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Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

ActingBorn May 30, 1951 (age 75)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.

Filmography

2026Movie
2026
Woodstockers

as Calvin

Movie
2026
Mimics

as Melvin Reinhold

Movie
2025
Haul Out the Halloween

as Ned Broadhead

Movie
2025
Freakier Friday

as Mr. Elton Bates

Movie
2025Movie
2024
Nobody Wants This

as Rabbi Cohen

TV
2024Movie
2024
Poolman

as Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche

Movie
2023
Candy Cane Lane

as Mr. Benedetto (uncredited)

Movie
2023
Love Virtually

as Dr. Divine

Movie
2023
Frog and Toad

as Dragonfly (voice)

TV
2022Movie
2022
The Really Loud House

as Walter Phillipini

TV
2022Movie
2022
Minx

as Conrad Ross

TV
2021
Hacks

as Henry Weeks

TV
2020
Dicktown

as John’s Dad

TV
2020TV
2020
ThunderCats Roar

as Driller (voice)

TV
2019
Green Eggs and Ham

as Chad (voice)

TV
2019
Fantastic Mr. Murray

as Self - Interviewee

Movie
2019Movie
2019
Fractured

as Dr. Berthram

Movie
2019
Loners

as Mr. Tessman

Movie
2019
Schooled

as Earl Ball

TV
2018
The Cool Kids

as Leonard

TV
2018
Strange Nature

as Mayor Paulson

Movie
2018
Monsters at Large

as Mr. Phillips

Movie
2017
No Activity

as (voice)

TV
2017
White Famous

as Stu Beggs

TV
2017
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

as Andy Gunderson (voice)

Movie
2017
One Day at a Time

as Dr. Berkowitz

TV
2016
Justice League Action

as Professor Stein (voice)

TV
2016
Mamaboy

as Reverend Weld

Movie
2016
Six L.A. Love Stories

as Professor John Dobler

Movie
2016
Bad Internet

as James

TV
2016
Where is Rocky II?

as Byron (segment: "Monument One")

Movie
2016
The Confirmation

as Father Lyons

Movie
2016
Fuller House

as Mr. Gerald

TV
2015
Dr. Ken

as Joe

TV
2015
We Bare Bears

as Stephen ( voice)

TV
2015
Another Period

as Thomas Edison

TV
2015Movie
2015
The Barber

as Chief Hardaway

Movie
2015TV
2014Movie
2014
Christian Mingle

as Douglas McCarver

Movie
2014
Atlas Shrugged: Part III

as Dr. Hugh Akston

Movie
2014
Silicon Valley

as Jack Barker

TV
2014TV
2014
Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as Principal Purdy (voice)

Movie
2013
Toy Story of Terror!

as Ron (voice)

Movie
2013
The Goldbergs

as Principal Ball

TV
2012
Pearblossom Hwy

as Rick Lawler

Movie
2012
The Mindy Project

as Marc Shulman

TV
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012
The Lorax

as Uncle Ubb (voice)

Movie
2011
Magnificat

as Neighbor

Movie
2011Movie
2011Movie
2011Movie
2010
Pound Puppies

as Mr. Geekman (voice)

TV
2010
Buried

as Alan Davenport (voice)

Movie
2010
The Defenders

as Judge Gelineau

TV
2010
Peep World

as Ephraim

Movie
2010
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want

as Father Joe (segment "Trevor")

Movie
2010
Justified

as Jerry Barkley

TV
2009
Community

as Professor Peter Sheffield

TV
2009
Archer

as Robert (voice)

TV
2009Movie
2009
Glee

as Sandy Ryerson

TV
2008Movie
2008
True Jackson, VP

as Lars Balthazar

TV
2008
The Rainbow Tribe

as Principal Sands

Movie
2008Movie
2007
Californication

as Stu Beggs

TV
2007
Boxboarders!

as dr.james

Movie
2007TV
2007
Wild Hogs

as Charley

Movie
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program.

as Bill Fantastimart

TV
2007
The Valley of Light

as Littlefield

Movie
2006TV
2006
Heroes

as Bob Bishop

TV
2006
Blind Dating

as Dr. Perkins

Movie
2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine

as Principal James Merrow

TV
2006Movie
2006
The Sasquatch Gang

as Dalrymple

Movie
2006
Promise Me Tomorrow

as Carl Venable

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Night Stalker

as Titus Berry

TV
2005
Ghost Whisperer

as Dr. Peltier

TV
2005
The Closer

as James Bloom

TV
2005
Robots

as Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)

Movie
2004TV
2004
Boston Legal

as Dr. Alvin Azinabinacroft

TV
2004
Complete Savages

as Mr. Frehley

TV
2004
Debating Robert Lee

as Debate Judge

Movie
2004Movie
2004
Entourage

as Mayor of Beverly Hills

TV
2004
Garfield

as Happy Chapman

Movie
2004
Deadwood

as Hugo Jarry

TV
2004Movie
2003Movie
2003
Married to the Kellys

as Henry Conway

TV
2003
Las Vegas

as Donny Rollins

TV
2003
Freaky Friday

as Mr. Bates

Movie
2003
View from the Top

as Frank Thomas (uncredited)

