Thudd (voice)

  7. 2004
  8. Black Cloud

    Mr. Tipping

  9. 2003
  10. Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween

    Jack (voice)

  11. 2002
  12. Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

    Walter Ballou · 2 episodes

  13. 2001

    Bleacher Bums

    Zig

  14. 2000

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. Hercules: Zero to Hero

    Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)

  3. Pros & Cons

    Wayne the Guard

  4. 1998
  5. Toonsylvania

    Igor · 21 episodes

  6. 1997
  7. 1996
  8. Chameleon

    Stuart Langston

  9. 1995
  10. 1993

    Against the Grain

    Froggy Wilson · 1 episode

  11. 1992

    T Bone N Weasel

    Roy Kramp

  12. The Edge

    TV

  13. Double Edge

    Tommy White

  14. 1991
  15. V.I. Warshawski

    Smeissen

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988

    Everybody's All-American

    Fraternity Pisser

  3. 1987
  4. 1986

    Forever, Lulu

    Stevie

  5. 1985

    The Sex O'Clock News

    Bill Wright

  6. 1984
  7. 1982

    For Lovers Only

    Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)

Appearances10

2020s

  1. 2023

    Battle of the Decades

    Self - Judge · 1 episode

  2. 2020

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2007

    Thank God You're Here

    Self · 2 episodes

  3. 2004

    Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

    Self

  4. 2002
  5. Making Rat Race

    Himself

1990s

  1. 1999

    Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins

    Self

  2. 1995