
Jeffrey Tambor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 8, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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. Additionally, he made a notable appearance in the music video for Phil Collins' "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
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Filmography

The Adventures of Drunky
Movie · as God (voice)

Disclosure
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Magic Camp
Movie · as Roy Preston

55 Steps
Movie · as Mort Cohen

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Death of Stalin
Movie · as Georgy Malenkov

Tangled: Before Ever After
Movie · as Big Nose (voice)

Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
Movie · as Glossaryck (voice)

The Orville
TV · as Ben Mercer · 1 ep

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
TV · as Big Nose (voice) · 4 eps

The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Accountant
Movie · as Francis Silverberg

Trolls
Movie · as King Peppy (voice)

Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

The D Train
Movie · as Bill Shurmur

China, Il The Musical
Movie · as Professor Cakes

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV · as Glossaryck (voice) · 13 eps

Apartment Troubles
Movie · as Bob

The Clockwork Girl
Movie · as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)

A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Movie · as Snow Globe Santa (voice)

Transparent
TV · as Maura Pfefferman · 40 eps

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

Jennifer Falls
TV · as Don Hirsch · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Hangover Part III
Movie · as Sid Garner

Phil Spector
Movie · as Bruce Cutler

Onion News Empire
Movie · as David Bryant

Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Movie

The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Movie · as Self

The Millers
TV · as Ed Dolan · 2 eps

Branded
Movie · as Bob Gibbons

For the Love of Money
Movie · as Mr. Solomon

Inside Comedy
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Bent
TV · as Walt Riggins · 6 eps

Robot and Monster
TV · as St. Crispy (voice) · 1 ep

Doc McStuffins
TV · as Santa Claus (voice) · 1 ep

Flypaper
Movie · as Gordon Blythe

The Hangover Part II
Movie · as Sid Garner

Paul
Movie · as Adam Shadowchild

Lucky
Movie · as Detective Harold Waylon

Win Win
Movie · as Vigman

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Movie · as Mr. Gremmins

Night of the Living Carrots
Movie · as Carl Murphy (voice)

Five
Movie · as Danny

The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
TV · 3 eps

Bob's Burgers
TV · as Captain Flarty (voice) · 1 ep

China, IL
TV · as Professor Cakes (voice) · 30 eps

Bubble Guppies
TV · as Night Wizard (voice) · 2 eps

Love Bites
TV · as Dr. O · 1 ep

Operation: Endgame
Movie · as Devil

Meeting Spencer
Movie · as Harris Chappell

Tangled
Movie · as Big Nose Thug (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
Movie · as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Self

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV · as Gill Littlefoot (voice) · 1 ep

Raising Hope
TV · as Arnold · 1 ep

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
TV · as Dr. Barry Cohen · 1 ep

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
TV · as Bettys friend (voice) · 160 eps

Running Wilde
TV · as Steven's Father · 1 ep

The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Anthony James

Monsters vs Aliens
Movie · as Carl Murphy (voice)

The Hangover
Movie · as Sid Garner

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Movie · as Carl Murphy (voice)

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Movie · as Anthony

Archer
TV · as Torvald Utne (voice), Len Trexler (voice) · 1 ep

The Good Wife
TV · as Judge George Kluger · 4 eps

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Movie · as Tom Manning

Superhero Movie
Movie · as Dr. Whitby

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Movie · as Self
Good Behavior
Movie · as Hy

Welcome to the Captain
TV · as Uncle Saul · 5 eps

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV · as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice) · 1 ep

Slipstream
Movie · as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
Movie · as Santa (voice)
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
Movie

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
Movie · as Santa Claus (voice)

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
Movie · as Hank Kingsley

WordGirl
TV · 183 eps

Yo Gabba Gabba!
TV · 1 ep

Twenty Good Years
TV · as Jeffrey Pyne · 13 eps

The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV · as Neil · 1 ep

Psych
TV · as Lloyd French · 2 eps

The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Movie · as Wizard

Earth to America
Movie · as Self

Medium
TV · as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois · 1 ep

The Colbert Report
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Reichen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Hellboy
Movie · as Tom Manning

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Movie · as King Neptune (voice)

Funky Monkey
Movie · as Crane

EuroTrip
Movie · as Scott's Dad (uncredited)

Entourage
TV · as Jeffrey Tambor · 3 eps

Game Over
TV · as Dr. Zed (voice) · 2 eps

My Boss's Daughter
Movie · as Ken

Malibu's Most Wanted
Movie · as Dr. Feldman

Eloise at the Plaza
Movie · as Mr. Salomone the Manager

Under the Tuscan Sun
Movie · as Lawyer (uncredited)

Scorched
Movie · as Bank Employer

Eloise at Christmastime
Movie · as Mr. Salomone the Manager

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Arrested Development
TV · as George Bluth Sr. · 84 eps

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
TV · as Carl Murphy (voice) · 2 eps

3-South
TV · 13 eps

That Was Then
TV · as Gary 'Double G' Glass · 2 eps

Ozzy & Drix
TV · as The Mole (voice) · 3 eps

Get Well Soon
Movie · as Mitchell

Never Again
Movie · as Christopher
Next Caller
TV · as Jefferson · 2 eps

The Proud Family
TV · as Randolph Verascola (voice) · 1 ep

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Movie · as Mayor Augustus Maywho

