How old was Wallace Shawn in his first movie: Manhattan?

Wallace Shawn was 34 in Manhattan when he played the character 'Jeremiah'.

That was over 45 years ago in 1979.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 80, and has starred in 125 movies in total, 124 of those since Manhattan was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Manhattan, I think Wallace Shawn looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Woody Allen has worked with Wallace Shawn a total of 6 times in his career.
  • Wallace Shawn's first movie was as 'Jeremiah' in Manhattan, released in 1979 when he was 34
  • Manhattan scores 7.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Manhattan

Wallace Shawn's other movies