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Jeffrey Tambor
Also known as: Jeffery Tambor
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 8, 1944
Age
82 years old
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity Score
2.1
Filmography
Disclosure
Self (archive footage)
2020Movie
Magic Camp
Roy Preston
2020Movie
55 Steps
Mort Cohen
2018Movie
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self
2018TV
The Death of Stalin
Georgy Malenkov
2017Movie
Tangled: Before Ever After
Big Nose (voice)
2017Movie
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
Glossaryck (voice)
2017Movie
The Orville
Ben Mercer
2017TV
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Big Nose (voice)
2017TV
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Movie
The Accountant
Francis Silverberg
2016Movie
Trolls
King Peppy (voice)
2016Movie
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
(voice)
2016TV
The D Train
Bill Shurmur
2015Movie
China, Il The Musical
Professor Cakes
2015Movie
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015TV
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Glossaryck (voice)
2015TV
Apartment Troubles
Bob
2014Movie
The Clockwork Girl
Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
2014Movie
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Snowman (voice)
2014Movie
Transparent
Maura Pfefferman
2014TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014TV
Jennifer Falls
Don Hirsch
2014TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014TV
The Hangover Part III
Sid Garner
2013Movie
Phil Spector
Bruce Cutler
2013Movie
Onion News Empire
David Bryant
2013Movie
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013Movie
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Self
2013Movie
The Millers
Ed Dolan
2013TV
Branded
Bob Gibbons
2012Movie
For the Love of Money
Mr. Solomon
2012Movie
Inside Comedy
Self
2012TV
Bent
Walt Riggins
2012TV
Robot and Monster
St. Crispy (voice)
2012TV
Doc McStuffins
Santa Claus (voice)
2012TV
Flypaper
Gordon Blythe
2011Movie
The Hangover Part II
Sid Garner
2011Movie
Paul
Adam Shadowchild
2011Movie
Lucky
Detective Harold Waylon
2011Movie
Win Win
Vigman
2011Movie
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Gremmins
2011Movie
Night of the Living Carrots
Carl Murphy (voice)
2011Movie
Five
Danny
2011Movie
The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
2011TV
Bob's Burgers
Captain Flarty (voice)
2011TV
China, IL
Professor Cakes (voice)
2011TV
Bubble Guppies
Night Wizard (voice)
2011TV
Love Bites
Dr. O
2011TV
Operation: Endgame
Devil
2010Movie
Meeting Spencer
Harris Chappell
2010Movie
Tangled
Big Nose Thug (voice)
2010Movie
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
2010Movie
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Self
2010Movie
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Gill Littlefoot (voice)
2010TV
Raising Hope
Arnold
2010TV
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Dr. Barry Cohen
2010TV
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Bettys friend (voice)
2010TV
Running Wilde
Steven's Father
2010TV
The Invention of Lying
Anthony James
2009Movie
Monsters vs Aliens
Carl Murphy (voice)
2009Movie
The Hangover
Sid Garner
2009Movie
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Carl Murphy (voice)
2009Movie
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Anthony
2009Movie
Archer
Torvald Utne (voice)
2009TV
The Good Wife
Judge George Kluger
2009TV
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Tom Manning
2008Movie
Superhero Movie
Dr. Whitby
2008Movie
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
2008Movie
Good Behavior
Hy
2008Movie
Welcome to the Captain
Uncle Saul
2008TV
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)
2008TV
Slipstream
Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
2007Movie
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
Santa (voice)
2007Movie
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
2007Movie
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
Santa Claus (voice)
2007Movie
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
Hank Kingsley
2007Movie
WordGirl
2007TV
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007TV
Twenty Good Years
Jeffrey Pyne
2006TV
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Neil
2006TV
Psych
Lloyd French
2006TV
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006TV
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Wizard
2005Movie
Earth to America
Self
2005Movie
Medium
Todd Emory / Allison Dubois
2005TV
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005TV
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005TV
Hellboy
Tom Manning
2004Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
King Neptune (voice)
2004Movie
Funky Monkey
Crane
2004Movie
EuroTrip
Scott's Dad (uncredited)
2004Movie
Entourage
Jeffrey Tambor
2004TV
Game Over
Dr. Zed (voice)
2004TV
My Boss's Daughter
Ken
2003Movie
Malibu's Most Wanted
Dr. Feldman
2003Movie
Eloise at the Plaza
Mr. Salomone the Manager
2003Movie
Under the Tuscan Sun
Lawyer (uncredited)
2003Movie
Scorched
Bank Employer
2003Movie
Eloise at Christmastime
Mr. Salomone the Manager
2003Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
Arrested Development
George Bluth Sr.
