Jeffrey Tambor
Known for Acting · 209 credits
- Born
- 1944-07-08 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Jeffery Tambor
Biography
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brooks, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the TV sitcom The Ropers (1979–1980), as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998), George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Maura Pfefferman on Transparent (2014–2017). For his role in the latter, Tambor earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations. In 2015, he was also awarded a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Pfefferman.
His film roles include Jay Porter in ...And Justice for All (1979), Jinx Latham in Mr. Mom (1983), Sully in There's Something About Mary (1998), Mayor Augustus Maywho in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Tom Manning in Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Sid Garner in The Hangover trilogy (2009–2013), Francis Silverberg in The Accountant (2016), and Georgy Malenkov in The Death of Stalin (2017).
Tambor has done voice acting for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Tangled (2010), and Trolls (2016). For his voice role in The Lionhearts (1998), he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award. From 2002 to 2003, he was an announcer for Hollywood Squares.
Known For
TV Shows (97)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Lester Cohen
Law & Order
1990
as Barry Dilwynn
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jerzy Skaggs
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge George Kluger
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Captain Flarty (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Russell Armstrong
The Love Boat
1977
as Lawrence Jurgens / Harold Rogers / Mr. Harold Rogers
Psych
2006
as Lloyd French
Medium
2005
as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Entourage
2004
as Jeffrey Tambor
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Arrested Development
2003
as George Bluth Sr.
The Practice
1997
as Sid Herman
WordGirl
2007
M*A*S*H
1972
as Reddish
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Judge Alan Wachtel / Attorney Alan Wachtel
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist / Self - Announcer (voice)
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Santa Claus (voice)
L.A. Law
1986
as Gordon Salt
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Taxi
1978
as Congressman Walter Griswald
Archer
2009
as Torvald Utne (voice) / Len Trexler (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Crocker (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Glossaryck (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Gill Littlefoot (voice)
The Orville
2017
as Ben Mercer
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)
Who's the Boss?
1984
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")
Barney Miller
1975
as William Klein
The Golden Girls
1985
as Dr. Stevens
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") / Milton (segment "The World Next Door")
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Night Wizard (voice)
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Big Nose (voice)
Dinosaurs
1991
as Hank Hibler (voice)
Three's Company
1977
as Winston Cromwell III / Tom Miller / Phillip Greene
Duckman
1994
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Raising Hope
2010
as Arnold
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Hank Kingsley
Kojak
1973
as Medical Examiner
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Neil
Hercules
1998
as King Salmoneus (voice)
The Proud Family
2001
as Randolph Verascola (voice)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Board Member
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
2010
as Bettys friend (voice)
China, IL
2011
as Professor Cakes (voice)
Transparent
2014
as Maura Pfefferman
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Black Jack Lee (voice)
The Millers
2013
as Ed Dolan
Movies (112)
Tangled
2010
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
The Hangover
2009
as Sid Garner
The Hangover Part III
2013
as Sid Garner
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
The Accountant
2016
as Francis Silverberg
The Hangover Part II
2011
as Sid Garner
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as King Neptune (voice)
Meet Joe Black
1998
as Quince
Trolls
2016
as King Peppy (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
Girl, Interrupted
1999
as Dr. Potts
Paul
2011
as Adam Shadowchild
Hellboy
2004
as Tom Manning
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Dr. Fish
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Sully
EuroTrip
2004
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
as Tom Manning
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
as Mr. Gremmins
The Invention of Lying
2009
as Anthony James
The Death of Stalin
2017
as Georgy Malenkov
Apartment Troubles
2014
as Bob
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Big Nose (voice)
City Slickers
1991
as Lou
Branded
2012
as Bob Gibbons
...And Justice for All
1979
as Jay Porter
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Snowman (voice)
Flypaper
2011
as Gordon Blythe
Muppets from Space
1999
as K. Edgar Singer
Mr. Mom
1983
as Jinx
Good Behavior
2008
as Hy
My Teacher's Wife
1999
as Jack Boomer
My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Ken
Superhero Movie
2008
as Dr. Whitby
Disclosure
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
as Coach Wenchell
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
2010
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
Jonny's Golden Quest
1993
as Dr. Zin
Heavyweights
1995
as Maury Garner
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Dr. Feldman
Magic Camp
2020
as Roy Preston
Big Bully
1996
as Art Lundstrum
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as Wizard
Operation: Endgame
2010
as Devil
Night of the Living Carrots
2011
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Three O'Clock High
1987
as Mr. Rice
Eloise at Christmastime
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Lucky
2011
as Detective Harold Waylon
3-South
2002
as Dean Earhart
55 Steps
2018
as Mort Cohen
Scorched
2003
as Bank Employer
Desert Hearts
1985
as Jerry (uncredited)
Eloise at the Plaza
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
The D Train
2015
as Bill Shurmur
For the Love of Money
2012
as Mr. Solomon
A House in the Hills
1993
as Willie
Win Win
2011
as Vigman
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
as Glossaryck (voice)
Brenda Starr
1989
as Vladimir
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Crossing the Bridge
1992
as Uncle Alby
Slipstream
2007
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
Another Midnight Run
1994
as Bernie Abbot
Life Stinks
1991
as Vance Crasswell
Pollock
2000
as Clem Greenberg
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
2007
as Santa (voice)
Lisa
1990
as Mr. Larry Marks
Five
2011
as Danny
No Small Affair
1984
as Ken
Radioland Murders
1994
as Walt Whalen Jr.
Phil Spector
2013
as Bruce Cutler
Article 99
1992
as Dr. Leo Krutz
Funky Monkey
2004
as Crane
Get Well Soon
2001
as Mitchell
The Clockwork Girl
2014
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
as Boris Potemkin
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009
as Anthony
The Adventures of Drunky
as God (voice)
The Awakening of Candra
1983
as Professor Michael Silver
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
At Home with the Webbers
1993
as Gerald Webber
China, Il The Musical
2015
as Professor Cakes
The Dream Chasers
1982
as Jeffrey Bauman
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Dankworth
Never Again
2001
as Christopher
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Jeffrey Taglentini
The Nativity
1986
as Eli (voice)
The Easter Story
1990
as Peter (voice)
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Saturday the 14th
1981
as Waldemar
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996
as Isser Harel
The Star Maker
1981
as Harry Lanson
Take Your Best Shot
1982
as Alden Pepper
Pastime
1990
as Peter LaPorte
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Alan Blanchard
Meeting Spencer
2010
as Harris Chappell
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
Onion News Empire
2013
as David Bryant
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
as Dr. Lindsey
A Gun in the House
1981
as Lance Kessler
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
1995
as Dr. Zin
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Mort Broome
Summertime Killer
1972
as "Sully" Tambor
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
as Self
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Writer
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
2007
as Santa Claus (voice)
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010
as Self
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
as Self
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Dr. Stockton
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Don Hecker
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007
as Hank Kingsley
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
2007
About Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brooks, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the TV sitcom The Ropers (1979–1980), as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998), George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Maura Pfefferman on Transparent (2014–2017). For his role in the latter, Tambor earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nom… With 209 credits spanning from 1972 to 2020, Jeffrey Tambor has appeared in 112 films and 97 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jeffrey Tambor Movies
- Tangled (2010) — as Big Nose Thug (voice)
- The Hangover (2009) — as Sid Garner
- The Hangover Part III (2013) — as Sid Garner
- Monsters vs Aliens (2009) — as Carl Murphy (voice)
- The Accountant (2016) — as Francis Silverberg
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