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Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Acting May 30, 1951 (75 years old) Dallas, Texas, USA

Biography

Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project. Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951, in Dallas, Texas. He studied geology at Southern Methodist University but switched to theater after being cast in a production of "The Crucible." He later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a degree in drama. Tobolowsky began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in films such as The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Nobody's Fool (1986), and Spaceballs (1987). He also had a recurring role on the television series Seinfeld (1989-1998). Tobolowsky's breakthrough role came in 1993, when he played Ned Ryerson in the comedy Groundhog Day. His performance in the film was critically acclaimed, and he has since become one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood. Tobolowsky has continued to work steadily in film and television over the years. He has appeared in numerous other films, including Memento (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), and The Informant! (2009). He has also had recurring roles on the television series Deadwood (2004-2006), Heroes (2006-2007), Californication (2007-2014), and Silicon Valley (2014-2019). In addition to his acting career, Tobolowsky is also a writer and a podcaster. He has written two books, The Dangerous Animals Club (2002) and The Tobolowsky Files (2017). He also hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files, in which he tells stories about his life and career.

Movies 149

Memento 8.2

Memento

as Sammy

2000
The Lorax 6.5

The Lorax

as Uncle Ubb (voice)

2012
Groundhog Day 7.6

Groundhog Day

as Ned

1993
Basic Instinct 7.0

Basic Instinct

as Dr. Lamott

1992
Robots 6.5

Robots

as Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)

2005
Spaceballs 6.9

Spaceballs

as Captain of the Guard

1987
Thelma & Louise 7.6

Thelma & Louise

as Max

1991
Freaky Friday 6.6

Freaky Friday

as Mr. Bates

2003
Sneakers 6.9

Sneakers

as Dr. Werner Brandes

1992
Garfield 5.7

Garfield

as Happy Chapman

2004
Freakier Friday 6.8

Freakier Friday

as Mr. Elton Bates

2025
Mr. Peabody & Sherman 6.7

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as Principal Purdy (voice)

2014
The Time Traveler's Wife 7.0

The Time Traveler's Wife

as Dr. Kendrick

2009
The Insider 7.5

The Insider

as Eric Kluster

1999
Candy Cane Lane 6.0

Candy Cane Lane

as Mr. Benedetto (uncredited)

2023
Buried 6.6

Buried

as Alan Davenport (voice)

2010
Failure to Launch 5.9

Failure to Launch

as Bud

2006
Mississippi Burning 7.7

Mississippi Burning

as Townley

1988
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 5.7

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

as Tom Abernathy

2005
Fractured 6.8

Fractured

as Dr. Berthram

2019
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown 7.7

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

as Andy Gunderson (voice)

2017
Bird on a Wire 6.2

Bird on a Wire

as Joe Weyburn

1990
Wild Hogs 6.0

Wild Hogs

as Charley

2007
The Philadelphia Experiment 6.1

The Philadelphia Experiment

as Barney

1984
Murder in the First 7.1

Murder in the First

as Mr. Henkin

1995
Great Balls of Fire! 6.3

Great Balls of Fire!

as Jud Phillips

1989
National Security 6.0

National Security

as Billy Narthax

2003
View from the Top 5.6

View from the Top

as Frank Thomas (uncredited)

2003
My Father the Hero 5.3

My Father the Hero

as Mike

1994
Memoirs of an Invisible Man 5.9

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Warren Singleton

1992
Single White Female 6.3

Single White Female

as Mitch Myerson

1992
Hero 6.3

Hero

as Wallace

1992
Where the Day Takes You 6.1

Where the Day Takes You

as Charles

1992
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 6.6

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

as Bando (voice)

