Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn in The Princess Bride

Walalce Shawn (1943-)

Playwright.

Film Deaths

• Deal of the Century (1983) [Harold DeVoto]: Commits suicide by shooting himself off-screen shortly after talking to Chevy Chase. The gunshot is heard when Chevy is in his hotel room and when he checks on him, he finds his corpse.

• The Princess Bride (1987) [Vizzini]: Drinks from a poisoned cup during a "battle of wits" with Cary Elwes; he suddenly dies and collapes while laughing over his "victory".

• The Double 0 Kid (1992) [Cashpot]: Killed in a helicopter crash, along with Brigitte Nielsen, after Corey Haim redirects Wallace's computer virus into the helicopter controls.

• My Favorite Martian (1999) [Coleye]: Is possibly killed (off-screen) after turning into a Martian by being dissected by the scientists who wanted to use his body to study the anatomy of the alien species. (Played for Comic Effect)

• The Haunted Mansion (2003) [Ezra]: Appears as a ghost, having died many years before the story begins.

• Southland Tales (2007) [Baron von Westphalen]: Killed in an explosion, along with everyone else on the Mega Zeppelin, when Lou Taylor Pucci fires a missile at it.

• A Master Builder (2013) [Halvard Solness]: Though not explicitly stated, it is presumed he falls to his death (off-screen) - as is the case in the play on which the film is based - after trying to climb a tall ladder in the attempt to lay a wreath on a spire; he dies from his wounds later on in a hospital bed as his wife (Julie Hagerty) enters the room.

TV Deaths

• Family Guy: The Big Bang Theory (2011; animated) [Bertram]: Shot in the head and chest with a crossbow by Stewie Griffin (Seth MacFarlane).

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Notable Connections

• Husband of Twink Caplan.