Wayne Knight

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

Jurassic Park

as Nedry

Toy Story 2

as Al McWhiggin (voice)

Kung Fu Panda

as Gang Boss (voice)

Hercules

as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)

Tarzan

as Tantor (voice)

Dirty Dancing

as Stan

Kung Fu Panda 3

as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)

Space Jam

as Stan Podolak

Basic Instinct

as John Correli

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Grigor