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Stephen Tobolowsky is a 74 year old american actor, screenwriter and director, known for Groundhog Day (1993), Freaky Friday 2 (2025) and Candy Cane Lane (2023).

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Here are the top-rated movies and series featuring Stephen Tobolowsky, based on user ratings on IMDb.

# Title IMDb
1 Groundhog Day (1993) 8.0
2 Freaky Friday 2 (2025) 6.9
3 Fractured (2019) 6.4
4 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012) 6.4
5 Garfield: The Movie (2004) 5.0

Stephen Tobolowsky

  • Name: Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Age: 74 years
  • Height: 188 cm
  • Birth Date: May 30, 1951
  • Birth Name: Stephen Harold Tobolowsky
  • Birth Region: Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Nationality: American

Stephen Tobolowsky's filmography

Actor

Stephen is listed as actor for ninety six titles.

Freaky Friday 2

Freaky Friday 2
Mr. Bates
Movie, 2025

  • Director: Nisha Ganatra
  • Main cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons
  • Music: Amie Doherty

Candy Cane Lane

Candy Cane Lane
Mr. Benedetto
Movie, 2023

  • Director: Reginald Hudlin
  • Main cast: Jillian Bell, Eddie Murphy, Robin Thede, Tracee Ellis Ross, Genneya Walton
  • Music: Marcus Miller

Poolman

Poolman
Movie, 2023

  • Director: Chris Pine
  • Main cast: Chris Pine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito

Love Virtually

Love Virtually
Dr. Divine
Movie, 2022

  • Main cast: Paul F. Tompkins, Stephen Tobolowsky, Cheri Oteri, Adam Ray

Fractured

Fractured
Dr. Berthram
Movie, 2019

  • Director: Brad Anderson
  • Main cast: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe
  • Music: Anton Sanko

Where Is Rocky II?

Where Is Rocky II?
Byron (segment: "Monument One")
Movie, 2016

  • Director: Pierre Bismuth
  • Main cast: D.V. DeVincentis, Anthony Peckham

Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends

Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
Andy
Movie, 2016

  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Clint Howard

Welcome to the Men's Group

Welcome to the Men's Group
Movie, 2016

  • Director: Joseph Culp
  • Main cast: Phil Abrams, Mackenzie Astin

Mr. Peabody Sherman (2014)

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Principal Purdy
Movie, 2014

  • Director: Rob Minkoff
  • Main cast: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Allison Janney, Ariel Winter
  • Music: Danny Elfman

Atlas Shrugged Part 3

Atlas Shrugged Part 3
Dr. Hugh Akston
Movie, 2014

  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Kristoffer Polaha, Rob Morrow, Eric Allan Kramer
  • Music: Elia Cmiral

Toy Story of Terror

Toy Story of Terror
Ron
Movie, 2013

  • Director: Angus MacLane
  • Main cast: Kristen Schaal, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Carl Weathers
  • Music: Michael Giacchino

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Uncle Ubb
Movie, 2012

  • Director: Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
  • Main cast: Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Danny DeVito, Taylor Swift
  • Music: John Powell

Pearblossom Hwy

Pearblossom Hwy
Rick Lawler
Movie, 2012

  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Atsuko Okatsuka

Say It Ain't Solo

Say It Ain't Solo
Movie, 2012

  • Director: Marc Brener
  • Main cast: Josh Brener, Stephen Tobolowsky, Malin Åkerman

The Last Ride: A Story of Hank Williams

The Last Ride: A Story of Hank Williams
Ray
Movie, 2011

  • Director: Harry Thomason
  • Main cast: Henry Thomas, Kaley Cuoco, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ray McKinnon

You May Not Kiss the Bride

You May Not Kiss the Bride
Plumber
Movie, 2011

  • Director: Rob Hedden
  • Main cast: Mena Suvari, Katharine McPhee, Rob Schneider, Dave Annable
  • Music: Geoff Zanelli

