Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Acting
Born Jul 08, 1944
From San Francisco, California, USA

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

Filmography — Acting

Girl, Interrupted
7.6
1999

Girl, Interrupted

Dr. Potts

Pollock
6.7
2000

Pollock

Clem Greenberg

Tangled
7.6
2010

Tangled

Big Nose Thug (voice)

The Hangover
7.3
2009

The Hangover

Sid Garner

Meet Joe Black
7.4
1998

Meet Joe Black

Quince

The Accountant
7.1
2016

The Accountant

Francis Silverberg

Monsters vs Aliens
6.2
2009

Monsters vs Aliens

Carl Murphy (voice)

Paul
6.7
2011

Paul

Adam Shadowchild

The Hangover Part II
6.5
2011

The Hangover Part II

Sid Garner

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
6.8
2000

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Mayor Augustus Maywho

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
7.1
2004

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

King Neptune (voice)

There's Something About Mary
6.6
1998

There's Something About Mary

Sully

Trolls
6.6
2016

Trolls

King Peppy (voice)

Hellboy
6.7
2004

Hellboy

Tom Manning

EuroTrip
6.6
2004

EuroTrip

Scott's Dad (uncredited)

The Hangover Part III
6.2
2013

The Hangover Part III

Sid Garner

Superhero Movie
5.3
2008

Superhero Movie

Dr. Whitby

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
6.8
2008

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Tom Manning

Doctor Dolittle
5.7
1998

Doctor Dolittle

Dr. Fish

Malibu's Most Wanted
5.2
2003

Malibu's Most Wanted

Dr. Feldman

Under the Tuscan Sun
6.9
2003

Under the Tuscan Sun

Lawyer (uncredited)

Mr. Popper's Penguins
6.0
2011

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Gremmins

The Death of Stalin
7.0
2017

The Death of Stalin

Georgy Malenkov

The Invention of Lying
6.2
2009

The Invention of Lying

Anthony James

Heavyweights
6.2
1995

Heavyweights

Maury Garner

...And Justice for All
7.1
1979

...And Justice for All

Jay Porter

City Slickers
6.5
1991

City Slickers

Lou

For the Love of Money
4.3
2012

For the Love of Money

Mr. Solomon

Tangled: Before Ever After
6.8
2017

Tangled: Before Ever After

Big Nose (voice)

My Boss's Daughter
5.0
2003

My Boss's Daughter

Ken

Article 99
6.2
1992

Article 99

Dr. Leo Krutz

Disclosure
7.8
2020

Disclosure

Self (archive footage)

Mr. Mom
6.5
1983

Mr. Mom

Jinx

My Teacher's Wife
5.1
1999

My Teacher's Wife

Jack Boomer

A Merry Friggin' Christmas
5.4
2014

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

Snowman (voice)

Muppets from Space
6.1
1999

Muppets from Space

K. Edgar Singer

Magic Camp
6.8
2020

Magic Camp

Roy Preston

Life Stinks
5.6
1991

Life Stinks

Vance Crasswell

Win Win
6.8
2011

Win Win

Vigman

Flypaper
6.4
2011

Flypaper

Gordon Blythe

Three O'Clock High
6.8
1987

Three O'Clock High

Mr. Rice

Funky Monkey
6.1
2004

Funky Monkey

Crane

Scorched
5.5
2003

Scorched

Bank Employer

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
7.7
2010

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)

Phil Spector
5.7
2013

Phil Spector

Bruce Cutler

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
5.2
2005

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

Wizard

Saturday the 14th
5.1
1981

Saturday the 14th

Waldemar

Teaching Mrs. Tingle
5.5
1999

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Coach Wenchell

Operation: Endgame
5.0
2010

Operation: Endgame

Devil

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
4.5
1980

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Dankworth

The D Train
4.9
2015

The D Train

Bill Shurmur

Desert Hearts
7.1
1985

Desert Hearts

Jerry (uncredited)

The Last Laugh
6.9
2016

The Last Laugh

Self

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
5.9
2009

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

Carl Murphy (voice)

55 Steps
6.7
2018

55 Steps

Mort Cohen

Night of the Living Carrots
5.8
2011

Night of the Living Carrots

Carl Murphy (voice)

Lisa
5.5
1990

Lisa

Mr. Larry Marks

Big Bully
4.6
1996

Big Bully

Art Lundstrum

Radioland Murders
5.9
1994

Radioland Murders

Walt Whalen Jr.

