Jeffrey Tambor

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 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

The Orville 2017 ★ 7.6
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 2015 ★ 8.4
Bob's Burgers 2011 ★ 7.8
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 2010 ★ 8.2
The Good Wife 2009 ★ 7.6
Archer 2009 ★ 7.9
The Hangover 2009 ★ 7.3
Batman: The Brave and the Bold 2008 ★ 7.6
Psych 2006 ★ 7.9
Medium 2005 ★ 7.5
Entourage 2004 ★ 7.4
Arrested Development 2003 ★ 7.9
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000 ★ 7.6
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 ★ 8.0
The Practice 1997 ★ 7.6
Batman: The Animated Series 1992 ★ 8.6
Law & Order 1990 ★ 7.3
L.A. Law 1986 ★ 7.1
The Golden Girls 1985 ★ 7.6
Murder, She Wrote 1984 ★ 7.5
Hill Street Blues 1981 ★ 7.6
Taxi 1978 ★ 7.3
The Love Boat 1977 ★ 6.3
M*A*S*H 1972 ★ 7.9