Buried

Buried
Alan Davenport
Movie, 2010

  • Director: Rodrigo Cortés
  • Main cast: Ryan Reynolds
  • Music: Víctor Reyes

Boys On Film 4

Boys On Film 4
Father Joe (segment "Trevor")
Movie, 2010

  • Director: Peggy Rajski
  • Main cast: Elliott Tittensor, Scott Hislop, Naveed Choudhry, Julien Zeitouni

The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife
Dr. Kendrick
Movie, 2009

  • Director: Robert Schwentke
  • Main cast: Rachel McAdams, Arliss Howard, Eric Bana, Michelle Nolden
  • Music: Mychael Danna

Beethoven's 6th: Big Break

Beethoven's 6th: Big Break
Sal
Movie, 2008

  • Director: Mike Elliott
  • Main cast: Jonathan Silverman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Moises Arias, Rhea Perlman

Boxboarders!

Boxboarders!
dr.james
Movie, 2007

  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Jana Kramer

The Valley of Light

The Valley of Light
Littlefield
Movie, 2007

  • Director: Brent Shields
  • Main cast: Jay O. Sanders, Gretchen Mol, Chris Klein

Wild Hogs

Wild Hogs
Charley
Movie, 2007

  • Director: Walt Becker
  • Main cast: William H. Macy, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, Tim Allen
  • Music: Teddy Castellucci

Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch
Bud
Movie, 2006

  • Director: Tom Dey
  • Main cast: Matthew McConaughey, Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Bartha
  • Music: Rolfe Kent

Pope Dreams

Pope Dreams
Carl Venable
Movie, 2006

  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Julie Hagerty, Marnette Patterson
  • Music: Joel J. Richard

Blind Dating

Blind Dating
Dr. Perkins
Movie, 2006

  • Director: James Keach
  • Main cast: Chris Pine, Anjali Jay, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jane Seymour
  • Music: Heitor Pereira

Robots

Robots
Bigmouth Executive / Forge
Movie, 2005

  • Director: Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge
  • Main cast: Robin Williams, Halle Berry, Ewan McGregor, Mel Brooks
  • Music: John Powell

Miss Congeniality 2

Miss Congeniality 2
Tom Abernathy
Movie, 2005

  • Director: John Pasquin
  • Main cast: Sandra Bullock, Enrique Murciano, Regina King, William Shatner
  • Music: John Van Tongeren

Living 'til the End

Living 'til the End
Dr. Shaw
Movie, 2005

  • Director: Amanda Goodwin
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Sean Maher, Janet Carroll, Jaime Ray Newman

McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out

McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out
Harry Evers
Movie, 2005

  • Director: John Larroquette
  • Main cast: Marta DuBois, John Larroquette, Matt Lutz

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
Movie, 2005

  • Director: Robert Brinkmann
  • Main cast: Amy Adams, Mena Suvari, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ann Hearn

Garfield: The Movie

Garfield: The Movie
Happy Chapman
Movie, 2004

  • Director: Peter Hewitt
  • Main cast: Bill Murray, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Breckin Meyer
  • Music: Christophe Beck

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
George Ruddy
Movie, 2004

  • Director: Robert Luketic
  • Main cast: Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Kate Bosworth, Nathan Lane
  • Music: Edward Shearmur

Audie the Wolf

Audie & the Wolf
Carl
Movie, 2004

  • Director: Nick Hurran
  • Main cast: Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston
  • Music: Christophe Beck

Debating Robert Lee

Debating Robert Lee
Debate Judge
Movie, 2004

  • Main cast: Kaley Cuoco

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday
Mr. Bates
Movie, 2003

  • Main cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould
  • Music: Rolfe Kent

View.from.the.Top

View.from.the.Top
Frank Thomas
Movie, 2003

  • Director: Bruno Barreto
  • Main cast: Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Candice Bergen, Christina Applegate
  • Music: Theodore Shapiro

Frankie and Johnny Are Married

Frankie and Johnny Are Married
Murray Mintz
Movie, 2003

  • Director: Michael Pressman
  • Main cast: Alan Rosenberg, Lisa Chess, Michael Pressman

