Stephen Tobolowsky Movies and Career Information

Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, as well as portraying Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood for nine episodes and Bob Bishop in Heroes for eleven episodes over the second and third seasons. Tobolowsky currently plays Sandy Ryerson in the Fox show Glee. Tobolowsky was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, in a middle class family. His father was a pediatrician. Stephen graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School in 1969. While attending high school, he was also a guitarist and back-up singer in the first band formed by musician Stevie Ray Vaughan and Stevie Ray's brother Jimmie Vaughan. Tobolowsky later graduated from Southern Methodist University, majoring in theater, along with his friend Patricia Richardson. Tobolowsky has appeared in over 200 films and at least as many television projects with mostly minor roles. In 1994's Radioland Murders, he portrayed Max Applewhite, a gentle sound man with a dark secret. He appeared on Seinfeld as Tor Eckman, Kramer's holistic healer, in the second season episode, "The Heart Attack". He is also known for playing Sammy Jankis in 2000's Memento,