Crossing the Bridge
5.6
1992

Crossing the Bridge

Uncle Alby

Five
7.1
2011

Five

Danny

Earth to America
8.0
2005

Earth to America

Self

Slipstream
4.9
2007

Slipstream

Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman

No Small Affair
5.4
1984

No Small Affair

Ken

Eloise at Christmastime
6.4
2003

Eloise at Christmastime

Mr. Salomone the Manager

Brenda Starr
4.6
1989

Brenda Starr

Vladimir

The Clockwork Girl
5.4
2014

The Clockwork Girl

Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)

Weapons of Mass Distraction
4.9
1997

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Alan Blanchard

The Man Who Wasn't There
4.1
1983

The Man Who Wasn't There

Boris Potemkin

Another Midnight Run
6.5
1994

Another Midnight Run

Bernie Abbot

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
5.0
1984

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

Dr. Lindsey

Eloise at the Plaza
6.1
2003

Eloise at the Plaza

Mr. Salomone the Manager

Monsters vs Aliens Stories
7.8
2013

Monsters vs Aliens Stories

Pastime
5.7
1990

Pastime

Peter LaPorte

Lucky
4.7
2011

Lucky

Detective Harold Waylon

Never Again
3.6
2001

Never Again

Christopher

Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
8.5
1995

Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects

Dr. Zin

Apartment Troubles
5.0
2014

Apartment Troubles

Bob

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
5.9
2007

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas

Santa Claus (voice)

Branded
4.7
2012

Branded

Bob Gibbons

The Arrested Development Documentary Project
5.7
2013

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

Self

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
6.9
2008

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

Self

The Man Who Captured Eichmann
5.9
1996

The Man Who Captured Eichmann

Isser Harel

At Home with the Webbers
3.9
1993

At Home with the Webbers

Gerald Webber

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
6.1
2007

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie

Santa (voice)

Take Your Best Shot
6.0
1982

Take Your Best Shot

Alden Pepper

Jonny's Golden Quest
7.5
1993

Jonny's Golden Quest

Dr. Zin

A Gun in the House
6.3
1981

A Gun in the House

Lance Kessler

1.0
1993

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Dr. Stockton

Seriously... Phil Collins
8.0
1990

Seriously... Phil Collins

Jeffrey Taglentini

Meeting Spencer
4.5
2010

Meeting Spencer

Harris Chappell

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
9.3
2010

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

Self

2008

Good Behavior

Hy

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2.0
2009

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

Anthony

Summertime Killer
5.4
1972

Summertime Killer

"Sully" Tambor

Onion News Empire
6.8
2013

Onion News Empire

David Bryant

A House in the Hills
5.7
1993

A House in the Hills

Willie

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
6.6
1983

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Mort Broome

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

Hank Kingsley

The Awakening of Candra
6.0
1983

The Awakening of Candra

Professor Michael Silver

Get Well Soon
3.9
2001

Get Well Soon

Mitchell

The Star Maker
4.0
1981

The Star Maker

Harry Lanson

The Adventures of Drunky

The Adventures of Drunky

God

The Easter Story
7.5
1990

The Easter Story

Peter (voice)

The Nativity
7.0
1986

The Nativity

Eli (voice)

10.0
2007

Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show

5.5
1990

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

Don Hecker

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987

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

Writer

Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017

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

Glossaryck (voice)

China, Il The Musical
2015

China, Il The Musical

Professor Cakes

The Dream Chasers
7.0
1982

The Dream Chasers

Jeffrey Bauman