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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic Camp (2020) | Roy Preston | 6.9 | |
| 2 | Disclosure (2020) | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
| 3 | 55 Steps (2018) | Mort Cohen | - | - |
| 4 | Tangled: Before Ever After (2017) | Big Nose (voice) | 5.5 | |
| 5 | The Death of Stalin (2017) | Georgy Malenkov | 7.8 | |
| 6 | Trolls (2016) | King Peppy (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 7 | The Accountant (2016) | Francis Silverberg | 7.5 | |
| 8 | The Last Laugh (2016) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 9 | The D Train (2015) | Bill Shurmur | 4.7 | |
| 10 | Apartment Troubles (2014) | Bob | - | - |
| 11 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014) | Snowman (voice) | 5.9 | |
| 12 | The Clockwork Girl (2014) | Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice) | - | - |
| 13 | The Hangover Part III (2013) | Sid Garner | 6.2 | |
| 14 | Phil Spector (2013) | Bruce Cutler | 6 | |
| 15 | The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013) | Self | - | - |
| 16 | Branded (2012) | Bob Gibbons | 3.1 | |
| 17 | Night of the Living Carrots (2011) | Carl Murphy (voice) | 8 | |
| 18 | Win Win (2011) | Vigman | 7.4 | |
| 19 | Five (2011) | Danny | - | - |
| 20 | Lucky (2011) | Detective Harold Waylon | 4.8 | |
| 21 | Flypaper (2011) | Gordon Blythe | 6.9 | |
| 22 | Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) | Mr. Gremmins | 5.7 | |
| 23 | The Hangover Part II (2011) | Sid Garner | 6.6 | |
| 24 | Paul (2011) | Adam Shadowchild | 7.2 | |
| 25 | Operation: Endgame (2010) | Devil | 4.9 | |
| 26 | Tangled (2010) Oscars 2011 | Big Nose Thug (voice) | 7.8 | |
| 27 | Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010) | Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice) | 7 | |
| 28 | Meeting Spencer (2010) | Harris Chappell | - | - |
| 29 | The Invention of Lying (2009) | Anthony James | 6.4 | |
| 30 | Prequel: The Dawn of Lying (2009) | Anthony | 6 | |
| 31 | Monsters vs Aliens (2009) | Carl Murphy (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 32 | Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) | Carl Murphy (voice) | 8 | |
| 33 | The Hangover (2009) | Sid Garner | 7.5 | |
| 34 | Hellboy: In Service of the Demon (2008) | Self | - | - |
| 35 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Oscars 2009 | Tom Manning | 6.9 | |
| 36 | Superhero Movie (2008) | Dr. Whitby | 4.7 | |
| 37 | Slipstream (2007) | Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman | 7 | |
| 38 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007) | Santa (voice) | 7 | |
| 39 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) | Wizard | 5.5 | |
| 40 | Hellboy (2004) | Tom Manning | 7.1 | |
| 41 | Funky Monkey (2004) | Crane | - | - |
| 42 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) | King Neptune (voice) | 7 | |
| 43 | EuroTrip (2004) | Scott's Dad (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
| 44 | Scorched (2003) | Bank Employer | 4.3 | |
| 45 | My Boss's Daughter (2003) | Ken | 3.6 | |
| 46 | Eloise at the Plaza (2003) | Mr. Salomone the Manager | - | - |
| 47 | Eloise at Christmastime (2003) | Mr. Salomone the Manager | - | - |
| 48 | Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) | Lawyer (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
| 49 | Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) | Dr. Feldman | 5.8 | |
| 50 | Get Well Soon (2001) | Mitchell | - | - |
| 51 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Oscars 2001 | Mayor Augustus Maywho | 6.5 | |
| 52 | Pollock (2000) Oscars 2001 | Clem Greenberg | 8 | |
| 53 | Girl, Interrupted (1999) Oscars 2000 | Dr. Potts | 7.6 | |
| 54 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) | Coach Wenchell | 5.8 | |
| 55 | Muppets from Space (1999) | K. Edgar Singer | 6.3 | |
| 56 | My Teacher's Wife (1999) | Jack Boomer | - | - |
| 57 | Doctor Dolittle (1998) | Dr. Fish | 5.7 | |
| 58 | Meet Joe Black (1998) | Quince | 7.1 | |
| 59 | There's Something About Mary (1998) | Sully | 7.2 | |
| 60 | Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) | Alan Blanchard | - | - |
| 61 | Big Bully (1996) | Art Lundstrum | 8 | |
| 62 | The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) | Isser Harel | - | - |
| 63 | Heavyweights (1995) | Maury Garner | 7 | |
| 64 | Another Midnight Run (1994) | Bernie Abbot | - | - |
| 65 | Radioland Murders (1994) | Walt Whalen Jr. | - | - |
| 66 | At Home with the Webbers (1993) | Gerald Webber | - | - |
| 67 | A House in the Hills (1993) | Willie | - | - |
| 68 | Crossing the Bridge (1992) | Uncle Alby | 10 | |
| 69 | Article 99 (1992) | Dr. Leo Krutz | - | - |
| 70 | City Slickers (1991) | Lou | 7.5 | |
| 71 | Life Stinks (1991) | Vance Crasswell | 4.7 | |
| 72 | Lisa (1990) | Mr. Larry Marks | - | - |
| 73 | Brenda Starr (1989) | Vladimir | - | - |
| 74 | Three O'Clock High (1987) | Mr. Rice | 7.8 | |
| 75 | Desert Hearts (1985) | Jerry (uncredited) | 7.2 | |
| 76 | No Small Affair (1984) | Ken | 6 | |
| 77 | The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984) | Dr. Lindsey | - | - |
| 78 | Mr. Mom (1983) | Jinx | 6.7 | |
| 79 | Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) | Mort Broome | 3 | |
| 80 | The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) | Boris Potemkin | - | - |
| 81 | Take Your Best Shot (1982) | Alden Pepper | - | - |
| 82 | Saturday the 14th (1981) | Waldemar | 7.5 | |
| 83 | A Gun in the House (1981) | Lance Kessler | - | - |
| 84 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) | Dankworth | - | - |
| 85 | ...And Justice for All (1979) | Jay Porter | 7.9 |
