Jeffrey Tambor Biography

Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his roles as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, as well as George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development.

Early life

Tambor was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Eileen (née Salzberg), a housewife, and Michael Bernard "Mike" Tambor, a flooring contractor. He grew up in a Conservative Jewish family with roots in Hungary and Kiev, Ukraine. Tambor is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where he studied acting and then went on to receive a master's degree from Wayne State University.

Career

Early career

Tambor first moved to repertory theater in Milwaukee, later making his Broadway debut in the comedy Sly Fox (1976), appearing with George C. Scott and directed by Arthur Penn. He appeared in Measure for Measure in the same year. In 1979 he starred in Norman Jewison's ...And Justice For All, as a lawyer friend of the protagonist, Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino). In an early TV job, an ad for Avis rent-a-car, he was seen running (huffing and puffing) through an airport, mocking O. J. Simpson's "Go, O.J., go!" ads for Hertz. He has had a significant career in episodic TV, where he made numerous guest appearances on different shows, including Taxi, Kojak, M*A*S*H, The Golden Girls, and Three's Company. In 1979 Tambor got his first role as a main character in television in the short-lived show The Ropers. Throughout the 1980s Tambor had a recurring role on Hill Street Blues playing a judge. In 1987 and 1988, Tambor appeared as a regular on the prime time ABC series Max Headroom as Murray, Edison's editor.

The Larry Sanders Show

Tambor is often remembered as Hank Kingsley, the narcissistic sidekick of fictional talk show host Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show. Tambor received four Emmy nominations for his performance on the show"?all of which he would lose, to Michael Richards for Seinfeld, David Hyde Pierce for Frasier, and his co-star, Rip Torn. He is also often remembered for his then-famous catch phrase "Hey Now!"

Arrested Development

Beginning in 2003, Tambor starred in the television comedy Arrested Development as George Bluth, Sr. and in some episodes as his twin brother Oscar Bluth. The show was cancelled in 2006, after three seasons, but a fourth season was released on Netflix in 2013.

In 2004, Tambor received his fifth Emmy nomination for his work on the show. He lost to David Hyde Pierce for the final season of the sitcom Frasier. Tambor was nominated for a sixth time in 2005 but lost to Brad Garrett for the final season of Everybody Loves Raymond. The second episode of Arrested Development's third season lampooned this loss: Tambor's character's son describes his acting ability by saying, "It's a wonderful performance, Dad. You're a regular Brad Garrett."

Later work

Tambor served as the announcer (and occasional square) for the game show Hollywood Squares in 2002 and 2003. He was also the voice of King Neptune in 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. In the spring of 2005, he starred as George Aaronow in the Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.

After the cancellation of Arrested Development in April 2006, Tambor signed on to a series with John Lithgow called Twenty Good Years about two men who ponder the last 20 years of their life. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 2006, but was taken off the air after only a few episodes. Also in 2006, he portrayed George Washington on The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd. He also starred as "Uncle" Saul in the CBS comedy Welcome to The Captain until its cancellation in March 2008. He has made several cameo appearances in Entourage as a fictionalized version of himself who regularly annoys his agent, Ari Gold.

For several years, based on his availability, Tambor has also taught a popular class for actors. He was formerly a longtime teaching associate of famed acting coach Milton Katselas.

In 2009, Tambor appeared in the animated film Monsters vs. Aliens and in the comedy The Hangover.

A role Tambor began in 2009 is that of the recurring character Len Trexler in the sardonic comedy Archer, an animated television series on the FX network. He is a major love interest to Malory Archer played by Jessica Walter " the two formerly playing husband and wife in Arrested Development.

In 2011, Tambor starred in an indie comedy, Lucky. Also in 2011, he had a minor role in the film Paul with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, reprised his Hangover role for its sequel, and was featured in Flypaper, with Patrick Dempsey and Ashley Judd.

In 2012, he co-starred as Walt, Pete's aspiring musician father on the sitcom Bent starring Amanda Peet and David Walton.

In May 2013 he returned to season 4 of Arrested Development.

Personal life

Tambor has been married three times and has six children. His oldest child, Molly Tambor, was born on July 5, 1975.

In 1991, Tambor married Kathryn Mitchell. They divorced in 2000. He has four children with Kasia Ostlun, who he married in October 2001.

Tambor's third child and first grandchild were born within a few days of each other in December 2004. His wife Kasia gave birth to son Gabriel Kasper on December 10, 2004, and his daughter Molly Tambor gave birth to son Mason Jay Moore on December 14, 2004. On December 10, 2006, his wife gave birth to their second child, daughter Eve Julia ("Evie").

In 2007, Tambor was reported to be a Scientologist. However, in February 2008, Tambor expressed concern about "Internet reports" about his alleged involvement with the religion and stated that he "took some Scientology classes at one time, studied Scientology for a while, but no more. I have nothing against it, but I am no longer a Scientologist."

