Portrait of Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

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.

Born: July 8, 1944

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Filmography

2021
The Clockwork Girl

as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)

2020
Magic Camp

as Roy Preston

2020
Disclosure

as Self (archive footage)

2018
55 Steps

as Mort Cohen

2017
The Death of Stalin

as Georgy Malenkov

2017
The Orville

as Ben Mercer

2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

as Big Nose (voice)

2017
Tangled: Before Ever After

as Big Nose (voice)

2016
The Accountant

as Francis Silverberg

2016
Trolls

as King Peppy (voice)

2016
2015
China, Il The Musical

as Professor Cakes

2015
The D Train

as Bill Shurmur

2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil

as Glossaryck (voice)

2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas

as Snowman (voice)

2014
Transparent

as Maura Pfefferman

2014
Jennifer Falls

as Don Hirsch

2013
The Millers

as Ed Dolan

2013
Phil Spector

as Bruce Cutler

2013
2013
Onion News Empire

as David Bryant

2012
Branded

as Bob Gibbons

2012
Robot and Monster

as St. Crispy (voice)

2012
For the Love of Money

as Mr. Solomon

2012
Doc McStuffins

as Santa Claus (voice)

2012
Bent

as Walt Riggins

2012
2011
Night of the Living Carrots

as Carl Murphy (voice)

2011
Five

as Danny

2011
China, IL

as Professor Cakes (voice)

2011
Flypaper

as Gordon Blythe

2011
Lucky

as Detective Harold Waylon

2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins

as Mr. Gremmins

2011
Love Bites

as Dr. O

2011
2011
Win Win

as Vigman

2011
Paul

as Adam Shadowchild

2011
Bubble Guppies

as Night Wizard (voice)

2011
Bob's Burgers

as Captain Flarty (voice)

2010
Tangled

as Big Nose Thug (voice)

2010
Raising Hope

as Arnold

2010
Running Wilde

as Steven's Father

2010
2010
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Gill Littlefoot (voice)

2010
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)

2010
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

as Dr. Barry Cohen

2010
Meeting Spencer

as Harris Chappell

2009
The Invention of Lying

as Anthony James

2009
The Good Wife

as Judge George Kluger

2009
Archer

as Torvald Utne (voice)

2009
Archer

as Len Trexler (voice)

2009
The Hangover

as Sid Garner

2009
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

as Carl Murphy (voice)

2009
Monsters vs Aliens

as Carl Murphy (voice)

2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)

2008
2008
Superhero Movie

as Dr. Whitby

2008
2007
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas

as Santa Claus (voice)

2007
Slipstream

as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman

2006
2006
Psych

as Lloyd French

2005
2005
The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

2005
Medium

as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois

2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

as King Neptune (voice)

2004
Funky Monkey

as Crane

2004
Entourage

as Jeffrey Tambor

2004
Hellboy

as Tom Manning

2004
Game Over

as Dr. Zed (voice)

2004
EuroTrip

as Scott's Dad (uncredited)

2003
Eloise at Christmastime

as Mr. Salomone the Manager

2003
Arrested Development

as George Bluth Sr.

2003
Under the Tuscan Sun

as Lawyer (uncredited)

2003
2003
Scorched

as Bank Employer

2003
Eloise at the Plaza

as Mr. Salomone the Manager

2003
Malibu's Most Wanted

as Dr. Feldman

2002
Ozzy & Drix

as The Mole (voice)

2001
Get Well Soon

as Mitchell

2001
The Proud Family

as Randolph Verascola (voice)

2001
Never Again

as Christopher

2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Mayor Augustus Maywho

2000
Pollock

as Clem Greenberg

2000
Sammy

as Steve (voice)

1999
Girl, Interrupted

as Dr. Potts

1999
My Teacher's Wife

as Jack Boomer

1999
1999
The Lot

as Myron Sylver

1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle

as Coach Wenchell

1999
Muppets from Space

as K. Edgar Singer

1999
Everything's Relative

as Jake Gorelick

1998
1998
The Lionhearts

as (voice)

1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Announcer (voice)

1998
Hercules

as King Salmoneus (voice)

1998
Doctor Dolittle

as Dr. Fish

1997
1997
The Practice

as Sid Herman

1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Black Jack Lee (voice)

1996
Big Bully

as Art Lundstrum

1995
MADtv

as Self

1995
Pinky and the Brain

as Beetle Fiero (voice)

1995
Heavyweights

as Maury Garner

1994
Radioland Murders

as Walt Whalen Jr.

1994
Duckman

as Psychiatrist (voice)

1994
Another Midnight Run

as Bernie Abbot

1993
At Home with the Webbers

as Gerald Webber

1993
1992
Crossing the Bridge

as Uncle Alby

1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Crocker (voice)

1992
The Larry Sanders Show

as Hank Kingsley

1992
Article 99

as Dr. Leo Krutz

1992
1991
1991
Life Stinks

as Vance Crasswell

1991
Dinosaurs

as Hank Hibler (voice)

1990
Pastime

as Peter LaPorte

1990
American Dreamer

as Joe Baines

1990
Law & Order

as Barry Dilwynn

1990
Seriously... Phil Collins

as Jeffrey Taglentini

1990
Lisa

as Mr. Larry Marks

1990
The Easter Story

as Peter (voice)

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")

1989
Brenda Starr

as Vladimir

1987
1987
Max Headroom

as Murray

1986
L.A. Law

as Gordon Salt

1986
The Nativity

as Eli (voice)

1985
Desert Hearts

as Jerry (uncredited)

1985
The Twilight Zone

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

1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "The World Next Door")

1985
The Golden Girls

as Dr. Stevens

1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times

as Pierre Salinger

1984
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Russell Armstrong

1983
The Awakening of Candra

as Professor Michael Silver

1983
The Man Who Wasn't There

as Boris Potemkin

1983
Mr. Mom

as Jinx

1982
Take Your Best Shot

as Alden Pepper

1982
9 to 5

as Franklin Hart

1982
The Dream Chasers

as Jeffrey Bauman

1981
1981
The Star Maker

as Harry Lanson

1981
A Gun in the House

as Lance Kessler

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Judge Alan Wachtel

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Attorney Alan Wachtel

1979
1979
The Ropers

as Jeffrey P. Brookes III

1978
Taxi

as Congressman Walter Griswald

1977
The Love Boat

as Lawrence Jurgens

1977
The Love Boat

as Harold Rogers

1977
The Love Boat

as Mr. Harold Rogers

1977
Three's Company

as Winston Cromwell III

1977
Three's Company

as Tom Miller

1977
Three's Company

as Phillip Greene

1975
Barney Miller

as William Klein

1973
Kojak

as Medical Examiner

1972
M*A*S*H

as Reddish

1972
Summertime Killer

as "Sully" Tambor