Jeffrey Tambor

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 8, 1944 (81 yrs)

place of birth

San Francisco, California, USA

also known as

Jeffery Tambor

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Hangover
7.3

The Hangover

2009as Sid Garner
Tangled
7.6

Tangled

2010as Big Nose Thug (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
7.1

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004as King Neptune (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
6.8

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000as Mayor Augustus Maywho
Monsters vs Aliens
6.3

Monsters vs Aliens

2009as Carl Murphy (voice)
Meet Joe Black
7.4

Meet Joe Black

1998as Quince
The Accountant
7.1

The Accountant

2016as Francis Silverberg
The Hangover Part II
6.5

The Hangover Part II

2011as Sid Garner
Girl, Interrupted
7.6

Girl, Interrupted

1999as Dr. Potts
Paul
6.7

Paul

2011as Adam Shadowchild
Disclosure
7.8

Disclosure

2020as Self (archive footage)
Superhero Movie
5.3

Superhero Movie

2008as Dr. Whitby
The Hangover Part III
6.2

The Hangover Part III

2013as Sid Garner
Trolls
6.6

Trolls

2016as King Peppy (voice)
EuroTrip
6.6

EuroTrip

2004as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
There's Something About Mary
6.6

There's Something About Mary

1998as Sully
Hellboy
6.7

Hellboy

2004as Tom Manning
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
6.8

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008as Tom Manning
Doctor Dolittle
5.7

Doctor Dolittle

1998as Dr. Fish
The Death of Stalin
7.0

The Death of Stalin

2017as Georgy Malenkov
Mr. Popper's Penguins
6.0

Mr. Popper's Penguins

2011as Mr. Gremmins
The Invention of Lying
6.2

The Invention of Lying

2009as Anthony James
...And Justice for All
7.1

...And Justice for All

1979as Jay Porter
Under the Tuscan Sun
6.9

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003as Lawyer (uncredited)
Mr. Mom
6.5

Mr. Mom

1983as Jinx
Tangled: Before Ever After
6.8

Tangled: Before Ever After

2017as Big Nose (voice)
Life Stinks
5.7

Life Stinks

1991as Vance Crasswell
Heavyweights
6.2

Heavyweights

1995as Maury Garner
City Slickers
6.5

City Slickers

1991as Lou
Desert Hearts
7.1

Desert Hearts

1985as Jerry (uncredited)
Magic Camp
6.8

Magic Camp

2020as Roy Preston
My Boss's Daughter
5.0

My Boss's Daughter

2003as Ken
Muppets from Space
6.1

Muppets from Space

1999as K. Edgar Singer
Malibu's Most Wanted
5.2

Malibu's Most Wanted

2003as Dr. Feldman
My Teacher's Wife
5.1

My Teacher's Wife

1999as Jack Boomer
Win Win
6.8

Win Win

2011as Vigman
Flypaper
6.4

Flypaper

2011as Gordon Blythe
Article 99
6.2

Article 99

1992as Dr. Leo Krutz
Three O'Clock High
6.8

Three O'Clock High

1987as Mr. Rice
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
5.5

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

1999as Coach Wenchell
55 Steps
6.7

55 Steps

2018as Mort Cohen
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
7.7

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

2010as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
5.4

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

2014as Snowman (voice)
Night of the Living Carrots
5.8

Night of the Living Carrots

2011as Carl Murphy (voice)
The D Train
4.9

The D Train

2015as Bill Shurmur
Pollock
6.7

Pollock

2000as Clem Greenberg
Funky Monkey
6.2

Funky Monkey

2004as Crane
Big Bully
4.7

Big Bully

1996as Art Lundstrum
Operation: Endgame
5.0

Operation: Endgame

2010as Devil
Radioland Murders
5.9

Radioland Murders

1994as Walt Whalen Jr.