On The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on June 3, 2009, Tambor announced his wife was pregnant with twin boys due in October 2009. The boys, Hugo Bernard and Eli Nicholas, were born on October 4, 2009.

Awards and nominations

Tambor was nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on Arrested Development and four for The Larry Sanders Show." He has won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. As part of the cast of Arrested Development," he has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Cast in a Comedy Series. He has also been nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Comedy Series.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Summertime Killer	Sully Tambor
1979	...And Justice for All	Jay Porter
1981	Saturday the 14th	Waldemar
1982	The Dream Chasers	Jeffrey Bauman
1983	Mr. Mom	Jinx
	The Man Who Wasn't There	Boris Potemkin
1984	No Small Affair	Ken
1985	Desert Hearts	Jerry	Uncredited
1987	Three O'Clock High	Mr. Rice
1989	Brenda Starr	Vladimir
1990	Lisa	Mr. Marks
	Pastime	Peter LaPorte
1991	City Slickers	Lou
	Life Stinks	Vance Crasswell
1992	Article 99	Dr. Leo Krutz
	Crossing the Bridge	Uncle Alby
1993	Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun	Dr. Stockton	Direct-to-video
	A House in the Hills	Willie
1994	Radioland Murders	Walt Whalen Jr.
1995	Heavyweights	Maury Garner
1996	Big Bully	Art Lundstrom
1998	Dr. Dolittle	Dr. Fish
	There's Something About Mary	Sully
	Meet Joe Black	Quince
1999	Muppets from Space	K. Edgar Singer
	Teaching Mrs. Tingle	Coach "Spanky" Wenchell
	My Teacher's Wife	Jack Boomer
	Girl, Interrupted	Dr. Melvin Potts
2000	Pollock	Clement Greenberg
	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Mayor Augustus Maywho
2001	Never Again	Christopher
	Get Well Soon	Mitchell
2003	Malibu's Most Wanted	Dr. Feldman
	Scorched	Employer
	My Boss's Daughter	Ken
2004	EuroTrip	Mr Thomas	Uncredited
	Hellboy	Tom Manning
	Funky Monkey	Crane
	'	King Neptune	Voice
2007	Slipstream	Geek/Jeffrey/Dr. Geekman
2008	Superhero Movie	Dr. Whitby
	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Tom Manning
2009	'	Anthony
	'	Sid Garner
	Monsters vs. Aliens	Carl Murphy	Voice
2010	Tangled	Big-nosed thug	Voice
	Meeting Spencer	Harris Chapell
	Operation: Endgame	Devil
	Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo	Mr. Calvin Curdles	Voice Direct-to-video
2011	Paul	Adam Shadowchild
	'	Sid Garner
	Lucky	Detective Waylon
	Win Win	Stephen Vigman
	The Clockwork Girl	Wilhelm the Tinkerer	Voice
	Flypaper	Gordon Blythe
	Mr Popper's Penguins	Mr. Gremmins
2012	For the Love of Money	Mr. Solomon
	Branded	Bob Gibbons
2013	The Hangover Part III	Sid Garner
2014	The Shadow King	Cuzzie Bell	Voice Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Kojak	Medical examiner	Episode: "Lady in the Squadroom"
1978	Starsky and Hutch	Randy	Episode: "Cover Girl"
1979	Taxi	Congressman Walter Griswald	Episode: "Elaine and the Lame Duck"
	'	Jeffrey P. Brookes III	28 episodes
1980	Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story	Dankworth	TV movie
1981	The Love Boat	Mr. Rogers Lawrence Jurgens	2 episodes
	Barney Miller	William Klein	Episode: "Field Associate"
	A Gun in the House	Lance Kessler	TV movie
	The Star Maker	Harry Lanson	TV movie
	Three's Company	Winston Cromwell III Dr. Tom Miller Dr. Phillip Greene	3 episodes
	Hill Street Blues	Judge Alan Wachtel	22 episodes
1982	Take Your Best Shot	Alden Pepper	TV movie
	Nine to Five	Franklin Hart	5 episodes
	M*A*S*H	Major Reddish	Episode: "Foreign Affairs"
1983	Gloria	Dr. Webber	Episode: "Gloria on the Couch"
	Oh Madeline	Wesley	Episode: "Madeline Acts Forward at the Retreat"
	Cocaine: One Man's Seduction	Mort Broome	TV movie
	Sadat	Sharaff	TV movie
	The Awakening of Candra	Professor Michael Silver	TV movie
1984	The Three Wishes of Billy Grier	Dr. Lindsay	TV movie
1985	Robert Kennedy & His Times	Pierre Salinger	TV miniseries
	The Twilight Zone	Stephen Montgomery Milton	2 episodes
1986	Mr. Sunshine	Paul Stark	11 episodes
	Jonny Quest	Hard Rock	Voice 5 episodes
1987	Max Headroom	Murray	14 episodes
1988	Murder, She Wrote	Russell Armstrong	Episode: "Harbinger of Death"
	L.A. Law	Gordon Salt	3 episodes
1989	The Golden Girls	Dr. Stevens	Episode: "Sick and Tired: Part 1"
