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Wesley Mann Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1963-09-06

Birthplace:
USA

Credits:
42 Total Roles

Wesley Mann

Acting

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Biography

Wesley Mann (born September 6, 1963) is an American character actor, best known for his role as the caterpillar on Adventures in Wonderland and for playing the spluttering teacher-turned-principal Mr. Lawler on That's So Raven.

Many of Mann's roles are minor and he frequently delivers only a handful of lines, but he has a somewhat distinctive appearance, that of a long-suffering, vaguely glib demeanor that makes him easily recognizable whenever he shows up in a film or on television. He is, by definition, a character actor, and thus he has never performed a lead role.

His acting career began in the early 1980s, landing guest roles on mainstay sitcoms The Golden Girls and Night Court, and appearances in Who's Harry Crumb? and My Stepmother Is An Alien. His distinctive face and demeanor were featured prominently in 1989's Back to the Future Part II, as the high school student who thinks that Marty has just robbed Biff of his wallet. As Biff regains consciousness after having been knocked out by George, Mann (credited as "CPR Kid," but later labeled by fans as the Wallet Guy) shouts "I think he took your wallet!" after Biff, then turns back to the other onlookers and repeats "I think he took his wallet."

Mann has also appeared in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Garrison, New York, for nine seasons.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 You're Cordially Invited MOVIE Pastor Jerry
2024 Palm Royale TV Benny Barnhill
2024 Palm Royale TV Borg
2024 Palm Royale TV Benny Barnhill / Borg
2016 Lucifer TV Bondsman
2011 2 Broke Girls TV Claude
2011 Soul Surfer MOVIE Calvin
2010 Pair of Kings TV Counselor
2004 Veronica Mars TV Ned Flanders Type
2004 Grand Theft Parsons MOVIE Doctor

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