
ACTING
Wayne Knight
- Born
- Aug 7, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA
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).
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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).
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Jurassic Park
Movie · 1993
Nedry

Toy Story 2
Movie · 1999
Al McWhiggin (voice)

Kung Fu Panda
Movie · 2008
Gang Boss (voice)

Hercules
Movie · 1997
Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)

Tarzan
Movie · 1999
Tantor (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 3
Movie · 2016
Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)

Dirty Dancing
Movie · 1987
Stan

Space Jam
Movie · 1996
Stan Podolak

Basic Instinct
Movie · 1992
John Correli

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · 1999
Grigor

Hail, Caesar!
Movie · 2016
Lurking Extra

Bones
TV · 2005
Jimmy Walpert III
FILMOGRAPHY
125 movie & TV credits
- 2026HexedMovie · Microwave (voice)
- 2026Bass X MachinaTV · Judge Parker (voice)
- 2026Among UsTV · Lime (voice)
- 2026GOATMovie · Frank (voice)
- 2025Five Nights at Freddy's 2Movie · Mr. Berg
- 2024St. Denis MedicalTV · Dr. Axler
- 2024The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes MovieMovie · Mayor (voice)
- 2023BookieTV · The Cowboy
- 2023Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!Movie · Mr. Hodges (voice)
- 2023Battle of the DecadesTV · Self - Judge
- 2023What Ever Happened to Jonny FaithMovie · Larry Cohen
- 2023That '90s ShowTV · Bruce
- 2022Darby and the DeadMovie · Mel
- 2022BatwheelsTV · King Tut (voice)
- 2022Monster HighTV · Ralph (voice)
- 2021Back to the OutbackMovie · Platypus (voice)
- 202112 Mighty OrphansMovie · Frank Wynn
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