Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/30/1951
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Stephen Tobolowsky
Biography
Known For
Freakier Friday
as Mr. Elton Bates
Memento
as Sammy
The Lorax
as Uncle Ubb (voice)
Haul Out the Holly
as Ned
Garfield
as Happy Chapman
Wild Hogs
as Charley
Groundhog Day
as Ned Ryerson
Sneakers
as Dr. Werner Brandes
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
as Ned
Freaky Friday
as Mr. Bates
Fractured
as Dr. Berthram
Black Dog
as McClaren
Mississippi Burning
as Townley
Roadside Prophets
as Ranger Bob
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Bando (voice)
Wedlock
as Warden Holliday
Candy Cane Lane
as Mr. Benedetto (uncredited)
Basic Instinct
as Dr. Lamott
Swing Shift
as French deMille / Documentary Narrator
Robots
as Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2023
2022
2019
Green Eggs and Ham
as Chad (voice)
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Interviewee
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween
as Creepy Rattlechains (voice)
Fractured
as Dr. Berthram
Loners
as Mr. Tessman
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mr. Bentley
Schooled
as Earl Ball
2018
2017
2016
Justice League Action
as Professor Stein (voice)
Mamaboy
as Reverend Weld
Six L.A. Love Stories
as Professor John Dobler
Welcome to the Men's Group
Role unknown
Bad Internet
as James
Where is Rocky II?
as Byron (segment: "Monument One")
The Confirmation
as Father Lyons
Fuller House
as Mr. Gerald
2015
2014
Hello Ladies: The Movie
as Alan
Christian Mingle
as Douglas McCarver
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
as Dr. Hugh Akston
The Hotwives of Orlando
as Phil
Silicon Valley
as Jack Barker
Friends with Better Lives
as Dr. Adleman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Principal Purdy (voice)
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
as Andy
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Big Day
Role unknown
Heroes
as Bob Bishop
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Role unknown
Blind Dating
as Dr. Perkins
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
as Self
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Principal James Merrow
Failure to Launch
as Bud
The Sasquatch Gang
as Dalrymple
Promise Me Tomorrow
as Carl Venable
2005
2004
Desperate Housewives
as Bud Penrod
Boston Legal
as Dr. Alvin Azinabinacroft
Complete Savages
as Mr. Frehley
Debating Robert Lee
as Debate Judge
Little Black Book
as Carl
Entourage
as Mayor of Beverly Hills
Garfield
as Happy Chapman
Deadwood
as Hugo Jarry
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as George Ruddy
2003
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
as Murray Mintz
Married to the Kellys
as Henry Conway
Las Vegas
as Donny Rollins
Freaky Friday
as Mr. Bates
View from the Top
as Frank Thomas (uncredited)
Oliver Beene
as Ringmaster Bob
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
as Self
Kingpin
Role unknown
National Security
as Billy Narthax
2002
2001
The Day the World Ended
as Ed Turner
Off Centre
Role unknown
Reba
as Judge
According to Jim
as Dr. Ted
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jim Halliwell
Black River
as Mayor Tom Thompson
On the Edge
as Tom (wraparound segments)
The Prime Gig
as Mick
Freddy Got Fingered
as Uncle Neil
The Lone Gunmen
Role unknown
2000
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
as Dewey Wise
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Len Dunkel
Memento
as Sammy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Spencer Freiberg
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Gil (voice)
Stanley's Gig
as Abe Cohen
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
as B.J. McQueen
The Operator
as Doc
Bossa Nova
as Trevor
Malcolm in the Middle
as Mr. Fisher
1999
1998
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Tabaqui (voice)
Around the Fire
as Doc
Will & Grace
as Ned Weathers
Hercules
as Numericles (voice)
That '70s Show
as Professor
Any Day Now
Role unknown
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
as Calculator (voice)
Black Dog
as McClaren
Two Guys and a Girl
as Father Viteri
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Bill Bardo
1997
1996
1995
The Home Court
as Jeffrey Solomon
Dweebs
Role unknown
Murder One
Role unknown
Murder One
as Dr. Andross
The Drew Carey Show
as Councilman
The Naked Truth
as Vincent Hartford
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
as Oliver Mintz
Murder in the First
as Mr. Henkin
A Whole New Ballgame
as Dr. Warner Brakefield