Jeffrey Tambor
Known for Acting · 209 credits
- Born
- 1944-07-08 (age 81)
- 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
Medium
2005
as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois
Psych
2006
as Lloyd French
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge George Kluger
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
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
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist / Self - Announcer (voice)
M*A*S*H
1972
as Reddish
The Practice
1997
as Sid Herman
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Crocker (voice)
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Judge Alan Wachtel / Attorney Alan Wachtel
Archer
2009
as Torvald Utne (voice) / Len Trexler (voice)
Entourage
2004
as Jeffrey Tambor
Arrested Development
2003
as George Bluth Sr.
L.A. Law
1986
as Gordon Salt
The Orville
2017
as Ben Mercer
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Glossaryck (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Golden Girls
1985
as Dr. Stevens
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Barney Miller
1975
as William Klein
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Dinosaurs
1991
as Hank Hibler (voice)
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") / (segment "The World Next Door")
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Santa Claus (voice)
Taxi
1978
as Congressman Walter Griswald
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Gill Littlefoot (voice)
Hercules
1998
as King Salmoneus (voice)
WordGirl
2007
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")
Three's Company
1977
as Winston Cromwell III / Tom Miller / Phillip Greene
Who's the Boss?
1984
Raising Hope
2010
as Arnold
Kojak
1973
as Medical Examiner
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Hank Kingsley
Duckman
1994
as Psychiatrist (voice)
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Night Wizard (voice)
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Big Nose (voice)
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Neil
The Proud Family
2001
as Randolph Verascola (voice)
Transparent
2014
as Maura Pfefferman
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Black Jack Lee (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Beetle Fiero (voice)
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Robot and Monster
2012
as St. Crispy (voice)
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
2010
as Bettys friend (voice)
Movies (112)
The Hangover
2009
as Sid Garner
Tangled
2010
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
Paul
2011
as Adam Shadowchild
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as King Neptune (voice)
The Hangover Part II
2011
as Sid Garner
The Accountant
2016
as Francis Silverberg
Meet Joe Black
1998
as Quince
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
EuroTrip
2004
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
Girl, Interrupted
1999
as Dr. Potts
The Hangover Part III
2013
as Sid Garner
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Sully
Trolls
2016
as King Peppy (voice)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
as Tom Manning
Hellboy
2004
as Tom Manning
Superhero Movie
2008
as Dr. Whitby
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Dr. Fish
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
as Mr. Gremmins
The Death of Stalin
2017
as Georgy Malenkov
The Invention of Lying
2009
as Anthony James
Disclosure
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Camp
2020
as Roy Preston
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Big Nose (voice)
...And Justice for All
1979
as Jay Porter
Life Stinks
1991
as Vance Crasswell
City Slickers
1991
as Lou
Heavyweights
1995
as Maury Garner
Muppets from Space
1999
as K. Edgar Singer
Article 99
1992
as Dr. Leo Krutz
Flypaper
2011
as Gordon Blythe
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Dr. Feldman
Operation: Endgame
2010
as Devil
Mr. Mom
1983
as Jinx
My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Ken
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Snowman (voice)
Slipstream
2007
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Five
2011
as Danny
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
2010
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as Wizard
My Teacher's Wife
1999
as Jack Boomer
Win Win
2011
as Vigman
Desert Hearts
1985
as Jerry (uncredited)
Phil Spector
2013
as Bruce Cutler
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
as Coach Wenchell
Radioland Murders
1994
as Walt Whalen Jr.
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
as Self
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scorched
2003
as Bank Employer
Pollock
2000
as Clem Greenberg
Funky Monkey
2004
as Crane
55 Steps
2018
as Mort Cohen
Branded
2012
as Bob Gibbons
Lisa
1990
as Mr. Larry Marks
Crossing the Bridge
1992
as Uncle Alby
Eloise at Christmastime
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
as Boris Potemkin
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Jeffrey Taglentini
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996
as Isser Harel
Meeting Spencer
2010
as Harris Chappell
No Small Affair
1984
as Ken
Three O'Clock High
1987
as Mr. Rice
Eloise at the Plaza
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
The D Train
2015
as Bill Shurmur
Big Bully
1996
as Art Lundstrum
Pastime
1990
as Peter LaPorte
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
2007
as Santa (voice)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Alan Blanchard
The Clockwork Girl
2014
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Dr. Stockton
For the Love of Money
2012
as Mr. Solomon
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Don Hecker
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Writer
Lucky
2011
as Detective Harold Waylon
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Dankworth
Another Midnight Run
1994
as Bernie Abbot
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Mort Broome
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
At Home with the Webbers
1993
as Gerald Webber
Night of the Living Carrots
2011
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Brenda Starr
1989
as Vladimir
Get Well Soon
2001
as Mitchell
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
as Self
Take Your Best Shot
1982
as Alden Pepper
Saturday the 14th
1981
as Waldemar
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
as Glossaryck (voice)
The Star Maker
1981
as Harry Lanson
Jonny's Golden Quest
1993
as Dr. Zin
Never Again
2001
as Christopher
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009
as Anthony
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
1995
as Dr. Zin
A Gun in the House
1981
as Lance Kessler
Summertime Killer
1972
as "Sully" Tambor
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
as Dr. Lindsey
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
2007
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Easter Story
1990
as Peter (voice)
A House in the Hills
1993
as Willie
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010
as Self
The Nativity
1986
as Eli (voice)
The Dream Chasers
1982
as Jeffrey Bauman
Apartment Troubles
2014
as Bob
Onion News Empire
2013
as David Bryant
Good Behavior
2008
as Hy
The Adventures of Drunky
as God (voice)
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
2007
China, Il The Musical
2015
as Professor Cakes
The Awakening of Candra
1983
as Professor Michael Silver
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007
as Hank Kingsley
3-South
2002
as Dean Earhart
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
- The Hangover (2009) — as Sid Garner
- Tangled (2010) — as Big Nose Thug (voice)
- Paul (2011) — as Adam Shadowchild
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) — as King Neptune (voice)
- The Hangover Part II (2011) — as Sid Garner
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