Jeffrey Tambor
Born: 1944-07-08 in San Francisco, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- The Clockwork Girl as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
2020
- Magic Camp as Roy Preston
- Disclosure as Self (archive footage)
2018
- 55 Steps as Mort Cohen
- The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling as Self
2017
- The Orville as Ben Mercer
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Big Nose (voice)
- Tangled: Before Ever After as Big Nose (voice)
- The Death of Stalin as Georgy Malenkov
2016
- Trolls as King Peppy (voice)
- The Accountant as Francis Silverberg
- The Last Laugh as Self
- Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio as (voice)
2015
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Glossaryck (voice)
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- The D Train as Bill Shurmur
- China, Il The Musical as Professor Cakes
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Apartment Troubles
- A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Snowman (voice)
- Transparent as Maura Pfefferman
- Jennifer Falls as Don Hirsch
2013
- The Hangover Part III as Sid Garner
- The Millers as Ed Dolan
- Phil Spector as Bruce Cutler
- Onion News Empire as David Bryant
- The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
- Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2012
- Doc McStuffins as Santa Claus (voice)
- Robot and Monster as St. Crispy (voice)
- Inside Comedy as Self
- For the Love of Money as Mr. Solomon
- Branded as Bob Gibbons
- Bent as Walt Riggins
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Captain Flarty (voice)
- Bubble Guppies as Night Wizard (voice)
- The Hangover Part II as Sid Garner
- Paul as Adam Shadowchild
- Five as Danny
- Mr. Popper's Penguins as Mr. Gremmins
- Win Win as Vigman
- China, IL as Professor Cakes (voice)
- Lucky as Detective Harold Waylon
- Night of the Living Carrots as Carl Murphy (voice)
- Love Bites as Dr. O
- Flypaper as Gordon Blythe
- The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
2010
- Tangled as Big Nose Thug (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Gill Littlefoot (voice)
- Raising Hope as Arnold
- Operation: Endgame as Devil
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! as Bettys friend (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
- Running Wilde as Steven's Father
- This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying as Self
- Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Dr. Barry Cohen
- Meeting Spencer as Harris Chappell
2009
- The Good Wife as Judge George Kluger
- Archer as Torvald Utne (voice)
- The Hangover as Sid Garner
- Monsters vs Aliens as Carl Murphy (voice)
- The Invention of Lying as Anthony James
- Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space as Carl Murphy (voice)
- Prequel: The Dawn of Lying as Anthony
2008
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Tom Manning
- Superhero Movie as Dr. Whitby
- Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- Welcome to the Captain as Uncle Saul
2007
- WordGirl
- Slipstream as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
- The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas as Santa Claus (voice)
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie as Santa (voice)
- Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
- The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' as Hank Kingsley
2006
- Psych as Lloyd French
- The New Adventures of Old Christine as Neil
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- Twenty Good Years
2005
- Medium as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois
- The Colbert Report as Self
- The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz as Wizard
- Earth to America as Self
2004
- Entourage as Jeffrey Tambor
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as King Neptune (voice)
- Hellboy as Tom Manning
- EuroTrip as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
- Funky Monkey as Crane
- Game Over as Dr. Zed (voice)
2003
- Arrested Development as George Bluth Sr.
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Scorched as Bank Employer
- Under the Tuscan Sun as Lawyer (uncredited)
- Eloise at Christmastime as Mr. Salomone the Manager
- Malibu's Most Wanted as Dr. Feldman
- Eloise at the Plaza as Mr. Salomone the Manager
- My Boss's Daughter as Ken
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection as Carl Murphy (voice)
2002
- Ozzy & Drix as The Mole (voice)
- 3-South
- That Was Then
2001
- The Proud Family as Randolph Verascola (voice)
- Never Again as Christopher
- Get Well Soon as Mitchell
- Next Caller as Jefferson
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jerzy Skaggs
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Mayor Augustus Maywho
- Sammy as Steve (voice)
- Pollock as Clem Greenberg
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lester Cohen
- Girl, Interrupted as Dr. Potts
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- My Teacher's Wife as Jack Boomer
- Muppets from Space as K. Edgar Singer
- Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Coach Wenchell
- The Early Show as Self
- The Lot as Myron Sylver
- Everything's Relative as Jake Gorelick
1998
- Hercules as King Salmoneus (voice)
- Meet Joe Black as Quince
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Doctor Dolittle as Dr. Fish
- There's Something About Mary as Sully
- The Lionhearts as (voice)
1997
- The Practice as Sid Herman
- The Wonderful World of Disney
- Weapons of Mass Distraction as Alan Blanchard
1996
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Black Jack Lee (voice)
- Big Bully as Art Lundstrum
- The Man Who Captured Eichmann as Isser Harel
1995
- Heavyweights as Maury Garner
- Pinky and the Brain as Beetle Fiero (voice)
- Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects as Dr. Zin
- MADtv as Self
1994
- Duckman as Psychiatrist (voice)
- Another Midnight Run as Bernie Abbot
- Radioland Murders as Walt Whalen Jr.
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- A House in the Hills as Willie
- At Home with the Webbers as Gerald Webber
- Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Dr. Stockton
- Jonny's Golden Quest as Dr. Zin
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Crocker (voice)
- The Larry Sanders Show as Hank Kingsley
- Article 99 as Dr. Leo Krutz
- Crossing the Bridge as Uncle Alby
- The Burden of Proof as Sennett
1991
- Dinosaurs as Hank Hibler (voice)
- Life Stinks as Vance Crasswell
- City Slickers as Lou
1990
- Law & Order as Barry Dilwynn
- Lisa as Mr. Larry Marks
- Pastime as Peter LaPorte
- A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder as Don Hecker
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
- American Dreamer as Joe Baines
- The Easter Story as Peter (voice)
- Seriously... Phil Collins as Jeffrey Taglentini
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Brenda Starr as Vladimir
- Studio 5-B
1987
- Three O'Clock High as Mr. Rice
- Max Headroom as Murray
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Writer
1986
- L.A. Law as Gordon Salt
- The Nativity as Eli (voice)
- Mr. Sunshine as Paul Stark
1985
- The Golden Girls as Dr. Stevens
- The Twilight Zone as Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
- Desert Hearts as Jerry (uncredited)
- Robert Kennedy & His Times as Pierre Salinger
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Russell Armstrong
- Who's the Boss?
- No Small Affair as Ken
- The Three Wishes of Billy Grier as Dr. Lindsey
1983
- Mr. Mom as Jinx
- The Man Who Wasn't There as Boris Potemkin
- The Awakening of Candra as Professor Michael Silver
- Cocaine: One Man's Seduction as Mort Broome
- Sadat as Sharaff
1982
- 9 to 5 as Franklin Hart
- Take Your Best Shot as Alden Pepper
- The Dream Chasers as Jeffrey Bauman
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- Saturday the 14th as Waldemar
- The Star Maker as Harry Lanson
- A Gun in the House as Lance Kessler
1980
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Dankworth
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Dankworth
1979
- ...And Justice for All as Jay Porter
- The Ropers as Jeffrey P. Brookes III
1978
- Taxi as Congressman Walter Griswald
1977
- The Love Boat as Lawrence Jurgens
- Three's Company as Winston Cromwell III
1975
- Barney Miller as William Klein
- Starsky & Hutch
1973
- Kojak as Medical Examiner
1972
- M*A*S*H as Reddish
- Summertime Killer as "Sully" Tambor