Stephen Tobolowsky
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.
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Films (150)
Freaks Part II
2026
The Cowboy Killer
2026 · God
Mary the Widow
2026 · Ed
Woodstockers
2026 · Calvin
Mimics
2026 · Melvin Reinhold
Haul Out the Halloween
2025 · Ned Broadhead
Freaky Friday 2 : Encore dans la peau de ma mère
2025 · Mr. Elton Bates
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
2025 · Self
Watching Walter
2024 · Walter
Un Afortunado Soñador
2024 · Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
Noël à Candy Cane Lane
2023 · Mr. Benedetto (uncredited)
Noël à tout prix : La guerre des sapins
2023 · Ned
Love Virtually
2023 · Dr. Divine
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
2023 · Self
Noël à tout prix !
2022 · Ned
Hollywood Signs
2022 · Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019 · Self - Interviewee
Capitaine Superslip et le conte terrifiant du Trompe-loween
2019 · Creepy Rattlechains (voice)
La Fracture
2019 · Dr. Berthram
Loners
2019 · Mr. Tessman
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Mr. Bentley
Strange Nature
2018 · Mayor Paulson
S.O.S. Chasseurs de monstres
2018 · Mr. Phillips
Scooby-Doo ! Le Clash des Sammys
2017 · Andy Gunderson (voice)
Mamaboy
2016 · Reverend Weld
Six L.A. Love Stories
2016 · Professor John Dobler
Welcome to the Men's Group
2016
Where is Rocky II?
2016 · Byron (segment: "Monument One")
Fin de semana
2016 · Father Lyons
The Primary Instinct
2015 · Himself, Executive Producer, Writer
The Barber
2015 · Chief Hardaway
Hello Ladies : Le film
2014 · Alan
Prière de m’épouser
2014 · Douglas McCarver
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
2014 · Dr. Hugh Akston
M. Peabody et Sherman : Les voyages dans le temps
2014 · Principal Purdy (voice)
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
2014 · Andy
Toy Story of Terror!
2013 · Ron (voice)
Pearblossom Hwy
2012 · Rick Lawler
The Last Ride
2012 · Ray
Say It Ain't Solo
2012 · Self
Le Lorax
2012 · Uncle Ubb (voice)
Magnificat
2011 · Neighbor
Hail Mary
2011
Blonde Movie
2011 · Max
N'embrasse pas la mariée
2011 · Plumber
Enterré
2010 · Alan Davenport (voice)
Peep World
2010 · Ephraim
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
2010 · Father Joe (segment "Trevor")
Hors du temps
2009 · Dr. Kendrick
The Face is Familiar
2009
Beethoven 6 : Une star est née !
2008 · Sal
La Tribu Arc-en-ciel
2008 · Principal Sands
Waiting for Yvette
2008 · Alan
Cita a Ciegas
2007 · Dr. Perkins
Les Planchistes Dérapent!
2007 · Dr. Stephen James
Bande de sauvages
2007 · Charley
La Vallée de la lumière
2007 · Littlefield
Loveless in Los Angeles
2007 · Jon
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
2006 · Self
Playboy à saisir
2006 · Bud
The Sasquatch Gang
2006 · Dalrymple
Promise Me Tomorrow
2006 · Carl Venable
Living 'til the End
2005 · Dr. Shaw
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
2005 · Harry Evers
The Five Keys to Mastery
2005 · Self
Miss FBI : Divinement armée
2005 · Tom Abernathy
Robots
2005 · Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)
Debating Robert Lee
2004 · Debate Judge
Les Ex de mon mec
2004 · Carl
Garfield, le film
2004 · Happy Chapman
Rendez-vous avec une star !