1996
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 5.7

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

as George Ruddy

2004
The Glimmer Man 5.4

The Glimmer Man

as Christopher Maynard

1996
Little Black Book 5.4

Little Black Book

as Carl

2004
Wedlock 5.8

Wedlock

as Warden Holliday

1991
You May Not Kiss the Bride 5.6

You May Not Kiss the Bride

as Plumber

2011
Freddy Got Fingered 4.8

Freddy Got Fingered

as Uncle Neil

2001
Black Dog 6.4

Black Dog

as McClaren

1998
Atlas Shrugged: Part III 4.5

Atlas Shrugged: Part III

as Dr. Hugh Akston

2014
The Grifters 6.5

The Grifters

as Jeweler

1990
Haul Out the Holly 6.1

Haul Out the Holly

as Ned

2022
The Valley of Light 6.5

The Valley of Light

as Littlefield

2007
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story 5.7

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

as Tabaqui (voice)

1998
Mr. Magoo 4.5

Mr. Magoo

as Agent FBI Chuck Stupak

1997
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 6.1

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

as Mayor Bill Klepler

1990
The Country Bears 4.8

The Country Bears

as Norbert Barrington

2002
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn 3.9

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

as Bill Bardo

1998
Poolman 4.3

Poolman

as Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche

2024
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars 5.7

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

as Calculator (voice)

1998
Beethoven's Big Break 5.2

Beethoven's Big Break

as Sal

2008
Blind Dating 6.0

Blind Dating

as Dr. Perkins

2007
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up 6.1

Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up

as Ned

2023
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween 6.6

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween

as Creepy Rattlechains (voice)

2019
Hello Ladies: The Movie 6.5

Hello Ladies: The Movie

as Alan

2014
Swing Shift 5.6

Swing Shift

as French deMille / Documentary Narrator

1984
The Day the World Ended 4.3

The Day the World Ended

as Ed Turner

2001
Calendar Girl 5.2

Calendar Girl

as Antonio

1993
The Cowboy Killer 7.5

The Cowboy Killer

as God

2026
Ritual 4.7

Ritual

as Dr. Javitz (uncredited)

2002
One Man's Hero 5.4

One Man's Hero

as Captain Gaine

1999
Josh & S.A.M. 4.9

Josh & S.A.M.

as Thomas 'Thom' Whitney

1993
The Pickle 5.0

The Pickle

as Mike Krakower

1993
Fantastic Mr. Murray 6.2

Fantastic Mr. Murray

as Self - Interviewee

2019
Don't Look Under the Bed 6.4

Don't Look Under the Bed

as Michael McCausland

1999
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde 4.7

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

as Oliver Mintz

1995
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want 3.5

Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want

as Father Joe (segment "Trevor")

2010
Radioland Murders 5.8

Radioland Murders

as Max Applewhite

1994
Christian Mingle 5.6

Christian Mingle

as Douglas McCarver

2014
On the Edge 5.5

On the Edge

as Tom (wraparound segments)

