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Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Acting1944San 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.

Acting History

2020
Magic Camp
as Roy Preston
Disclosure
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Big Nose (voice)
The Death of Stalin
as Georgy Malenkov
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
TVas Big Nose (voice)4 eps
The Orville
TVas Ben Mercer1 eps
2016
The Accountant
as Francis Silverberg
Trolls
as King Peppy (voice)
2015
The D Train
as Bill Shurmur
China, Il The Musical
as Professor Cakes
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TVas Glossaryck (voice)13 eps
2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
as Snowman (voice)
The Clockwork Girl
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
Transparent
TVas Maura Pfefferman40 eps
Jennifer Falls
TVas Don Hirsch
2013
Phil Spector
as Bruce Cutler
Onion News Empire
as David Bryant
The Millers
TVas Ed Dolan
Doc McStuffins
TVas Santa Claus (voice)1 eps
Bubble Guppies
TVas Night Wizard (voice)2 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Lester Cohen4 eps
Psych
TVas Lloyd French2 eps
The Good Wife
TVas Judge George Kluger4 eps
Raising Hope
TVas Arnold1 eps
2012
Branded
as Bob Gibbons
For the Love of Money
as Mr. Solomon
Bob's Burgers
TVas Captain Flarty (voice)1 eps
Bent
TVas Walt Riggins
Robot and Monster
TVas St. Crispy (voice)1 eps
Inside Comedy
TVas Self
2011
Paul
as Adam Shadowchild
Win Win
as Vigman
Night of the Living Carrots
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Lucky
as Detective Harold Waylon
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Mr. Gremmins
Flypaper
as Gordon Blythe
Five
as Danny
China, IL
TVas Professor Cakes (voice)30 eps
Running Wilde
TVas Steven's Father1 eps
Love Bites
TVas Dr. O
2010
Meeting Spencer
as Harris Chappell
Tangled
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
TVas Dr. Barry Cohen1 eps
Archer
TVas Len Trexler (voice)10 eps
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
TVas Bettys friend (voice)147 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TVas Gill Littlefoot (voice)1 eps
2009
Monsters vs Aliens
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
as Carl Murphy (voice)
The Invention of Lying
as Anthony James
The Hangover
as Sid Garner
Medium
TVas Todd Emory / Allison Dubois1 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TVas Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)1 eps
2008
Superhero Movie
as Dr. Whitby
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Jerzy Skaggs1 eps
Entourage
TVas Jeffrey Tambor3 eps
Welcome to the Captain
TVas Uncle Saul
2006
Twenty Good Years
TVas Jeffrey Pyne
The Megan Mullally Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
The Reichen Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2004
Funky Monkey
as Crane
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as King Neptune (voice)
Hellboy
as Tom Manning
EuroTrip
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
Game Over
TVas Dr. Zed (voice)
2003
Under the Tuscan Sun
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Dr. Feldman
Scorched
as Bank Employer
Eloise at Christmastime
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Eloise at the Plaza
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Arrested Development
TVas George Bluth Sr.84 eps
2002
The Proud Family
TVas Randolph Verascola (voice)1 eps
Ozzy & Drix
TVas The Mole (voice)
2001
Never Again
as Christopher
Get Well Soon
as Mitchell
The Practice
TVas Sid Herman2 eps
Next Caller
TVas Jefferson
2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
Pollock
as Clem Greenberg
Sammy
TVas Steve (voice)
1999
Girl, Interrupted
as Dr. Potts
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Coach Wenchell
Muppets from Space
as K. Edgar Singer
My Teacher's Wife
as Jack Boomer
The Lot
TVas Myron Sylver
Everything's Relative
TVas Jake Gorelick
1998
Doctor Dolittle
as Dr. Fish
Hercules
TVas King Salmoneus (voice)1 eps
The Lionhearts
TVas (voice)
Hollywood Squares
TVas Self - Announcer (voice) / Self - Panelist
1997
Duckman
TVas Psychiatrist (voice)1 eps
1996
Big Bully
as Art Lundstrum
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TVas Black Jack Lee (voice)1 eps
1995
Heavyweights
as Maury Garner
MADtv
TVas Self
Pinky and the Brain
TVas Beetle Fiero (voice)1 eps
1994
Another Midnight Run
as Bernie Abbot
Radioland Murders
as Walt Whalen Jr.
1993
At Home with the Webbers
as Gerald Webber
Dinosaurs
TVas Hank Hibler (voice)1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest / Self
1992
Article 99
as Dr. Leo Krutz
Crossing the Bridge
as Uncle Alby
The Larry Sanders Show
TVas Hank Kingsley90 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
TVas Crocker (voice)1 eps
1991
Life Stinks
as Vance Crasswell
1990
The Easter Story
as Peter (voice)
Pastime
as Peter LaPorte
Lisa
as Mr. Larry Marks
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Jeffrey Taglentini
American Dreamer
TVas Joe Baines
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")1 eps
1989
1988
L.A. Law
TVas Gordon Salt3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Russell Armstrong1 eps
1986
The Nativity
as Eli (voice)
Mr. Sunshine
TVas Paul Stark
The Twilight Zone
TVas Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") / (segment "The World Next Door")1 eps
1985
Desert Hearts
as Jerry (uncredited)
Robert Kennedy & His Times
TVas Pierre Salinger
1983
Mr. Mom
as Jinx
The Awakening of Candra
as Professor Michael Silver
Sadat
TVas Sharaff
1982
The Dream Chasers
as Jeffrey Bauman
Take Your Best Shot
as Alden Pepper
M*A*S*H
TVas Reddish1 eps
9 to 5
TVas Franklin Hart
Three's Company
TVas Phillip Greene / Winston Cromwell III / Tom Miller1 eps
1981
A Gun in the House
as Lance Kessler
The Star Maker
as Harry Lanson
The Love Boat
TVas Harold Rogers / Mr. Harold Rogers / Lawrence Jurgens1 eps
Barney Miller
TVas William Klein1 eps
Hill Street Blues
TVas Judge Alan Wachtel / Attorney Alan Wachtel1 eps
1979
Taxi
TVas Congressman Walter Griswald1 eps
The Ropers
TVas Jeffrey P. Brookes III
1977
Kojak
TVas Medical Examiner1 eps
1972
Summertime Killer
as "Sully" Tambor

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/8/1944(81 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA