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 Pro...
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.
Movies (Cast)
Freakier Friday
Groundhog Day
The Lorax
Memento
Haul Out the Holly
Garfield
Sneakers
Freaky Friday
Black Dog
Swing Shift
Fractured
Wild Hogs
Roadside Prophets
Peep World
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
The Barber
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Robots
Buried
Checking Out
In Country
Mirror Mirror
Wedlock
Basic Instinct
Boxboarders!
Hard Breakers
The Pickle
Candy Cane Lane
Pearblossom Hwy
Power 98
Mississippi Burning
Christian Mingle
Spaceballs
The Time Traveler's Wife
Bossa Nova
Poolman
The Confirmation
Failure to Launch
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
Murder in the First
Bird on a Wire
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Magoo
The Operator
The Valley of Light
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Romeo Is Bleeding
Thelma & Louise
My Father the Hero
Beethoven's Big Break
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Breaking In
Little Black Book
Hero
Deadly Medicine
Night Visitors
Great Balls of Fire!
Don't Look Under the Bed
The Country Bears
Six L.A. Love Stories
The Glimmer Man
Josh & S.A.M.
Love Liza
Keep My Grave Open
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Love Virtually
Nobody's Fool
On the Edge
Around the Fire
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
The Day the World Ended
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween
The Rainbow Tribe
The Prime Gig
Magnificat
View from the Top
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
Where the Day Takes You
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
The Marla Hanson Story
Black River
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Freddy Got Fingered
Debating Robert Lee
The Insider
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Loveless in Los Angeles
The Curse of Inferno
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
The Sasquatch Gang
Monsters at Large
Two Idiots in Hollywood
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"