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