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Acting

Stephen Tobolowsky

Career: Active from 1977 to 2026, busiest in 1991 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 24
top three billing

Average score: 54/100

Highest rated: Memento
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 193 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Stephen Tobolowsky Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.0, average 2.6
Violence
2.8, average 4.1
Tension
4.9, average 6.0
Adrenaline
3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Romantic Comedy 7
Lighthearted 7
Character-Driven 6
Psychological Thriller 5
Coming-of-Age Story 4
Nostalgic 4
90s Sitcom 3
Feel-Good 3
Small Town 3
Character Study 3
Complex Characters 3
Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

242

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

TV show · as Sterling Moss

Butterfly in the Typewriter

as The Abbot

2020s

19 titles · average score 60

The Cowboy Killer

as God

Mimics

50

as Melvin Reinhold

Mary the Widow

as Ed

Haul Out the Halloween

62

as Ned Broadhead

Freakier Friday

67

as Mr. Elton Bates

Poolman

36

as Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche

Nobody Wants This

74

TV show · as Rabbi Cohen

Love Virtually

59

as Dr. Divine

Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up

54

as Ned

Haul Out the Holly

54

as Ned

Minx

75

TV show · as Conrad Ross

Hacks

86

TV show · as Henry Weeks

2010s

49 titles · average score 60

Fractured

54

as Dr. Berthram

Monsters at Large

51

as Mr. Phillips

Strange Nature

46

as Mayor Paulson

One Day at a Time

85

TV show · as Dr. Berkowitz

The Confirmation

70

as Father Lyons

Big Time in Hollywood, Fl

73

TV show · as Alan Dolfe

The Barber

37

as Chief Hardaway

The Primary Instinct

68

Writer, Executive Producer

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

69

as Principal Purdy (voice)

Christian Mingle

43

as Douglas McCarver

Hello Ladies: The Movie

67

as Alan

Buried

71

as Alan Davenport (voice)

2000s

75 titles · average score 59

The Time Traveler's Wife

54

as Dr. Kendrick

Beethoven's Big Break

45

as Sal

Blind Dating

40

as Dr. Perkins

The Valley of Light

64

as Littlefield

Garfield

35

as Happy Chapman

Little Black Book

41

as Carl

Freaky Friday

72

as Mr. Bates

The Country Bears

39

as Norbert Barrington

Memento

87

as Sammy

Malcolm in the Middle

87

TV show · as Mr. Fisher

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion

39

as B.J. McQueen

The Operator

40

as Doc

1990s

72 titles · average score 57

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Edwin Adelson / Mr. Kayman

Mr. Rhodes

TV show

The Glimmer Man

35

as Christopher Maynard

Murder in the First

64

as Mr. Henkin

Dweebs

TV show · as Karl

Groundhog Day

81

as Ned

Single White Female

59

as Mitch Myerson

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

46

as Warren Singleton

Thelma & Louise

83

as Max

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

45

as Mayor Bill Klepler

Bird on a Wire

44

as Joe Weyburn

The Grifters

78

as Jeweler

1980s

22 titles · average score 63

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as Merle (voice)

Seinfeld

87

TV show · as Tor Eckman

Great Balls of Fire!

62

as Jud Phillips

Roe vs. Wade

62

as Darryl Horwath

Mississippi Burning

76

as Townley

Two Idiots in Hollywood

as Prosecuting Attorney

Spaceballs

61

as Captain of the Guard

True Stories

73

Writer

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Michael Segal

Nobody's Fool

23

as Kirk

Cagney & Lacey

69

TV show

Falcon Crest

59

TV show · as Doctor

1970s

3 titles · average score 55

Knots Landing

77

TV show · as Steve Comiskey

Keep My Grave Open

42

as Robert

Alice

46

TV show