Wayne Knight
Acting • Born 1955-08-07
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
120 credits
Dirty Dancing
Movie • 1987
Stan
Toy Story 2
Movie • 1999
Al McWhiggin (voice)
Basic Instinct
Movie • 1992
John Correli
To Die For
Movie • 1995
Ed Grant
JFK
Movie • 1991
Numa Bertel
Space Jam
Movie • 1996
Stan Podolak
For Richer or Poorer
Movie • 1997
Bob Lachman
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Movie • 1998
Microwave (voice)
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Movie • 2002
Walter Ballou
Dead Again
Movie • 1991
Pete Dugan
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Movie • 2008
The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
Punisher: War Zone
Movie • 2008
Linus Lieberman / Micro
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone
Movie • 2005
Thudd (voice)
Tarzan
Movie • 1999
Tantor (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Movie • 2000
Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Movie • 1995
Self / Dennis Nedry
Chameleon
Movie • 1996
Stuart Langston
Darby and the Dead
Movie • 2022
Mel
Excuse Me for Living
Movie • 2012
Albert
The Sex O'Clock News
Movie • 1985
Bill Wright
Pros & Cons
Movie • 1999
Wayne the Guard
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!
Movie • 2023
Mr. Hodges (voice)
The Wanderers
Movie • 1979
Waiter (uncredited)
Who's Your Monkey?
Movie • 2007
Officer Brooks
Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween
Movie • 2003
Jack (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
Movie • 2008
Gang Boss (voice)
Bleacher Bums
Movie • 2001
Zig
Born on the Fourth of July
Movie • 1989
Official #2 - Democratic Convention
Jurassic Park
Movie • 1993
Nedry
Hail, Caesar!
Movie • 2016
Lurking Extra
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc
Movie • 2013
Jong / Jong's Son (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
Movie • 2016
Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
Hercules
Movie • 1997
Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Movie • 2024
Mayor (voice)
Forever, Lulu
Movie • 1986
Stevie
What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith
Movie • 2023
Larry Cohen
Panda Paws
Movie • 2016
Big Fun (voice)
Double Negative
Movie • 1985
Max
V.I. Warshawski
Movie • 1991
Smeissen
Blindspotting
Movie • 2018
Patrick
Double Edge
Movie • 1992
Tommy White
12 Mighty Orphans
Movie • 2021
Frank Wynn
For Lovers Only
Movie • 1982
Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)
T Bone N Weasel
Movie • 1992
Roy Kramp
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie • 1999
Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)
Woke Up Dead
Movie • 2010
Andrew Batten
Back to the Outback
Movie • 2021
Platypus (voice)
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon
Movie • 2014
The Elf Elder (voice)
Everybody's All-American
Movie • 1988
Fraternity Pisser
Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie • 2003
Electrician (uncredited)
The Burning Bed
Movie • 1984
Juror (uncredited)
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Movie • 2020
Wayne
Making Rat Race
Movie • 2002
Himself
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Movie • 2025
Mr. Berg
Rat Race
Movie • 2001
Zack Mallozzi
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Movie • 2004
Self
GOAT
Movie • 2026
Frank (voice)
One in a Million
Movie
That '70s Show
TV • 1998
Angel
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Newman
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
TV • 2004
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
TV • 2004
Mr. Cantarious (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Terrence Lombard
Xiaolin Showdown
TV • 2003
Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
Truman Bosch
The Edge
TV • 1992
Catscratch
TV • 2005
Pet Star
TV • 2002
Self - Judge
I'm with Her
TV • 2003
Toonsylvania
TV • 1998
Igor
Listen Up!
TV • 2004
Buddy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
TV • 2001
Jack O'Lantern
The Second Half
TV • 1993
Robert Piccolo
Woke Up Dead
TV • 2009
Andrew Batten
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Don Orville
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV • 2000
Emperor Zurg (voice)
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2002
Nick Dark
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Abnegazar (voice)
The Exes
TV • 2011
Haskell Lutz
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Wayne Knight
Unforgettable
TV • 2011
Theodore Blumer
Pound Puppies
TV • 2010
Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voice)
Catscratch
TV • 2005
Mr. Blik (voice)
Battle of the Decades
TV • 2023
Self - Judge
Hercules
TV • 1998
Cyclops Head #2 (voice)
StartUp
TV • 2016
Benedict "Benny" Blush
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV • 2008
Max (voice)
Doc McStuffins
TV • 2012
Viewy Stewie (voice)
Fallen Angels
TV • 1993
Leo Cunningham
Bookie
TV • 2023
The Cowboy
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV • 2016
Self
Against the Grain
TV • 1993
Froggy Wilson
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV • 2008
Max
Bones
TV • 2005
Jimmy Walpert III
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
TV • 2018
Benjamin Roth
Monster High
TV • 2022
Ralph (voice)
Regular Show
TV • 2010
Guardian of the Friend Zone (voice)
Regular Show
TV • 2010
God of Street Performing (voice)
Dilbert
TV • 1999
The Security Guard (voice)
Among Us
TV
Lime (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Rick
Torchwood
TV • 2006
Brian Friedkin
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Nutsy Goldberg (voice)
Sirens
TV • 2014
Richard
Them
TV • 2021
Lieutenant Schiff
Harley Quinn
TV • 2019
The Penguin (voice)
That '90s Show
TV • 2023
Bruce
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Grigor
Infinity Train
TV • 2019
Marcel (voice)
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Owen
Thank God You're Here
TV • 2007
Self
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
TV • 2008
Self
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
TV • 2011
Captain Goray (voice)
Legend of the Three Caballeros
TV • 2018
Baron Von Sheldgoose (voice)
Batwheels
TV • 2022
King Tut (voice)
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV • 2020
Milton
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Jason Blum
The Good Guys
TV • 2010
Perry Black
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
TV • 2011
Jong / Jong's Son (voice)
St. Denis Medical
TV • 2024
Dr. Axler