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Wayne Knight Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1955-08-07

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Credits:
120 Total Roles

Wayne Knight

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 GOAT MOVIE Frank (voice)
2025 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 MOVIE Mr. Berg
2024 St. Denis Medical TV Dr. Axler
2024 The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie MOVIE Mayor (voice)
2023 Bookie TV The Cowboy
2023 Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! MOVIE Mr. Hodges (voice)
2023 Battle of the Decades TV Self - Judge
2023 What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith MOVIE Larry Cohen
2023 That '90s Show TV Bruce
2022 Darby and the Dead MOVIE Mel

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