2001
Haul Out the Halloween 6.4

Haul Out the Halloween

as Ned Broadhead

2025
Checking Out 4.4

Checking Out

as Pharmacist

1988
Loveless in Los Angeles 3.9

Loveless in Los Angeles

as Jon

2007
Monsters at Large 5.1

Monsters at Large

as Mr. Phillips

2018
Mirror Mirror 5.1

Mirror Mirror

as Mr. Anderson

1990
Peep World 4.8

Peep World

as Ephraim

2010
In Country 5.6

In Country

as Pete

1989
The Confirmation 6.4

The Confirmation

as Father Lyons

2016
Love Liza 6.4

Love Liza

as Tom Bailey

2002
Roadside Prophets 5.6

Roadside Prophets

as Ranger Bob

1992
The Prime Gig 6.0

The Prime Gig

as Mick

2001
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" 6.6

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

as Mr. Bentley

2019
Cocaine and Blue Eyes 4.3

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

as TV Clerk

1983
The Rainbow Tribe 5.8

The Rainbow Tribe

as Principal Sands

2008
Mary the Widow

Mary the Widow

as Ed

2026
Six L.A. Love Stories 5.0

Six L.A. Love Stories

as Professor John Dobler

2016
Strange Nature 5.7

Strange Nature

as Mayor Paulson

2018
Funny About Love 4.9

Funny About Love

as Hugo

1990
Keep My Grave Open 4.0

Keep My Grave Open

as Robert

1977
The Sasquatch Gang 5.9

The Sasquatch Gang

as Dalrymple

2006
Roe vs. Wade 6.0

Roe vs. Wade

as Darryl Horwath

1989
The Curse of Inferno 5.0

The Curse of Inferno

as Lonnie Martin

1996
The Barber 5.6

The Barber

as Chief Hardaway

2015
Butterfly in the Typewriter

Butterfly in the Typewriter

as The Abbot

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes 4.6

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

as Dewey Wise

2000
The Marla Hanson Story 6.7

The Marla Hanson Story

as Defense Attorney

1991
Freaks Part II

Freaks Part II

2026
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion 4.1

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion

as B.J. McQueen

2000
To The Moon, Alice 7.0

To The Moon, Alice

as Sitcom Producer

1991
The Face is Familiar 2.0

The Face is Familiar

2009
Woodstockers

Woodstockers

as Calvin

2026
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey 7.9

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

as Self

2003
Welcome to the Men's Group 2.7

Welcome to the Men's Group

2016
Around the Fire 6.1

Around the Fire

as Doc

1998
Hail Mary

Hail Mary

2011
Breaking In 5.8

Breaking In

as District Attorney

1989
Loners 3.5

Loners

as Mr. Tessman

2019
Two Idiots in Hollywood 4.0

Two Idiots in Hollywood

as Prosecuting Attorney

1988
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live 9.0

Thelma & Louise: Born to Live

as Self

2025
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out 6.9

McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out

as Harry Evers

2005
Hard Breakers 3.6

Hard Breakers

as Max

2011
Black River 5.6

Black River

as Mayor Tom Thompson

2001
Boxboarders! 4.2

Boxboarders!

as Dr. Stephen James

2007
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues 7.4

Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues

as Self

2023
Hollywood Signs 1.5

Hollywood Signs

as Self

2022
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends 6.0

Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends

as Andy

2014
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster 6.7

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

as Sergeant Phil Baranski

1991
Mimics 5.0

Mimics

as Melvin Reinhold

2026
Living 'til the End 5.5

Living 'til the End

as Dr. Shaw

2005
Where is Rocky II? 5.0

Where is Rocky II?

as Byron (segment: "Monument One")

2016
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party 6.2

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party

as Self

2006
Nobody's Fool 4.4

Nobody's Fool

as Kirk

1986
Power 98 4.1

Power 98

as Rick Harris

1996
Love Virtually 5.0

Love Virtually

as Dr. Divine

2023
Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out

as Doctor Timothy Brandon

1990
Deadly Medicine 4.0

Deadly Medicine

as Ron Sutton

1991
Trevor 6.8

Trevor

as Father Joe

1994
Magnificat 6.4

Magnificat

as Neighbor

2011
Mamaboy 4.2

Mamaboy

as Reverend Weld

2016
Tagget 8.0

Tagget

as Al Hentz

1991
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time 6.5

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

as Self

2002
The Last Ride 5.3

The Last Ride

as Ray

2012
The Five Keys to Mastery 9.0

The Five Keys to Mastery

as Self

2005
Night Visitors 6.5

Night Visitors

as Taylor

1996
Bossa Nova 5.5

Bossa Nova

as Trevor

2000
Debating Robert Lee 6.5

Debating Robert Lee

as Debate Judge

2004
Pearblossom Hwy 4.7

Pearblossom Hwy

as Rick Lawler

2012
The Operator 4.1

The Operator

as Doc

2000
Stanley's Gig 6.2

Stanley's Gig

as Abe Cohen

2000
Par 6 7.0

Par 6

as T.T. Riley

2002
Promise Me Tomorrow 9.0

Promise Me Tomorrow

as Carl Venable

2006
Say It Ain't Solo 2.0

Say It Ain't Solo

as Self

2012
Waiting for Yvette 4.6

Waiting for Yvette

as Alan

2008
Frankie and Johnny Are Married 7.5

Frankie and Johnny Are Married

as Murray Mintz

2003
Watching Walter

Watching Walter

as Walter

2024
Toy Story of Terror! 7.3

Toy Story of Terror!

