Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, playwright, and essayist. He portrays Charles Lester in CBS series The Good Wife and Paramount+ series The Good Fight.
His film roles include Wally Shawn (a fictionalized version of himself) in My Dinner with Andre (1981), Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987), Mr. James Hall in Clueless (1995) and the voice of Rex in the Toy Story franchise (1995–2019). He has also had roles in six of Woody Allen's films. 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 Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon (2018–2024).
Acting Credits[]
The Good Wife[]
- Season 4
- Episode 4x16 - "Runnin' with the Devil"
- Season 5
- Episode 5x13 - "Parallel Construction, Bitches"
- Season 6
- Episode 6x22 - "Wanna Partner?"
The Good Fight[]
- Season 2
- Episode 2x10 - "Day 471"
- Season 5
- Episode 5x2 - "Once There Was a Court..."
- Episode 5x6 - "And the Clerk Had a Firm..."
- Season 6
- Episode 6x1 - "The Beginning of the End"
- Episode 6x3 - "The End of Football"
External links[]
- Wallace Shawn on Wikipedia
- Wallace Shawn on The Internet Movie Database