Wallace Shawn

Biography: Short, frazzle-haired character actor with blubbery lower lip and distinctive lisp, who frequently plays nervous, untrustworthy characters (usually for laughs). He's also a talented writer with several plays to his credit, as well as the script for My Dinner With Andre (1981), a partially autobiographical film he penned with costar Andre Gregory. The son of longtime "New Yorker" editor William Shawn, he made his stage debut in 1977 in a self-translated production of Machia velli's "The Mandrake," and broke into films two years later with supporting roles in Bob Fosse's All That Jazz and Woody Allen's Manhattan

OTHER FILMS INCLUDE: 1979:Starting Over 1980: Atlantic City, Simon 1982: The First Time, A Little Sex 1983: Deal of the Century, Lovesick 1984: The Bostonians, Crackers, The Hotel New Hampshire, Micki + Maude 1985: Heaven Help Us 1986: Head Office 1987: The Bedroom Window, Nice Girls Don't Explode, Prick Up Your Ears, Radio Days, The Princess Bride (a wonderful role as
an unlikely fairy-tale villain); 1988: The Moderns 1989: Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, She's Out of Control We're No Angels 1992: Shadows and Fog, Mom and Dad Save the World 1993: Unbecoming Age, The Cemetery Club, The Meteor Man. Expand

Wallace Shawn's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 60
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 92
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 20
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Negative: 4 out of 25
25 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 64
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Apr 3, 2013 Himself tbd
Metascore: 49
Admission
Mar 22, 2013 Clarence 6.4
Metascore: 57
Vamps
Nov 2, 2012 Dr. Van Helsing 6.8
Metascore: 67
A Late Quartet
Nov 2, 2012 Gideon Rosen 8.2
Metascore: 30
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Jul 30, 2010 Calico 5.2
Metascore: 92
Toy Story 3
Jun 18, 2010 Rex 9.2
Metascore: 61
Capitalism: A Love Story
Sep 23, 2009 Himself 6.6
Metascore: 63
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Jun 20, 2008 Mr. Gibson 8.7
Metascore: 70
Strange Culture
Oct 5, 2007 Himself 9.0
Metascore: 28
Happily N'Ever After
Jan 5, 2007 Munk 3.6
Metascore: 48
Chicken Little
Nov 4, 2005 Principal Fetchit 5.1
Metascore: 54
Melinda and Melinda
Mar 18, 2005 Sy 6.1
Metascore: 90
The Incredibles
Nov 5, 2004 Gilbert Huph 8.6
Metascore: 74
Teacher's Pet
Jan 16, 2004 Principal Crosby Strickler 8.3
Metascore: 34
The Haunted Mansion
Nov 26, 2003 Ezra 5.0
Metascore: 50
Duplex
Sep 26, 2003 Herman 6.0
Metascore: 70
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
Nov 22, 2002 Mr. Gelb 7.3
Metascore: 52
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Aug 24, 2001 George Bond 6.5
Metascore: 88
Toy Story 2
Nov 24, 1999 Rex The Green Dinosaur 8.5
Metascore: 20
Vegas Vacation
Feb 14, 1997 Marty 6.3
Metascore: 92
Toy Story
Nov 22, 1995 Rex 8.9
Metascore: 68
Clueless
Jul 19, 1995 Mr. Wendell Hall 8.2
Metascore: 66
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Nov 23, 1994 Horatio Byrd 8.0
Metascore: 77
The Princess Bride
Sep 25, 1987 Vizzini 7.9
Metascore: 59
The Bostonians
Aug 2, 1984 Mr. Pardon tbd