as Ron (voice)

2013
The Primary Instinct 6.9

The Primary Instinct

as Himself

2015

TV Shows 110

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Edwin Adelson

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Mr. Kayman

1999
The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Merle (voice)

1989
Seinfeld 8.2

Seinfeld

as Tor Eckman

1989
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Spencer Freiberg

2000
Desperate Housewives 7.9

Desperate Housewives

as Bud Penrod

2004
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as Don Haffman

2002
Glee 6.8

Glee

as Sandy Ryerson

2009
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Jim Halliwell

2001
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as Dr. Max Milkman

1999
Heroes 7.4

Heroes

as Bob Bishop

2006
King of the Hill 7.4

King of the Hill

as Dr. Benson / Burt Halverstrom (voice)

1997
Curb Your Enthusiasm 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Len Dunkel

2000
The Closer 7.8

The Closer

as James Bloom

2005
The Goldbergs 7.4

The Goldbergs

as Principal Ball

2013
Falcon Crest 5.6

Falcon Crest

as Doctor

1981
Boston Legal 7.9

Boston Legal

as Dr. Alvin Azinabinacroft

2004
Malcolm in the Middle 8.5

Malcolm in the Middle

as Mr. Fisher

2000
Knots Landing 6.9

Knots Landing

as Steve Comiskey

1979
Archer 7.9

Archer

as Robert (voice)

2009
That '70s Show 7.9

That '70s Show

as Professor

1998
Ghost Whisperer 8.1

Ghost Whisperer

as Dr. Peltier

2005
Will & Grace 6.9

Will & Grace

as Ned Weathers

1998
Community 8.0

Community

as Professor Peter Sheffield

2009
Hacks 7.5

Hacks

as Henry Weeks

2021
Entourage 7.4

Entourage

as Mayor of Beverly Hills

2004
We Bare Bears 7.7

We Bare Bears

as Stephen ( voice)

2015
Chicago Hope 7.2

Chicago Hope

as Dr. Ted Joseph

1994
Chicago Hope 7.2

Chicago Hope

as Ted Joseph

1994
The Drew Carey Show 6.5

The Drew Carey Show

as Councilman

1995
The Practice 7.6

The Practice

as Clyde Burrows

1997
Las Vegas 7.0

Las Vegas

as Donny Rollins

2003
Mad About You 6.8

Mad About You

as Principal Hocksacker

1992
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as Michael Segal

1986
Californication 7.6

Californication

as Stu Beggs

2007
According to Jim 6.5

According to Jim

as Dr. Ted

2001
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
Justified 8.0

Justified

as Jerry Barkley

2010
Alice 7.0

Alice

1976
Fuller House 7.4

Fuller House

as Mr. Gerald

2016
The Mindy Project 6.3

The Mindy Project

as Marc Shulman

2012
Silicon Valley 8.2

Silicon Valley

as Jack Barker

2014
Nobody Wants This 7.3

Nobody Wants This

as Rabbi Cohen

2024
The Pretender 7.4

The Pretender

as Dr. Alan Trader

1996
Reba 6.6

Reba

as Judge

2001
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982
The New Adventures of Old Christine 7.2

The New Adventures of Old Christine

as Principal James Merrow

2006
The Dead Zone 7.3

The Dead Zone

as Jim Pratt

2002
Deadwood 8.1

Deadwood

as Hugo Jarry

2004
Arli$$ 6.9

Arli$$

as Craig Levitz

1996
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

as Self

2020
Hercules 6.9

Hercules

as Numericles (voice)

1998
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 6.6

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

as Gil (voice)

