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