Wayne Knight

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 7, 1955 (70 yrs)

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Wayne Eliot Knight · وین نایت

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

GOAT
8.1

GOAT

2026as Frank (voice)
Toy Story 2
7.6

Toy Story 2

1999as Al McWhiggin (voice)
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
6.6

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

2025as Mr. Berg
Kung Fu Panda
7.3

Kung Fu Panda

2008as Gang Boss (voice)
Basic Instinct
7.0

Basic Instinct

1992as John Correli
Hercules
7.5

Hercules

1997as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
6.9

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
Dirty Dancing
7.3

Dirty Dancing

1987as Stan
Tarzan
7.4

Tarzan

1999as Tantor (voice)
Jurassic Park
8.0

Jurassic Park

1993as Nedry
Space Jam
6.8

Space Jam

1996as Stan Podolak
JFK
7.6

JFK

1991as Numa Bertel
Punisher: War Zone
5.9

Punisher: War Zone

2008as Linus Lieberman / Micro
Cheaper by the Dozen
6.3

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003as Electrician (uncredited)
Rat Race
6.3

Rat Race

2001as Zack Mallozzi
Hail, Caesar!
5.9

Hail, Caesar!

2016as Lurking Extra
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
7.6

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

2024as Mayor (voice)
To Die For
6.6

To Die For

1995as Ed Grant
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
6.4

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

2000as Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)
Born on the Fourth of July
7.0

Born on the Fourth of July

1989as Official #2 - Democratic Convention
Back to the Outback
7.6

Back to the Outback

2021as Platypus (voice)
Dead Again
6.4

Dead Again

1991as Pete Dugan
The Wanderers
6.9

The Wanderers

1979as Waiter (uncredited)
12 Mighty Orphans
7.2

12 Mighty Orphans

2021as Frank Wynn
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
7.6

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

2008as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
For Richer or Poorer
6.0

For Richer or Poorer

1997as Bob Lachman
Blindspotting
7.3

Blindspotting

2018as Patrick
V.I. Warshawski
4.8

V.I. Warshawski

1991as Smeissen
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon
6.0

Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon

2014as The Elf Elder (voice)
Forever, Lulu
4.2

Forever, Lulu

1986as Stevie
Darby and the Dead
5.9

Darby and the Dead

2022as Mel
The Burning Bed
6.9

The Burning Bed

1984as Juror (uncredited)
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
4.7

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

2020as Wayne
Hercules: Zero to Hero
6.5

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999as Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)
Pros & Cons
3.6

Pros & Cons

1999as Wayne the Guard
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc
6.3

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc

2013as Jong / Jong's Son (voice)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
7.3

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995as Self / Dennis Nedry
Bleacher Bums
6.8

Bleacher Bums

2001as Zig
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
5.7

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

1998as Microwave (voice)
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!
5.4

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!

2023as Mr. Hodges (voice)
Woke Up Dead
4.3

Woke Up Dead

2010as Andrew Batten
Making Rat Race

Making Rat Race

2002as Himself
Double Edge
4.3

Double Edge

1992as Tommy White
Chameleon
6.0

Chameleon

1996as Stuart Langston
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone
6.3

Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone

2005as Thudd (voice)
Everybody's All-American
5.4

Everybody's All-American

1988as Fraternity Pisser
For Lovers Only
9.0

For Lovers Only

1982as Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
4.8

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

2002as Walter Ballou
Excuse Me for Living
4.3

Excuse Me for Living

2012as Albert
T Bone N Weasel
4.3

T Bone N Weasel

1992as Roy Kramp