2004 · George Ruddy
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2003 · Murray Mintz
Freaky Friday : Dans la peau de ma mère
2003 · Mr. Bates
Hôtesse à tout prix
2003 · Frank Thomas (uncredited)
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003 · Self
Seguridad nacional
2003 · Billy Narthax
Con amor, Liza
2002 · Tom Bailey
Ritual
2002 · Dr. Javitz (uncredited)
Les Country Bears
2002 · Norbert Barrington
Par 6
2002 · T.T. Riley
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002 · Self
The Day the World Ended
2001 · Ed Turner
Black River
2001 · Mayor Tom Thompson
On the Edge
2001 · Tom (wraparound segments)
Coup Monté
2001 · Mick
Va te faire foutre Freddy
2001 · Uncle Neil
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000 · Dewey Wise
Mémento
2000 · Sammy
Stanley's Gig
2000 · Abe Cohen
Alien - Mission sous haute tension
2000 · B.J. McQueen
The Operator
2000 · Doc
Bossa Nova
2000 · Trevor
The Insider
1999 · Eric Kluster
Don't Look Under the Bed
1999 · Michael McCausland
One Man's Hero
1999 · Captain Gaine
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998 · Tabaqui (voice)
Around the Fire
1998 · Doc
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998 · Calculator (voice)
Black Dog
1998 · McClaren
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · Bill Bardo
Mr. Magoo
1997 · Agent FBI Chuck Stupak
The Curse of Inferno
1996 · Lonnie Martin
Night Visitors
1996 · Taylor
The Glimmer Man
1996 · Christopher Maynard
Power 98
1996 · Rick Harris
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996 · Bando (voice)
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995 · Oliver Mintz
Murder in the First
1995 · Mr. Henkin
Radioland Murders
1994 · Max Applewhite
My Father the Hero
1994 · Mike
Trevor
1994 · Father Joe
Josh & S.A.M.
1993 · Thomas 'Thom' Whitney
Calendar Girl
1993 · Antonio
The Pickle
1993 · Mike Krakower
Groundhog Day
1993 · Ned
Hero
1992 · Wallace
Where the Day Takes You
1992 · Charles
Sneakers
1992 · Dr. Werner Brandes
Single White Female
1992 · Mitch Myerson
Roadside Prophets
1992 · Ranger Bob
Basic Instinct
1992 · Dr. Lamott
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 · Warren Singleton
Deadly Medicine
1991 · Ron Sutton
To The Moon, Alice
1991 · Sitcom Producer
Thelma & Louise
1991 · Max
Wedlock
1991 · Warden Holliday
Tagget
1991 · Al Hentz
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
1991 · Sergeant Phil Baranski
The Marla Hanson Story
1991 · Defense Attorney
Mirror Mirror
1990 · Mr. Anderson
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · Mayor Bill Klepler
Funny About Love
1990 · Hugo
The Grifters
1990 · Jeweler
Last Flight Out
1990 · Doctor Timothy Brandon
Bird on a Wire
1990 · Joe Weyburn
Breaking In
1989 · District Attorney
In Country
1989 · Pete
Great Balls of Fire!
1989 · Jud Phillips
Roe vs. Wade
1989 · Darryl Horwath
Mississippi Burning
1988 · Townley
Checking Out
1988 · Pharmacist
Two Idiots in Hollywood
1988 · Prosecuting Attorney, Director, Writer
Spaceballs
1987 · Captain of the Guard
Nobody's Fool
1986 · Kirk
True Stories
1986 · Writer
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984 · Barney
Swing Shift
1984 · French deMille / Documentary Narrator
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983 · TV Clerk
Keep My Grave Open
1977 · Robert
Butterfly in the Typewriter
· The Abbot
Séries (107)
Problème de couple
2024 · Rabbi Cohen
Ranelot et Bufolet
2023 · Dragonfly (voice)
Une Famille vraiment Loud
2022 · Walter Phillipini
Minx
2022 · Conrad Ross
Hacks
2021 · Henry Weeks
Dicktown
2020 · John’s Dad
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
ThunderCats Roar
2020 · Driller (voice)
Les œufs verts au jambon
