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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2026
Mimics
As: Melvin Reinhold
- 2025
Haul Out the Halloween
As: Ned Broadhead
- 2025
Freakier Friday
As: Mr. Elton Bates
- 2025
The Cowboy Killer
As: God
- 2024
Nobody Wants This
As: Rabbi Cohen
- 2024
Poolman
As: Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
- 2023
Candy Cane Lane
As: Mr. Benedetto (uncredited)
- 2023
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
As: Ned
2023Love Virtually
As: Dr. Divine
2023Frog and Toad
As: Dragonfly (voice)
2022Haul Out the Holly
As: Ned
2022The Really Loud House
As: Walter Phillipini
2022Minx
As: Conrad Ross
2021Hacks
As: Henry Weeks
2020Dicktown
As: John’s Dad
2020ThunderCats Roar
As: Driller (voice)
2019Green Eggs and Ham
As: Chad (voice)
2019The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
As: Creepy Rattlechains (voice)
2019Fractured
As: Dr. Berthram
2019Loners
As: Mr. Tessman
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
As: Mr. Bentley
2019Schooled
As: Earl Ball
2018The Cool Kids
As: Leonard
2018Strange Nature
As: Mayor Paulson
2018Monsters at Large
As: Mr. Phillips
2017No Activity
As: (voice)
2017White Famous
As: Stu Beggs
2017Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
As: Andy Gunderson (voice)
2017One Day at a Time
As: Dr. Berkowitz
2016Justice League Action
As: Professor Stein (voice)
2016Mamaboy
As: Reverend Weld
2016Six L.A. Love Stories
As: Professor John Dobler
2016Bad Internet
As: James
2016Where is Rocky II?
As: Byron (segment: "Monument One")
2016The Confirmation
As: Father Lyons
2016Fuller House
As: Mr. Gerald
2015Dr. Ken
As: Joe
2015We Bare Bears
As: Stephen ( voice)
2015Another Period
As: Thomas Edison
2015The Barber
As: Chief Hardaway
2015Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
As: Alan Dolfe
2014Hello Ladies: The Movie
As: Alan
2014Christian Mingle
As: Douglas McCarver
2014Atlas Shrugged: Part III
As: Dr. Hugh Akston
2014The Hotwives of Orlando
As: Phil
2014Silicon Valley
As: Jack Barker
2014Friends with Better Lives
As: Dr. Adleman
2014Mr. Peabody & Sherman
As: Principal Purdy (voice)
2014Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
As: Andy
2013Toy Story of Terror!
As: Ron (voice)
2013The Goldbergs
As: Principal Ball
2012Pearblossom Hwy
As: Rick Lawler
2012The Mindy Project
As: Marc Shulman
2012The Last Ride
As: Ray
2012The Lorax
As: Uncle Ubb (voice)
2011Magnificat
As: Neighbor
2011Hard Breakers
As: Max
2011You May Not Kiss the Bride
As: Plumber
2010Pound Puppies
As: Mr. Geekman (voice)
2010Buried
As: Alan Davenport (voice)
2010The Defenders
As: Judge Gelineau
2010Peep World
As: Ephraim
2010Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
As: Father Joe (segment "Trevor")
2010Justified
As: Jerry Barkley
2009Community
As: Professor Peter Sheffield
2009Archer
As: Robert (voice)
2009The Time Traveler's Wife
As: Dr. Kendrick
2009Glee
As: Sandy Ryerson
2008Beethoven's Big Break
As: Sal
2008True Jackson, VP
As: Lars Balthazar
2008The Rainbow Tribe
As: Principal Sands
2008Waiting for Yvette
As: Alan
2007Californication
As: Stu Beggs
2007Boxboarders!
As: dr.james
2007Wild Hogs
As: Charley
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.
