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.
Movies
Haul Out the Halloween
Ned Broadhead
Freakier Friday
Mr. Elton Bates
The Cowboy Killer
God
Watching Walter
Walter
Poolman
Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
Candy Cane Lane
Mr. Benedetto (uncredited)
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Ned
Love Virtually
Dr. Divine
Haul Out the Holly
Ned
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
Creepy Rattlechains (voice)
Fractured
Dr. Berthram
Loners
Mr. Tessman
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Mr. Bentley
Strange Nature
Mayor Paulson
Monsters at Large
Mr. Phillips
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
Andy Gunderson (voice)
Mamaboy
Reverend Weld
Six L.A. Love Stories
Professor John Dobler
Welcome to the Men's Group
Where is Rocky II?
Byron (segment: "Monument One")
The Confirmation
Father Lyons
The Barber
Chief Hardaway
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Alan
Christian Mingle
Douglas McCarver
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
Dr. Hugh Akston
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Principal Purdy (voice)
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
Andy
Toy Story of Terror!
Ron (voice)
Pearblossom Hwy
Rick Lawler
The Last Ride
Ray
The Lorax
Uncle Ubb (voice)
Magnificat
Neighbor
Hail Mary
Hard Breakers
Max
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Plumber
Buried
Alan Davenport (voice)
Peep World
Ephraim
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
Father Joe (segment "Trevor")
The Time Traveler's Wife
Dr. Kendrick
The Face is Familiar
Beethoven's Big Break
Sal
The Rainbow Tribe
Principal Sands
Waiting for Yvette
Alan
Boxboarders!
dr.james
Wild Hogs
Charley
The Valley of Light
Littlefield
Loveless in Los Angeles
Jon
Blind Dating
Dr. Perkins
Failure to Launch
Bud
The Sasquatch Gang
Dalrymple
Promise Me Tomorrow
Carl Venable
Living 'til the End
Dr. Shaw
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
Harry Evers
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Tom Abernathy
Robots
Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)
Debating Robert Lee
Debate Judge
Little Black Book
Carl
Garfield
Happy Chapman
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
George Ruddy
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
Murray Mintz
Freaky Friday
Mr. Bates
View from the Top
Frank Thomas (uncredited)
National Security
Billy Narthax
Love Liza
Tom Bailey
Ritual
Dr. Javitz (uncredited)
The Country Bears
Norbert Barrington
Par 6
T.T. Riley
The Day the World Ended
Ed Turner
Black River
Mayor Tom Thompson
On the Edge
Tom (wraparound segments)
The Prime Gig
Mick
Freddy Got Fingered
Uncle Neil
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
Dewey Wise
Memento
Sammy
Stanley's Gig
Abe Cohen
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
B.J. McQueen
The Operator
Doc
Bossa Nova
Trevor
The Insider
Eric Kluster
Don't Look Under the Bed
Michael McCausland
One Man's Hero
Captain Gaine
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tabaqui (voice)
Around the Fire
Doc
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Calculator (voice)
Black Dog
McClaren
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Bill Bardo
Mr. Magoo
Agent FBI Chuck Stupak
The Curse of Inferno
Lonnie Martin
Night Visitors
Taylor
The Glimmer Man
Christopher Maynard
Power 98
Rick Harris
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Bando (voice)
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Oliver Mintz
Murder in the First
Mr. Henkin
Radioland Murders
Max Applewhite
My Father the Hero
Mike
Trevor
Father Joe
Josh & S.A.M.
Thomas 'Thom' Whitney
Calendar Girl
Antonio
The Pickle
Mike Krakower
Groundhog Day
Ned Ryerson
Hero
Wallace
Where the Day Takes You
Charles
Sneakers
Dr. Werner Brandes
Single White Female
Mitch Myerson
Roadside Prophets
Ranger Bob
Basic Instinct
Dr. Lamott
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Warren Singleton
Deadly Medicine
Ron Sutton
To the Moon, Alice
Sitcom Producer
Thelma & Louise
Max
Wedlock
Warden Holliday
Tagget
Al Hentz
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Sergeant Phil Baranski
The Marla Hanson Story
Defense Attorney
Mirror Mirror
Mr. Anderson
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Mayor Bill Klepler
Funny About Love
Hugo
The Grifters
Jeweler
Last Flight Out
Doctor Timothy Brandon
Bird on a Wire
Joe Weyburn
Breaking In
District Attorney
In Country
Pete
Great Balls of Fire!
