1944-07-08 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.
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Disclosure | Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
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Magic Camp | Roy Preston | 2020-08-14 |
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55 Steps | Mort Cohen | 2018-03-01 |
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The Death of Stalin | Georgy Malenkov | 2017-10-20 |
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Tangled: Before Ever After | Big Nose (voice) | 2017-03-10 |
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni | Glossaryck (voice) | 2017-07-15 |
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The Accountant | Francis Silverberg | 2016-10-13 |
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Trolls | King Peppy (voice) | 2016-10-13 |
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The Last Laugh | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-04-18 |
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China, Il The Musical | Professor Cakes | 2015-06-14 |
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The D Train | Bill Shurmur | 2015-05-08 |
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The Clockwork Girl | Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice) | 2014-01-12 |
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Apartment Troubles | Bob | 2014-06-15 |
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A Merry Friggin' Christmas | Snowman (voice) | 2014-11-07 |
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Phil Spector | Bruce Cutler | 2013-06-14 |
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The Hangover Part III | Sid Garner | 2013-05-23 |
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Monsters vs Aliens Stories | 2013-01-01 | |
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The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Self | 2013-05-02 |
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Onion News Empire | David Bryant | 2013-04-19 |
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For the Love of Money | Mr. Solomon | 2012-06-08 |
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Branded | Bob Gibbons | 2012-09-06 |
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Mr. Popper's Penguins | Mr. Gremmins | 2011-06-17 |
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Night of the Living Carrots | Carl Murphy (voice) | 2011-10-13 |
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Paul | Adam Shadowchild | 2011-02-14 |
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Win Win | Vigman | 2011-03-18 |
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Lucky | Detective Harold Waylon | 2011-07-15 |
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The Hangover Part II | Sid Garner | 2011-05-25 |
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Five | Danny | 2011-10-10 |
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Flypaper | Gordon Blythe | 2011-08-19 |
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Operation: Endgame | Devil | 2010-07-20 |
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Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice) | 2010-02-16 |
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This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying | Self | 2010-01-19 |
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Meeting Spencer | Harris Chappell | 2010-01-01 |
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Tangled | Big Nose Thug (voice) | 2010-11-24 |
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Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Carl Murphy (voice) | 2009-04-01 |
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Prequel: The Dawn of Lying | Anthony | 2009-12-17 |
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The Invention of Lying | Anthony James | 2009-10-02 |
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Monsters vs Aliens | Carl Murphy (voice) | 2009-03-19 |
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The Hangover | Sid Garner | 2009-06-02 |
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Superhero Movie | Dr. Whitby | 2008-03-28 |
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Good Behavior | Hy | 2008-01-01 |
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Hellboy: In Service of the Demon | Self | 2008-11-11 |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Tom Manning | 2008-07-11 |
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The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas | Santa Claus (voice) | 2007-10-09 |
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The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' | Hank Kingsley | 2007-04-17 |
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Slipstream | Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman | 2007-02-10 |
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Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show | 2007-04-17 | |
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My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | Santa (voice) | 2007-11-12 |
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Earth to America | Self | 2005-11-20 |
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Wizard | 2005-05-20 |
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Hellboy | Tom Manning | 2004-04-02 |
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | King Neptune (voice) | 2004-11-19 |
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Funky Monkey | Crane | 2004-09-17 |
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EuroTrip | Scott's Dad (uncredited) | 2004-02-20 |
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Scorched | Bank Employer | 2003-05-17 |
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Eloise at Christmastime | Mr. Salomone the Manager | 2003-11-22 |
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My Boss's Daughter | Ken | 2003-08-21 |
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Malibu's Most Wanted | Dr. Feldman | 2003-04-10 |
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Eloise at the Plaza | Mr. Salomone the Manager | 2003-04-27 |
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Under the Tuscan Sun | Lawyer (uncredited) | 2003-09-20 |
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3-South | Dean Earhart | 2002-11-07 |
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Get Well Soon | Mitchell | 2001-12-20 |
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Never Again | Christopher | 2001-03-11 |
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Pollock | Clem Greenberg | 2000-09-06 |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Mayor Augustus Maywho | 2000-11-17 |
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My Teacher's Wife | Jack Boomer | 1999-11-10 |
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Girl, Interrupted | Dr. Potts | 1999-12-21 |
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Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Coach Wenchell | 1999-08-11 |
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Muppets from Space | K. Edgar Singer | 1999-07-14 |
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There's Something About Mary | Sully | 1998-07-15 |
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Meet Joe Black | Quince | 1998-11-12 |
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Doctor Dolittle | Dr. Fish | 1998-06-26 |
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Weapons of Mass Distraction | Alan Blanchard | 1997-05-17 |
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The Man Who Captured Eichmann | Isser Harel | 1996-11-08 |
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Big Bully | Art Lundstrum | 1996-01-26 |
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Heavyweights | Maury Garner | 1995-02-17 |
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Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects | Dr. Zin | 1995-11-19 |
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Another Midnight Run | Bernie Abbot | 1994-02-05 |
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Radioland Murders | Walt Whalen Jr. | 1994-10-21 |
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Dr. Stockton | 1993-01-30 |
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At Home with the Webbers | Gerald Webber | 1993-04-24 |
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Jonny's Golden Quest | Dr. Zin | 1993-04-04 |
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A House in the Hills | Willie | 1993-01-20 |
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Crossing the Bridge | Uncle Alby | 1992-09-11 |
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Article 99 | Dr. Leo Krutz | 1992-03-13 |
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City Slickers | Lou | 1991-06-07 |
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Life Stinks | Vance Crasswell | 1991-06-05 |
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Pastime | Peter LaPorte | 1990-11-08 |
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A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | Don Hecker | 1990-10-04 |
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Seriously... Phil Collins | Jeffrey Taglentini | 1990-09-08 |
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The Easter Story | Peter (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
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Lisa | Mr. Larry Marks | 1990-04-20 |
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Brenda Starr | Vladimir | 1989-05-15 |
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Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | Writer | 1987-10-12 |
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Three O'Clock High | Mr. Rice | 1987-10-09 |
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The Nativity | Eli (voice) | 1986-01-19 |
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Desert Hearts | Jerry (uncredited) | 1985-10-01 |
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The Three Wishes of Billy Grier | Dr. Lindsey | 1984-10-31 |
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No Small Affair | Ken | 1984-11-09 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Boris Potemkin | 1983-08-12 |
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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction | Mort Broome | 1983-02-27 |
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The Awakening of Candra | Professor Michael Silver | 1983-12-16 |
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Mr. Mom | Jinx | 1983-07-22 |
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The Dream Chasers | Jeffrey Bauman | 1982-01-01 |
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Take Your Best Shot | Alden Pepper | 1982-10-12 |
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Saturday the 14th | Waldemar | 1981-10-30 |
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The Star Maker | Harry Lanson | 1981-05-11 |
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A Gun in the House | Lance Kessler | 1981-02-11 |
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Dankworth | 1980-11-05 |
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...And Justice for All | Jay Porter | 1979-10-19 |
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Un verano para matar | "Sully" Tambor | 1972-07-01 |
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The Adventures of Drunky | God (voice) |
