Toby Huss
Tobias Huss (born December 9, 1966) is an American actor, known for portraying Artie in the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993–1996). He is also known for his voice-over work on the long-running animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010) and his role as Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss on HBO's Carnivàle (2003–2005).[1] He played John Bosworth on the AMC original period drama Halt and Catch Fire.[2]
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| Born | December 9, 1966 Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Huss was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Gerald and Elma Huss. His father was a high school chemistry teacher, and his mother was a cosmetics sales representative.[3][4] He attended the University of Iowa,[3] where he participated in No Shame Theatre before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[5]
Career
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In the early 1990s, Huss appeared in network promos for MTV, playing odd characters, including a crooner known at the time as Ol' Two Eyes, who sang lounge-singer versions of Dr. Dre's "Dre Day", Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain", Pearl Jam's "Jeremy", and Onyx's hit "Slam"; a James Bond-like spy named Cobalt; a leather fetishist with an abnormal affection for goats; a flannel-wearing doofus; and an angry redneck named Reverend Tex Stoveheadbottom, who delivered fast-talking and descriptively detailed non sequitur tirades that usually included the phrase, "Go to Hell!"
Other roles include the voices of Cotton Hill and Kahn Souphanousinphone on King of the Hill and a boyfriend of Elaine Benes in the episode "The Junk Mail" of Seinfeld. From his parodies of Frank Sinatra, which were featured in the films Vegas Vacation and Down Periscope, Huss has created a Sinatra-inspired character named Rudy Casoni.[4]
Personal life
Huss is a single father and has one daughter, named Charlotte.[6] In July 2014, Huss sold his home in Highland Park for $850,000.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Adventures of Roo | Pat Schliesman | Short film |
| 1989 | Zadar! Cow From Hell | Clerk | |
| 1994 | Hand Gun | Ted | |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | Kenny | |
| 1996 | Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint | Sammy Cybernowski | |
| Down Periscope | Nitro | ||
| Beavis and Butt-head Do America | TV Thief #2, Concierge, Bellboy, Make TV Reporter (voices) | ||
| Dear God | Doubting Thomas Minister | ||
| Jerry Maguire | Steve Remo | ||
| 1997 | Vegas Vacation | Fake I.D. Salesman | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Still Breathing | Cameron | |
| Shock Television | Donut Shop Patron | ||
| 1999 | The Wetonkawa Flash | ||
| The Mod Squad | Red | ||
| Clubland | Rastus | ||
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Various Characters | |
| A Good Baby | AmeriShine (voice) | ||
| 2001 | Human Nature | Puff's Father | |
| Beyond the City Limits | Dykes | ||
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Tennessee O'Neal (voice) | |
| 2006 | Rescue Dawn | Spook | |
| 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Glen | |
| Balls of Fury | Groundskeeper | ||
| Have Dreams, Will Travel | Deputy Raymond Ward | ||
| 2009 | World's Greatest Dad | Bert Green | |
| Cryptic | Lee | ||
| 2010 | Furry Vengeance | Wilson | |
| Alpha and Omega | Truck Stop Employee | ||
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Roy Murphy | |
| God Bless America | Man With Cellphone | ||
| 2013 | Bad Milo! | Dr. Yeager | |
| 42 | Clyde Sukeforth | ||
| Hair Brained | Whittman Moderator | ||
| R.I.P.D. | Deado (voice) | ||
| Enough Said | Peter | ||
| 2014 | The Occupants | Father | |
| 2015 | The Invitation | Dr. Joseph | |
| Little Boy | Colonel Bob | ||
| Equals | George | ||
| Martyrs | Fenton | ||
| 2016 | In a Valley of Violence | Harris | |
| Havenhurst | Wayne | ||
| Ghostbusters | Officer Stevenson | ||
| Buster's Mal Heart | Deputy Winston | ||
| Heaven's Floor | Ed | ||
| 2017 | Girlfriend's Day | Betcher | |
| Take Me | Officer Judkins | ||
| 2018 | The Front Runner | Billy Broadhurst | |
| Destroyer | Gil Lawson | ||
| Halloween | Ray Nelson | ||
| City of Lies | Detective Fred Miller | ||
| 2019 | Sword of Trust | Hog Jaws | |
| 2020 | Horse Girl | Joe | |
| The Rental | Taylor | ||
| 2021 | Blonde | Whitey | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1996 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Artie, the Strongest Man in the World | 11 episodes |
| 1995–1999 | NewsRadio | Jack Frost, Junior, Guard #2 | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | Jack, The Wiz | Episode: "The Junk Mail" |
| 1997–2010 | King of the Hill | Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr., Cotton Hill, Additional voices | 150 episodes |
| 1998 | The Army Show | Cpl. Rusty Link | 13 episodes |
| 1999 | Hercules | Additional voices | Episode: "Hercules and the Aetolian Amphora" |
| 1999–2000 | The Martin Short Show | Himself | Writer 63 episodes |
| 2000–2002 | Nikki | Jupiter | Series regular; 41 episodes |
