Jeffrey Tambor
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Outstandi...
Known For
Filmography
Disclosure
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Camp
2020
as Roy Preston
55 Steps
2018
as Mort Cohen
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
as Self
The Death of Stalin
2017
as Georgy Malenkov
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Big Nose (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
as Glossaryck (voice)
The Orville
2017
as Ben Mercer
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Big Nose (voice)
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Accountant
2016
as Francis Silverberg
Trolls
2016
as King Peppy (voice)
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
2016
as (voice)
The D Train
2015
as Bill Shurmur
China, Il The Musical
2015
as Professor Cakes
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Glossaryck (voice)
Apartment Troubles
2014
as Bob
The Clockwork Girl
2014
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Snow Globe Santa (voice)
Transparent
2014
as Maura Pfefferman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Jennifer Falls
2014
as Don Hirsch
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Hangover Part III
2013
as Sid Garner
Phil Spector
2013
as Bruce Cutler
Onion News Empire
2013
as David Bryant
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
as Self
The Millers
2013
as Ed Dolan
Branded
2012
as Bob Gibbons
For the Love of Money
2012
as Mr. Solomon
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
Bent
2012
as Walt Riggins
Robot and Monster
2012
as St. Crispy (voice)
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Santa Claus (voice)
Flypaper
2011
as Gordon Blythe
The Hangover Part II
2011
as Sid Garner
Paul
2011
as Adam Shadowchild
Lucky
2011
as Detective Harold Waylon
Win Win
2011
as Vigman
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
as Mr. Gremmins
Night of the Living Carrots
2011
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Five
2011
as Danny
The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks
2011
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Captain Flarty (voice)
China, IL
2011
as Professor Cakes (voice)
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Night Wizard (voice)
Love Bites
2011
as Dr. O
Operation: Endgame
2010
as Devil
Meeting Spencer
2010
as Harris Chappell
Tangled
2010
as Big Nose Thug (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
2010
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010
as Self
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Gill Littlefoot (voice)
Raising Hope
2010
as Arnold
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
2010
as Bettys friend (voice)
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010
as Dr. Barry Cohen
Running Wilde
2010
as Steven's Father
The Invention of Lying
2009
as Anthony James
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
The Hangover
2009
as Sid Garner
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009
as Anthony
Archer
2009
as Torvald Utne (voice)
Archer
2009
as Len Trexler (voice)
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge George Kluger
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
as Tom Manning
Superhero Movie
2008
as Dr. Whitby
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
as Self
Good Behavior
2008
as Hy
Welcome to the Captain
2008
as Uncle Saul
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Crazy Quilt / Green / Red (voice)
Slipstream
2007
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
2007
as Santa (voice)
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
2007
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
2007
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007
as Hank Kingsley
WordGirl
2007
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007
Twenty Good Years
2006
as Jeffrey Pyne
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Neil
Psych
2006
as Lloyd French
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as Wizard
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Medium
2005
as Todd Emory / Allison Dubois
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
Hellboy
2004
as Tom Manning
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as King Neptune (voice)
Funky Monkey
2004
as Crane
EuroTrip
2004
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
Entourage
2004
as Jeffrey Tambor
Game Over
2004
as Dr. Zed (voice)
My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Ken
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Dr. Feldman
Eloise at the Plaza
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Scorched
2003
as Bank Employer
Eloise at Christmastime
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Arrested Development
2003
as George Bluth Sr.
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003
as Carl Murphy (voice)
3-South
2002
as Dean Earhart
3-South
2002
That Was Then
2002
as Gary 'Double G' Glass
Ozzy & Drix
2002
as The Mole (voice)
Get Well Soon
2001
as Mitchell
Never Again
2001
as Christopher
Next Caller
2001
as Jefferson
The Proud Family
2001
as Randolph Verascola (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
Pollock
2000
as Clem Greenberg
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jerzy Skaggs
Sammy
2000
as Steve (voice)
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
as Coach Wenchell
Girl, Interrupted
1999
as Dr. Potts
My Teacher's Wife
1999
as Jack Boomer
Muppets from Space
1999
as K. Edgar Singer
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Everything's Relative
1999
as Jake Gorelick
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Lester Cohen
The Lot
1999
as Myron Sylver
Meet Joe Black
1998
as Quince
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Sully
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Dr. Fish
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Hercules
1998
as King Salmoneus (voice)
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Announcer (voice)
The Lionhearts
1998
as (voice)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Alan Blanchard
The Practice
1997
as Sid Herman
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996
as Isser Harel
Big Bully
1996
as Art Lundstrum
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Black Jack Lee (voice)
Heavyweights
1995
as Maury Garner
Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects
1995
as Dr. Zin (voice)
Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Beetle Fiero (voice)
MADtv
1995
as Self
Radioland Murders
1994
as Walt Whalen Jr.
Another Midnight Run
1994
as Bernie Abbot
Duckman
1994
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Dr. Stockton
A House in the Hills
1993
as Willie
At Home with the Webbers
1993
as Gerald Webber
Jonny's Golden Quest
1993
as Dr. Zin (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self
Crossing the Bridge
1992
as Uncle Alby
Article 99
1992
as Dr. Leo Krutz
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Hank Kingsley
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Crocker (voice)
The Burden of Proof
1992
as Sennett
City Slickers
1991
as Lou
Life Stinks
1991
as Vance Crasswell
Dinosaurs
1991
as Hank Hibler (voice)
Lisa
1990
as Mr. Larry Marks
The Easter Story
1990
as Peter (voice)
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Jeffrey Taglentini
Pastime
1990
as Peter LaPorte
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Don Hecker
American Dreamer
1990
as Joe Baines
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1990
Law & Order
1990
as Barry Dilwynn
Brenda Starr
1989
as Vladimir
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Charlie Marno (segment "Dead Right")
Studio 5-B
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Board Member
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Three O'Clock High
1987
as Mr. Rice
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Writer
Max Headroom
1987
as Murray
The Nativity
1986
as Eli (voice)
L.A. Law
1986
as Gordon Salt
Mr. Sunshine
1986
as Paul Stark
Desert Hearts
1985
as Jerry (uncredited)
The Golden Girls
1985
as Dr. Stevens
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Kyle Montgomery (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Pierre Salinger
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Milton (segment "The World Next Door")
No Small Affair
1984
as Ken
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
as Dr. Lindsey
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Russell Armstrong
Who's the Boss?
1984
Mr. Mom
1983
as Jinx
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
as Boris Potemkin
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Mort Broome
The Awakening of Candra
1983
as Professor Michael Silver
Sadat
1983
as Sharaff
Take Your Best Shot
1982
as Alden Pepper
The Dream Chasers
1982
as Jeffrey Bauman
9 to 5
1982
as Franklin Hart
Saturday the 14th
1981
as Waldemar
A Gun in the House
1981
as Lance Kessler
The Star Maker
1981
as Harry Lanson
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Judge Alan Wachtel
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Attorney Alan Wachtel
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Dankworth
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Dankworth
...And Justice for All
1979
as Jay Porter
The Ropers
1979
as Jeffrey P. Brookes III
Taxi
1978
as Congressman Walter Griswald
Three's Company
1977
as Winston Cromwell III
Three's Company
1977
as Tom Miller
Three's Company
1977
as Phillip Greene
The Love Boat
1977
as Lawrence Jurgens
The Love Boat
1977
as Harold Rogers
The Love Boat
1977
as Mr. Harold Rogers
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Barney Miller
1975
as William Klein
Kojak
1973
as Medical Examiner
Summertime Killer
1972
as "Sully" Tambor
M*A*S*H
1972
as Reddish