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Wayne Knight

Acting

Born August 7, 1955 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Wayne Eliot Knight · وین نایت

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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Regular Show

2010as God of Street Performing (voice)

Infinity Train

2019as Marcel (voice)

Harley Quinn

2019as The Penguin (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

2004as Abnegazar (voice)

Seinfeld

1989as Newman

Bones

2005as Jimmy Walpert III

GOAT

2026as Frank (voice)

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001as Jack O'Lantern

9-1-1: Lone Star

2020as Milton

Xiaolin Showdown

2003as Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Wayne Knight

Jurassic Park

1993as Nedry

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Grigor

That '70s Show

1998as Angel

Monster High

2022as Ralph (voice)

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

2011as Captain Goray (voice)

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

2024as Mayor (voice)

Back to the Outback

2021as Platypus (voice)

Them

2021as Lieutenant Schiff

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

2008as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)

Robot Chicken

2005as Nutsy Goldberg (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Terrence Lombard

Toy Story 2

1999as Al McWhiggin (voice)

JFK

1991as Numa Bertel

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

2018as Benjamin Roth

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

2008as Self

Hercules

1997as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Don Orville

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

2011as Jong / Jong's Son (voice)

The Penguins of Madagascar

2008as Max

Tarzan

1999as Tantor (voice)

Legend of the Three Caballeros

as Baron Von Sheldgoose (voice)

Blindspotting

2018as Patrick

Kung Fu Panda

2008as Gang Boss (voice)

Torchwood

2006as Brian Friedkin

CSI: NY

2004as Truman Bosch

Dirty Dancing

1987as Stan

12 Mighty Orphans

2021as Frank Wynn

StartUp

2016as Benedict "Benny" Blush

Unforgettable

2011as Theodore Blumer

Hot in Cleveland

2010as Rick

The Good Guys

2010as Perry Black

Nip/Tuck

2003as Jason Blum

Born on the Fourth of July

1989as Official #2 - Democratic Convention

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Bookie

2023as The Cowboy

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)

Hercules

1998as Cyclops Head #2 (voice)

Basic Instinct

1992as John Correli

The Burning Bed

1984as Juror (uncredited)