2003TV
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Carl Murphy (voice)
2003TV
3-South
Dean Earhart
2002Movie
3-South
2002TV
That Was Then
Gary 'Double G' Glass
2002TV
Ozzy & Drix
The Mole (voice)
2002TV
Get Well Soon
Mitchell
2001Movie
Never Again
Christopher
2001Movie
Next Caller
Jefferson
2001TV
The Proud Family
Randolph Verascola (voice)
2001TV
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Mayor Augustus Maywho
2000Movie
Pollock
Clem Greenberg
2000Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jerzy Skaggs
2000TV
Sammy
Steve (voice)
2000TV
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Coach Wenchell
1999Movie
Girl, Interrupted
Dr. Potts
1999Movie
My Teacher's Wife
Jack Boomer
1999Movie
Muppets from Space
K. Edgar Singer
1999Movie
The Early Show
Self
1999TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999TV
Everything's Relative
Jake Gorelick
1999TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lester Cohen
1999TV
The Lot
Myron Sylver
1999TV
Meet Joe Black
Quince
1998Movie
There's Something About Mary
Sully
1998Movie
Doctor Dolittle
Dr. Fish
1998Movie
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998TV
Hercules
King Salmoneus (voice)
1998TV
The Lionhearts
(voice)
1998TV
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Alan Blanchard
1997Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997TV
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Isser Harel
1996Movie
Big Bully
Art Lundstrum
1996Movie
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Black Jack Lee (voice)
1996TV
Heavyweights
Maury Garner
1995Movie
Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects
Dr. Zin (voice)
1995Movie
Pinky and the Brain
Beetle Fiero (voice)
1995TV
MADtv
Self
1995TV
Radioland Murders
Walt Whalen Jr.
1994Movie
Another Midnight Run
Bernie Abbot
1994Movie
Duckman
Psychiatrist (voice)
1994TV
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Dr. Stockton
1993Movie
A House in the Hills
Willie
1993Movie
At Home with the Webbers
Gerald Webber
1993Movie
Jonny's Golden Quest
Dr. Zin (voice)
1993Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
Crossing the Bridge
Uncle Alby
1992Movie
Article 99
Dr. Leo Krutz
1992Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
Hank Kingsley
1992TV
Batman: The Animated Series
Crocker (voice)
1992TV
The Burden of Proof
Sennett
1992TV
City Slickers
Lou
1991Movie
Life Stinks
Vance Crasswell
1991Movie
Dinosaurs
Hank Hibler (voice)
1991TV
Lisa
Mr. Larry Marks
1990Movie
The Easter Story
Peter (voice)
1990Movie
Seriously... Phil Collins
Jeffrey Taglentini
1990Movie
Pastime
Peter LaPorte
1990Movie
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Don Hecker
1990Movie
American Dreamer
Joe Baines
1990TV
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1990TV
Law & Order
Barry Dilwynn
1990TV
Brenda Starr
Vladimir
1989Movie
Tales from the Crypt
Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")
1989TV
Studio 5-B
1989TV
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Board Member
1989TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Three O'Clock High
Mr. Rice
1987Movie
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Writer
1987Movie
Max Headroom
Murray
1987TV
The Nativity
Eli (voice)
1986Movie
L.A. Law
Gordon Salt
1986TV
Mr. Sunshine
Paul Stark
1986TV
Desert Hearts
Jerry (uncredited)
1985Movie
The Golden Girls
Dr. Stevens
1985TV
The Twilight Zone
Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
1985TV
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Pierre Salinger
1985TV
No Small Affair
Ken
1984Movie
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Dr. Lindsey
1984Movie
Murder, She Wrote
Russell Armstrong
1984TV
Who's the Boss?
1984TV
Mr. Mom
Jinx
1983Movie
The Man Who Wasn't There
Boris Potemkin
1983Movie
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Mort Broome
1983Movie
The Awakening of Candra
Professor Michael Silver
1983Movie
Sadat
Sharaff
1983TV
Take Your Best Shot
Alden Pepper
1982Movie
The Dream Chasers
Jeffrey Bauman
1982Movie
9 to 5
Franklin Hart
1982TV
Saturday the 14th
Waldemar
1981Movie
A Gun in the House
Lance Kessler
1981Movie
The Star Maker
Harry Lanson
1981Movie
Hill Street Blues
1981TV
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Dankworth
1980Movie
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Dankworth
1980TV
...And Justice for All
Jay Porter
1979Movie
The Ropers
Jeffrey P. Brookes III
1979TV
Taxi
Congressman Walter Griswald
1978TV
Three's Company
Winston Cromwell III
1977TV
The Love Boat
Lawrence Jurgens
1977TV
Starsky & Hutch
1975TV
Barney Miller
William Klein
1975TV
Kojak
Medical Examiner
1973TV
Summertime Killer
"Sully" Tambor
1972Movie
M*A*S*H
Reddish
1972TV
The Adventures of Drunky
God (voice)
—Movie