Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Actor (b. 1951)
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The ThumbScore for Stephen Tobolowsky (72.3%) is the average audience approval rating across 33 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Stephen's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

33
Movies
72.3%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Audiences rate Stephen Tobolowsky’s films higher than 57% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): Wedlock (Roku Channel, Tubi, Fawesome) · Memento (Roku Channel, The CW, Pluto TV, Plex, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome) · Mississippi Burning (YouTube, Roku Channel, Tubi, Hoopla, Fawesome) · Groundhog Day (YouTube) · Blind Dating (YouTube, Roku Channel, Fandango at Home, Pluto TV, Shout! TV, Plex, Xumo Play, Tubi, Hoopla, Fawesome) · Hero (YouTube, Tubi, Fawesome) and 10 more.

Frequent Collaborators

Bill Murray (2)Geena Davis (2)Brad Dourif (2)R. Lee Ermey (2)Chevy Chase (2)

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).

Born 1951-05-30 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

On ThumbScore, Stephen Tobolowsky appears in 33 films with an average audience score of 72.3%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Stephen Tobolowsky movie, ranked by audience score

Wedlock
Wedlock
1991
👍 93%
Memento
Memento
2000
👍 90%
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
1988
👍 90%
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday
2003
👍 84%
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day
1993
👍 82%
Murder in the First
Murder in the First
1995
👍 82%
Bird on a Wire
Bird on a Wire
1990
👍 81%
Single White Female
Single White Female
1992
👍 81%
Blind Dating
Blind Dating
2006
👍 79%
Garfield
Garfield
2004
👍 76%
Hero
Hero
1992
👍 76%
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise
1991
👍 75%
The Insider
The Insider
1999
👍 75%
The Grifters
The Grifters
1990
👍 74%
Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
👍 74%
Buried
Buried
2010
👍 73%
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014
👍 72%
Don't Look Under the Bed
Don't Look Under the Bed
1999
👍 72%
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
2009
👍 70%
The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984
👍 70%
The Confirmation
The Confirmation
2016
👍 69%
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
👍 69%
Love Liza
Love Liza
2002
👍 68%
Haul Out the Holly
Haul Out the Holly
2022
👍 67%
The Glimmer Man
The Glimmer Man
1996
👍 67%
My Father the Hero
My Father the Hero
1994
👍 65%
Little Black Book
Little Black Book
2004
👍 63%
Fractured
Fractured
2019
👍 62%
You May Not Kiss the Bride
You May Not Kiss the Bride
2011
👍 62%
The Country Bears
The Country Bears
2002
👍 59%
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo
1997
👍 58%
The Barber
The Barber
2015
👍 57%
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
👍 52%