Acting
Jeffrey Tambor
EN, DE, RU, ES cinema · 111 credits
Born
8 July 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Jeffery Tambor
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
Filmography
The Adventures of Drunky
as God (voice)
Disclosure
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Camp
as Roy Preston
55 Steps
as Mort Cohen
The Death of Stalin
as Georgy Malenkov
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Big Nose (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
as Glossaryck (voice)
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Accountant
as Francis Silverberg
Trolls
as King Peppy (voice)
The D Train
as Bill Shurmur
China, Il The Musical
as Professor Cakes
The Clockwork Girl
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
as Snow Globe Santa (voice)
The Hangover Part III
as Sid Garner
Phil Spector
as Bruce Cutler
Onion News Empire
as David Bryant
Branded
as Bob Gibbons
For the Love of Money
as Mr. Solomon
Flypaper
as Gordon Blythe
The Hangover Part II
as Sid Garner
Paul
as Adam Shadowchild
Lucky
as Detective Harold Waylon
Win Win
as Vigman
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Mr. Gremmins
Night of the Living Carrots
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Five
as Danny
Operation: Endgame
as Devil
Meeting Spencer
as Harris Chappell
Tangled
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
The Invention of Lying
as Anthony James
Monsters vs Aliens
as Carl Murphy (voice)
The Hangover
as Sid Garner
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
as Anthony
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
as Tom Manning
Superhero Movie
as Dr. Whitby
Slipstream
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
as Hank Kingsley
Earth to America
as Self
Hellboy
as Tom Manning
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as King Neptune (voice)
Funky Monkey
as Crane
EuroTrip
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Dr. Feldman
Eloise at the Plaza
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Under the Tuscan Sun
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Scorched
as Bank Employer
Eloise at Christmastime
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Get Well Soon
as Mitchell
Never Again
as Christopher
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
Pollock
as Clem Greenberg
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Coach Wenchell
Girl, Interrupted
as Dr. Potts
My Teacher's Wife
as Jack Boomer
Muppets from Space
as K. Edgar Singer
Meet Joe Black
as Quince
Doctor Dolittle
as Dr. Fish
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Alan Blanchard
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
as Isser Harel
Big Bully
as Art Lundstrum
Heavyweights
as Maury Garner
Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects
as Dr. Zin (voice)
Radioland Murders
as Walt Whalen Jr.
Another Midnight Run
as Bernie Abbot
A House in the Hills
as Willie
At Home with the Webbers
as Gerald Webber
Jonny's Golden Quest
as Dr. Zin (voice)
Crossing the Bridge
as Uncle Alby
Article 99
as Dr. Leo Krutz
Life Stinks
as Vance Crasswell
Lisa
as Mr. Larry Marks
The Easter Story
as Peter (voice)
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Jeffrey Taglentini
Pastime
as Peter LaPorte
Brenda Starr
as Vladimir
Three O'Clock High
as Mr. Rice
The Nativity
as Eli (voice)
Desert Hearts
as Jerry (uncredited)
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
as Dr. Lindsey
Mr. Mom
as Jinx
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Boris Potemkin
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Mort Broome
The Awakening of Candra
as Professor Michael Silver
Take Your Best Shot
as Alden Pepper
The Dream Chasers
as Jeffrey Bauman
Saturday the 14th
as Waldemar
A Gun in the House
as Lance Kessler
The Star Maker
as Harry Lanson
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Dankworth
...And Justice for All
as Jay Porter
Summertime Killer
as "Sully" Tambor