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Biography

Stephen Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is a popular American character actor with hundreds of film, TV and theater credits. He memorably played pot-selling…more

Born

4/30/1951, Dallas, Texas, United States

Birth Name

Stephen Harold Tobolowsky

Gender

Male

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Star (6)

Role
- Don't Look Under the Bed
  Michael McCausland
- Mr. Rhodes
  Ray Heary
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Valentine Show
    3/10/97
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Welcome Back Show
    2/28/97
  - S 1: Ep 16 Tom's Not Headmaster Show
    2/17/97
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Italian Show
    1/20/97
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Courtroom Show
    1/13/97
  - + 14 More Credits
- Dweebs
  Karl
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Crush Show
    10/27/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Bad Back Show
    10/20/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Cyrano Show
    10/13/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Birthday Party Show
    10/6/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Privacy Show
    9/29/95
  - + 5 More Credits
- A Whole New Ballgame
  Dr. Warner Brakefield
  - S 1: Ep 7 Twisted
    3/13/95
  - S 1: Ep 6 With Brett You Get Eggroll
    2/27/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 Horace Morgan is Dead and Living in Milwaukee
    2/20/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Brett's Beef
    2/13/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 You are What You Date
    1/23/95
  - + 6 More Credits
- Against the Grain
  Niles Hardeman
  - S 1: Ep 8 A House is Not a Home
    12/24/93
  - S 1: Ep 7 E Pluribus Unim
    12/17/93
  - S 1: Ep 6 Two-Minute Drill
    11/12/93
  - S 1: Ep 5 Don't Be a Stranger
    11/5/93
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Reunion
    10/29/93
  - + 3 More Credits
- Blue Skies
  Oak
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Girl, the Bull and the Amenite Hat
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Kiss is Just a Mess
    10/24/94
  - S 1: Ep 6 Cat's in the Bag
    10/17/94
  - S 1: Ep 5 If You Knew Daddy Like I Know Daddy
    10/10/94
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Hatful of Pain
    10/3/94
  - + 3 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- Californication
  Stu Beggs
  - S 5: Ep 12 Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
    4/1/12
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Party
    3/25/12
  - S 5: Ep 10 Perverts & Whores
    3/18/12
  - S 5: Ep 9 At the Movies
    3/11/12
  - S 5: Ep 8 Raw
    3/4/12
  - + 14 More Credits
- Glee
  Sandy Ryerson
  - S 2: Ep 17 A Night of Neglect
    4/19/11
  - S 1: Ep 21 Funk
    6/1/10
  - S 1: Ep 17 Bad Reputation
    5/4/10
  - S 1: Ep 9 Wheels
    11/11/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Rhodes Not Taken
    9/30/09
  - + 2 More Credits
- The New Adventures of Old Christine
  Principal Merrow
  - S 4: Ep 19 Hair
    4/8/09
  - S 4: Ep 13 Notes on a 7th Grade Scandal
    1/14/09
- Heroes
  Bob Bishop
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Butterfly Effect
    9/22/08
  - S 2: Ep 11 Powerless
    12/3/07
  - S 2: Ep 10 Truth & Consequences
    11/26/07
  - S 2: Ep 9 Cautionary Tales
    11/19/07
  - S 2: Ep 8 Four Months Ago...
    11/12/07
  - + 6 More Credits
- Big Day
  The Garf
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Ceremony
    1/30/07
  - S 1: Ep 11 Magic Hour
    1/9/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Stolen Vows
    12/19/06
  - S 1: Ep 2 The World According to Garf
    12/5/06
- Big Day
  Garf
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Unstable Minister
    1/2/07
- CSI: Miami
  Assistant State Attorney Don Haffman
  - S 3: Ep 23 Whacked
    5/16/05
  - S 3: Ep 20 Killer Date
    4/18/05
  - S 3: Ep 2 Pro Per
    9/27/04
  - S 1: Ep 23 Freaks and Tweaks
    5/12/03
  - S 1: Ep 17 Simple Man
    2/24/03
Guest Star (80)

