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
2020
- Disclosure as Self (archive footage)
- Magic Camp as Roy Preston
2018
- The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling as Self
- 55 Steps as Mort Cohen
2017
- The Orville as Ben Mercer
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Big Nose (voice)
- The Death of Stalin as Georgy Malenkov
- Tangled: Before Ever After as Big Nose (voice)
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni as Glossaryck (voice)
2016
- The Accountant as Francis Silverberg
- Trolls as King Peppy (voice)
- Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio as (voice)
- The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
- Transparent as Maura Pfefferman
- A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Snowman (voice)
- Jennifer Falls as Don Hirsch
- The Clockwork Girl as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
- Apartment Troubles as Bob
2013
- The Hangover Part III as Sid Garner
- The Millers as Ed Dolan
- Phil Spector as Bruce Cutler
- Monsters vs Aliens Stories
- The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
- Onion News Empire as David Bryant
2012
- Doc McStuffins as Santa Claus (voice)
- Robot and Monster as St. Crispy (voice)
- Inside Comedy as Self
- Bent as Walt Riggins
- For the Love of Money as Mr. Solomon
- Branded as Bob Gibbons
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Captain Flarty (voice)
- Bubble Guppies as Night Wizard (voice)
- Paul as Adam Shadowchild
- The Hangover Part II as Sid Garner
- China, IL as Professor Cakes (voice)
- Mr. Popper's Penguins as Mr. Gremmins
- Love Bites as Dr. O
- Flypaper as Gordon Blythe
- Win Win as Vigman
- The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
- Night of the Living Carrots as Carl Murphy (voice)
- Five as Danny
- Lucky as Detective Harold Waylon
2010
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Gill Littlefoot (voice)
- Raising Hope as Arnold
- Tangled as Big Nose Thug (voice)
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! as Bettys friend (voice)
- Running Wilde as Steven's Father
- Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
- Operation: Endgame as Devil
- Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Dr. Barry Cohen
- Meeting Spencer as Harris Chappell
- This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying as Self
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
- Welcome to the Captain as Uncle Saul
- Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- Good Behavior as Hy
2007
- WordGirl
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
- Slipstream as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie as Santa (voice)
- The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas as Santa Claus (voice)
- The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' as Hank Kingsley
- Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
2006
- Psych as Lloyd French
- The New Adventures of Old Christine as Neil
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- Twenty Good Years as Jeffrey Pyne
2005
- The Colbert Report as Self - Guest
- Medium as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois
- The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- Earth to America as Self
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz as Wizard
2004
- Entourage as Jeffrey Tambor
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as King Neptune (voice)
- EuroTrip as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
- Hellboy as Tom Manning
- Game Over as Dr. Zed (voice)
- Funky Monkey as Crane
2003
- Arrested Development as George Bluth Sr.
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Under the Tuscan Sun as Lawyer (uncredited)
- Malibu's Most Wanted as Dr. Feldman
- My Boss's Daughter as Ken
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection as Carl Murphy (voice)
- Eloise at Christmastime as Mr. Salomone the Manager
- Eloise at the Plaza as Mr. Salomone the Manager
- Scorched as Bank Employer
2002
- Ozzy & Drix as The Mole (voice)
- 3-South
- That Was Then as Gary 'Double G' Glass
- 3-South as Dean Earhart
2001
- The Proud Family as Randolph Verascola (voice)
- Next Caller as Jefferson
- Get Well Soon as Mitchell
- Never Again as Christopher
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
- The Lot as Myron Sylver
- Muppets from Space as K. Edgar Singer
- My Teacher's Wife as Jack Boomer
- Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Coach Wenchell
- The Early Show as Self
- Everything's Relative as Jake Gorelick
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Hercules as King Salmoneus (voice)
- Meet Joe Black as Quince
- There's Something About Mary as Sully
- Doctor Dolittle as Dr. Fish
- 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
- Pinky and the Brain as Beetle Fiero (voice)
- Heavyweights as Maury Garner
- MADtv as Self
- Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects as Dr. Zin
1994
- Duckman as Psychiatrist (voice)
- Radioland Murders as Walt Whalen Jr.
- Another Midnight Run as Bernie Abbot
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- At Home with the Webbers as Gerald Webber
- A House in the Hills as Willie
- Jonny's Golden Quest as Dr. Zin
- Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Dr. Stockton
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Crocker (voice)
- The Larry Sanders Show as Hank Kingsley
- The Burden of Proof as Sennett
- Article 99 as Dr. Leo Krutz
- Crossing the Bridge as Uncle Alby
1991
- Dinosaurs as Hank Hibler (voice)
- City Slickers as Lou
- Life Stinks as Vance Crasswell
1990
- Law & Order as Barry Dilwynn
- American Dreamer as Joe Baines
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
- Lisa as Mr. Larry Marks
- Seriously... Phil Collins as Jeffrey Taglentini
- The Easter Story as Peter (voice)
- A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder as Don Hecker
- Pastime as Peter LaPorte
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Studio 5-B
- Brenda Starr as Vladimir
1987
- Max Headroom as Murray
- Three O'Clock High as Mr. Rice
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Writer
1986
- L.A. Law as Gordon Salt
- Mr. Sunshine as Paul Stark
- The Nativity as Eli (voice)
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
- Sadat as Sharaff
- The Man Who Wasn't There as Boris Potemkin
- Cocaine: One Man's Seduction as Mort Broome
- The Awakening of Candra as Professor Michael Silver
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
- The Ropers as Jeffrey P. Brookes III
- ...And Justice for All as Jay Porter
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