| 2001 | The Angry Beavers | Rikki / Pirate Rats (voice) | Episode: "Beavemaster/Deck Poops" |
| 2002 | Home Movies | Coach / FPC Floating Head (voice) | Episode: "Shore Love" |
| 2002–2003 | One on One | Hank | 5 episodes |
| 2003 | Windy City Heat | Ansel Adams | Television film |
| 2003–2005 | Carnivàle | Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss | 24 episodes |
| 2003–2009 | Reno 911! | Big Mike, General Lee | 17 episodes |
| 2004 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Ernie Devlin, Shado (voices) | 4 episodes |
| Pilot Season | Stewart | Miniseries | |
| 2004–2006 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | Ernie Devlin, Shado the Brain Thief (voices) | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | The Office | Todd Packer (voice) | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | Lenny | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Charlie | Episode: "The Freak Book" |
| 2008 | 30 Rock | Deutsche Stimme (voice) | Episode: "218" |
| The Riches | P.I. Chet Landry | 2 episodes | |
| 2008–2018 | The Venture Bros. | Scaramantula, General Treister, Copy-Cat (voices) | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | In the Motherhood | Goose | Episode: "Bully" |
| Bollywood Hero | Jeff Hacker | 1 episode | |
| The Goode Family | Clyde | 2 episodes | |
| Hung | Cliff | Episode: "Thith Ith a Prothetic or You Cum Just Right" | |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Frank Lynch | Episode: "Mosley Lane" |
| Childrens Hospital | Old Timey Psychiatrist | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Robber (voice) | Episode: "Hamburger Dinner Theater" |
| The League | Flanagan the Drug Dealer | Episode: "The Out of Towner" | |
| Shameless | Steve's Boss | Episode: "Father Frank, Full of Grace" | |
| Mr. Sunshine | Travis | Episode: "Ben and Vivian" | |
| Adventure Time | Booboo, Commander in Movie (voices) | Episode: "Heat Signature" | |
| Beavis and Butt-head | Todd Ianuzzi, Henry (voices) | 2 episodes | |
| Rip City | Ronnie | Television film | |
| 2011–2013 | The Cleveland Show | Tutor, Dodgers Coach (voices) | 2 episode |
| 2011–2012 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Mr. Yeung, Snow Leopard (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeff Levitt, Frank Sinatra | Episode: "It Was a Very Good Year" |
| The New Normal | Farmer Mark | Episode: "Pardon Me" | |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Tom | Episode: "Charlie and the Ex-Patient" |
| Newsreaders | Peter Ruby | Episode: "Fit Town, Fat Town" | |
| NTSF:SD:SUV | E-Cigarette Smoking Man | Episode: "Extra Terrorist-rial" | |
| Brickleberry | Aubrey (voice) | Episode: "Tailer Park" | |
| Key & Peele | Shoeshine Customer | 1 episode | |
| The Arrangement | Dizzy Pagliouci | Television film | |
| 2013–2015 | Sanjay and Craig | Farmer Larry, Announcer, Steve the Pizza Mascot, Cop, Shopper, Additional voices | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | The Spoils of Babylon | Seymore Lunts | 2 episodes |
| Garfunkel & Oates | Tom | Episode: "Road Warriors" | |
| 2014–2017 | Halt and Catch Fire | John Bosworth | 38 episodes |
| 2015 | Mom | Bill | Episode: "Cheeseburger Salad and Jazz" |
| 2017 | Colony | Bob Burke | Recurring role |
| Feud: Bette and Joan | Frank Sinatra | 2 episodes | |
| Brockmire | Johnny the Hat | 5 episodes | |
| Veep | Quartie Sturges | 2 episodes | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Warden Granville | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Sacred Lies | Kevin Groth (aka "The Prophet") | Series regular |
| Harvey Birdman: Attorney General | Ernie Devlin (voice) | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Ceaser, Curelius Sneezer (voices) | Episode: "Captain Underpants and the Crazy Caustic Spray of the Contagious Cruelius Sneezer" |
| GLOW | J. J. "Tex" McCready | 3 episodes | |
| 2019–present | Dickinson | Edward Dickinson | Main role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity | Additional voices | |
| 2000 | King of the Hill | Kahn Souphanousinphone, Cotton Hill |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Himself/Guest | Episode: "277" |
Discography
- S'no Balls (2004)
References
- Everleth, Mike (April 18, 2013). "Cinemad Podcast: Toby Huss". Underground Film Journal. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- Bell, Shavonne (June 2014). "Halt and Catch Fire Q&A – Toby Huss (John Bosworth)". AMC Network Entertainment LLC. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Toby Huss - Biography". The New York Times. Baseline. All Media Guide, LLC. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "An interview with Toby Huss". The Original Van Gogh's Ear Anthology. September 3, 2013.
- Rovi. "Toby Huss Biography". Fandango. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- O'Neal, Sean (September 4, 2019). "How Toby Huss Became Hollywood's Favorite Fake Texan". Texas Monthly.
- Beale, Lauren (July 3, 2014). "Toby Huss of 'Halt and Catch Fire' lists house in Highland Park". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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