Role
- Justified
  Agent Barkley
  - S 3: Ep 8 Watching the Detectives
    3/6/12
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Man Behind the Curtain
    2/28/12
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 205 Episode #4.205
    5/2/11
- Community
  Professor Sheffield
  - S 2: Ep 20 Competitive Wine Tasting
    4/14/11
- The Defenders
  Judge Gelineau
  - S 1: Ep 12 Nevada v. Wayne
    1/12/11
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Edwin Adelson
  - S 12: Ep 2 Bullseye
    9/22/10
- The Sarah Silverman Program
  Bill Fantastimart
  - S 3: Ep 6 A Fairly Attractive Mind
    3/18/10
- Glee
  Sandy Ryerson
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    5/19/09
- Rita Rocks
  Sam Bowman
  - S 1: Ep 17 Get Off Off Of My Cloud
    2/2/09
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Spencer Freiberg
  - S 8: Ep 16 Two and a Half Deaths
    5/8/08
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 18: Ep 17 McCormick & Tobolowsky
    2/4/08
- Raines
  Wally Anderson
  - S 1: Ep 4 Stone Dead
    4/6/07
- Boston Legal
  Alvin Azinabinacroft
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Good Lawyer
    2/20/07
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  Joe
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Friday Night Slaughter
    2/12/07
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Littleberry
  - S 56: Ep 2 The Valley of Light
    1/28/07
- Deadwood
  Hugo Jarry
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Catbird Seat
    8/20/06
  - S 3: Ep 10 A Constant Throb
    8/13/06
  - S 3: Ep 9 Amateur Night
    8/6/06
- Desperate Housewives
  Bud Penrod
  - S 2: Ep 22 No One Is Alone
    5/14/06
- Tales from the Crypt
  Dr. Javitz
  - S 7: Ep 0 Ritual
    5/2/06
- Ghost Whisperer
  Dr. Edward
  - S 1: Ep 16 Dead Man's Ridge
    2/3/06
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Len Dunkel
  - S 5: Ep 7 The Seder
    11/13/05
- Reba
  Judge
  - S 5: Ep 8 Grannies Gone Wild
    11/11/05
- American Dragon: Jake Long
  Stan
- Will & Grace
  Ned Weathers
  - S 7: Ep 4 Company
    10/7/04
- According to Jim
  Dr. Ted
  - S 3: Ep 26 The Marriage Bank
    5/11/04
- Married to the Kellys
  Henry Conway
  - S 1: Ep 19 Talk Radio
    3/12/04
- The West Wing
  Dr. Max Milkman
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Stormy Present
    1/7/04
- Las Vegas
  Donny Rollins
  - S 1: Ep 3 Donny, We Hardly Knew Ye
    10/6/03
- The Dead Zone
  Jim Pratt
  - S 2: Ep 14 Plague
    7/13/03
- Oliver Beene
  Ringmaster Bob
  - S 1: Ep 7 Divorce-O-Rama
    4/27/03
- Do Over
  Mr. Meyers
  - S 1: Ep 9 Block Party
    11/14/02
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Jim Halliwell
  - S 2: Ep 6 Malignant
    11/3/02
- Malcolm in the Middle
  Mr. Fisher
  - S 3: Ep 10 Lois' Makeover
    1/27/02
- Off Centre
  Milt Platt
  - S 1: Ep 7 Swing Time
    11/25/01
- Roswell
  Jules Walters
  - S 3: Ep 4 Secrets and Lies (1)
    10/30/01
- The Lone Gunmen
  Adam Burgess/Charlie Muckle
  - S 1: Ep 6 Madam, I'm Adam
    3/30/01
- King of The Hill
  Dr. Burton
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Exterminator
    3/4/01
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
  Gil
  - S 1: Ep 15 Mindwarp
    10/17/00
- That's Life
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Screw-Up
    10/7/00
- Hollywood Off Ramp
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 14 Club Brigadoon
    8/28/00
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 121 Show #1383
    4/7/00
- Any Day Now
  Beauregard Brinkman
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Toolshed Behind The Church
    3/5/00
  - S 1: Ep 5 Making Music With The Wrong Man
    9/15/98
- Snoops
  Michael Finch
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Criminal Mind
    12/19/99
  - S 1: Ep 3 Strange Bedfellas
    10/10/99
  - S 1: Ep 2 Singer in the Band
    10/3/99
- Odd Man Out
  Alan Carlson
  - S 1: Ep 7 In the Name of the Father
    11/5/99
- Two Guys and a Girl
