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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 8, 1944
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
- Jeffery Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor
5.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.9
Roy Preston
Magic Camp
2020
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Disclosure
2020
7.1
Self
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
6.7
Mort Cohen
55 Steps
2018
7.0
Georgy Malenkov
The Death of Stalin
2017
7.6
Ben Mercer
The Orville
2017
7.3
Big Nose (voice)
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
6.8
Big Nose (voice)
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
6.6
King Peppy (voice)
Trolls
2016
7.1
Francis Silverberg
The Accountant
2016
Credits
Magic Camp
as Roy Preston
2020
6.9
Disclosure
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.8
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
as Self
2018
7.1
55 Steps
as Mort Cohen
2018
6.7
The Death of Stalin
as Georgy Malenkov
2017
7.0
The Orville
as Ben Mercer
2017
7.6
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as Big Nose (voice)
2017
7.3
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Big Nose (voice)
2017
6.8
Trolls
as King Peppy (voice)
2016
6.6
The Accountant
as Francis Silverberg
2016
7.1
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
as (voice)
2016
7.6
The Last Laugh
as Self
2016
6.9
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
China, Il The Musical
as Professor Cakes
2015
0.0
The D Train
as Bill Shurmur
2015
4.9
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Glossaryck (voice)
2015
8.4
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
as Snowman (voice)
2014
5.4
Transparent
as Maura Pfefferman
2014
6.3
Apartment Troubles
2014
5.0
Jennifer Falls
as Don Hirsch
2014
5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Clockwork Girl
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
2014
5.4
The Millers
as Ed Dolan
2013
5.9
Phil Spector
as Bruce Cutler
2013
5.7
The Hangover Part III
as Sid Garner
2013
6.2
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
as Self
2013
5.7
Onion News Empire
as David Bryant
2013
6.8
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
8.0
Branded
as Bob Gibbons
2012
4.7
Robot and Monster
as St. Crispy (voice)
2012
6.0
For the Love of Money
as Mr. Solomon
2012
4.3
Doc McStuffins
as Santa Claus (voice)
2012
5.8
Bent
as Walt Riggins
2012
6.4
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
6.5
Night of the Living Carrots
as Carl Murphy (voice)
2011
5.8
Five
as Danny
2011
7.1
China, IL
as Professor Cakes (voice)
2011
7.0
The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
2011
0.0
Flypaper
as Gordon Blythe
2011
6.4
Lucky
as Detective Harold Waylon
2011
4.8
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Mr. Gremmins
2011
6.0
Love Bites
as Dr. O
2011
6.4
The Hangover Part II
as Sid Garner
2011
6.5
Win Win
as Vigman
2011
6.8
Paul
as Adam Shadowchild
2011
6.7
Bubble Guppies
as Night Wizard (voice)
2011
7.6
Bob's Burgers
as Captain Flarty (voice)
2011
7.8
Tangled
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
2010
7.6
Raising Hope
as Arnold
2010
7.4
Running Wilde
as Steven's Father
2010
6.3
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
as Bettys friend (voice)
2010
8.1
Operation: Endgame
as Devil
2010
5.0
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Gill Littlefoot (voice)
2010
8.2
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
2010
7.7
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
as Dr. Barry Cohen
2010
6.0
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
as Self
2010
9.3
Meeting Spencer
as Harris Chappell
2010
4.5
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
as Anthony
2009
2.0
The Invention of Lying
as Anthony James
2009
6.2
The Good Wife
as Judge George Kluger
2009
7.6
Archer
as Torvald Utne (voice)
2009
8.0
Archer
as Len Trexler (voice)
2009
8.0
The Hangover
as Sid Garner
2009
7.3
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
as Carl Murphy (voice)
2009
5.8
Monsters vs Aliens
as Carl Murphy (voice)
2009
6.2
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)
2008
7.6
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
as Self
2008
6.9
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
as Tom Manning
2008
6.8
Superhero Movie
as Dr. Whitby
2008
5.3
Welcome to the Captain
as Uncle Saul
2008
2.3
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
as Santa (voice)
2007
6.0
WordGirl
2007
6.6
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
2007
5.9
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
as Hank Kingsley
2007
0.0
🎬
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
2007
10.0
Slipstream
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
2007
4.9
Twenty Good Years
as Jeffrey Pyne
2006
8.5
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.2
Psych
as Lloyd French
2006
7.9
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Neil
2006
7.1
Earth to America
as Self
2005
8.0
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
4.8
The Colbert Report
as Self
2005
6.9
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Wizard
2005
5.2
Medium
as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois
2005
7.5
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as King Neptune (voice)
2004
7.1
Funky Monkey
as Crane
2004
6.1
Entourage
as Jeffrey Tambor
2004
7.4
Hellboy
as Tom Manning
2004
6.7
Game Over
as Dr. Zed (voice)
2004
5.6
EuroTrip
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
2004
6.6
Eloise at Christmastime
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
2003
6.4
Arrested Development
as George Bluth Sr.