Movie
2003
Oliver Beene

as Ringmaster Bob

TV
2003TV
2003
National Security

as Billy Narthax

Movie
2002
Love Liza

as Tom Bailey

Movie
2002
CSI: Miami

as Don Haffman

TV
2002TV
2002
Ritual

as Dr. Javitz (uncredited)

Movie
2002
The Country Bears

as Norbert Barrington

Movie
2002
The Dead Zone

as Jim Pratt

TV
2002
Par 6

as T.T. Riley

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Reba

as Judge

TV
2001TV
2001TV
2001
Black River

as Mayor Tom Thompson

Movie
2001
On the Edge

as Tom (wraparound segments)

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Freddy Got Fingered

as Uncle Neil

Movie
2000Movie
2000TV
2000
Memento

as Sammy

Movie
2000TV
2000TV
2000
Stanley's Gig

as Abe Cohen

Movie
2000Movie
2000Movie
2000
Bossa Nova

as Trevor

Movie
2000TV
1999
The Insider

as Eric Kluster

Movie
1999
Don't Look Under the Bed

as Michael McCausland

Movie
1999
Roswell

as Julius Walters

TV
1999
Snoops

as Michael Bench

TV
1999
The West Wing

as Dr. Max Milkman

TV
1999TV
1999
One Man's Hero

as Captain Gaine

Movie
1998Movie
1998Movie
1998
Will & Grace

as Ned Weathers

TV
1998
Hercules

as Numericles (voice)

TV
1998
That '70s Show

as Professor

TV
1998Movie
1998
Black Dog

as McClaren

Movie
1998
Two Guys and a Girl

as Father Viteri

TV
1997
Mr. Magoo

as Agent FBI Chuck Stupak

Movie
1997
The Practice

as Clyde Burrows

TV
1997
King of the Hill

as Dr. Benson / Burt Halverstrom (voice)

TV
1996
The Curse of Inferno

as Lonnie Martin

Movie
1996Movie
1996
The Glimmer Man

as Christopher Maynard

Movie
1996
The Pretender

as Dr. Alan Trader

TV
1996
Suddenly Susan

as Dr. Gerken

TV
1996
Arli$$

as Craig Levitz

TV
1996
Power 98

as Rick Harris

Movie
1995
The Home Court

as Jeffrey Solomon

TV
1995
Dweebs

as Karl

TV
1995
Murder One

as Dr. Andross

TV
1995
The Drew Carey Show

as Councilman

TV
1995
The Naked Truth

as Vincent Hartford

TV
1995Movie
1995
Murder in the First

as Mr. Henkin

Movie
1995
A Whole New Ballgame

as Dr. Warner Brakefield

TV
1994
Radioland Murders

as Max Applewhite

Movie
1994
Chicago Hope

as Dr. Ted Joseph

TV
1994
Chicago Hope

as Ted Joseph

TV
1994TV
1994Movie
1994
Trevor

as Father Joe

Movie
1993
Josh & S.A.M.

as Thomas 'Thom' Whitney

Movie
1993
Against the Grain

as Niles Hardeman

TV
1993
Cafe Americain

as Roger Livingston

TV
1993
Calendar Girl

as Antonio

Movie
1993
The Pickle

as Mike Krakower

Movie
1993
Groundhog Day

as Ned Ryerson

Movie
1992
Hero

as Wallace

Movie
1992
Mad About You

as Principal Hocksacker

TV
1992Movie
1992
Sneakers

as Dr. Werner Brandes

Movie
1992
Single White Female

as Mitch Myerson

Movie
1992
Roadside Prophets

as Ranger Bob

Movie
1992
Basic Instinct

as Dr. Lamott

Movie
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Warren Singleton

Movie
1991
Deadly Medicine

as Ron Sutton

Movie
1991
To the Moon, Alice

as Sitcom Producer

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Wedlock

as Warden Holliday

Movie
1991TV
1991
Tagget

as Al Hentz

Movie
1991Movie
1991
The Marla Hanson Story

as Defense Attorney

Movie
1990
Mirror Mirror

as Mr. Anderson

Movie
1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

as Mayor Bill Klepler

Movie
1990Movie
1990
The Grifters

as Jeweler

Movie
1990
Last Flight Out

as Doctor Timothy Brandon

Movie
1990
Bird on a Wire

as Joe Weyburn

Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as Merle (voice)

TV
1989
Breaking In

as District Attorney

Movie
1989
In Country

as Pete

Movie
1989
Seinfeld

as Tor Eckman

TV
1989
Great Balls of Fire!

as Jud Phillips

Movie
1989
Roe vs. Wade

as Darryl Horwath

Movie
1988Movie
1988
Checking Out

as Pharmacist

Movie
1988
Two Idiots in Hollywood

as Prosecuting Attorney

Movie
1987
Spaceballs

as Captain of the Guard

Movie
1986Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Michael Segal

TV
1985TV
1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Hotel Clerk

TV
1984Movie
1984
Swing Shift

as French deMille / Documentary Narrator

Movie
1983Movie
1981
Falcon Crest

as Doctor

TV
1979
Knots Landing

as Steve Comiskey

TV
1977Movie
1976TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
Movie
American Men

as Sterling Moss

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 30, 1951
Place of BirthDallas, Texas, USA
Popularity2.0