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Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Actor · born 8 July 1944 · San Francisco, California, USA

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).

Where to start: Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010).

As actor 110

TV shows 69

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Jeffrey Tambor movie?

By viewer score, Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010) at 7.7/10.

What are Jeffrey Tambor’s most popular movies?

The Hangover, Tangled, The Hangover Part II.

How many movies has Jeffrey Tambor made?

110 films on TMDB, 110 as actor.

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