Stephen Tobolowsky
Birthplace: Dallas
Born: 1951-05-30
Occupations recorded in source
actor; character actor; composer; film actor; film director; podcaster; screenwriter; stage actor; television actor; voice actor; writer
Biography from Wikipedia
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor and writer. 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 has a monthly audio podcast, The Tobolowsky Files, of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life. He has also authored three books: The Dangerous Animals Club, Cautionary Tales, and My Adventures with God.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1378098936
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Mimics (2025)
- Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up (2023) — Ned
- Haul out the Holly (2022) — Ned
- Fractured (2019) — Dr. Berthram
- Monsters at Large (2018) — Mr. Phillips
- Strange Nature (2018) — Mayor Paulson
- Where Is Rocky II? (2016)
- The Primary Instinct (2015)
- Christian Mingle (2014) — Douglas McCarver
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) — Principal Purdy
- The Barber (2014) — Chief Gary Hardaway
- Toy Story of Terror (2013) — Ron the manager
- Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012) — Uncle Ubb
- The Last Ride (2011)
- You May Not Kiss The Bride (2011) — Klempner
- Buried (2010) — Alan Davenport
- Hard Breakers (2010)
- The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) — Dr. Kendrick
- Beethoven's Big Break (2008) — Sal
- Boxboarders! (2007)
- Loveless in Los Angeles (2007)
- Wild Hogs (2007) — Charley
- Blind Dating (2006) — Dr. Perkins
- Failure to Launch (2006) — Bud
- Pope Dreams (2006)
- McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out (2005) — Harry Evers
- Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed and Fabulous (2005) — Tom Abernathy
- Robots (2005) — Bigmouth Executive / Forge
- Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2005) — er selbst
- Debating Robert Lee (2004)
- Garfield (2004) — Happy Chapman
- Little Black Book (2004) — Carl
- Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) — George Ruddy
- Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
- Freaky Friday (2003) — Mr. Elton Bates
- Love Liza (2002) — Tom Bailey
- The Country Bears (2002) — Mr. Norbert Barrington
- On the Edge (2001) — Tom
- The Day the World Ended (2001) — Ed Turner
- Alien Fury: Countdown To Invasion (2000) — B.J. McQueen
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Kathy Bates · 5 films
- Ann Hearn · 4 films
- Anne Lockhart · 3 films
- Brian Doyle-Murray · 3 films
- Lacey Chabert · 3 films
- Scott Menville · 3 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.