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Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Acting July 8, 1944 (82 years old) 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".

Movies 111

How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6.8

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Mayor Augustus Maywho

2000
Tangled 7.6

Tangled

as Big Nose Thug (voice)

2010
The Hangover 7.3

The Hangover

as Sid Garner

2009
The Hangover Part III 6.2

The Hangover Part III

as Sid Garner

2013
Meet Joe Black 7.4

Meet Joe Black

as Quince

1998
The Hangover Part II 6.5

The Hangover Part II

as Sid Garner

2011
Trolls 6.6

Trolls

as King Peppy (voice)

2016
Monsters vs Aliens 6.3

Monsters vs Aliens

as Carl Murphy (voice)

2009
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 7.1

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

as King Neptune (voice)

2004
The Accountant 7.1

The Accountant

as Francis Silverberg

2016
There's Something About Mary 6.6

There's Something About Mary

as Sully

1998
EuroTrip 6.6

EuroTrip

as Scott's Dad (uncredited)

2004
Paul 6.8

Paul

as Adam Shadowchild

2011
Hellboy 6.7

Hellboy

as Tom Manning

2004
Girl, Interrupted 7.6

Girl, Interrupted

as Dr. Potts

1999
Hellboy II: The Golden Army 6.8

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

as Tom Manning

2008
The Death of Stalin 7.0

The Death of Stalin

as Georgy Malenkov

2017
Superhero Movie 5.3

Superhero Movie

as Dr. Whitby

2008
Under the Tuscan Sun 6.9

Under the Tuscan Sun

as Lawyer (uncredited)

2003
The Invention of Lying 6.2

The Invention of Lying

as Anthony James

2009
Doctor Dolittle 5.7

Doctor Dolittle

as Dr. Fish

1998
Mr. Popper's Penguins 6.0

Mr. Popper's Penguins

as Mr. Gremmins

2011
City Slickers 6.5

City Slickers

as Lou

1991
...And Justice for All 7.1

...And Justice for All

as Jay Porter

1979
Muppets from Space 6.1

Muppets from Space

as K. Edgar Singer

1999
A Merry Friggin' Christmas 5.4

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

as Snow Globe Santa (voice)

2014
Tangled: Before Ever After 6.8

Tangled: Before Ever After

as Big Nose (voice)

2017
Life Stinks 5.6

Life Stinks

as Vance Crasswell

1991
Three O'Clock High 6.8

Three O'Clock High

as Mr. Rice

1987
Malibu's Most Wanted 5.4

Malibu's Most Wanted

as Dr. Feldman

2003
My Boss's Daughter 5.1

My Boss's Daughter

as Ken

2003
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space 6.1

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

as Carl Murphy (voice)

2009
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo 7.7

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)

2010
Mr. Mom 6.6

Mr. Mom

as Jinx

1983
Heavyweights 6.2

Heavyweights

as Maury Garner

1995
Flypaper 6.4

Flypaper

as Gordon Blythe

2011
Pollock 6.7

Pollock

as Clem Greenberg

2000
Disclosure 7.8

Disclosure

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Magic Camp 6.8

Magic Camp

as Roy Preston

2020
Operation: Endgame 4.9

Operation: Endgame

as Devil

2010
Teaching Mrs. Tingle 5.5

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

as Coach Wenchell

1999
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz 5.2

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

as Wizard

2005
Desert Hearts 7.1

Desert Hearts

as Jerry (uncredited)

1985
My Teacher's Wife 5.1

My Teacher's Wife

as Jack Boomer

1999
Slipstream 4.9

Slipstream

as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman

2007
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie 6.0

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie

as Santa (voice)

2007
Eloise at the Plaza 6.2

Eloise at the Plaza

as Mr. Salomone the Manager

2003
Eloise at Christmastime 6.3

Eloise at Christmastime

as Mr. Salomone the Manager

2003
The D Train 4.9

The D Train

as Bill Shurmur

2015
Big Bully 4.7

Big Bully

as Art Lundstrum

1996
Scorched 5.5

Scorched

as Bank Employer

2003
Five 7.0

Five

as Danny

2011
Brenda Starr 4.8

Brenda Starr

as Vladimir

1989
Win Win 6.8

Win Win

as Vigman

2011
The Man Who Wasn't There 4.3

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Boris Potemkin

1983
Branded 4.7

Branded

as Bob Gibbons

2012
55 Steps 6.7

55 Steps

as Mort Cohen

2018
For the Love of Money 4.3

For the Love of Money

as Mr. Solomon

2012
The Arrested Development Documentary Project 6.0

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

as Self

2013
Lucky 4.7

Lucky

as Detective Harold Waylon

2011
Phil Spector 5.6

Phil Spector

as Bruce Cutler

2013
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun 5.0

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

as Dr. Stockton

1993
Summertime Killer 5.8

Summertime Killer

as "Sully" Tambor

1972
Radioland Murders 5.8

Radioland Murders

as Walt Whalen Jr.

