Wesley Mann (born September 6, 1963) is an American character actor, best known for his role as the caterpillar on Adventures in Wonderland and for playing the spluttering teacher-turned-principal Mr. Lawler on That's So Raven.
Wesley Mann | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1963 Vallejo, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Many of Mann's roles are minor and he frequently delivers only a handful of lines, but he has a somewhat distinctive appearance, that of a long-suffering, vaguely glib demeanor that makes him easily recognizable whenever he shows up in a film or on television. He is, by definition, a character actor, and thus he has never performed a lead role.
His acting career began in the early 1980s, landing guest roles on mainstay sitcoms The Golden Girls and Night Court, and appearances in Who's Harry Crumb? and My Stepmother Is An Alien. His distinctive face and demeanor were featured prominently in 1989's Back to the Future Part II, as the high school student who thinks that Marty has just robbed Biff of his wallet. As Biff regains consciousness after having been knocked out by George, Mann (credited as "CPR Kid," but later labeled by fans as the Wallet Guy) shouts "I think he took your wallet!" after Biff, then turns back to the other onlookers and repeats "I think he took his wallet."
Mann has also appeared in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Garrison, New York, for nine seasons.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | My Stepmother is an Alien | Grady | |
| 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb | Tim | |
| 1989 | Chattahoochee | Cop No. 1 | |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Lester | Labeled as Wallet Kid by fans. |
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Tony, Gas Station Attendant | |
| 1992 | Dragon Slayer | Old Man | English Voice Animated Film |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Bellboy | |
| 1995 | Angus | Mr. Kessler | |
| 1997 | Academy Boyz | Chaplain Sloan | |
| 1997 | Critics and Other Freaks | Tourette's Patron | |
| 1999 | Every Dog Has Its Day | Jail Keep | |
| 1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Lloyd | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Clerk | |
| 2001 | Race to Space | Rudolph | |
| 2002 | Slackers | Male Executive | |
| 2003 | Grand Theft Parsons | Doctor | |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Calvin | |
| 2011 | Tick Tock Boom Clap | Smee Callback |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Golden Girls | Jacob | Episode: "Mother's Day" |
| 1989 | Night Court | Mr. Danielson | Episode: "Yet Another Day In The Life" |
| 1989 | Living Dolls | Scott | Episode: "I Thought Modeling Was Hard" |
| 1990 | Amen | McAllister | Episode: "Two Men, One Woman and a Baby" |
| 1990 - 1991 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Credit Man / Man #1 / Man #2 | 03 Episodes |
| 1991 | The Wonder Years | Mr. Lively | Episode: "Who's Aunt Rose?" |
| 1992 - 1994 | Adventures in Wonderland | Caterpillar / Floyd The Fabulous Fortune Teller / Cooking with Royalty Host | 100 Episodes |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | Gary | Episode: "A Picture's Worth... $9.95" |
| 1994 | Murphy Brown | Secretary #69 | Episode: "Burger, She Wrote" |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Purdy Lee Dryfus | Episode: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" |
| 1995 | Full House | Waiter | Episode: "The Producer" |
| 1995 | Sisters | Reginald | Episode: "A Good Deed" |
| 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Phil | Episode: "I Now Pronounce You" |
| 1996 | The Parent 'Hood | The Hotel Manager | Episode: "I'm O'Tay, You're O'Tay" |
| 1997 | Home Improvement | A.J. Sanderson | Episode: "The Karate Kid Returns" |
| 1997 | Family Matters | Professor Gates | Episode: "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read" |
| 1998 | Rude Awakening | Shlomo The Mouse | Episode: "An Embarrassment of Ritch's" |
| 1999 | Get Real | Balloon Bob | Episode: "Stay" |
| 1999 | Popular | Snuff | Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 1999 | Hefner: Unauthorized | Mad Scientist | Television Film |
| 2001 | Even Stevens | Mr. Crappizi | Episode: "Shutterbugged" |
| 2003 - 2004 | That's So Raven | Mr. Lawler / Principal Lawler | 06 Episodes |
| 2005 | Drake & Josh | Blemin | Episode: "We're Married" |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars | Ned Flanders Type | Episode: "One Angry Veronica" |
| 2006 | That's So Raven | Principal Lawler | Archive Footage / Episode: "Vision Impossible" |
| 2012 | Pair of Kings | Counselor | Episode: "Mr. Boogey Shoes" |
| 2013 | Project Reality | Unknown | Television Mini-Series |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Claude | Episode: "And the Lost Baggage" |
| 2016 | Liv and Maddie | Mr. Bell | Episode: "Homerun-A-Rooney" |
| 2017 | Lady Dynamite | Bud Gelson | Episode: "Kids Have To Dance" |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Bondsman | Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" |
| 2020 | DefunctTV | Caterpillar / Cooking with Royalty Host | Archive Footage / Episode: "The History of Adventures in Wonderland" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery | Sepp Huber |
| 2001 | Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Voice |
External links
edit- Wesley Mann at IMDb