Known For
Acting
Known Credits
219
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 8, 1944 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2020 | Magic Campas Roy Preston | |
| 2020 | Disclosureas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandlingas Self | |
| 2018 | 55 Stepsas Mort Cohen | |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalinas Georgy Malenkov | |
| 2017 | The Orvilleas Ben Mercer | |
| 2017 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewnias Glossaryck (voice) | |
| 2017 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventureas Big Nose (voice) | |
| 2017 | Tangled: Before Ever Afteras Big Nose (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Accountantas Francis Silverberg | |
| 2016 | Trollsas King Peppy (voice) | |
| 2016 | Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepioas (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Last Laughas Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self | |
| 2015 | China, Il The Musicalas Professor Cakes | |
| 2015 | The D Trainas Bill Shurmur | |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evilas Glossaryck (voice) | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self | |
| 2014 | A Merry Friggin' Christmasas Snowman (voice) | |
| 2014 | Transparentas Maura Pfefferman | |
| 2014 | Apartment Troublesas Bob | |
| 2014 | Jennifer Fallsas Don Hirsch | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self | |
| 2014 | The Clockwork Girlas Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Millersas Ed Dolan | |
| 2013 | Phil Spectoras Bruce Cutler | |
| 2013 | The Hangover Part IIIas Sid Garner | |
| 2013 | The Arrested Development Documentary Projectas Self | |
| 2013 | Onion News Empireas David Bryant | |
| 2013 | Monsters vs Aliens Storiesas | |
| 2012 | Brandedas Bob Gibbons | |
| 2012 | Robot and Monsteras St. Crispy (voice) | |
| 2012 | For the Love of Moneyas Mr. Solomon | |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffinsas Santa Claus (voice) | |
| 2012 | Bentas Walt Riggins | |
| 2012 | Inside Comedyas Self | |
| 2011 | Night of the Living Carrotsas Carl Murphy (voice) | |
| 2011 | Fiveas Danny | |
| 2011 | China, ILas Professor Cakes (voice) | |
| 2011 | The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banksas | |
| 2011 | Flypaperas Gordon Blythe | |
| 2011 | Luckyas Detective Harold Waylon | |
| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguinsas Mr. Gremmins | |
| 2011 | Love Bitesas Dr. O | |
| 2011 | The Hangover Part IIas Sid Garner | |
| 2011 | Win Winas Vigman | |
| 2011 | Paulas Adam Shadowchild | |
| 2011 | Bubble Guppiesas Night Wizard (voice) | |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgersas Captain Flarty (voice) | |
| 2010 | Tangledas Big Nose Thug (voice) | |
| 2010 | Raising Hopeas Arnold | |
| 2010 | Running Wildeas Steven's Father | |
| 2010 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!as Bettys friend (voice) | |
| 2010 | Operation: Endgameas Devil | |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedas Gill Littlefoot (voice) | |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Dooas Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice) | |
| 2010 | Rex Is Not Your Lawyeras Dr. Barry Cohen | |
| 2010 | This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lyingas Self | |
| 2010 | Meeting Spenceras Harris Chappell | |
| 2009 | Prequel: The Dawn of Lyingas Anthony | |
| 2009 | The Invention of Lyingas Anthony James | |
| 2009 | The Good Wifeas Judge George Kluger | |
| 2009 | Archeras Len Trexler (voice) | |
| 2009 | Archeras Torvald Utne (voice) | |
| 2009 | The Hangoveras Sid Garner | |
| 2009 | Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Spaceas Carl Murphy (voice) | |
| 2009 | Monsters vs Aliensas Carl Murphy (voice) | |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Boldas Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice) | |
| 2008 | Hellboy: In Service of the Demonas Self | |
| 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Armyas Tom Manning | |
| 2008 | Superhero Movieas Dr. Whitby | |
| 2008 | Welcome to the Captainas Uncle Saul | |
| 2008 | Good Behavioras Hy | |
| 2007 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movieas Santa (voice) | |
| 2007 | The ChubbChubbs Save Xmasas Santa Claus (voice) | |
| 2007 | WordGirlas | |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba!as | |
| 2007 | Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Showas | |
| 2007 | The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'as Hank Kingsley | |
| 2007 | Slipstreamas Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman | |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Yearsas Jeffrey Pyne | |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2006 | Psychas Lloyd French | |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christineas Neil | |
| 2005 | Earth to Americaas Self | |
| 2005 | The Reichen Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Reportas Self - Guest | |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Ozas Wizard | |
| 2005 | Mediumas Todd Emory / Allison Dubois | |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movieas King Neptune (voice) | |
| 2004 | Funky Monkeyas Crane | |
| 2004 | Entourageas Jeffrey Tambor | |
| 2004 | Hellboyas Tom Manning | |
| 2004 | Game Overas Dr. Zed (voice) | |
| 2004 | EuroTripas Scott's Dad (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | Eloise at Christmastimeas Mr. Salomone the Manager | |
| 2003 | Arrested Developmentas George Bluth Sr. | |
| 2003 | Under the Tuscan Sunas Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self | |
| 2003 | My Boss's Daughteras Ken | |
| 2003 | DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collectionas Carl Murphy (voice) | |
| 2003 | Scorchedas Bank Employer | |
| 2003 | Eloise at the Plazaas Mr. Salomone the Manager | |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wantedas Dr. Feldman | |
| 2002 | 3-Southas Dean Earhart | |
| 2002 | 3-Southas | |