Pollock
Movie · as Clem Greenberg

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Jerzy Skaggs · 1 ep

Sammy
TV · as Steve (voice) · 1 ep

Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Movie · as Coach Wenchell

Girl, Interrupted
Movie · as Dr. Potts

My Teacher's Wife
Movie · as Jack Boomer

Muppets from Space
Movie · as K. Edgar Singer

The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Everything's Relative
TV · as Jake Gorelick · 5 eps

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Lester Cohen · 4 eps

The Lot
TV · as Myron Sylver · 1 ep

Meet Joe Black
Movie · as Quince

There's Something About Mary
Movie · as Sully

Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as Dr. Fish

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist, Self - Announcer (voice) · 40 eps

Hercules
TV · as King Salmoneus (voice) · 1 ep

The Lionhearts
TV · as (voice) · 3 eps

Weapons of Mass Distraction
Movie · as Alan Blanchard

The Practice
TV · as Sid Herman · 2 eps

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · 1 ep

The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Movie · as Isser Harel

Big Bully
Movie · as Art Lundstrum

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV · as Black Jack Lee (voice) · 1 ep

Heavyweights
Movie · as Maury Garner

Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects
Movie · as Dr. Zin (voice)

Pinky and the Brain
TV · as Beetle Fiero (voice) · 1 ep

MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Radioland Murders
Movie · as Walt Whalen Jr.

Another Midnight Run
Movie · as Bernie Abbot

Duckman
TV · as Psychiatrist (voice) · 1 ep

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Movie · as Dr. Stockton

A House in the Hills
Movie · as Willie

At Home with the Webbers
Movie · as Gerald Webber

Jonny's Golden Quest
Movie · as Dr. Zin (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Crossing the Bridge
Movie · as Uncle Alby

Article 99
Movie · as Dr. Leo Krutz

The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Hank Kingsley · 90 eps

Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Crocker (voice) · 1 ep

The Burden of Proof
TV · as Sennett · 2 eps

City Slickers
Movie · as Lou

Life Stinks
Movie · as Vance Crasswell

Dinosaurs
TV · as Hank Hibler (voice) · 1 ep

Lisa
Movie · as Mr. Larry Marks

The Easter Story
Movie · as Peter (voice)

Seriously... Phil Collins
Movie · as Jeffrey Taglentini

Pastime
Movie · as Peter LaPorte

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Movie · as Don Hecker

American Dreamer
TV · as Joe Baines · 17 eps

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
TV · 1 ep

Law & Order
TV · as Barry Dilwynn · 1 ep

Brenda Starr
Movie · as Vladimir

Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right") · 1 ep
Studio 5-B
TV · 10 eps

Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Board Member · 1 ep

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep

Three O'Clock High
Movie · as Mr. Rice

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Movie · as Writer

Max Headroom
TV · as Murray · 14 eps

The Nativity
Movie · as Eli (voice)

L.A. Law
TV · as Gordon Salt · 3 eps
Mr. Sunshine
TV · as Paul Stark · 11 eps

Desert Hearts
Movie · as Jerry (uncredited)

The Golden Girls
TV · as Dr. Stevens · 1 ep

The Twilight Zone
TV · as Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes"), Milton (segment "The World Next Door") · 1 ep

Robert Kennedy & His Times
TV · as Pierre Salinger · 3 eps

No Small Affair
Movie · as Ken

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Movie · as Dr. Lindsey

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Russell Armstrong · 1 ep

Who's the Boss?
TV · 1 ep

Mr. Mom
Movie · as Jinx

The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie · as Boris Potemkin

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Movie · as Mort Broome

The Awakening of Candra
Movie · as Professor Michael Silver
Sadat
TV · as Sharaff · 2 eps

Take Your Best Shot
Movie · as Alden Pepper

The Dream Chasers
Movie · as Jeffrey Bauman

9 to 5
TV · as Franklin Hart · 4 eps

Saturday the 14th
Movie · as Waldemar

A Gun in the House
Movie · as Lance Kessler

The Star Maker
Movie · as Harry Lanson

Hill Street Blues
TV · as Judge Alan Wachtel, Attorney Alan Wachtel · 7 eps

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Movie · as Dankworth

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
TV · as Dankworth · 2 eps

...And Justice for All
Movie · as Jay Porter

The Ropers
TV · as Jeffrey P. Brookes III · 28 eps

Taxi
TV · as Walter Griswald · 1 ep

Three's Company
TV · as Winston Cromwell III, Tom Miller, Phillip Greene · 1 ep

The Love Boat
TV · as Lawrence Jurgens, Harold Rogers, Mr. Harold Rogers · 1 ep

Starsky & Hutch
TV · 1 ep

Barney Miller
TV · as William Klein · 1 ep

Kojak
TV · as Medical Examiner · 1 ep

Summertime Killer
Movie · as "Sully" Tambor

M*A*S*H
TV · as Reddish · 1 ep