2000
Roswell 7.7

Roswell

as Julius Walters

1999
Justice League Action 7.2

Justice League Action

as Professor Stein (voice)

2016
Two Guys and a Girl 7.2

Two Guys and a Girl

as Father Viteri

1998
Murder One 7.7

Murder One

1995
Murder One 7.7

Murder One

as Dr. Andross

1995
Pound Puppies 5.3

Pound Puppies

as Mr. Geekman (voice)

2010
True Jackson, VP 7.8

True Jackson, VP

as Lars Balthazar

2008
The Sarah Silverman Program 6.3

The Sarah Silverman Program

as Bill Fantastimart

2007
The Naked Truth 6.5

The Naked Truth

as Vincent Hartford

1995
One Day at a Time 7.7

One Day at a Time

as Dr. Berkowitz

2017
Dr. Ken 5.6

Dr. Ken

as Joe

2015
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 6.8

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Alex

1987
Green Eggs and Ham 8.0

Green Eggs and Ham

as Chad (voice)

2019
227 6.8

227

1985
Any Day Now 7.5

Any Day Now

1998
Crazy like a Fox 7.2

Crazy like a Fox

as Hotel Clerk

1984
Suddenly Susan 6.0

Suddenly Susan

as Dr. Gerken

1996
Another Period 6.8

Another Period

as Thomas Edison

2015
The Really Loud House 7.5

The Really Loud House

as Walter Phillipini

2022
Minx 6.9

Minx

as Conrad Ross

2022
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 7.5

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

2006
Designing Women 6.8

Designing Women

1986
Schooled 6.3

Schooled

as Earl Ball

2019
No Activity 6.6

No Activity

as (voice)

2017
ThunderCats Roar 2.8

ThunderCats Roar

as Driller (voice)

2020
Complete Savages 6.2

Complete Savages

as Mr. Frehley

2004
Off Centre 8.1

Off Centre

2001
The Lone Gunmen 6.8

The Lone Gunmen

2001
Frog and Toad 8.4

Frog and Toad

as Dragonfly (voice)

2023
The Defenders 7.2

The Defenders

as Judge Gelineau

2010
The Cool Kids 5.4

The Cool Kids

as Leonard

2018
Oliver Beene 8.2

Oliver Beene

as Ringmaster Bob

2003
Married to the Kellys 9.3

Married to the Kellys

as Henry Conway

2003
John from Cincinnati 6.3

John from Cincinnati

as Mark Lewinsky

2007
Raines 7.6

Raines

2007
Night Stalker 5.6

Night Stalker

as Titus Berry

2005
Big Day 6.1

Big Day

2006
Mr. Rhodes 10.0

Mr. Rhodes

1996
Friends with Better Lives 6.6

Friends with Better Lives

as Dr. Adleman

2014
Cafe Americain 6.8

Cafe Americain

as Roger Livingston

1993
Do Over 6.8

Do Over

2002
White Famous 4.4

White Famous

as Stu Beggs

2017
Harts of the West 6.8

Harts of the West

1993
The Home Court 7.0

The Home Court

as Jeffrey Solomon

1995
Bad Internet 6.7

Bad Internet

as James

2016
Snoops 7.5

Snoops

as Michael Bench

1999
Kingpin 6.4

Kingpin

2003
Dicktown 6.2

Dicktown

as John’s Dad

2020
Shannon's Deal 7.7

Shannon's Deal

1990
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl 7.0

Big Time in Hollywood, Fl

as Alan Dolfe

2015
Blue Skies 8.0

Blue Skies

as Oak

1994
Against the Grain 6.5

Against the Grain

as Niles Hardeman

1993
A Whole New Ballgame 10.0

A Whole New Ballgame

as Dr. Warner Brakefield

1995
Dweebs 7.0

Dweebs

as Karl

1995
The Hotwives of Orlando 5.3

The Hotwives of Orlando

as Phil

2014
American Men

American Men

as Sterling Moss

Baby Talk 7.0

Baby Talk

1991

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