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Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight

Actor·b. 1955·New York City, New York, USA

8 horror credits

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).

Actor8 films

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Mr. Berg

2025
Darby and the Dead

Darby and the Dead

Mel

2022
Woke Up Dead

Woke Up Dead

Andrew Batten

2010
Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone

Linus Lieberman / Micro

2008
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

The Amazing Krudsky (voice)

2008
Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween

Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween

Jack (voice)

2003
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Nedry

1993 4.4
Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

John Correli

1992 3.3