Love Liza

Love Liza
Tom Bailey
Movie, 2002

  • Director: Todd Louiso
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sarah Koskoff
  • Music: Jim O'Rourke

The Orchid Thief

The Orchid Thief
Ranger Steve Neely
Movie, 2002

  • Director: Spike Jonze
  • Main cast: Nicolas Cage, Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper
  • Music: Carter Burwell

Disney's The Country Bears

Disney's The Country Bears
Norbert Barrington
Movie, 2002

  • Director: Peter Hastings
  • Main cast: Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, James Gammon, Candy Ford
  • Music: Christopher Young

Thelma Louise: The Last Journey

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Movie, 2002

  • Main cast: Ridley Scott, Mimi Polk Gitlin
  • Music: Hans Zimmer

Freddy Got Fingered

Freddy Got Fingered
Uncle Neil
Movie, 2001

  • Main cast: Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan

The Day the World Ended

The Day the World Ended
Ed Turner
Movie, 2001

  • Director: Terence Gross
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Randy Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Bobby Edner
  • Music: Charles Bernstein

Memento

Memento
Sammy Jankins
Movie, 2000

  • Director: Sir Christopher Nolan
  • Main cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
  • Music: David Julyan

Stanley's Gig

Stanley's Gig
Abe Cohen
Movie, 2000

  • Director: Marc Lazard
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Faye Dunaway, Marla Gibbs, William Sanderson
  • Music: Frank Fitzpatrick

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
Dewey Wise
Movie, 2000

  • Director: Matthew Irmas
  • Main cast: Stacey Travis, Swoosie Kurtz, Steven Weber, Sean Moran

The Prime Gig

The Prime Gig
Mick
Movie, 2000

  • Director: Gregory Mosher
  • Main cast: Ed Harris, Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Rory Cochrane
  • Music: David Robbins

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
B.J. McQueen
Movie, 2000

  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Dale Midkiff, Dondre Whitfield

One Man's Hero

One Man's Hero
Captain Gaine
Movie, 1999

  • Director: Lance Hool
  • Main cast: Joaquim de Almeida, Tom Berenger, Daniela Romo
  • Music: Ernest Troost

Don't Look Under the Bed

Don't Look Under the Bed
Michael McCausland
Movie, 1999

  • Director: Kenneth Johnson
  • Main cast: Steve Valentine, Erin Chambers, Ty Hodges, Robin Riker
  • Music: Daniel Licht

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Tabaqui
Movie, 1998

  • Director: Nick Marck
  • Main cast: Brian Doyle-Murray, Clancy Brown, Brandon Baker, Sherman Howard
  • Music: Robert Folk

Alto Riesgo

Alto Riesgo
McClaren
Movie, 1998

  • Director: Kevin Hooks
  • Main cast: Patrick Swayze, Meat Loaf, Gabriel Casseus, Randy Travis
  • Music: George S. Clinton

Around the Fire

Around the Fire
Doc
Movie, 1998

  • Director: John M. Jacobsen
  • Main cast: Devon Sawa, Tara Reid, Eric Mabius
  • Music: BC Smith

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Calculator
Movie, 1998

  • Director: Robert C. Ramirez
  • Main cast: Carol Channing, Roger Kabler, Deanna Oliver, Thurl Ravenscroft
  • Music: William Finn, Alexander Janko

Mr. Magoo

Mr. Magoo
Agent FBI Chuck Stupak
Movie, 1997

  • Director: Stanley Tong
  • Main cast: Nick Chinlund, Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar
  • Music: Michael Tavera

An Alan Smithee Film

An Alan Smithee Film
Bill Bardo
Movie, 1997

  • Director: Alan Smithee, Arthur Hiller
  • Main cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan, Eric Idle, Ryan O'Neal

Boys Life 2

Boys Life 2
Father John
Movie, 1997

  • Director: Tom DeCerchio, Tom Donaghy, Nickolas Perry, Peggy Rajski
  • Main cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Saucedo, Justin Urich

