Wayne Knight
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
GOAT
2026
as Frank (voice)
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2025
as Mr. Berg
Toy Story 2
1999
as Al McWhiggin (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
2008
as Gang Boss (voice)
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as Official #2 - Democratic Convention
Hercules
1997
as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
Jurassic Park
1993
as Nedry
Tarzan
1999
as Tantor (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
Basic Instinct
1992
as John Correli
Space Jam
1996
as Stan Podolak
JFK
1991
as Numa Bertel
Dirty Dancing
1987
as Stan
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Lurking Extra
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Electrician (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
2024
as Mayor (voice)
Rat Race
2001
as Zack Mallozzi
Back to the Outback
2021
as Platypus (voice)
To Die For
1995
as Ed Grant
Punisher: War Zone
2008
as Linus Lieberman / Micro