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Jeffrey Tambor

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Jeffrey Tambor

Born July 8, 1944 in San Francisco, California, USA103 films

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.

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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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Tangled posterFirst watchTangled20107.6as Big Nose Thug (voice)Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother.View film

Essential films

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The Hangover poster7.3The Hangover2009Meet Joe Black poster7.4Meet Joe Black1998The Accountant poster7.1The Accountant2016Girl, Interrupted poster7.6Girl, Interrupted1999How the Grinch Stole Christmas poster6.8How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000The Hangover Part II poster6.5The Hangover Part II2011Hellboy poster6.7Hellboy2004Paul poster6.8Paul2011

Filmography

103 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Adventures of DrunkyGod (voice)
  2. 2020Magic CampRoy Preston
  3. 201855 StepsMort Cohen
  4. 2017The Death of StalinGeorgy Malenkov
  5. 2017Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for MewniGlossaryck (voice)
  6. 2017Tangled: Before Ever AfterBig Nose (voice)
  7. 2016The AccountantFrancis Silverberg
  8. 2016TrollsKing Peppy (voice)
  9. 2015China, Il The MusicalProfessor Cakes
  10. 2015The D TrainBill Shurmur
  11. 2014A Merry Friggin' ChristmasSnow Globe Santa (voice)
  12. 2014Apartment TroublesBob
  13. 2014The Clockwork GirlWilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
  14. 2013Phil SpectorBruce Cutler
  15. 2013The Hangover Part IIISid Garner
  16. 2013Onion News EmpireDavid Bryant
  17. 2013Monsters vs Aliens Stories
  18. 2012BrandedBob Gibbons
  19. 2012For the Love of MoneyMr. Solomon
  20. 2011Night of the Living CarrotsCarl Murphy (voice)
  21. 2011FiveDanny
  22. 2011FlypaperGordon Blythe
  23. 2011LuckyDetective Harold Waylon
  24. 2011Mr. Popper's PenguinsMr. Gremmins
  25. 2011The Hangover Part IISid Garner
  26. 2011Win WinVigman
  27. 2011PaulAdam Shadowchild
  28. 2010TangledBig Nose Thug (voice)
  29. 2010Operation: EndgameDevil
  30. 2010Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-DooMr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
  31. 2010Meeting SpencerHarris Chappell
  32. 2009Prequel: The Dawn of LyingAnthony
  33. 2009The Invention of LyingAnthony James
  34. 2009The HangoverSid Garner
  35. 2009Mutant Pumpkins from Outer SpaceCarl Murphy (voice)
  36. 2009Monsters vs AliensCarl Murphy (voice)
  37. 2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyTom Manning
  38. 2008Superhero MovieDr. Whitby
  39. 2008Good BehaviorHy
  40. 2007My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas MovieSanta (voice)
  41. 2007The ChubbChubbs Save XmasSanta Claus (voice)
  42. 2007Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
  43. 2007SlipstreamGeek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
  44. 2005The Muppets' Wizard of OzWizard
  45. 2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieKing Neptune (voice)
  46. 2004Funky MonkeyCrane
  47. 2004HellboyTom Manning
  48. 2004EuroTripScott's Dad (uncredited)
  49. 2003Eloise at ChristmastimeMr. Salomone the Manager
  50. 2003Under the Tuscan SunLawyer (uncredited)
  51. 2003My Boss's DaughterKen
  52. 2003ScorchedBank Employer
  53. 2003Eloise at the PlazaMr. Salomone the Manager
  54. 2003Malibu's Most WantedDr. Feldman
  55. 2001Get Well SoonMitchell
  56. 2001Never AgainChristopher
  57. 2000How the Grinch Stole ChristmasMayor Augustus Maywho
  58. 2000PollockClem Greenberg
  59. 1999Girl, InterruptedDr. Potts
  60. 1999My Teacher's WifeJack Boomer
  61. 1999Teaching Mrs. TingleCoach Wenchell
  62. 1999Muppets from SpaceK. Edgar Singer
  63. 1998Meet Joe BlackQuince
  64. 1998There's Something About MarySully
  65. 1998Doctor DolittleDr. Fish
  66. 1997Weapons of Mass DistractionAlan Blanchard
  67. 1996The Man Who Captured EichmannIsser Harel
  68. 1996Big BullyArt Lundstrum
  69. 1995Jonny Quest versus the Cyber InsectsDr. Zin (voice)
  70. 1995HeavyweightsMaury Garner
  71. 1994Radioland MurdersWalt Whalen Jr.
  72. 1994Another Midnight RunBernie Abbot
  73. 1993At Home with the WebbersGerald Webber
  74. 1993Jonny's Golden QuestDr. Zin (voice)
  75. 1993Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has BegunDr. Stockton
  76. 1993A House in the HillsWillie
  77. 1992Crossing the BridgeUncle Alby
  78. 1992Article 99Dr. Leo Krutz
  79. 1991City SlickersLou
  80. 1991Life StinksVance Crasswell
  81. 1990PastimePeter LaPorte
  82. 1990A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little MurderDon Hecker
  83. 1990Seriously... Phil CollinsJeffrey Taglentini
  84. 1990LisaMr. Larry Marks
  85. 1990The Easter StoryPeter (voice)
  86. 1989Brenda StarrVladimir
  87. 1987Three O'Clock HighMr. Rice
  88. 1986The NativityEli (voice)
  89. 1985Desert HeartsJerry (uncredited)
  90. 1984No Small AffairKen
  91. 1984The Three Wishes of Billy GrierDr. Lindsey
  92. 1983The Awakening of CandraProfessor Michael Silver
  93. 1983The Man Who Wasn't ThereBoris Potemkin
  94. 1983Mr. MomJinx
  95. 1983Cocaine: One Man's SeductionMort Broome
  96. 1982Take Your Best ShotAlden Pepper
  97. 1982The Dream ChasersJeffrey Bauman
  98. 1981Saturday the 14thWaldemar
  99. 1981The Star MakerHarry Lanson
  100. 1981A Gun in the HouseLance Kessler
  101. 1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryDankworth
  102. 1979...And Justice for AllJay Porter
  103. 1972Summertime Killer"Sully" Tambor