1994
Jonny's Golden Quest 7.7

Jonny's Golden Quest

as Dr. Zin (voice)

1993
Lisa 5.6

Lisa

as Mr. Larry Marks

1990
No Small Affair 5.5

No Small Affair

as Ken

1984
The Man Who Captured Eichmann 6.2

The Man Who Captured Eichmann

as Isser Harel

1996
Article 99 6.1

Article 99

as Dr. Leo Krutz

1992
Night of the Living Carrots 5.8

Night of the Living Carrots

as Carl Murphy (voice)

2011
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni

Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni

as Glossaryck (voice)

2017
Funky Monkey 6.2

Funky Monkey

as Crane

2004
Weapons of Mass Distraction 5.2

Weapons of Mass Distraction

as Alan Blanchard

1997
Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects 8.5

Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects

as Dr. Zin (voice)

1995
A House in the Hills 5.6

A House in the Hills

as Willie

1993
Saturday the 14th 5.1

Saturday the 14th

as Waldemar

1981
The Easter Story 7.7

The Easter Story

as Peter (voice)

1990
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 5.5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Dankworth

1980
Get Well Soon 4.2

Get Well Soon

as Mitchell

2001
Earth to America 7.7

Earth to America

as Self

2005
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction 6.9

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

as Mort Broome

1983
At Home with the Webbers 4.3

At Home with the Webbers

as Gerald Webber

1993
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying 9.3

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying

as Self

2010
The Last Laugh 7.0

The Last Laugh

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon 6.6

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

as Self

2008
Another Midnight Run 6.9

Another Midnight Run

as Bernie Abbot

1994
The Clockwork Girl 5.4

The Clockwork Girl

as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)

2014
Monsters vs Aliens Stories 8.0

Monsters vs Aliens Stories

2013
Apartment Troubles 5.0

Apartment Troubles

as Bob

2014
Never Again 4.2

Never Again

as Christopher

2001
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying 2.0

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

as Anthony

2009
China, Il The Musical

China, Il The Musical

as Professor Cakes

2015
The Nativity 7.5

The Nativity

as Eli (voice)

1986
The Awakening of Candra 8.0

The Awakening of Candra

as Professor Michael Silver

1983
The Adventures of Drunky

The Adventures of Drunky

as God (voice)

A Gun in the House 6.8

A Gun in the House

as Lance Kessler

1981
Crossing the Bridge 5.7

Crossing the Bridge

as Uncle Alby

1992
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 7.2

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

as Don Hecker

1990
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas 6.2

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas

as Santa Claus (voice)

2007
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier 4.8

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

as Dr. Lindsey

1984
Take Your Best Shot 7.0

Take Your Best Shot

as Alden Pepper

1982
Onion News Empire 6.8

Onion News Empire

as David Bryant

2013
Seriously... Phil Collins 8.0

Seriously... Phil Collins

as Jeffrey Taglentini

1990
Meeting Spencer 5.3

Meeting Spencer

as Harris Chappell

2010
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 8.0

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

as Writer

1987
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

as Hank Kingsley

2007
Pastime 6.5

Pastime

as Peter LaPorte

1990
The Star Maker 5.5

The Star Maker

as Harry Lanson

1981
The Dream Chasers 7.7

The Dream Chasers

as Jeffrey Bauman

1982
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show 10.0

Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show

2007
Good Behavior

Good Behavior

as Hy

2008

TV Shows 108

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lester Cohen

1999
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 8.4

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

as Glossaryck (voice)

2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Barry Dilwynn

1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Jerzy Skaggs

2000
The Colbert Report 7.0

The Colbert Report

as Self - Guest

2005
Hollywood Squares 7.6

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
Hollywood Squares 7.6

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Announcer (voice)

1998
Bob's Burgers 7.8

Bob's Burgers

as Captain Flarty (voice)

2011
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
The Good Wife 7.6

The Good Wife

as Judge George Kluger

2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self

1993
Medium 7.5

Medium

as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois

2005
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Russell Armstrong

1984
Psych 7.9

Psych

as Lloyd French

2006
M*A*S*H 8.0

M*A*S*H

as Reddish

1972
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Lawrence Jurgens

1977
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Harold Rogers

1977
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Mr. Harold Rogers

1977
Archer 7.9

Archer

as Torvald Utne (voice)

2009
Archer 7.9

Archer

as Len Trexler (voice)

2009
Entourage 7.4

Entourage

as Jeffrey Tambor

2004
The Practice 7.6

The Practice

as Sid Herman

1997
Batman: The Animated Series 8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

as Crocker (voice)

1992
Arrested Development 7.9

Arrested Development

as George Bluth Sr.

