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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-08-07 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Wayne Eliot Knight

وین نایت

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).

Known For

Acting

Dirty Dancing

1987

Dirty Dancing

as

Stan

Toy Story 2

1999

Toy Story 2

as

Al McWhiggin (voice)

Basic Instinct

1992

Basic Instinct

as

John Correli

To Die For

1995

To Die For

as

Ed Grant

JFK

1991

JFK

as

Numa Bertel

Space Jam

1996

Space Jam

as

Stan Podolak

For Richer or Poorer

1997

For Richer or Poorer

as

Bob Lachman

Dead Again

1991

Dead Again

as

Pete Dugan

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

2008

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

as

The Amazing Krudsky (voice)

Tarzan

1999

Tarzan

as

Tantor (voice)

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

as

Self / Dennis Nedry

Chameleon

1996

Chameleon

as

Stuart Langston

The Sex O'Clock News

1985

The Sex O'Clock News

as

Bill Wright

Pros & Cons

1999

Pros & Cons

as

Wayne the Guard

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!

2023

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!

as

Mr. Hodges (voice)

The Wanderers

1979

The Wanderers

as

Waiter (uncredited)

Who's Your Monkey?

2007

Who's Your Monkey?

as

Officer Brooks

Kung Fu Panda

2008

Kung Fu Panda

as

Gang Boss (voice)

Bleacher Bums

2001

Bleacher Bums

as

Zig

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

Born on the Fourth of July

as

Official #2 - Democratic Convention

Jurassic Park

1993

Jurassic Park

as

Nedry

Hail, Caesar!

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as

Lurking Extra

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

as

Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)

Hercules

1997

Hercules

as

Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)

Forever, Lulu

1986

Forever, Lulu

as

Stevie

Panda Paws

2016

Panda Paws

as

Big Fun (voice)

V.I. Warshawski

1991

V.I. Warshawski

as

Smeissen

Blindspotting

2018

Blindspotting

as

Patrick

Double Edge

1992

Double Edge

as

Tommy White

12 Mighty Orphans

2021

12 Mighty Orphans

as

Frank Wynn

For Lovers Only

1982

For Lovers Only

as

Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)

T Bone N Weasel

1992

T Bone N Weasel

as

Roy Kramp

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999

Hercules: Zero to Hero

as

Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)

Woke Up Dead

2010

Woke Up Dead

as

Andrew Batten

Back to the Outback

2021

Back to the Outback

as

Platypus (voice)

Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon

2014

Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon

as

The Elf Elder (voice)

Everybody's All-American

1988

Everybody's All-American

as

Fraternity Pisser

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

Cheaper by the Dozen

as

Electrician (uncredited)

The Burning Bed

1984

The Burning Bed

as

Juror (uncredited)

Making Rat Race

2002

Making Rat Race

as

Himself

Rat Race

2001

Rat Race

as

Zack Mallozzi

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Newman

Brandy & Mr. Whiskers

Brandy & Mr. Whiskers

as

Mr. Cantarious (voice)

Xiaolin Showdown

Xiaolin Showdown

as

Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

as

Truman Bosch

Pet Star

Pet Star

as

Self - Judge

Listen Up!

Listen Up!

as

Buddy

The Second Half

The Second Half

as

Robert Piccolo

Woke Up Dead

Woke Up Dead

as

Andrew Batten

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

as

Emperor Zurg (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

as

Abnegazar (voice)

The Exes

The Exes

as

Haskell Lutz

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as

Wayne Knight

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

as

Theodore Blumer

Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

as

Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voice)

Catscratch

Catscratch

as

Mr. Blik (voice)

Battle of the Decades

Battle of the Decades

as

Self - Judge

Hercules

Hercules

as

Cyclops Head #2 (voice)

StartUp

StartUp

as

Benedict "Benny" Blush

Doc McStuffins

Doc McStuffins

as

Viewy Stewie (voice)

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as

Leo Cunningham

Bookie

Bookie

as

The Cowboy

Against the Grain

Against the Grain

as

Froggy Wilson

Bones

Bones

as

Jimmy Walpert III

Monster High

Monster High

as

Ralph (voice)

Regular Show

Regular Show

as

Guardian of the Friend Zone (voice)

Regular Show

Regular Show

as

God of Street Performing (voice)

Dilbert

Dilbert

as

The Security Guard (voice)

Among Us

Among Us

as

Lime (voice)

Torchwood

Torchwood

as

Brian Friedkin

Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

as

Nutsy Goldberg (voice)

Sirens

Sirens

as

Richard

Them

Them

as

Lieutenant Schiff

Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

as

The Penguin (voice)

Infinity Train

Infinity Train

as

Marcel (voice)

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

as

Captain Goray (voice)

Legend of the Three Caballeros

Legend of the Three Caballeros

as

Baron Von Sheldgoose (voice)

Batwheels

Batwheels

as

King Tut (voice)

Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

as

Jason Blum

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

as

Perry Black

Production

Crew

Directing