| 2002 | That Was Thenas Gary 'Double G' Glass | |
| 2002 | Ozzy & Drixas The Mole (voice) | |
| 2001 | Get Well Soonas Mitchell | |
| 2001 | The Proud Familyas Randolph Verascola (voice) | |
| 2001 | Never Againas Christopher | |
| 2001 | Next Calleras Jefferson | |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmasas Mayor Augustus Maywho | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Jerzy Skaggs | |
| 2000 | Pollockas Clem Greenberg | |
| 2000 | Sammyas Steve (voice) | |
| 1999 | Girl, Interruptedas Dr. Potts | |
| 1999 | My Teacher's Wifeas Jack Boomer | |
| 1999 | The Early Showas Self | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Lester Cohen | |
| 1999 | The Lotas Myron Sylver | |
| 1999 | Teaching Mrs. Tingleas Coach Wenchell | |
| 1999 | Muppets from Spaceas K. Edgar Singer | |
| 1999 | Everything's Relativeas Jake Gorelick | |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilbornas Self | |
| 1998 | Meet Joe Blackas Quince | |
| 1998 | The Lionheartsas (voice) | |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squaresas Self - Announcer (voice) | |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squaresas Self - Panelist | |
| 1998 | Herculesas King Salmoneus (voice) | |
| 1998 | There's Something About Maryas Sully | |
| 1998 | Doctor Dolittleas Dr. Fish | |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas | |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distractionas Alan Blanchard | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Sid Herman | |
| 1996 | The Man Who Captured Eichmannas Isser Harel | |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Questas Black Jack Lee (voice) | |
| 1996 | Big Bullyas Art Lundstrum | |
| 1995 | Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insectsas Dr. Zin | |
| 1995 | MADtvas Self | |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brainas Beetle Fiero (voice) | |
| 1995 | Heavyweightsas Maury Garner | |
| 1994 | Radioland Murdersas Walt Whalen Jr. | |
| 1994 | Duckmanas Psychiatrist (voice) | |
| 1994 | Another Midnight Runas Bernie Abbot | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest | |
| 1993 | At Home with the Webbersas Gerald Webber | |
| 1993 | Jonny's Golden Questas Dr. Zin | |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begunas Dr. Stockton | |
| 1993 | A House in the Hillsas Willie | |
| 1992 | Crossing the Bridgeas Uncle Alby | |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Seriesas Crocker (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Showas Hank Kingsley | |
| 1992 | Article 99as Dr. Leo Krutz | |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proofas Sennett | |
| 1991 | City Slickersas Lou | |
| 1991 | Life Stinksas Vance Crasswell | |
| 1991 | Dinosaursas Hank Hibler (voice) | |
| 1990 | Pastimeas Peter LaPorte | |
| 1990 | A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murderas Don Hecker | |
| 1990 | American Dreameras Joe Baines | |
| 1990 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventuresas | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Barry Dilwynn | |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collinsas Jeffrey Taglentini | |
| 1990 | Lisaas Mr. Larry Marks | |
| 1990 | The Easter Storyas Peter (voice) | |
| 1989 | Doogie Howser, M.D.as Board Member | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Cryptas Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right") | |
| 1989 | Brenda Starras Vladimir | |
| 1989 | Studio 5-Bas | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Markas | |
| 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudevilleas Writer | |
| 1987 | Three O'Clock Highas Mr. Rice | |
| 1987 | Max Headroomas Murray | |
| 1986 | L.A. Lawas Gordon Salt | |
| 1986 | Mr. Sunshineas Paul Stark | |
| 1986 | The Nativityas Eli (voice) | |
| 1985 | Desert Heartsas Jerry (uncredited) | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The World Next Door") | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zoneas Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girlsas Dr. Stevens | |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Timesas Pierre Salinger | |
| 1984 | No Small Affairas Ken | |
| 1984 | The Three Wishes of Billy Grieras Dr. Lindsey | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Russell Armstrong | |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss?as | |
| 1983 | The Awakening of Candraas Professor Michael Silver | |
| 1983 | Sadatas Sharaff | |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't Thereas Boris Potemkin | |
| 1983 | Mr. Momas Jinx | |
| 1983 | Cocaine: One Man's Seductionas Mort Broome | |
| 1982 | Take Your Best Shotas Alden Pepper | |
| 1982 | 9 to 5as Franklin Hart | |
| 1982 | The Dream Chasersas Jeffrey Bauman | |
| 1981 | Saturday the 14thas Waldemar | |
| 1981 | The Star Makeras Harry Lanson | |
| 1981 | A Gun in the Houseas Lance Kessler | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Bluesas | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Bluesas Attorney Alan Wachtel | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Bluesas Judge Alan Wachtel | |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Storyas Dankworth | |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Storyas Dankworth | |
| 1979 | ...And Justice for Allas Jay Porter | |
| 1979 | The Ropersas Jeffrey P. Brookes III | |
| 1978 | Taxias Congressman Walter Griswald | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Harold Rogers | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Lawrence Jurgens | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Mr. Harold Rogers | |
| 1977 | Three's Companyas Phillip Greene | |
| 1977 | Three's Companyas Tom Miller | |
| 1977 | Three's Companyas Winston Cromwell III | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutchas | |
| 1975 | Barney Milleras William Klein | |
| 1973 | Kojakas Medical Examiner | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*Has Reddish | |
| 1972 | Summertime Killeras "Sully" Tambor | |
| The Adventures of Drunkyas God (voice) |