Jud Phillips
Roe vs. Wade
Darryl Horwath
Mississippi Burning
Townley
Checking Out
Pharmacist
Two Idiots in Hollywood
Prosecuting Attorney
Spaceballs
Captain of the Guard
Nobody's Fool
Kirk
The Philadelphia Experiment
Barney
Swing Shift
French deMille / Documentary Narrator
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
TV Clerk
Keep My Grave Open
Robert
Butterfly in the Typewriter
The Abbot
TV Series
Nobody Wants This
Rabbi Cohen
4 Episodes
Frog and Toad
Dragonfly (voice)
3 Episodes
The Really Loud House
Walter Phillipini
2 Episodes
Minx
Conrad Ross
1 Episode
Hacks
Henry Weeks
1 Episode
Dicktown
John’s Dad
2 Episodes
ThunderCats Roar
Driller (voice)
1 Episode
Green Eggs and Ham
Chad (voice)
1 Episode
Schooled
Earl Ball
4 Episodes
The Cool Kids
Leonard
1 Episode
No Activity
(voice)
1 Episode
White Famous
Stu Beggs
2 Episodes
One Day at a Time
Dr. Berkowitz
46 Episodes
Justice League Action
Professor Stein (voice)
8 Episodes
Bad Internet
James
1 Episode
Fuller House
Mr. Gerald
1 Episode
Dr. Ken
Joe
1 Episode
We Bare Bears
Stephen ( voice)
1 Episode
Another Period
Thomas Edison
1 Episode
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Alan Dolfe
10 Episodes
The Hotwives of Orlando
Phil
7 Episodes
Silicon Valley
Jack Barker
17 Episodes
Friends with Better Lives
Dr. Adleman
1 Episode
The Goldbergs
Principal Ball
43 Episodes
The Mindy Project
Marc Shulman
4 Episodes
Pound Puppies
Mr. Geekman (voice)
1 Episode
The Defenders
Judge Gelineau
1 Episode
Justified
Jerry Barkley
3 Episodes
Community
Professor Peter Sheffield
1 Episode
Archer
Robert (voice)
11 Episodes
Glee
Sandy Ryerson
8 Episodes
True Jackson, VP
Lars Balthazar
1 Episode
Californication
Stu Beggs
30 Episodes
John from Cincinnati
3 Episodes
Raines
1 Episode
The Sarah Silverman Program.
Bill Fantastimart
1 Episode
Big Day
5 Episodes
Heroes
Bob Bishop
11 Episodes
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
1 Episode
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Principal James Merrow
2 Episodes
Night Stalker
1 Episode
Ghost Whisperer
Dr. Peltier
1 Episode
The Closer
James Bloom
1 Episode
Desperate Housewives
Bud Penrod
1 Episode
Boston Legal
Dr. Alvin Azinabinacroft
1 Episode
Complete Savages
Mr. Frehley
1 Episode
Entourage
Mayor of Beverly Hills
1 Episode
Deadwood
Hugo Jarry
9 Episodes
Married to the Kellys
Henry Conway
1 Episode
Las Vegas
Donny Rollins
1 Episode
Oliver Beene
Ringmaster Bob
1 Episode
Kingpin
1 Episode
CSI: Miami
Don Haffman
5 Episodes
Do Over
1 Episode
The Dead Zone
Jim Pratt
1 Episode
Off Centre
1 Episode
Reba
Judge
1 Episode
According to Jim
Dr. Ted
1 Episode
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jim Halliwell
1 Episode
The Lone Gunmen
1 Episode
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Len Dunkel
1 Episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Spencer Freiberg
1 Episode
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Gil (voice)
1 Episode
Malcolm in the Middle
Mr. Fisher
1 Episode
Roswell
Julius Walters
1 Episode
Snoops
Michael Bench
3 Episodes
The West Wing
Dr. Max Milkman
1 Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Edwin Adelson
1 Episode
Will & Grace
Ned Weathers
1 Episode
Hercules
Numericles (voice)
1 Episode
That '70s Show
Professor
1 Episode
Any Day Now
1 Episode
Two Guys and a Girl
Father Viteri
1 Episode
The Practice
Clyde Burrows
1 Episode
King of the Hill
Dr. Benson / Burt Halverstrom (voice)
1 Episode
Mr. Rhodes
19 Episodes
The Pretender
Dr. Alan Trader
1 Episode
Suddenly Susan
Dr. Gerken
1 Episode
The Home Court
Jeffrey Solomon
1 Episode
Dweebs
10 Episodes
Murder One
2 Episodes
The Drew Carey Show
Councilman
1 Episode
The Naked Truth
Vincent Hartford
1 Episode
A Whole New Ballgame
Dr. Warner Brakefield
2 Episodes
Chicago Hope
Dr. Ted Joseph
Blue Skies
Oak
8 Episodes
Against the Grain
Niles Hardeman
8 Episodes
Harts of the West
1 Episode
Cafe Americain
Roger Livingston
1 Episode
Mad About You
Principal Hocksacker
1 Episode
Baby Talk
1 Episode
Shannon's Deal
1 Episode
The Simpsons
Merle (voice)
1 Episode
Seinfeld
Tor Eckman
1 Episode
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Alex
1 Episode
Designing Women
1 Episode
L.A. Law
Dr. Michael Segal
1 Episode
227
1 Episode
Crazy like a Fox
Hotel Clerk
1 Episode
Cagney & Lacey
1 Episode
Falcon Crest
Doctor
1 Episode
Knots Landing
Steve Comiskey
1 Episode
Alice
1 Episode
American Men
Sterling Moss
1 Episode