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Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight

Acting

Born: August 7, 1955New York City, New York, USA

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).

Known For
Filmography
GOAT

GOAT

Frank (voice)

2026
Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Mr. Berg

2025
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

Mayor (voice)

2024
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!

Mr. Hodges (voice)

2023

What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith

Larry Cohen

2023
Darby and the Dead

Darby and the Dead

Mel

2022
Back to the Outback

Back to the Outback

Platypus (voice)

2021
12 Mighty Orphans

12 Mighty Orphans

Frank Wynn

2021
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

Wayne

2020
Blindspotting

Blindspotting

Patrick

2018
Panda Paws

Panda Paws

Big Fun (voice)

2016
Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Lurking Extra

2016
Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda 3

Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)

2016
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon

Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon

The Elf Elder (voice)

2014
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc

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

Jong / Jong's Son (voice)

2013
Excuse Me for Living

Excuse Me for Living

Albert

2012
Woke Up Dead

Woke Up Dead

Andrew Batten

2010
Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone

Linus Lieberman / Micro

2008
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

The Amazing Krudsky (voice)

2008
Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

Gang Boss (voice)

2008
Who's Your Monkey?

Who's Your Monkey?

Officer Brooks

2007
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone

Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone

Thudd (voice)

2005

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

Self

2004
Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

Electrician (uncredited)

2003
Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween

Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween

Jack (voice)

2003
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

Walter Ballou

2002
Making Rat Race

Making Rat Race

Himself

2002
Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums

Zig

2001
Rat Race

Rat Race

Zack Mallozzi

2001
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)

2000
Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

Al McWhiggin (voice)

1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)

1999
Tarzan

Tarzan

Tantor (voice)

1999
Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

Wayne the Guard

1999
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

Microwave (voice)

1998
For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer

Bob Lachman

1997
Hercules

Hercules

Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)

1997
Space Jam

Space Jam

Stan Podolak

1996
Chameleon

Chameleon

Stuart Langston

1996
To Die For

To Die For

Ed Grant

1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Self / Dennis Nedry

1995
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Nedry

1993
T Bone N Weasel

T Bone N Weasel

Roy Kramp

1992
Double Edge

Double Edge

Tommy White

1992
Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

John Correli

1992
JFK

JFK

Numa Bertel

1991
Dead Again

Dead Again

Pete Dugan

1991
V.I. Warshawski

V.I. Warshawski

Smeissen

1991
Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

Official #2 - Democratic Convention

1989
Everybody's All-American

Everybody's All-American

Fraternity Pisser

1988
Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

Stan

1987
Forever, Lulu

Forever, Lulu

Stevie

1986
The Sex O'Clock News

The Sex O'Clock News

Bill Wright

1985
Double Negative

Double Negative

Max

1985
The Burning Bed

The Burning Bed

Juror (uncredited)

1984
For Lovers Only

For Lovers Only

Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)

1982
The Wanderers

The Wanderers

Waiter (uncredited)

1979