Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight

Born 1955-08-07 (age 70) New York City, New York, USA
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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).

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Known For

GOAT
GOAT

2026

as Frank (voice)

Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2

1999

as Al McWhiggin (voice)

Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda

2008

as Gang Boss (voice)

Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct

1992

as John Correli

Hercules
Hercules

1997

as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3

2016

as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)

Tarzan
Tarzan

1999

as Tantor (voice)

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park

1993

as Nedry

Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing

1987

as Stan

Space Jam
Space Jam

1996

as Stan Podolak

Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: War Zone

2008

as Linus Lieberman / Micro

Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!

2016

as Lurking Extra

Rat Race
Rat Race

2001

as Zack Mallozzi

JFK
JFK

1991

as Numa Bertel

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

as Electrician (uncredited)

Back to the Outback
Back to the Outback

2021

as Platypus (voice)

Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July

1989

as Official #2 - Democratic Convention

To Die For
To Die For

1995

as Ed Grant