The Curse of Inferno

The Curse of Inferno
Lonnie Martin
Movie, 1997

  • Main cast: Pauly Shore, Ned Beatty, Max Perlich, Janine Turner

Homeward Bound 2

Homeward Bound 2
Bando
Movie, 1996

  • Director: David R. Ellis
  • Main cast: Sally Field, Michael J. Fox, Robert Hays, Ralph Waite
  • Music: Bruce Broughton

The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man
Christopher Maynard
Movie, 1996

  • Main cast: Brian Cox, Bob Gunton, Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans
  • Music: Trevor Rabin

Power 98

Power 98
Rick Harris
Movie, 1996

  • Director: Jaime Hellman
  • Main cast: Eric Roberts, Jason Gedrick, Lisa Thornhill
  • Music: Jeff Beal

Night Visitors

Night Visitors
Taylor
Movie, 1996

  • Director: Jorge Montesi
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Todd Allen, Faith Ford, Thomas Gibson
  • Music: Irwin Fisch

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Oliver Mintz
Movie, 1995

  • Director: David Price
  • Main cast: Sean Young, Lysette Anthony, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tim Daly
  • Music: Mark McKenzie

My Father the Hero

My Father the Hero
Mike
Movie, 1994

  • Director: Steve Miner
  • Main cast: Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Lauren Hutton, Dalton James
  • Music: David Newman, Michael Muhlfriedel

Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders
Max Applewhite
Movie, 1994

  • Main cast: Ned Beatty, Scott Michael Campbell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Brian Benben, George Burns
  • Music: Joel McNeely, Bill Conti

Trevor

Trevor
Father Joe
Movie, 1994

  • Director: Peggy Rajski
  • Main cast: Judy Kain, Brett Barsky, John Lizzi, Jonah Rooney
  • Music: Danny Troob

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day
Ned
Movie, 1993

  • Director: Harold Ramis
  • Main cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell
  • Music: George Fenton

Josh and S.A.M.

Josh and S.A.M.
Thomas 'Thom' Whitney
Movie, 1993

  • Director: Billy Weber
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Martha Plimpton
  • Music: Thomas Newman

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding
District Attorney
Movie, 1993

  • Director: Peter Medak
  • Main cast: Gary Oldman, Juliette Lewis, Annabella Sciorra, Lena Olin
  • Music: Mark Isham

Sneakers

Sneakers
Werner Brandes
Movie, 1992

  • Director: Phil Alden Robinson
  • Main cast: Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, Mary McDonnell
  • Music: James Horner

Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct
Dr. Lamott
Movie, 1992

  • Director: Paul Verhoeven
  • Main cast: Michael Douglas, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza
  • Music: Jerry Goldsmith

Single White Female

Single White Female
Mitch Myerson
Movie, 1992

  • Director: Barbet Schroeder
  • Main cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Friedman, Bridget Fonda, Steven Weber
  • Music: Howard Shore

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Warren Singleton
Movie, 1992

  • Director: John Carpenter
  • Main cast: Sam Neill, Daryl Hannah, Chevy Chase, Michael McKean
  • Music: Shirley Walker

Roadside Prophets

Roadside Prophets
Ranger Bob
Movie, 1992

  • Director: Abbe Wool
  • Main cast: David Carradine, Jennifer Balgobin, Arlo Guthrie, Adam Horovitz, David Anthony Marshall

Thelma and Louise

Thelma and Louise
Max
Movie, 1991

  • Director: Ridley Scott
  • Main cast: Michael Madsen, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Geena Davis
  • Music: Hans Zimmer

Deadlock

Deadlock
Warden Holliday
Movie, 1991

  • Director: Lewis Teague
  • Main cast: James Remar, Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen
  • Music: Richard Gibbs

Deadly Medicine

Deadly Medicine
Ron Sutton
Movie, 1991

  • Director: Richard A. Colla
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Veronica Hamel, Scott Paulin
  • Music: Bob Alcivar

Face Value

Face Value
Defense Attorney
Movie, 1991

  • Main cast: Dale Midkiff, Kirk Baltz, Cheryl Pollak
  • Music: Mark Snow

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Sergeant Phil Baranski
Movie, 1991

