About
Jeffrey Tambor
Overview
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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Known for
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| 2021 | The Clockwork Girl | Actor | Wilhelm the Tinkerer | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Magic Camp | Actor | Roy Preston | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | Disclosure | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 63 Fair |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | Actor | Self | 70 Good |
| 2018 | 55 Steps | Actor | Mort Cohen | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Actor | Georgy Malenkov | 67 Fair |
| 2017 | Tangled: Before Ever After | Actor | Big Nose (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2016 | The Accountant | Actor | Francis Silverberg | 70 Good |
| 2016 | Trolls | Actor | King Peppy (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2016 | The Last Laugh | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The D Train | Actor | Bill Shurmur | 55 Average |
| 2014 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas | Actor | Snowman (voice) | 57 Average |
| 2014 | Apartment Troubles | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2013 | Phil Spector | Actor | Bruce Cutler | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Hangover Part III | Actor | Sid Garner | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Onion News Empire | Actor | David Bryant | 59 Average |
| 2013 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Actor | Bettys friend (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2013 | Monsters vs Aliens Stories | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2012 | Branded | Actor | Bob Gibbons | 56 Average |
| 2012 | For the Love of Money | Actor | Mr. Solomon | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Bent | Actor | Walt Riggins | 68 Fair |
| 2011 | Night of the Living Carrots | Actor | Carl Murphy (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Five | Actor | Danny | 59 Average |
| 2011 | China, IL | Actor | Professor Cakes (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2011 | The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2011 | Flypaper | Actor | Gordon Blythe | 61 Fair |
| 2011 | Lucky | Actor | Detective Waylon | 57 Average |
| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Actor | Mr. Gremmins | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Actor | Sid Garner | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Win Win | Actor | Vigman | 63 Fair |
| 2011 | Paul | Actor | Adam Shadowchild | 66 Fair |
| 2010 | Tangled | Actor | Big Nose Thug (voice) | 75 Good |
| 2010 | Operation: Endgame | Actor | Devil | 56 Average |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | Actor | Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2010 | This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Prequel: The Dawn of Lying | Actor | Caveman | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Meeting Spencer | Actor | Harris Chappell | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Prequel: The Dawn of Lying | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2009 | The Invention of Lying | Actor | Anthony James | 61 Fair |
| 2009 | The Hangover | Actor | Sid Garner | 72 Good |
| 2009 | Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Actor | Carl Murphy (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Monsters vs Aliens | Actor | Carl Murphy (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2008 | Hellboy: In Service of the Demon | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Actor | Tom Manning | 66 Fair |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Actor | Dr. Whitby | 53 Average |
| 2008 | Welcome to the Captain | Actor | Uncle Saul | 68 Fair |
| 2007 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | Actor | Santa (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2007 | The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas | Actor | Santa Claus (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2007 | The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' | Actor | Hank Kingsley | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2007 | Slipstream | Actor | Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman | 57 Average |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 2005 | Earth to America | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Actor | Wizard | 57 Average |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Actor | King Neptune (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Funky Monkey | Actor | Crane | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Hellboy | Actor | Tom Manning | 66 Fair |
| 2004 | EuroTrip | Actor | Scott's Dad (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 2003 | Eloise at Christmastime | Actor | Mr. Salomone the Manager | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Actor | George Bluth Sr. | 79 Good |
| 2003 | Under the Tuscan Sun | Actor | Lawyer (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Actor | Ken | 53 Average |
| 2003 | Scorched | Actor | Bank Employer | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Eloise at the Plaza | Actor | Mr. Salomone the Manager | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Actor | Dr. Feldman | 56 Average |
| 2002 | 3-South | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 2002 | That Was Then | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2001 | Get Well Soon | Actor | Mitchell | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Never Again | Actor | Christopher | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Next Caller | Actor | Jefferson | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Actor | Mayor Augustus Maywho | 67 Fair |
| 2000 | Pollock | Actor | Clem Greenberg | 62 Fair |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | Actor | Dr. Potts | 74 Good |
| 1999 | My Teacher's Wife | Actor | Jack Boomer | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Lot | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1999 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Actor | Coach Wenchell | 57 Average |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space | Actor | K. Edgar Singer | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Everything's Relative | Actor | Jake Gorelick | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | Meet Joe Black | Actor | Quince | 71 Good |
| 1998 | There's Something About Mary | Actor | Sully | 65 Fair |
| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle | Actor | Dr. Fish | 57 Average |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Actor | Alan Blanchard | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Man Who Captured Eichmann | Actor | Isser Harel | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Big Bully | Actor | Art Lundstrum | 57 Average |
| 1995 | Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects | Actor | Dr. Zin | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Heavyweights | Actor | Maury Garner | 60 Fair |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders | Actor | Walt Whalen Jr. | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Another Midnight Run | Actor | Bernie Abbot | 59 Average |
| 1993 | At Home with the Webbers | Actor | Gerald Webber | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Jonny's Golden Quest | Actor | Dr. Zin | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Actor | Dr. Stockton | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | A House in the Hills | Actor | Willie | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Crossing the Bridge | Actor | Uncle Alby | 59 Average |
| 1992 | 1775 | Actor | Governor Massengill | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Actor | Hank Kingsley | 73 Good |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Actor | Dr. Leo Krutz | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proof | Actor | Sennett | 67 Fair |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Actor | Lou | 62 Fair |
| 1991 | Life Stinks | Actor | Vance Crasswell | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Pastime | Actor | Peter LaPorte | 59 Average |
| 1990 | A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | Actor | Don Hecker | 58 Average |
| 1990 | American Dreamer | Actor | Joe Baines | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins | Actor | Jeffrey Taglentini | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Lisa | Actor | Mr. Larry Marks | 58 Average |
| 1990 | The Easter Story | Actor | Peter (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Brenda Starr | Actor | Vladimir | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Studio 5-B | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | Actor | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 1987 | Three O'Clock High | Actor | Mr. Rice | 62 Fair |
| 1987 | Max Headroom | Actor | Murray | 68 Fair |
| 1987 | The Nativity | Actor | Eli (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Mr. Sunshine | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1985 | Desert Hearts | Actor | Jerry | 61 Fair |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Actor | Pierre Salinger | 70 Good |
| 1984 | No Small Affair | Actor | Ken | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Three Wishes of Billy Grier | Actor | Dr. Lindsey | 58 Average |
| 1983 | The Awakening of Candra | Actor | Professor Michael Silver | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | Sadat | Actor | Sharaff | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Actor | Boris Potemkin | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom | Actor | Jinx | 61 Fair |
| 1983 | Cocaine: One Man's Seduction | Actor | Mort Broome | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Take Your Best Shot | Actor | Alden Pepper | 59 Average |
| 1982 | The Dream Chasers | Actor | Jeffrey Bauman | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Saturday the 14th | Actor | Waldemar | 57 Average |
| 1981 | The Star Maker | Actor | Harry Lanson | 59 Average |
| 1981 | A Gun in the House | Actor | Lance Kessler | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Actor | Dankworth | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Actor | Dankworth | 69 Fair |
| 1979 | ...And Justice for All | Actor | Jay Porter | 64 Fair |
| 1979 | The Ropers | Actor | Jeffrey P. Brookes III | 67 Fair |
| The Adventures of Drunky | Actor | God | N/A N/A |
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| Rex Is Not Your Lawyer | Actor | Dr. Barry Cohen | N/A N/A |
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