Stephen Tobolowsky
ActorActive 2005–2025
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5Hallmark films
2 at Christmas
Audience rating6.4 / 10
across 3 rated films
Weirdness5.2 / 10
Right on the Hallmark median
Best reviewed
Most recent
Everything Stephen has done for Hallmark, from McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out (2005) right through to Haul Out the Halloween (2025).
Follow & about Stephen
- From
- Dallas
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor and writer. 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.
3 films
Stephen has shared more Hallmark sets with Eliza Hayes Maher than with anyone else.
3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.
On-screen partners
Frequent co-star
Stephen’s most frequent on-screen partner is Eliza Hayes Maher, with 3 films together.
All 5 movies
Newest first2020s
3 filmsStephen’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Stephen’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Stephen Tobolowsky
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Stephen from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Robotsas Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)2005
- Freaky Fridayas Mr. Bates2003
- Mementoas Sammy2000
- Malcolm in the Middleas Mr. Fisher2000 · TV
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Edwin Adelson1999 · TV
- Groundhog Dayas Ned Ryerson1993
- Basic Instinctas Dr. Lamott1992
- The Simpsonsas Merle (voice)1989 · TV
Stephen’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Maclain Nelson3 films
- Christopher Sey2 films
Who Stephen works with
The cast and crew Stephen keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.
Movies by year
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Stephen Tobolowsky been in?
- We have 5 Hallmark movies on file for Stephen Tobolowsky, spanning 2005–2025.
- What is Stephen Tobolowsky's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
- The Valley of Light (2006) is Stephen's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.7/10 audience rating.
- What is Stephen Tobolowsky's most popular Hallmark movie?
- Haul Out the Holly (2022) has more audience votes than any other Stephen Tobolowsky Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Who does Stephen Tobolowsky usually star with?
- Stephen has shared 3 films with Eliza Hayes Maher, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
- Is Stephen Tobolowsky still making Hallmark movies?
- Yes — the most recent Stephen Hallmark film we have is from 2025, so the credits keep coming.
- How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Stephen Tobolowsky made?
- Stephen Tobolowsky turns up in 2 Hallmark Christmas movies.
- What was Stephen Tobolowsky's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Stephen Hallmark title we have is McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out (2005).
- Where is Stephen Tobolowsky from?
- Stephen is from Dallas.
- What does Stephen Tobolowsky do in Hallmark movies?
- Stephen Tobolowsky works on Hallmark films as actor.
Data & sources
Stephen’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.
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