Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

1944-07-08 San Francisco, California, USA 109 Credits

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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The Clockwork Girl

The Clockwork Girl

2021

as Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)

5.4
Acting

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

Magic Camp

2020

as Roy Preston

6.8
Acting

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

Disclosure

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.9
Acting

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...

55 Steps

55 Steps

2018

as Mort Cohen

6.7
Acting

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

The Death of Stalin

2017

as Georgy Malenkov

7.0
Acting

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

Tangled: Before Ever After

2017

as Big Nose (voice)

6.8
Acting

Rapunzel grapples with the responsibilities of being a princess and the overprotective ways of her father. While she wholeheartedly loves Eugene, Rapu...

The Accountant

The Accountant

2016

as Francis Silverberg

7.1
Acting

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

Trolls

2016

as King Peppy (voice)

6.6
Acting

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

The Last Laugh

2016

as Self

6.9
Acting

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

China, Il The Musical

2015

as Professor Cakes

Acting

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

The D Train

2015

as Bill Shurmur

4.9
Acting

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

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

2014

as Snowman (voice)

5.4
Acting

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

Apartment Troubles

2014

5.0
Acting

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

Phil Spector

2013

as Bruce Cutler

5.7
Acting

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

The Hangover Part III

2013

as Sid Garner

6.2
Acting

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

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

2013

as Self

5.7
Acting

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

Onion News Empire

2013

as David Bryant

6.8
Acting

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

Monsters vs Aliens Stories

2013

8.0
Acting

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

Branded

2012

as Bob Gibbons

4.8
Acting

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

For the Love of Money

2012

as Mr. Solomon

4.3
Acting

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

Night of the Living Carrots

2011

as Carl Murphy (voice)

5.8
Acting

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

Five

2011

as Danny

7.1
Acting

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

Flypaper

Flypaper

2011

as Gordon Blythe

6.4
Acting

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

Lucky

2011

as Detective Waylon

4.8
Acting

A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush.

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins

2011

as Mr. Gremmins

6.0
Acting

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

The Hangover Part II

2011

as Sid Garner

6.5
Acting

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

Win Win

2011

as Vigman

6.8
Acting

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

Paul

2011

as Adam Shadowchild

6.7
Acting

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

Tangled

2010

as Big Nose Thug (voice)

7.6
Acting

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

Operation: Endgame

2010

as Devil

4.9
Acting

A battle ensues among two government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

2010

as Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)

7.7
Acting

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

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying

2010

as Self

9.3
Acting

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

Meeting Spencer

2010

as Harris Chappell

4.5
Acting

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

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

2009

as Anthony

2.0
Acting

Short film that serves as a prequel to The Invention of Lying.

The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying

2009

as Anthony James

6.2
Acting

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

The Hangover

2009

as Sid Garner

7.3
Acting

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

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

2009

as Carl Murphy (voice)

5.8
Acting

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

Monsters vs Aliens

2009

as Carl Murphy (voice)

6.2
Acting

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

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

2008

as Self

6.9
Acting

The making of Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008

as Tom Manning

6.8
Acting

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

Superhero Movie

2008

as Dr. Whitby

5.3
Acting

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

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie

2007

as Santa (voice)

6.0
Acting

Pooh and his friends work together to rescue Santa's lost reindeer-trainee, Holly.

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas

2007

as Santa Claus (voice)

5.8
Acting

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

10.0
Acting

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'

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

2007

as Hank Kingsley

Acting

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

Slipstream

Slipstream

2007

as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman

4.9
Acting

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

Earth to America

2005

as Self

8.0
Acting

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

as Wizard

5.3
Acting

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

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004

as King Neptune (voice)

7.0
Acting

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

Funky Monkey

2004

as Crane

6.0
Acting

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

Hellboy

2004

as Tom Manning

6.7
Acting

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

EuroTrip

2004

as Scott's Dad (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

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

Eloise at Christmastime

2003

as Mr. Salomone the Manager

6.3
Acting

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

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

as Lawyer (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

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

My Boss's Daughter

2003

as Ken

5.0
Acting

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

Scorched

2003

as Bank Employer

5.5
Acting

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

Eloise at the Plaza

2003

as Mr. Salomone the Manager

6.1
Acting

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

Malibu's Most Wanted

2003

as Dr. Feldman

5.1
Acting

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

Get Well Soon

2001

as Mitchell

4.0
Acting

After having a nervous breakdown, a popular talk-show host confronts his ex-girlfriend who is dating a cross-dresser.