2019 · Chad (voice)
Schooled
2019 · Earl Ball
The Cool Kids
2018 · Leonard
No Activity
2017 · (voice)
White Famous
2017 · Stu Beggs
Au fil des jours
2017 · Dr. Berkowitz
La Ligue des justiciers : Action
2016 · Professor Stein (voice)
Bad Internet
2016 · James
La Fête à la maison : 20 ans après
2016 · Mr. Gerald
Dr. Ken
2015 · Joe
Ours pour un et un pour t'ours
2015 · Stephen ( voice)
Another Period
2015 · Thomas Edison
Big Time In Hollywood
2015 · Alan Dolfe
The Hotwives of Orlando
2014 · Phil
Silicon Valley
2014 · Jack Barker
Amours : mode d'emploi
2014 · Dr. Adleman
Les Goldberg
2013 · Principal Ball
The Mindy Project
2012 · Marc Shulman
Les Puppies : l'agence canine
2010 · Mr. Geekman (voice)
The Defenders
2010 · Judge Gelineau
Justifié
2010 · Jerry Barkley
Community
2009 · Professor Peter Sheffield
Archer
2009 · Robert (voice)
Glee
2009 · Sandy Ryerson
True Jackson
2008 · Lars Balthazar
Californication
2007 · Stu Beggs
John from Cincinnati
2007 · Mark Lewinsky
Raines
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program
2007 · Bill Fantastimart
Big Day
2006
Les Héros
2006 · Bob Bishop
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
Las nuevas aventuras de Christine
2006 · Principal James Merrow
Night Stalker : le guetteur
2005 · Titus Berry
Mélinda, entre deux mondes
2005 · Dr. Peltier
The Closer : L.A. Enquêtes Prioritaires
2005 · James Bloom
Beautés désespérées
2004 · Bud Penrod
Boston Justice
2004 · Dr. Alvin Azinabinacroft
Les Sauvages
2004 · Mr. Frehley
Entourage: El séquito
2004 · Mayor of Beverly Hills
Deadwood
2004 · Hugo Jarry
Married to the Kellys
2003 · Henry Conway
Las Vegas
2003 · Donny Rollins
Oliver Beene
2003 · Ringmaster Bob
Le Cartel
2003
Les Experts : Miami
2002 · Don Haffman
Do Over
2002
Dead Zone
2002 · Jim Pratt
Off Centre
2001
Reba
2001 · Judge
According to Jim
2001 · Dr. Ted
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Jim Halliwell
The Lone Gunmen
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Len Dunkel
Les Experts
2000 · Spencer Freiberg
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000 · Gil (voice)
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · Mr. Fisher
Roswell
1999 · Julius Walters
Snoops
1999 · Michael Bench
The West Wing
1999 · Dr. Max Milkman
New York Unité Spéciale
1999 · Edwin Adelson, Mr. Kayman
Will & Grace
1998 · Ned Weathers
Hercules
1998 · Numericles (voice)
That '70s Show
1998 · Professor
Any Day Now
1998
Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · Father Viteri
The Practice
1997 · Clyde Burrows
King of the Hill
1997 · Dr. Benson / Burt Halverstrom (voice)
Mr. Rhodes
1996
The Pretender
1996 · Dr. Alan Trader
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Dr. Gerken
Arli$$
1996 · Craig Levitz
The Home Court
1995 · Jeffrey Solomon
Dweebs
1995 · Karl
Murder One
1995 · Dr. Andross
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · Councilman
The Naked Truth
1995 · Vincent Hartford
A Whole New Ballgame
1995 · Dr. Warner Brakefield
Chicago Hope
1994 · Dr. Ted Joseph, Ted Joseph
Blue Skies
1994 · Oak
Against the Grain
1993 · Niles Hardeman
Harts of the West
1993
Cafe Americain
1993 · Roger Livingston
Mad About You
1992 · Principal Hocksacker
Baby Talk
1991
Shannon's Deal
1990
Les Simpson
1989 · Merle (voice)
Seinfeld
1989 · Tor Eckman
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Alex
Designing Women
1986
L.A. Law
1986 · Michael Segal
227
1985
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · Hotel Clerk
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Falcon Crest
1981 · Doctor
Knots Landing
1979 · Steve Comiskey
Alice
1976
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
American Men
· Sterling Moss