About
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...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
Desperate HousewivesSeries • 2004
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
SeinfeldSeries • 1989
King of the HillSeries • 1997
The West WingSeries • 1999
Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000
HeroesSeries • 2006
The CloserSeries • 2005
Malcolm in the MiddleSeries • 2000
GleeSeries • 2009
The GoldbergsSeries • 2013
Ghost WhispererSeries • 2005
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
CommunitySeries • 2009
Will & GraceSeries • 1998
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
The Mindy ProjectSeries • 2012
We Bare BearsSeries • 2015
ArcherSeries • 2009