Jeffrey Tambor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 8, 1944
- Birthplace
- 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. Additionally, he made a notable appearance in the music video for Phil Collins' "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
Filmography
The Adventures of Drunky TBA
as God (voice)
Magic Camp 2020
as Roy Preston
Disclosure 2020
as Self (archive footage)
55 Steps 2018
as Mort Cohen
The Death of Stalin 2017
as Georgy Malenkov
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni 2017
as Glossaryck (voice)
Tangled: Before Ever After 2017
as Big Nose (voice)
Trolls 2016
as King Peppy (voice)
The Accountant 2016
as Francis Silverberg
The Last Laugh 2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
China, Il The Musical 2015
as Professor Cakes
The D Train 2015
as Bill Shurmur
A Merry Friggin' Christmas 2014
as Snow Globe Santa (voice)
Apartment Troubles 2014
as Bob
The Clockwork Girl 2014
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
Phil Spector 2013
as Bruce Cutler
The Hangover Part III 2013
as Sid Garner
The Arrested Development Documentary Project 2013
as Self
Onion News Empire 2013
as David Bryant
Monsters vs Aliens Stories 2013
Actor
Branded 2012
as Bob Gibbons
For the Love of Money 2012
as Mr. Solomon
Night of the Living Carrots 2011
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Five 2011
as Danny
Flypaper 2011
as Gordon Blythe
Lucky 2011
as Detective Harold Waylon
Mr. Popper's Penguins 2011
as Mr. Gremmins
The Hangover Part II 2011
as Sid Garner
Win Win 2011
as Vigman
Paul 2011
as Adam Shadowchild
Tangled 2010
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
Operation: Endgame 2010
as Devil
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo 2010
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying 2010
as Self
Meeting Spencer 2010
as Harris Chappell
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying 2009
as Anthony
The Invention of Lying 2009
as Anthony James
The Hangover 2009
as Sid Garner
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space 2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens 2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon 2008
as Self
Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008
as Tom Manning
Superhero Movie 2008
as Dr. Whitby
- Good Behavior
Good Behavior 2008
as Hy
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie 2007
as Santa (voice)
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas 2007
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' 2007
as Hank Kingsley
- Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show 2007
Actor
Slipstream 2007
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
Earth to America 2005
as Self
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz 2005
as Wizard
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2004
as King Neptune (voice)
Funky Monkey 2004
as Crane
Hellboy 2004
as Tom Manning
EuroTrip 2004
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
Eloise at Christmastime 2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Under the Tuscan Sun 2003
as Lawyer (uncredited)
My Boss's Daughter 2003
as Ken
Scorched 2003
as Bank Employer
Eloise at the Plaza 2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Malibu's Most Wanted 2003
as Dr. Feldman
Get Well Soon 2001
as Mitchell
Never Again 2001
as Christopher
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
Pollock 2000
as Clem Greenberg
Girl, Interrupted 1999
as Dr. Potts
My Teacher's Wife 1999
as Jack Boomer
Teaching Mrs. Tingle 1999
as Coach Wenchell
Muppets from Space 1999
as K. Edgar Singer
Meet Joe Black 1998
as Quince
There's Something About Mary 1998
as Sully
Doctor Dolittle 1998
as Dr. Fish
Weapons of Mass Distraction 1997
as Alan Blanchard
The Man Who Captured Eichmann 1996
as Isser Harel
Big Bully 1996
as Art Lundstrum
Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects 1995
as Dr. Zin (voice)
Heavyweights 1995
as Maury Garner
Radioland Murders 1994
as Walt Whalen Jr.
Another Midnight Run 1994
as Bernie Abbot
At Home with the Webbers 1993
as Gerald Webber
Jonny's Golden Quest 1993
as Dr. Zin (voice)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun 1993
as Dr. Stockton
A House in the Hills 1993
as Willie
Crossing the Bridge 1992
as Uncle Alby
Article 99 1992
as Dr. Leo Krutz
City Slickers 1991
as Lou
Life Stinks 1991
as Vance Crasswell
Pastime 1990
as Peter LaPorte
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 1990
as Don Hecker
Seriously... Phil Collins 1990
as Jeffrey Taglentini
Lisa 1990
as Mr. Larry Marks
The Easter Story 1990
as Peter (voice)
Brenda Starr 1989
as Vladimir
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 1987
as Writer
Three O'Clock High 1987
as Mr. Rice
The Nativity 1986
as Eli (voice)
Desert Hearts 1985
as Jerry (uncredited)
No Small Affair 1984
as Ken
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier 1984
as Dr. Lindsey
The Awakening of Candra 1983
as Professor Michael Silver
The Man Who Wasn't There 1983
as Boris Potemkin
Mr. Mom 1983
as Jinx
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction 1983
as Mort Broome
Take Your Best Shot 1982
as Alden Pepper
The Dream Chasers 1982
as Jeffrey Bauman
Saturday the 14th 1981
as Waldemar
The Star Maker 1981
as Harry Lanson
A Gun in the House 1981
as Lance Kessler
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980
as Dankworth
...And Justice for All 1979
as Jay Porter
Summertime Killer 1972
as "Sully" Tambor
Credits from TMDB.