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Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Actor·b. 1951·Dallas, Texas, USA

15 horror credits

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).

Actor15 films

Mimics

Mimics

Melvin Reinhold

2026
Strange Nature

Strange Nature

Mayor Paulson

2018
Toy Story of Terror!

Toy Story of Terror!

Ron (voice)

2013
Magnificat

Magnificat

Neighbor

2011
Buried

Buried

Alan Davenport (voice)

2010
Ritual

Ritual

Dr. Javitz (uncredited)

2002
The Day the World Ended

The Day the World Ended

Ed Turner

2001
Memento

Memento

Sammy

2000 5.0
Don't Look Under the Bed

Don't Look Under the Bed

Michael McCausland

1999
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Oliver Mintz

1995
Single White Female

Single White Female

Mitch Myerson

1992
Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

Dr. Lamott

1992 3.3
Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Warren Singleton

1992
Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

Mr. Anderson

1990 2.0
Keep My Grave Open

Keep My Grave Open

Robert

1977