Wayne Knight
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dirty Dancing
as Stan
1987
Toy Story 2
as Al McWhiggin (voice)
1999
Basic Instinct
as John Correli
1992
To Die For
as Ed Grant
1995
JFK
as Numa Bertel
1991
Space Jam
as Stan Podolak
1996
For Richer or Poorer
as Bob Lachman
1997
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
as Microwave (voice)
1998
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
as Walter Ballou
2002
Dead Again
as Pete Dugan
1991
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
2008
Punisher: War Zone
as Linus Lieberman / Micro
2008
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone
as Thudd (voice)
2005
Tarzan
as Tantor (voice)
1999
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)
2000
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / Dennis Nedry
1995
Chameleon
as Stuart Langston
1996
Darby and the Dead
as Mel
2022
Excuse Me for Living
as Albert
2012
The Sex O'Clock News
as Bill Wright
1985
TV Appearances
That '70s Show
as Angel
1998
Seinfeld
as Newman
1989
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
2004
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
as Mr. Cantarious (voice)
2004
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Terrence Lombard
2000
Xiaolin Showdown
as Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)
2003
CSI: NY
as Truman Bosch
2004
The Edge
1992
Pet Star
as Self - Judge
2002
I'm with Her
2003
Toonsylvania
as Igor
1998
Listen Up!
as Buddy
2004