As: Bill Fantastimart
2007The Valley of Light
As: Littlefield
2007Loveless in Los Angeles
As: Jon
2006Heroes
As: Bob Bishop
2006Blind Dating
As: Dr. Perkins
2006The New Adventures of Old Christine
As: Principal James Merrow
2006Failure to Launch
As: Bud
2006The Sasquatch Gang
As: Dalrymple
2006Promise Me Tomorrow
As: Carl Venable
2005Living 'til the End
As: Dr. Shaw
2005Ghost Whisperer
As: Dr. Peltier
2005The Closer
As: James Bloom
2005McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
As: Harry Evers
2005Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
As: Tom Abernathy
- 2005
Robots
As: Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)
2004Desperate Housewives
As: Bud Penrod
2004Boston Legal
As: Dr. Alvin Azinabinacroft
2004Complete Savages
As: Mr. Frehley
2004Debating Robert Lee
As: Debate Judge
2004Little Black Book
As: Carl
2004Entourage
As: Mayor of Beverly Hills
2004Garfield
As: Happy Chapman
2004Deadwood
As: Hugo Jarry
2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
As: George Ruddy
2003Frankie and Johnny Are Married
As: Murray Mintz
2003Married to the Kellys
As: Henry Conway
2003Las Vegas
As: Donny Rollins
- 2003
Freaky Friday
As: Mr. Bates
2003View from the Top
As: Frank Thomas (uncredited)
2003Oliver Beene
As: Ringmaster Bob
2003National Security
As: Billy Narthax
2002Love Liza
As: Tom Bailey
2002CSI: Miami
As: Don Haffman
2002Ritual
As: Dr. Javitz (uncredited)
2002The Country Bears
As: Norbert Barrington
2002The Dead Zone
As: Jim Pratt
2002Par 6
As: T.T. Riley
2001The Day the World Ended
As: Ed Turner
2001Reba
As: Judge
2001According to Jim
As: Dr. Ted
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Jim Halliwell
2001Black River
As: Mayor Tom Thompson
2001On the Edge
As: Tom (wraparound segments)
2001The Prime Gig
As: Mick
2001Freddy Got Fingered
As: Uncle Neil
2000Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
As: Dewey Wise
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
As: Len Dunkel
- 2000
Memento
As: Sammy
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Spencer Freiberg
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
As: Gil (voice)
2000Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
As: B.J. McQueen
2000The Operator
As: Doc
2000Bossa Nova
As: Trevor
2000Malcolm in the Middle
As: Mr. Fisher
1999The Insider
As: Eric Kluster
1999Don't Look Under the Bed
As: Michael McCausland
1999Roswell
As: Julius Walters
1999Snoops
As: Michael Bench
1999The West Wing
As: Dr. Max Milkman
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Edwin Adelson
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Mr. Kayman
1999One Man's Hero
As: Captain Gaine
1998The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
As: Tabaqui (voice)
1998Around the Fire
As: Doc
1998Will & Grace
As: Ned Weathers
1998Hercules
As: Numericles (voice)
1998That '70s Show
As: Professor
1998The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
As: Calculator (voice)
1998Black Dog
As: McClaren
1998Two Guys and a Girl
As: Father Viteri
1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
As: Bill Bardo
1997Mr. Magoo
As: Agent FBI Chuck Stupak
1997The Practice
As: Clyde Burrows
1997King of the Hill
As: Dr. Benson / Burt Halverstrom (voice)
1996The Curse of Inferno
As: Lonnie Martin
1996Night Visitors
As: Taylor
1996The Glimmer Man
As: Christopher Maynard
1996The Pretender
As: Dr. Alan Trader
1996Suddenly Susan
As: Dr. Gerken
1996Power 98
As: Rick Harris
1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
As: Bando (voice)
1995The Home Court
As: Jeffrey Solomon
1995Murder One
As: Dr. Andross
1995The Drew Carey Show
As: Councilman
1995The Naked Truth
As: Vincent Hartford
1995Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
As: Oliver Mintz
1995Murder in the First
As: Mr. Henkin
1994Radioland Murders
As: Max Applewhite
1994Chicago Hope
As: Dr. Ted Joseph
1994Chicago Hope
As: Ted Joseph
1994My Father the Hero
As: Mike
1994Trevor
As: Father Joe
1993Josh & S.A.M.
As: Thomas 'Thom' Whitney
1993Against the Grain
As: Niles Hardeman
1993Cafe Americain
As: Roger Livingston
1993Calendar Girl
As: Antonio
1993The Pickle
As: Mike Krakower
- 1993
Groundhog Day
As: Ned Ryerson
1992Hero
As: Wallace
1992Mad About You
As: Principal Hocksacker
1992Where the Day Takes You
As: Charles
1992Sneakers
As: Dr. Werner Brandes
1992Single White Female
As: Mitch Myerson
1992Roadside Prophets
As: Ranger Bob
- 1992
Basic Instinct
As: Dr. Lamott
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man
As: Warren Singleton
1991Deadly Medicine
As: Ron Sutton
1991Thelma & Louise
As: Max
1991Wedlock
As: Warden Holliday
1991Tagget
As: Al Hentz
1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
As: Sergeant Phil Baranski
1991The Marla Hanson Story
As: Defense Attorney
1990Mirror Mirror
As: Mr. Anderson
1990Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
As: Mayor Bill Klepler
1990Funny About Love
As: Hugo
1990The Grifters
As: Jeweler
1990Bird on a Wire
As: Joe Weyburn
1989The Simpsons
As: Merle (voice)
1989Breaking In
As: District Attorney
1989In Country
As: Pete
1989Seinfeld
As: Tor Eckman
1989Great Balls of Fire!
As: Jud Phillips
1989Roe vs. Wade
As: Darryl Horwath
1988Mississippi Burning
As: Townley
1988Checking Out
As: Pharmacist
1988Two Idiots in Hollywood
As: Prosecuting Attorney
1987Spaceballs
As: Captain of the Guard
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
As: Alex
1986Nobody's Fool
As: Kirk
1986L.A. Law
As: Dr. Michael Segal
1984Crazy like a Fox
As: Hotel Clerk
1984The Philadelphia Experiment
As: Barney
1984Swing Shift
As: French deMille / Documentary Narrator
1983Cocaine and Blue Eyes
As: TV Clerk
1981Falcon Crest
As: Doctor
1979Knots Landing
As: Steve Comiskey
1977Keep My Grave Open
As: Robert