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...
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Complete Filmography

The Clockwork Girl
2021
as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)
A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing...

Magic Camp
2020
as Roy Preston
Andy, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career. Instead, he...

Disclosure
2020
as Self (archive footage)
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...

55 Steps
2018
as Mort Cohen
The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the righ...

The Death of Stalin
2017
as Georgy Malenkov
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl...

Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Big Nose (voice)
Rapunzel grapples with the responsibilities of being a princess and the overprotective ways of her father. While she wholeheartedly loves Eugene, Rapu...

The Accountant
2016
as Francis Silverberg
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

Trolls
2016
as King Peppy (voice)
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set o...

The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, an...

China, Il The Musical
2015
as Professor Cakes
In the explosive hour long finale Baby Cakes wants a magical pet while Pony and Steve prove to each other that they love their respective crushes.

The D Train
2015
as Bill Shurmur
With his 20th reunion looming, Dan can’t shake his high school insecurities. In a misguided mission to prove he’s changed, Dan rekindles a friendship ...

A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Snowman (voice)
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hi...

Apartment Troubles
2014
Two codependent roommates, on the verge of eviction, flee New York for the promise of sunshine in Los Angeles where their friendship is tested by a ch...

Phil Spector
2013
as Bruce Cutler
A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the...

The Hangover Part III
2013
as Sid Garner
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.

The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
as Self
Featuring interviews from major cast and crew members, along with 200 fans from across the country, this documentary tells the whole story of this ama...

Onion News Empire
2013
as David Bryant
The journalists at the Onion News Network will do anything to stay at the top of their game. And if they can't find a great story, they'll create one.

Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
Join B.O.B. and your favorite mega-monster squad — including Susan (aka Ginormica), Link and Dr. Cockroach — as they battle mutant pumpkins and zombie...

Branded
2012
as Bob Gibbons
In a dystopian future, where corporate brands have created a disillusioned population, one man's effort to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy lead...

For the Love of Money
2012
as Mr. Solomon
Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream.

Night of the Living Carrots
2011
as Carl Murphy (voice)
After a mutant peculiar pumpkin blows up on the Murphy’s carrot lawn, zombie green beans begin fighting the immediate place, and it’s up to the Creatu...

Five
2011
as Danny
An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.

Flypaper
2011
as Gordon Blythe
A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.

Lucky
2011
as Detective Waylon
A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush.

Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
as Mr. Gremmins
Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins...

The Hangover Part II
2011
as Sid Garner
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a me...

Win Win
2011
as Vigman
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns...

Paul
2011
as Adam Shadowchild
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind....

Tangled
2010
as 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 he...

Operation: Endgame
2010
as Devil
A battle ensues among two government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
2010
as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)
The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, where appare...

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010
as Self
The cast share their thoughts on Gervais, his laugh, and the art of "corpsing," when Gervais can't keep a scene together before laughing. A longer ree...

Meeting Spencer
2010
as Harris Chappell
After a series of Hollywood flops, famed director Harris Chappell (Jeffrey Tambor) returns to New York to relaunch his Broadway career. But Chappell's...

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009
as Anthony
Short film that serves as a prequel to The Invention of Lying.

The Invention of Lying
2009
as Anthony James
Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

The Hangover
2009
as Sid Garner
When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But th...

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan...

Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Carl Murphy (voice)
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The m...

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
as Self
The making of Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
as Tom Manning
Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim E...

Superhero Movie
2008
as Dr. Whitby
Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the vill...

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
2007
as Santa (voice)
Pooh and his friends work together to rescue Santa's lost reindeer-trainee, Holly.

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
2007
as Santa Claus (voice)
Meeper and the ChubbChubbs go to the North Pole; when Santa Claus is injured and can't deliver his presents, he is replaced by Meeper.
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show
2007
Undeniably the hippest show to air on cable in the 1990s, The Larry Sanders Show takes you backstage at a fictional late night talk show with real-lif...

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007
as Hank Kingsley
A feature-length "making of" documentary about the 'The Larry Sanders Show' with cast and star interviews, deleted scenes, commentaries, and footage o...

Slipstream
2007
as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder my...

Earth to America
2005
as Self
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as Wizard
A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn ...

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as King Neptune (voice)
There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Thoug...

Funky Monkey
2004
as Crane
A teen genius teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange, the scientist gives the tee...

Hellboy
2004
as Tom Manning
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is takin...

EuroTrip
2004
as Scott's Dad (uncredited)
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

Eloise at Christmastime
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. The owner's daughter is getting married, but Eloise discover...

Under the Tuscan Sun
2003
as Lawyer (uncredited)
After a rough divorce, Frances, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim...

My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Ken
When a young man agrees to housesit for his boss, he thinks it'll be the perfect opportunity to get close to the woman he desperately has a crush on –...

Scorched
2003
as Bank Employer
Three mischievous employees of a bank in a small deserted town all make plans to rob it at the same time, however none of them knows about the others.

Eloise at the Plaza
2003
as Mr. Salomone the Manager
Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. Her caretaker "Nanny" watches over her while her mom is away...

Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Dr. Feldman
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to ...

Get Well Soon
2001
as Mitchell
After having a nervous breakdown, a popular talk-show host confronts his ex-girlfriend who is dating a cross-dresser.

Never Again
2001
as Christopher
A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Mayor Augustus Maywho
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

Pollock
2000
as Clem Greenberg
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United Sta...

Girl, Interrupted
1999
as Dr. Potts
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unk...

My Teacher's Wife
1999
as Jack Boomer
Todd Boomer is a college student aspiring to get into University. His chances are looking poor when his maths teacher, fails him in every maths test. ...

Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
as Coach Wenchell
A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade...

Muppets from Space
1999
as K. Edgar Singer
When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him...

Meet Joe Black
1998
as Quince
Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soo...

There's Something About Mary
1998
as Sully
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom dat...

Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Dr. Fish
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a chi...

Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Alan Blanchard
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations ...

The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996
as Isser Harel
Set in 1960, the story follows the efforts of the Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, to find former SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who ran from Germany t...

Big Bully
1996
as Art Lundstrum
A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful pa...

Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
1995
as Dr. Zin
The evil Dr. Zin has genetically modified household pests into disturbingly large insects that he calls assassinoids, fearless and devoted warriors th...

Heavyweights
1995
as Maury Garner
Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyran...

Radioland Murders
1994
as Walt Whalen Jr.
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Another Midnight Run
1994
as Bernie Abbot
Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in the book and Jack has trouble bringing them back to LA ...

At Home with the Webbers
1993
as Gerald Webber
AT HOME WITH THE WEBBERS explores what happens when a typical American family is turned into a hot, new, totally uncensored TV show. Viewers get hooke...

Jonny's Golden Quest
1993
as Dr. Zin
In the first feature-length animated movie based on the Hanna-Barbera series, Jonny Quest fans get to meet the women behind the adventurous men. Joini...
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Dr. Stockton
Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features dozens of space...

A House in the Hills
1993
as Willie
An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a deadly ex-con.

Crossing the Bridge
1992
as Uncle Alby
A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the instant they get embroiled in a drug-running sche...

Article 99
1992
as Dr. Leo Krutz
Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliv...

City Slickers
1991
as Lou
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

Life Stinks
1991
as Vance Crasswell
A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he ...

Pastime
1990
as Peter LaPorte
A veteran minor league pitcher in 1957 tutors a young phenomenon.
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Don Hecker
A suburban housewife thinks she has uncovered a murder plot.

Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Jeffrey Taglentini
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lo...

Lisa
1990
as Mr. Larry Marks
A teenage girl becomes infatuated with a stranger who is, unbeknownst to her, a serial killer.

The Easter Story
1990
as Peter (voice)
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, an...

Brenda Starr
1989
as Vladimir
Fearless reporter Brenda Starr needs a big scoop if she wishes to retain her lofty status within the world of journalism, so she ventures deep into th...

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Writer
An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by Disne...

Three O'Clock High
1987
as Mr. Rice
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Reve...

The Nativity
1987
as Eli (voice)
The Nativity is seen through the eyes of three young visitors from the 20th century who are transported back through time to the Holy City

Desert Hearts
1985
as Jerry (uncredited)
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named ...

No Small Affair
1984
as Ken
A 16-year-old aspiring photographer pursues a beautiful "older woman" of 22, a down-on-her-luck rock singer.

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
as Dr. Lindsey
A teenager must cope with a disease that causes himself to age at an astronomical rate.

The Awakening of Candra
1983
as Professor Michael Silver
Based on the true-life story of teenage bride Candra Torres who was abducted in 1976 while on a honeymoon camping trip in the High Sierras.

The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
as Boris Potemkin
When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedding, government bureaucrat Sam Cooper finds himsel...

Mr. Mom
1983
as Jinx
Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the hous...

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Mort Broome
A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

Take Your Best Shot
1982
as Alden Pepper
An actor whose career has gone flat resolves to pursue a more stable occupation while also trying to save his troubled marriage.

The Dream Chasers
1982
as Jeffrey Bauman
Two unlikely companions face gun-slinging cowboys and their own personal family conflicts as they learn the importance of friendship, loyalty, and for...

Saturday the 14th
1981
as Waldemar
After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Openin...

The Star Maker
1981
as Harry Lanson
Danny Youngblood is a famed Hollywood director with a reputation for modeling sexy starlets into superstar actresses, and then turning his discoveries...

A Gun in the House
1981
as Lance Kessler
A woman who uses a handgun to defend herself and shoots a man who is assaulting her in her home is doggedly prosecuted by the district attorney, bent ...

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Dankworth
Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "T...

...And Justice for All
1979
as Jay Porter
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat o...

Summertime Killer
1972
as "Sully" Tambor
During his childhood, a boy sees four men drown his father; now, the grown young man makes it his business to kill each member of the foursome. His la...

The Adventures of Drunky
N/A
as God
Drunky is a barfly who finds himself in the middle of a cosmic bet between God and the Devil over the fate of the Earth. With his life destroyed, Drun...