Wayne Knight
Acting
Born: Aug 07, 1955
From: New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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).
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! | Mr. Hodges (voice) | 2023 | 5.444 |
| Darby and the Dead | Mel | 2022 | 5.9 |
| Hail, Caesar! | Lurking Extra | 2016 | 5.942 |
| Excuse Me for Living | Albert | 2012 | 4.3 |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | The Amazing Krudsky (voice) | 2008 | 7.6 |
| Punisher: War Zone | Linus Lieberman / Micro | 2008 | 5.8 |
| Kung Fu Panda | Gang Boss (voice) | 2008 | 7.318 |
| Who's Your Monkey? | Officer Brooks | 2007 | 4.8 |
| Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone | Thudd (voice) | 2005 | 6.258 |
| Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween | Jack (voice) | 2003 | 9.0 |
| Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Walter Ballou | 2002 | 4.769 |
| Bleacher Bums | Zig | 2001 | 6.75 |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Evil Emperor Zurg (voice) | 2000 | 6.44 |
| Toy Story 2 | Al McWhiggin (voice) | 1999 | 7.605 |
| Tarzan | Tantor (voice) | 1999 | 7.4 |
| Pros & Cons | Wayne the Guard | 1999 | 3.6 |
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Microwave (voice) | 1998 | 5.733 |
| For Richer or Poorer | Bob Lachman | 1997 | 6.006 |
| Space Jam | Stan Podolak | 1996 | 6.808 |
| Chameleon | Stuart Langston | 1996 | 6.0 |
| To Die For | Ed Grant | 1995 | 6.596 |
| The Making of 'Jurassic Park' | Self / Dennis Nedry | 1995 | 7.313 |
| Jurassic Park | Nedry | 1993 | 8.0 |
| Basic Instinct | John Correli | 1992 | 6.941 |
| JFK | Numa Bertel | 1991 | 7.602 |
| Dead Again | Pete Dugan | 1991 | 6.4 |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Official #2 - Democratic Convention | 1989 | 7.005 |
| Dirty Dancing | Stan | 1987 | 7.325 |
| The Sex O'Clock News | Bill Wright | 1985 | 3.25 |
| The Wanderers | Waiter (uncredited) | 1979 | 6.975 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1955 |
| From | New York City, … |