Jeffrey Tambor
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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
Credits
The Hangover (2009)
as Sid Garner
Tangled (2010)
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
as Carl Murphy (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
as King Neptune (voice)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
as Quince
Flypaper (2011)
as Gordon Blythe
The Hangover Part II (2011)
as Sid Garner
The Accountant (2016)
as Francis Silverberg
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
as Dr. Fish
EuroTrip (2004)
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
Superhero Movie (2008)
as Dr. Whitby
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
Paul (2011)
as Adam Shadowchild
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
as Dr. Potts
The Hangover Part III (2013)
as Sid Garner
There's Something About Mary (1998)
as Sully
Trolls (2016)
as King Peppy (voice)
Hellboy (2004)
as Tom Manning
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
as Tom Manning
The Death of Stalin (2017)
as Georgy Malenkov
Disclosure (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
as Mr. Gremmins
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)
as Big Nose (voice)
City Slickers (1991)
as Lou
Mr. Mom (1983)
as Jinx
The Invention of Lying (2009)
as Anthony James
...And Justice for All (1979)
as Jay Porter
Magic Camp (2020)
as Roy Preston
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
as Dr. Feldman
Desert Hearts (1985)
as Jerry (uncredited)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
as Snowman (voice)
Life Stinks (1991)
as Vance Crasswell
Heavyweights (1995)
as Maury Garner
My Boss's Daughter (2003)
as Ken
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Muppets from Space (1999)
as K. Edgar Singer
55 Steps (2018)
as Mort Cohen
Night of the Living Carrots (2011)
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Big Bully (1996)
as Art Lundstrum
The D Train (2015)
as Bill Shurmur
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
as Coach Wenchell
My Teacher's Wife (1999)
as Jack Boomer
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010)
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
Pollock (2000)
as Clem Greenberg
Three O'Clock High (1987)
as Mr. Rice
Article 99 (1992)
as Dr. Leo Krutz
Branded (2012)
as Bob Gibbons
Phil Spector (2013)
as Bruce Cutler
The Clockwork Girl (2014)
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
Brenda Starr (1989)
as Vladimir
Scorched (2003)
as Bank Employer
Win Win (2011)
as Vigman
Never Again (2001)
as Christopher
Funky Monkey (2004)
as Crane
Operation: Endgame (2010)
as Devil
Radioland Murders (1994)
as Walt Whalen Jr.
Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Five (2011)
as Danny
No Small Affair (1984)
as Ken
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
as Wizard
Get Well Soon (2001)
as Mitchell
Slipstream (2007)
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Good Behavior (2008)
as Hy
Lisa (1990)
as Mr. Larry Marks
Another Midnight Run (1994)
as Bernie Abbot
For the Love of Money (2012)
as Mr. Solomon
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007)
as Santa (voice)
Lucky (2011)
as Detective Harold Waylon
The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)
as Isser Harel
Earth to America (2005)
as Self
A House in the Hills (1993)
as Willie
Meeting Spencer (2010)
as Harris Chappell
Apartment Troubles (2014)
as Bob
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni (2017)
as Glossaryck (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens Stories (2013)
Actor
Crossing the Bridge (1992)
as Uncle Alby
China, Il The Musical (2015)
as Professor Cakes
The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013)
as Self
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
as Dankworth
Pastime (1990)
as Peter LaPorte
The Nativity (1986)
as Eli (voice)
Seriously... Phil Collins (1990)
as Jeffrey Taglentini
The Easter Story (1990)
as Peter (voice)
Jonny's Golden Quest (1993)
as Dr. Zin
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
as Mort Broome
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
as Boris Potemkin
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
as Alan Blanchard
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984)
as Dr. Lindsey
Summertime Killer (1972)
as "Sully" Tambor
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
as Writer
Saturday the 14th (1981)
as Waldemar
A Gun in the House (1981)
as Lance Kessler
Take Your Best Shot (1982)
as Alden Pepper
Onion News Empire (2013)
as David Bryant
3-South (2002)
as Dean Earhart
The Star Maker (1981)
as Harry Lanson
The Awakening of Candra (1983)
as Professor Michael Silver
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects (1995)
as Dr. Zin
At Home with the Webbers (1993)
as Gerald Webber
The Dream Chasers (1982)
as Jeffrey Bauman
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying (2010)
as Self
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas (2007)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
as Dr. Stockton
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990)
as Don Hecker
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying (2009)
as Anthony
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon (2008)
as Self
The Adventures of Drunky (—)
as God (voice)
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' (2007)
as Hank Kingsley
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show (2007)
Actor