Stephen Tobolowsky
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-05-30
Place of birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Cast
Memento
2000
8.18
Groundhog Day
1993
7.61
Basic Instinct
1992
6.93
Thelma & Louise
1991
7.59
Wedlock
1991
5.70
Mississippi Burning
1988
7.67
Bird on a Wire
1990
6.22
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
5.90
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
6.30
Radioland Murders
1994
6.00
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
6.20
Murder in the First
1995
7.20
Garfield
2004
5.71
The Insider
1999
7.45
Mr. Magoo
1997
4.50
Buried
2010
6.63
Single White Female
1992
6.31
Blind Dating
2006
6.00
Freddy Got Fingered
2001
4.71
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
5.70
The Pickle
1993
4.80
Beethoven's Big Break
2008
5.20
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
4.70
Boxboarders!
2007
3.80
Black River
2001
5.50
Love Liza
2002
6.30
The Prime Gig
2001
5.90
Funny About Love
1990
4.73
Where the Day Takes You
1992
6.10
The Grifters
1990
6.50
Josh and S.A.M.
1993
4.70
Black Dog
1998
6.40
The Country Bears
2002
4.70
The Day the World Ended
2001
4.20
Don't Look Under the Bed
1999
6.50
Deadly Medicine
1991
0.00
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014
6.70
You May Not Kiss the Bride
2011
5.63
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
3.80
Living 'til the End
2005
3.00
The Lorax
2012
6.50
The Last Ride
2012
5.41
Love Virtually
2023
5.00
Power 98
1996
4.20
Promise Me Tomorrow
2006
10.00
Trevor
1994
7.00
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
2023
6.40
Par 6
2002
0.00
Peep World
2010
4.70
Hard Breakers
2011
3.50
On the Edge
2001
6.10
The Face is Familiar
2009
0.00
Night Visitors
1996
4.00
The Operator
2000
3.80
Two Idiots in Hollywood
1988
0.00
Roe vs. Wade
1989
6.50
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984
6.11
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2003
6.00
Sneakers
1992
6.90
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
2014
4.44
Candy Cane Lane
2023
6.00
Tagget
1991
0.00
Hello Ladies: The Movie
2014
6.50
Christian Mingle
2014
6.00
The Time Traveler's Wife
2009
6.93
Haul Out the Holly
2022
6.12
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
2014
6.00
The Barber
2015
5.60
The Primary Instinct
2015
6.90
Failure to Launch
2006
5.83
The Glimmer Man
1996
5.40
One Man's Hero
1999
5.30
The Confirmation
2016
6.40
Hollywood Signs
2022
1.50
Bossa Nova
2000
5.40
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
4.30
Last Flight Out
1990
0.00
Roadside Prophets
1992
5.69
Stanley's Gig
2000
5.80
Debating Robert Lee
2004
6.30
Poolman
2024
4.30
Wild Hogs
2007
5.97
The Valley of Light
2007
6.70
National Security
2003
6.00
Freaky Friday
2003
6.52
Mirror Mirror
1990
5.18
Spaceballs
1987
6.84
Where is Rocky II?
2016
5.00
Say It Ain't Solo
2012
0.00
Magnificat
2011
6.71
Hero
1992
6.30
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
2017
7.80
Mamaboy
2016
4.70
Nobody's Fool
1986
4.40
Calendar Girl
1993
5.20
Keep My Grave Open
1977
3.90
Little Black Book
2004
5.30
Pearblossom Hwy
2012
5.40
Monsters at Large
2018
5.38
In Country
1989
5.48
Breaking In
1989
5.70
Strange Nature
2018
5.98
The Marla Hanson Story
1991
6.70
Fractured
2019
6.74
Loners
2019
3.70
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019
6.20
To the Moon, Alice
1991
0.00
The Curse of Inferno
1996
5.20
View from the Top
2003
5.50
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
6.29
Ritual
2002
4.50
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
5.70
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
7.20
Swing Shift
1984
5.71
Robots
2005
6.46
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
5.80
Around the Fire
1998
3.70
Welcome to the Men's Group
2016
2.00
Waiting for Yvette
2008
5.10
My Father the Hero
1994
5.30
The Rainbow Tribe
2008
6.30
Six L.A. Love Stories
2016
5.00
Checking Out
1988
4.30
Hail Mary
2011
0.00
Watching Walter
2024
0.00
Freakier Friday
2025
0.00
Mimics
0.00