Wallace — A Close Shave Character Profile

About Wallace

Eccentric cheese-loving inventor and window cleaner who frequently embarks on whimsical adventures with his loyal dog Gromit.

Wallace — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Inventing, Window cleaning, Cheese appreciation, Knitting machine operation, Rocket building

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about Wallace

Occupation

inventor

First Appearance

A Grand Day Out

Wallace's Known Relations

• Wendolene Ramsbottom — Unmarried partner

Wallace appears in 6 titles

• A Grand Day Out (1990) — character page
• The Wrong Trousers (1993) — character page
• A Close Shave (1996)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) — character page
• A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) — character page
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Sallis

Appears in

A Close Shave (1996)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Wallace — Alliance Companion — Shaun (Justin Fletcher)

  Wallace and Shaun form a practical alliance to survive and resolve the factory crisis.

• Wallace — Romantic Love Interest — Wendolene (Anne Reid)

  Wallace actively pursues a romantic relationship with Wendolene despite external complications.

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More characters from A Close Shave

• Wendolene (Anne Reid)
• Shaun (Justin Fletcher)