2003
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as Gordon Salt

1986
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

as Judge Alan Wachtel

1981
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

as Attorney Alan Wachtel

1981
Doc McStuffins 6.1

Doc McStuffins

as Santa Claus (voice)

2012
Barney Miller 7.4

Barney Miller

as William Klein

1975
WordGirl 6.9

WordGirl

2007
The Golden Girls 7.6

The Golden Girls

as Dr. Stevens

1985
Who's the Boss? 7.4

Who's the Boss?

1984
The Orville 7.6

The Orville

as Ben Mercer

2017
Three's Company 7.6

Three's Company

as Winston Cromwell III

1977
Three's Company 7.6

Three's Company

as Tom Miller

1977
Three's Company 7.6

Three's Company

as Phillip Greene

1977
Dinosaurs 7.8

Dinosaurs

as Hank Hibler (voice)

1991
Taxi 7.3

Taxi

as Walter Griswald

1978
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 8.2

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Gill Littlefoot (voice)

2010
Batman: The Brave and the Bold 7.6

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)

2008
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
Starsky & Hutch 7.4

Starsky & Hutch

1975
Bubble Guppies 7.5

Bubble Guppies

as Night Wizard (voice)

2011
The Twilight Zone 7.7

The Twilight Zone

as Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")

1985
The Twilight Zone 7.7

The Twilight Zone

as Milton (segment "The World Next Door")

1985
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")

1989
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
The New Adventures of Old Christine 7.2

The New Adventures of Old Christine

as Neil

2006
Raising Hope 7.5

Raising Hope

as Arnold

2010
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure 7.4

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

as Big Nose (voice)

2017
Doogie Howser, M.D. 6.7

Doogie Howser, M.D.

as Board Member

1989
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Hank Kingsley

1992
Duckman 7.3

Duckman

as Psychiatrist (voice)

1994
Hercules 6.9

Hercules

as King Salmoneus (voice)

1998
Transparent 6.4

Transparent

as Maura Pfefferman

2014
The Reichen Show 4.8

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

2005
Robot and Monster 5.8

Robot and Monster

as St. Crispy (voice)

2012
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 8.0

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

as Bettys friend (voice)

2010
Kojak 7.3

Kojak

as Medical Examiner

1973
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

1999
The Wonderful World of Disney 6.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997
The Proud Family 7.7

The Proud Family

as Randolph Verascola (voice)

2001
The Megan Mullally Show 4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2006
Pinky and the Brain 7.7

Pinky and the Brain

as Beetle Fiero (voice)

1995
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest 7.2

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Black Jack Lee (voice)

1996
Yo Gabba Gabba! 7.0

Yo Gabba Gabba!

2007
China, IL 6.8

China, IL

as Professor Cakes (voice)

2011
9 to 5 7.2

9 to 5

as Franklin Hart

1982
The Millers 5.8

The Millers

as Ed Dolan

2013
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
Inside Comedy 6.5

Inside Comedy

as Self

2012
Ozzy & Drix 8.1

Ozzy & Drix

as The Mole (voice)

2002
Max Headroom 7.0

Max Headroom

as Murray

1987
The Ropers 6.1

The Ropers

as Jeffrey P. Brookes III

1979
Love Bites 6.2

Love Bites

as Dr. O

2011
American Dreamer 5.3

American Dreamer

as Joe Baines

1990
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures 6.7

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures

1990
The Lot 4.8

The Lot

as Myron Sylver

1999
Running Wilde 6.3

Running Wilde

as Steven's Father

2010
3-South 8.1

3-South

2002
Welcome to the Captain 2.3

Welcome to the Captain

as Uncle Saul

2008
Twenty Good Years 8.5

Twenty Good Years

as Jeffrey Pyne

2006
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling 7.2

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

as Self

2018
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection 7.0

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

as Carl Murphy (voice)

2003
MADtv 7.1

MADtv

as Self

1995
Game Over 5.5

Game Over

as Dr. Zed (voice)

2004
Bent 6.6

Bent

as Walt Riggins

2012
The Lionhearts 4.5

The Lionhearts

as (voice)

1998
Jennifer Falls 6.0

Jennifer Falls

as Don Hirsch

2014
Sammy 6.0

Sammy

as Steve (voice)

2000
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio 7.8

Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio

as (voice)

2016
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 5.0

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Dankworth

1980
The Burden of Proof 3.9

The Burden of Proof

as Sennett

1992
Mr. Sunshine 6.0

Mr. Sunshine

as Paul Stark

1986
Everything's Relative 10.0

Everything's Relative

as Jake Gorelick

1999
That Was Then 8.0

That Was Then

as Gary 'Double G' Glass

2002
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer 6.0

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

as Dr. Barry Cohen

2010
Studio 5-B 7.0

Studio 5-B

1989
Robert Kennedy & His Times 7.8

Robert Kennedy & His Times

as Pierre Salinger

1985
Next Caller

Next Caller

as Jefferson

2001
The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks 7.0

The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks

2011
Sadat 7.0

Sadat

as Sharaff

1983

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