  Father Viteri
  - S 3: Ep 7 Berg's New Roommate
    11/3/99
- That '70s Show
  The Professor
  - S 2: Ep 4 Laurie and the Professor
    10/19/99
- The Practice
  Clyde Burrows
  - S 3: Ep 19 Closet Justice
    3/28/99
- Mad About You
  Principal Hocksacker
  - S 7: Ep 14 Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School
    3/1/99
- The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
  Early
  - S 1: Ep 2 Up, Up and Away
    10/12/98
- Vengeance Unlimited
  Mayor Bob Laird
  - S 1: Ep 3 Eden
    10/8/98
- Suddenly Susan
  Dr. Gerken
  - S 3: Ep 3 Don't Tell
    10/5/98
- Disney's Hercules
  voice of Numericles
  - S 1: Ep 7 Hercules and the Techno Greeks
    9/8/98
- The Closer (1998)
  Phil
  - S 1: Ep 2 Morality Bites
    3/2/98
- What's New, Mr. Magoo?
  Chuck Stupak
  - — Mr. Magoo
    12/25/97
- The Drew Carey Show
  The Councilman
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Dog and Pony Show
    11/12/97
- Murder One
  Dr. Andross
  - S 2: Ep 18 Chapter Eighteen, Year Two
    5/29/97
  - S 2: Ep 16 Chapter Sixteen, Year Two
    5/26/97
  - S 2: Ep 15 Chapter Fifteen, Year Two
    5/26/97
- The Naked Truth
  Vincent
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Birds
    3/21/97
- The Pretender
  Dr. Alan Trader
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/19/96
- The Home Court
  Jeffrey Solomon
  - S 1: Ep 11 Touched by an Anger
    2/3/96
- Chicago Hope
  Dr. Ted Joseph
  - S 1: Ep 22 Songs from the Cuckoo Birds
    5/22/95
  - S 1: Ep 21 Full Moon
    5/15/95
- A Whole New Ballgame
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 They Say It's Yer Birthday
    1/16/95
- Harts of the West
  Dave's former boss
  - S 1: Ep 13 Back in the Panties Again
    6/4/94
- Café Americain
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 Toast of the Town
    11/27/93
- Civil Wars
  Eugene Paxton
  - S 2: Ep 18 A Liver Runs Through It
    3/2/93
- Picket Fences
  Ben Sasha
  - S 1: Ep 17 Be My Valentine
    2/12/93
- Seinfeld
  Tor
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Heart Attack
    4/25/91
- Shannon's Deal
  Baker
  - S 2: Ep 2 Greed
    4/9/91
- Baby Talk
  Dr. Ezra Farr
  - S 1: Ep 6 Whiz Kid
    4/5/91
- Down Home
  Honis
  - S 2: Ep 1 Mail Order Train
    2/28/91
- Perry Mason
  Sgt. Phil Baranski
  - S 11: Ep 9 The Case of the Maligned Mobster
    2/11/91
- L.A. Law
  Dr. Michael Segal
  - S 4: Ep 6 Lie Down and Deliver
    12/7/89
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Alex
  - S 1: Ep 4 Here's why you should never wear high heels to the bank
    6/11/87
- Designing Women
  Boyd
  - S 1: Ep 6 Design House
    11/17/86
- 227
  Professor
  - S 1: Ep 17 We the People
    2/1/86
- Cagney & Lacey
  Russell Phelps
  - S 5: Ep 2 Ordinary Hero
    10/7/85
- Falcon Crest
  Doctor
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Phoenix
    10/4/85
- Washingtoon
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 6
    9/18/85
- Knots Landing
  Steve Comiskey
  - S 6: Ep 24 A Man of Good Will
    3/28/85
- Alice (1985)
  Caveman Carl
  - S 9: Ep 10 Vera, the Nightbird
    1/22/85
- Dead Last
  Ghost Doctor
  - S 1: Ep 7 Gastric Distress
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Principal Flutie
  - S 1: Ep 0 Unaired Pilot
- Night Stalker
  Titus Berry
  - S 1: Ep 9 Timeless
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Closer
  James Bloom
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Butler Did It
    8/15/05

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- In Ground Hog Day Stephen played the role of Ned Ryerson. Currently in Glee he plays Sandy Ryerson.
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- He had been held in hostage in a supermarket.The man was pointing a gun on him,but Stephen hasn't been hurt.
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- He played on the original pilot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in 1997.This episode was never aired.
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