2003
7.9
Under the Tuscan Sun
as Lawyer (uncredited)
2003
6.9
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
My Boss's Daughter
as Ken
2003
5.0
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
as Carl Murphy (voice)
2003
7.0
Scorched
as Bank Employer
2003
5.5
Eloise at the Plaza
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
2003
6.1
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Dr. Feldman
2003
5.1
3-South
2002
8.2
That Was Then
2002
7.7
Ozzy & Drix
as The Mole (voice)
2002
8.0
Get Well Soon
as Mitchell
2001
3.9
The Proud Family
as Randolph Verascola (voice)
2001
7.7
Never Again
as Christopher
2001
3.6
🎬
Next Caller
as Jefferson
2001
0.0
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
2000
6.8
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jerzy Skaggs
2000
7.6
Pollock
as Clem Greenberg
2000
6.7
Sammy
as Steve (voice)
2000
4.5
Girl, Interrupted
as Dr. Potts
1999
7.6
My Teacher's Wife
as Jack Boomer
1999
5.1
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lester Cohen
1999
7.9
The Lot
as Myron Sylver
1999
0.5
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Coach Wenchell
1999
5.5
Muppets from Space
as K. Edgar Singer
1999
6.1
Everything's Relative
as Jake Gorelick
1999
0.0
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
4.6
Meet Joe Black
as Quince
1998
7.4
The Lionhearts
as (voice)
1998
2.0
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
7.3
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Announcer (voice)
1998
7.3
Hollywood Squares
as Self
1998
7.3
Hercules
as King Salmoneus (voice)
1998
6.9
There's Something About Mary
as Sully
1998
6.6
Doctor Dolittle
as Dr. Fish
1998
5.7
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
6.7
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Alan Blanchard
1997
4.9
The Practice
as Sid Herman
1997
7.6
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
as Isser Harel
1996
5.9
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Black Jack Lee (voice)
1996
7.2
Big Bully
as Art Lundstrum
1996
4.6
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
as Dr. Zin
1995
8.5
MADtv
as Self
1995
7.0
Pinky and the Brain
as Beetle Fiero (voice)
1995
7.7
Heavyweights
as Maury Garner
1995
6.1
Radioland Murders
as Walt Whalen Jr.
1994
5.9
Duckman
as Psychiatrist (voice)
1994
7.1
Another Midnight Run
as Bernie Abbot
1994
6.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self
1993
7.2
At Home with the Webbers
as Gerald Webber
1993
3.9
Jonny's Golden Quest
as Dr. Zin
1993
7.5
🎬
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Dr. Stockton
1993
1.0
A House in the Hills
as Willie
1993
5.7
Crossing the Bridge
as Uncle Alby
1992
5.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Crocker (voice)
1992
8.6
The Larry Sanders Show
as Hank Kingsley
1992
7.7
Article 99
as Dr. Leo Krutz
1992
6.2
The Burden of Proof
as Sennett
1992
3.4
City Slickers
as Lou
1991
6.4
Life Stinks
as Vance Crasswell
1991
5.7
Dinosaurs
as Hank Hibler (voice)
1991
7.8
Pastime
as Peter LaPorte
1990
5.7
🎬
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Don Hecker
1990
5.5
American Dreamer
as Joe Baines
1990
4.5
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1990
6.6
Law & Order
as Barry Dilwynn
1990
7.4
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Jeffrey Taglentini
1990
8.0
Lisa
as Mr. Larry Marks
1990
5.5
The Easter Story
as Peter (voice)
1990
7.5
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
6.5
Tales from the Crypt
as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")
1989
7.9
Brenda Starr
as Vladimir
1989
4.6
🎬
Studio 5-B
1989
5.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.4
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Writer
1987
0.0
Three O'Clock High
as Mr. Rice
1987
6.8
Max Headroom
as Murray
1987
6.8
L.A. Law
as Gordon Salt
1986
7.0
🎬
Mr. Sunshine
as Paul Stark
1986
5.0
The Nativity
as Eli (voice)
1986
7.0
Desert Hearts
as Jerry (uncredited)
1985
7.0
The Twilight Zone
as Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
1985
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "The World Next Door")
1985
7.8
The Golden Girls
as Dr. Stevens
1985
7.6
Robert Kennedy & His Times
as Pierre Salinger
1985
7.0
No Small Affair
as Ken
1984
5.4
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
as Dr. Lindsey
1984
5.0
Murder, She Wrote
as Russell Armstrong
1984
7.5
Who's the Boss?
1984
7.4
The Awakening of Candra
as Professor Michael Silver
1983
6.0
🎬
Sadat
as Sharaff
1983
7.0
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Boris Potemkin
1983
4.1
Mr. Mom
as Jinx
1983
6.5
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Mort Broome
1983
6.6
Take Your Best Shot
as Alden Pepper
1982
6.0
9 to 5
as Franklin Hart
1982
6.8
The Dream Chasers
as Jeffrey Bauman
1982
7.0
Saturday the 14th
as Waldemar
1981
5.0
The Star Maker
as Harry Lanson
1981
4.0
A Gun in the House
as Lance Kessler
1981
6.3
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Judge Alan Wachtel
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Attorney Alan Wachtel
1981
7.6
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Dankworth
1980
5.0
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Dankworth
1980
4.5
...And Justice for All
as Jay Porter
1979
7.1
The Ropers
as Jeffrey P. Brookes III
1979
5.9
Taxi
as Congressman Walter Griswald
1978
7.2
The Love Boat
as Lawrence Jurgens
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Harold Rogers
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Mr. Harold Rogers
1977
6.3
Three's Company
as Winston Cromwell III
1977
7.6
Three's Company
as Tom Miller
1977
7.6
Three's Company
as Phillip Greene
1977
7.6
Starsky & Hutch
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
as William Klein
1975
7.3
Kojak
as Medical Examiner
1973
7.0
M*A*S*H
as Reddish
1972
7.9
Summertime Killer
as "Sully" Tambor
1972
5.4
The Adventures of Drunky
as God
N/A
0.0