	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Hospital board member	Episode: "Every Dog Has His Doogie"
1990	Who's the Boss?	Fred/ Ed Hartwall	Episode: "Tony Kills"
	Equal Justice	Harry Beeker	Episode: "The Art of the Possible"
	Tales from the Crypt	Charlie Marno	Episode: "Dead Right"
	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures	Additional voices	Voice Episode: "One Sweet and Sour Chinese Adventure to Go"
	American Dreamer	Joe Baines	17 episodes
	A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder	Don Hecker	TV movie
1991	Empty Nest	Dr. Binder	Episode: "The Dreyfuss Affair"
1992	The Burden of Proof	Sennett	TV movie
	'	Hank Kingsley	89 episodes Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Nominated - CableACE Award for Actor in a Comedy Series (1994, 1995)
	Batman: The Animated Series	Crocker SWAT leader	Voice Episode: "Appointment in Crime Alley"
1993	Dinosaurs	Hank Hiber	Voice Episode: "Charlene and Her Amazing Humans"
	At Home with the Webbers	Gerald Webber	TV movie
	Jonny's Golden Quest	Dr. Zin	Voice TV movie
1994	Another Midnight Run	Bernie Abbot	TV movie
1995	Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects	Dr. Zin	Voice TV movie
	Pinky and the Brain	Beetle Fiero	Voice Episode: "Of Mouse and Man"
1996	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	Black Jack Lee	Voice Episode: "The Darkest Fathoms"
	The Man Who Captured Eichmann	Isser Harel	TV movie
1997	Weapons of Mass Distraction	Alan Blanchard	TV movie
1997	Duckman	Psychiatrist	Voice Episode: "Hamlet 2: This Time It's Personal"
	Johnny Bravo	Felinius TV voices #1	Voice Episode: "Hip Hop Flop/Talk to Me, Baby/Blanky Hanky Panky"
	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Jerry, sanitation worker	Voice Episode: "Laugh, Krumm, Laugh/Rookie Monsters"
1998	Hercules	King Salmoneus	Voice Episode: "Hercules and the King of Thessaly"
	The Lionhearts	Hank	Voice 2 episodes Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (1999)
1999	Tracey Takes On...	Mobster	Episode: "America"
	Everything's Relative	Jake Gorelick	4 episodes
2001	The Practice	Sid Herman	2 episodes
	3-South	Dean Earhart	2 episodes
2002	The Proud Family	Randolph Verascola	Voice Episode: "Romeo Must Wed"
	That Was Then	Gary 'Double G' Glass	3 episodes
	Ozzy & Drix	Mole	Voice 3 episodes
2003	Eloise at the Plaza	Mr. Salomone	TV movie
	Eloise at Christmastime	Mr. Salomone	TV movie
	2003-2006	Arrested Development	George Bluth Sr. Oscar Bluth	63 episodes Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2004, 2005) Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005, 2006)
2005	The Muppets' Wizard of Oz	Wizard	TV movie
2006	Twenty Good Years	Jeffrey	13 episodes
2007	WordGirl	Mr. Big	Voice 25 episodes
	Super Sleuth Christmas Movie	Santa	Voice TV movie
	Law & Order	Judge Barry Dilwynn	Episode: "The Family Hour"
2008	Welcome to The Captain	Saul Fish	Voice 5 episodes
	Good Behavior	Hy	Pilot
	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Neil	Episode: "Snakes on a Date"
	Entourage	Himself	3 episodes
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jerzy Skaggs	Episode: " Art Imitates Life"
2009	Medium	Todd Emory / Allison Dubois	Episode: "The Main in the Mirror"
	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Crazy Quilt	Voice Episode: "The Color of Revenge!"
	Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space	Carl Murphy	Voice TV movie
	Rex Is Not Your Lawyer	Dr. Barry Cohen	Pilot
2010	Archer	Torvald Utne Len Trexler	Voice 4 episodes
	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Gill Littlefoot	Voice Episode: "The Grasp of the Gnome"
2011	Running Wilde	Steven's father	Episode: "Basket Cases"
	Love Bites	Dr. O	Episode: "How To..."
	China, IL	Professor Cakes	Voice 6 episodes
	The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks	The Therapist	Web series 3 episodes
	Five	Danny Dinlear	TV movie
2012	Bent	Walt	6 episodes
	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Mr. Orange Blueberry	Voice 2 episodes
	Next Caller	Jefferson Mingus	4 unaired episodes
	Bob's Burgers	Captain Flarty	Voice Episode: "Mutiny on the Windbreaker"
2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ben Cohen	2 episodes
	Psych	Lloyd French	2 episodes
	Phil Spector	Bruce Cutler	TV movie
	Onion News Empire	David Bryant	Pilot
	Sophia the First	Nigel	Voice Episode: "Baileywick's Day Off"