Biography
Often seen onscreen playing officious and obsequious types in a variety of film and television roles, actor Jeffrey Tambor first made himself known as the narcissistic sidekick Hank Kingsley on the acclaimed cable sitcom "The Larry Sanders" (HBO, 1992-98). Prior to his Emmy-nominated success on that show, Tambor went back and forth between comedy and drama, playing the recurring role of a judge on Hill Street Blues" (NBC, 1981-87) while …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Reprised role as Sid Garner in Todd Phillips' "The Hangover Part II" | |
2010 | Lent his voice to the animated feature "Tangled" | |
2009 | Appeared in the Todd Phillips comedy "The Hangover" | |
2008 | Played a fictionalized version of in several episodes of HBO's "Entourage" | |
2008 | Reprised role for "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" | |
2006 | Co-starred with John Lithgow on the short-lived NBC sitcom, "Twenty Good Years" | |
2004 | Voiced King Neptune in "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" | |
2004 | Cast in Guillermo del Toro's comic book adaption, "Hellboy" | |
2003 | Played dual role of twin brothers, George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on the FOX sitcom, "Arrested Development"; received Best Supporting Actor Emmy (2004, 2005) nominations | |
2000 | Cast as Mayor Augustus Maywho in "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" | |
1999 | Cast in NBC's short-lived sitcom "Everything's Relative" | |
1999 | Starred as Dr. Melvin Potts opposite Winona Ryder in "Girl, Interrupted" | |
1998 | Cast as Sully the Farrelly brothers comedy "There's Something About Mary" | |
1998 | Played Dr. Fish in the Eddie Murphy comedy, "Doctor Dolittle" | |
1992 | Played Hank Kingsley on the HBO comedy series, "The Larry Sanders Show"; received several Best Supporting Actor Emmy (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) nominations | |
1991 | Co-starred in Mel Brooks' "Life Stinks" | |
1987 | Lent his voice to the syndicated children's series, "The New Adventures of Jonny Quest" | |
1987 | Cast on the short-lived ABC series, "Max Headroom" | |
1983 | Played Michael Keaton's boss in the comedy "Mr. Mom" | |
1981 | Cast in the recurring role of Judge Alan Wachtel on NBC's police drama, "Hill Street Blues" | |
1980 | First TV miniseries, "Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story" (NBC) | |
1979 | First role as a series regular, ABC's spin-off "The Ropers" | |
1979 | Appeared several times on ABC's "Three's Company" | |
1979 | Feature film debut, playing Al Pacino's mentally unstable law partner in "And Justice for All" | |
1976 | Made Broadway debut in Arthur Penn's "Sly Fox" | |
| Taught theater classes at Wayne State University | ||
1955 | Began studying acting and theater at age 11 | |
Awards
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in The Larry Sanders Show |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in The Larry Sanders Show |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor For a Comedy Series in The Larry Sanders Show |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in The Larry Sanders Show |