  • Director: Ron Satlof
  • Main cast: Raymond Burr, Mason Adams, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses
  • Music: Dick DeBenedictis

Tagget

Tagget
Al Hentz
Movie, 1991

  • Director: Richard T. Heffron
  • Main cast: Peter Michael Goetz, Roxanne Hart, Daniel J. Travanti

Where the Day Takes You

Where the Day Takes You
Charles
Movie, 1991

  • Main cast: Sean Astin, Dermot Mulroney, Laura San Giacomo, Peter Dobson

To the Moon, Alice

To the Moon, Alice
Sitcom Producer
Movie, 1991

  • Director: Jessie Nelson
  • Main cast: Chris Cooper, Alan Berger, Michael Cavanaugh
  • Music: Hans Zimmer

Funny About Love

Funny About Love
Hugo
Movie, 1990

  • Director: Leonard Nimoy
  • Main cast: Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson, Gene Wilder
  • Music: Miles Goodman

Grifters, The (1990)

Grifters, The (1990)
Jeweler
Movie, 1990

  • Director: Stephen Frears
  • Main cast: Annette Bening, Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Jan Munroe
  • Music: Elmer Bernstein

Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out
Doctor Timothy Brandon
Movie, 1990

  • Director: Larry Elikann
  • Main cast: James Earl Jones, Eric Bogosian, Richard Crenna

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Mayor Bill Klepler
Movie, 1990

  • Director: Jim Abrahams
  • Main cast: Jeff Daniels, Winona Ryder, Stephen Tobolowsky, Dinah Manoff
  • Music: Thomas Newman, Melissa Etheridge

Checking Out

Checking Out
Pharmacist
Movie, 1989

  • Director: David Leland
  • Main cast: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York
  • Music: Carter Burwell

Great Balls of Fire!

Great Balls of Fire!
Jud Phillips
Movie, 1989

  • Director: Jim McBride
  • Main cast: Winona Ryder, Dennis Quaid, Stephen Tobolowsky

Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade
Darryl Horwath
Movie, 1989

  • Director: Gregory Hoblit
  • Main cast: Holly Hunter, Chris Mulkey, Amy Madigan
  • Music: W.G. Snuffy Walden

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning
Townley
Movie, 1988

  • Director: Alan Parker
  • Main cast: Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Gene Hackman, Brad Dourif
  • Music: Trevor Jones

Two Idiots in Hollywood

Two Idiots in Hollywood
Prosecuting Attorney
Movie, 1988

  • Director: Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Main cast: Cheryl Anderson, Jeff Doucette, Jim McGrath

Balle Spaziali

Balle Spaziali
Captain of the Guard
Movie, 1987

  • Director: Mel Brooks
  • Main cast: Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, Daphne Zuniga

Swing Shift

Swing Shift
French deMille / Documentary Narrator
Movie, 1984

  • Director: Jonathan Demme
  • Main cast: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward
  • Music: Patrick Williams

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

Cocaine and Blue Eyes
TV Clerk
Movie, 1983

  • Main cast: O.J. Simpson, Cliff Gorman
  • Music: Morton Stevens

The House Where Hell Froze Over

The House Where Hell Froze Over
Robert
Movie, 1977

  • Director: S.F. Brownrigg
  • Main cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Camilla Carr

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Screenwriter

Stephen is listed as screenwriter for two titles.

Two Idiots in Hollywood

Two Idiots in Hollywood
Movie, 1988

  • Director: Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Main cast: Cheryl Anderson, Jeff Doucette, Jim McGrath

True Stories: A Film About a Bunch of People in Virgil Texas

True Stories: A Film About a Bunch of People in Virgil Texas
Movie, 1986

  • Director: David Byrne
  • Main cast: John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, David Byrne, Spalding Gray
  • Music: David Byrne

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Director

Stephen is listed as director for one title.

Two Idiots in Hollywood

Two Idiots in Hollywood
Movie, 1988

  • Director: Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Main cast: Cheryl Anderson, Jeff Doucette, Jim McGrath

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