Never Again

Never Again

2001

as Christopher

3.9
Acting

A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

as Mayor Augustus Maywho

6.8
Acting

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

Pollock

2000

as Clem Greenberg

6.7
Acting

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

Girl, Interrupted

1999

as Dr. Potts

7.6
Acting

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

My Teacher's Wife

1999

as Jack Boomer

5.3
Acting

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

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

1999

as Coach Wenchell

5.5
Acting

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

Muppets from Space

1999

as K. Edgar Singer

6.1
Acting

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

Meet Joe Black

1998

as Quince

7.4
Acting

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

There's Something About Mary

1998

as Sully

6.6
Acting

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

Doctor Dolittle

1998

as Dr. Fish

5.7
Acting

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

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

as Alan Blanchard

5.1
Acting

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

The Man Who Captured Eichmann

1996

as Isser Harel

5.9
Acting

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

Big Bully

1996

as Art Lundstrum

4.5
Acting

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

Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects

1995

as Dr. Zin

8.5
Acting

The evil Dr. Zin has genetically modified household pests into disturbingly large insects that he calls assassinoids, fearless and devoted warriors th...

Heavyweights

Heavyweights

1995

as Maury Garner

6.1
Acting

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

Radioland Murders

1994

as Walt Whalen Jr.

5.9
Acting

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Another Midnight Run

Another Midnight Run

1994

as Bernie Abbot

6.5
Acting

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

At Home with the Webbers

1993

as Gerald Webber

4.1
Acting

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

Jonny's Golden Quest

1993

as Dr. Zin

7.5
Acting

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

1.0
Acting

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

A House in the Hills

1993

as Willie

5.9
Acting

An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a deadly ex-con.

Crossing the Bridge

Crossing the Bridge

1992

as Uncle Alby

5.8
Acting

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

Article 99

1992

as Dr. Leo Krutz

6.1
Acting

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

City Slickers

1991

as Lou

6.4
Acting

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

Life Stinks

1991

as Vance Crasswell

5.6
Acting

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

Pastime

1990

as Peter LaPorte

5.7
Acting

A veteran minor league pitcher in 1957 tutors a young phenomenon.

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

1990

as Don Hecker

5.5
Acting

A suburban housewife thinks she has uncovered a murder plot.

Seriously... Phil Collins

Seriously... Phil Collins

1990

as Jeffrey Taglentini

Acting

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

Lisa

1990

as Mr. Larry Marks

5.5
Acting

A teenage girl becomes infatuated with a stranger who is, unbeknownst to her, a serial killer.

The Easter Story

The Easter Story

1990

as Peter (voice)

7.5
Acting

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

Brenda Starr

1989

as Vladimir

4.6
Acting

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

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987

as Writer

Acting

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

Three O'Clock High

1987

as Mr. Rice

6.8
Acting

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

The Nativity

1987

as Eli (voice)

7.5
Acting

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

Desert Hearts

1985

as Jerry (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named ...

No Small Affair

No Small Affair

1984

as Ken

5.4
Acting

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

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

1984

as Dr. Lindsey

5.0
Acting

A teenager must cope with a disease that causes himself to age at an astronomical rate.

The Awakening of Candra

The Awakening of Candra

1983

as Professor Michael Silver

6.0
Acting

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

The Man Who Wasn't There

1983

as Boris Potemkin

4.1
Acting

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

Mr. Mom

1983

as Jinx

6.6
Acting

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

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

1983

as Mort Broome

6.6
Acting

A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

Take Your Best Shot

Take Your Best Shot

1982

as Alden Pepper

6.0
Acting

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

The Dream Chasers

1982

as Jeffrey Bauman

7.0
Acting

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

Saturday the 14th

1981

as Waldemar

5.0
Acting

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

The Star Maker

1981

as Harry Lanson

4.0
Acting

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

A Gun in the House

1981

as Lance Kessler

6.3
Acting

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

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980

as Dankworth

4.5
Acting

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

...And Justice for All

1979

as Jay Porter

7.1
Acting

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

Summertime Killer

1972

as "Sully" Tambor

5.8
Acting

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

The Adventures of Drunky

N/A

as God

Acting

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...