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    Stephen Tobolowsky

    Actor·Active 2005–2025
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    Career at a glance

    5Hallmark films

    2 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.4 / 10

    across 3 rated films

    Weirdness5.2 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

    Best reviewed

    The Valley of Light6.7

    Most recent

    Haul Out the Halloween2025

    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

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    • Official sitestephentobolowsky.com
    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.
    From Wikipedia

    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

    Eliza Hayes Maher headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Stephen’s most frequent on-screen partner is Eliza Hayes Maher, with 3 films together.

    • Haul Out the Halloween (2025)·
    • Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up (2023)·
    • Haul Out the Holly (2022)
    • Ellen Travolta3
    • Lacey Chabert3
    • Laura Wardle3
    • Melissa Peterman3
    • Peter Jacobson3

    All 5 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    3 films
    • 2025Haul Out the HalloweenActor as Ned Broadhead · SuburbNot ratedWeird 6/10
    • 2023Haul Out the Holly: Lit UpActor as Groundhog Day · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 5/10
    • 2022Haul Out the HollyActor as Ned · Christmas6.0Weird 5/10

    2000s

    2 films
    • 2006The Valley of LightActor as Littleberry Davis · Small Town6.7Weird 7/10
    • 2005McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really OutActor as Harry Evers · Custody Battle6.5Weird 3/10

    Stephen’s standouts

    • The Valley of Light poster
      Highest ratedThe Valley of Light (2006)

      Best-reviewed of the 5, at 6.7/10

      6.7
    • Haul Out the Holly poster
      Most divisiveHaul Out the Holly (2022)

      Lowest-rated of the 5 — every filmography has one

      6.0

    In pictures

    A quick look at Stephen’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Stephen Tobolowsky headshotStephen Tobolowsky
    • Haul Out the Halloween poster
    • Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up poster
    • Haul Out the Holly poster
    • The Valley of Light poster
    • McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out poster

    Beyond Hallmark

    Where else you might recognise Stephen from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.

    • Robotsas Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)
      2005
    • Freaky Fridayas Mr. Bates
      2003
    • Mementoas Sammy
      2000
    • Malcolm in the Middleas Mr. Fisher
      2000 · TV
    • Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Edwin Adelson
      1999 · TV
    • Groundhog Dayas Ned Ryerson
      1993
    • Basic Instinctas Dr. Lamott
      1992
    • 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.

    Stephen Tobolowsky's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsEliza Hayes Maher: 3 films togetherEliza Hayes Mah…3 filmsEllen Travolta: 3 films togetherEllen Travolta3 filmsLacey Chabert: 3 films togetherLacey Chabert3 filmsLaura Wardle: 3 films togetherLaura Wardle3 filmsMelissa Peterman: 3 films togetherMelissa Peterman3 filmsPeter Jacobson: 3 films togetherPeter Jacobson3 filmsWalter Platz: 3 films togetherWalter Platz3 films

    Movies by year

    Stephen Tobolowsky Hallmark movies by release year1200511112025

    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 June 2026.

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