The Lorax2012
As Uncle Ubb (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Stephen Tobolowsky
Born
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 (149)
Spaceballs1987
As Captain of the Guard
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Basic Instinct1992
As Dr. Lamott
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Memento2000
As Sammy
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Groundhog Day1993
As Ned Ryerson
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Freaky Friday2003
As Mr. Bates
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Freakier Friday2025
As Mr. Elton Bates
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Robots2005
As Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sneakers1992
As Dr. Werner Brandes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Thelma & Louise1991
As Max
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Mr. Peabody & Sherman2014
As Principal Purdy (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous2005
As Tom Abernathy
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Failure to Launch2006
As Bud
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Time Traveler's Wife2009
As Dr. Kendrick
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Garfield2004
As Happy Chapman
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mississippi Burning1988
As Townley
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Candy Cane Lane2023
As Mr. Benedetto (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Insider1999
As Eric Kluster
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Bird on a Wire1990
As Joe Weyburn
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Wild Hogs2007
As Charley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Buried2010
As Alan Davenport (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Fractured2019
As Dr. Berthram
TMDb 6.8 / 10
National Security2003
As Billy Narthax
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hero1992
As Wallace
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Murder in the First1995
As Mr. Henkin
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown2017
As Andy Gunderson (voice)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
View from the Top2003
As Frank Thomas (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Glimmer Man1996
As Christopher Maynard
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Philadelphia Experiment1984
As Barney
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco1996
As Bando (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Little Black Book2004
As Carl
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Country Bears2002
As Norbert Barrington
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Memoirs of an Invisible Man1992
As Warren Singleton
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Wedlock1991
As Warden Holliday
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Grifters1990
As Jeweler
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Single White Female1992
As Mitch Myerson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Freddy Got Fingered2001
As Uncle Neil
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Great Balls of Fire!1989
As Jud Phillips
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Black Dog1998
As McClaren
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Valley of Light2007
As Littlefield
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!2004
As George Ruddy
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Confirmation2016
As Father Lyons
TMDb 6.4 / 10
My Father the Hero1994
As Mike
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Where the Day Takes You1992
As Charles
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story1998
As Tabaqui (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Hello Ladies: The Movie2014
As Alan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael1990
As Mayor Bill Klepler
TMDb 6.2 / 10
You May Not Kiss the Bride2011
As Plumber
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde1995
As Oliver Mintz
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Mr. Magoo1997
As Agent FBI Chuck Stupak
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween2019
As Creepy Rattlechains (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Poolman2024
As Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
TMDb 4.3 / 10
In Country1989
As Pete
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Ritual2002
As Dr. Javitz (uncredited)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars1998
As Calculator (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Calendar Girl1993
As Antonio
TMDb 5.2 / 10
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn1998
As Bill Bardo
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Blind Dating2006
As Dr. Perkins
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Barber2015
As Chief Hardaway
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Atlas Shrugged: Part III2014
As Dr. Hugh Akston
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Hollywood Signs2022
As Self
TMDb 1.5 / 10
Radioland Murders1994
As Max Applewhite
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up2023
As Ned
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Beethoven's Big Break2008
As Sal
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Swing Shift1984
As French deMille / Documentary Narrator
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Don't Look Under the Bed1999
As Michael McCausland
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey2003
As Self
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Haul Out the Holly2022
As Ned
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Butterfly in the TypewriterRelease date TBA
As The Abbot
Funny About Love1990
As Hugo
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want2010
As Father Joe (segment "Trevor")
TMDb 3.5 / 10
The Last Ride2012
As Ray
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Prime Gig2001
As Mick
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Pickle1993
As Mike Krakower
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Checking Out1988
As Pharmacist
TMDb 4.4 / 10
One Man's Hero1999
As Captain Gaine
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Josh & S.A.M.1993
As Thomas 'Thom' Whitney
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Debating Robert Lee2004
As Debate Judge
TMDb 6.5 / 10
To The Moon, Alice1991
As Sitcom Producer
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hard Breakers2011
As Max
TMDb 3.6 / 10
The Sasquatch Gang2006
As Dalrymple
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Deadly Medicine1991
As Ron Sutton
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Christian Mingle2014
As Douglas McCarver
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Breaking In1989
As District Attorney
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Love Liza2002
As Tom Bailey
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Black River2001
As Mayor Tom Thompson
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Mimics2026
As Melvin Reinhold
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mary the Widow2026
As Ed
The Day the World Ended2001
As Ed Turner
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Strange Nature2018
As Mayor Paulson
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Rainbow Tribe2008
As Principal Sands
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes2000
As Dewey Wise
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Around the Fire1998
As Doc
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Mirror Mirror1990
As Mr. Anderson
TMDb 5.2 / 10
On the Edge2001
As Tom (wraparound segments)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Six L.A. Love Stories2016
As Professor John Dobler
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Woodstockers2026
As Calvin
Nobody's Fool1986
As Kirk
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Monsters at Large2018
As Mr. Phillips
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Peep World2010
As Ephraim
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Fantastic Mr. Murray2019
As Self - Interviewee
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"2019
As Mr. Bentley
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Marla Hanson Story1991
As Defense Attorney
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Hail Mary2011
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster1991
As Sergeant Phil Baranski
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Freaks Part II2026
The Face is Familiar2009
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Roe vs. Wade1989
As Darryl Horwath
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Haul Out the Halloween2025
As Ned Broadhead
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Loveless in Los Angeles2007
As Jon
TMDb 3.9 / 10
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out2005
As Harry Evers
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Power 981996
As Rick Harris
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live2025
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Say It Ain't Solo
Say It Ain't Solo2012
As Self
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Trevor1994
As Father Joe
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Welcome to the Men's Group2016
TMDb 2.7 / 10
Last Flight Out
Last Flight Out1990
As Doctor Timothy Brandon
The Cowboy Killer2026
As God
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Love Virtually2023
As Dr. Divine
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Roadside Prophets1992
As Ranger Bob
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion2000
As B.J. McQueen
TMDb 4.1 / 10
The Curse of Inferno1996
As Lonnie Martin
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Waiting for Yvette2008
As Alan
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Where is Rocky II?2016
As Byron (segment: "Monument One")
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mamaboy2016
As Reverend Weld
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party2006
As Self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Two Idiots in Hollywood1988
As Prosecuting Attorney
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Promise Me Tomorrow2006
As Carl Venable
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Frankie and Johnny Are Married2003
As Murray Mintz
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Bossa Nova2000
As Trevor
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Keep My Grave Open1977
As Robert
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time2002
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Par 62002
As T.T. Riley
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Stanley's Gig2000
As Abe Cohen
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends2014
As Andy
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Living 'til the End2005
As Dr. Shaw
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Night Visitors1996
As Taylor
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Cocaine and Blue Eyes1983
As TV Clerk
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Boxboarders!2007
As dr.james
TMDb 4.2 / 10
The Primary Instinct2015
As Himself
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Operator2000
As Doc
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Magnificat2011
As Neighbor
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues2023
As Self
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Pearblossom Hwy2012
As Rick Lawler
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Loners2019
As Mr. Tessman
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Tagget1991
As Al Hentz
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Watching Walter
Watching Walter2024
As Walter
The Five Keys to Mastery
The Five Keys to Mastery2005
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Toy Story of Terror!2013
As Ron (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb