Stephen Tobolowsky
Acting
Born: May 30, 1951
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues | Self | 2023 | 7.4 |
| Buried | Alan Davenport (voice) | 2010 | 6.638 |
| Beethoven's Big Break | Sal | 2008 | 5.2 |
| Boxboarders! | dr.james | 2007 | 3.938 |
| Blind Dating | Dr. Perkins | 2006 | 5.99 |
| Garfield | Happy Chapman | 2004 | 5.727 |
| Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | George Ruddy | 2004 | 5.711 |
| Love Liza | Tom Bailey | 2002 | 6.416 |
| Freddy Got Fingered | Uncle Neil | 2001 | 4.709 |
| Black River | Mayor Tom Thompson | 2001 | 5.597 |
| The Prime Gig | Mick | 2001 | 5.981 |
| Memento | Sammy | 2000 | 8.177 |
| The Insider | Eric Kluster | 1999 | 7.46 |
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Calculator (voice) | 1998 | 5.733 |
| Mr. Magoo | Agent FBI Chuck Stupak | 1997 | 4.486 |
| Murder in the First | Mr. Henkin | 1995 | 7.152 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | Oliver Mintz | 1995 | 4.643 |
| Radioland Murders | Max Applewhite | 1994 | 5.929 |
| Groundhog Day | Ned Ryerson | 1993 | 7.628 |
| The Pickle | Mike Krakower | 1993 | 5.0 |
| Basic Instinct | Dr. Lamott | 1992 | 6.941 |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Warren Singleton | 1992 | 5.888 |
| Single White Female | Mitch Myerson | 1992 | 6.31 |
| Thelma & Louise | Max | 1991 | 7.6 |
| Wedlock | Warden Holliday | 1991 | 5.802 |
| Bird on a Wire | Joe Weyburn | 1990 | 6.225 |
| Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Mayor Bill Klepler | 1990 | 6.167 |
| Funny About Love | Hugo | 1990 | 4.868 |
| Great Balls of Fire! | Jud Phillips | 1989 | 6.278 |
| Mississippi Burning | Townley | 1988 | 7.679 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1951 |
| From | Dallas, Texas, USA |