My Take
Jeffrey Tambor is one of those character actors who quietly became indispensable — the kind of guy you spent decades recognizing without quite knowing his name, until suddenly he was everywhere and unmissable. As Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show he was flat-out brilliant, playing a talk-show sidekick so desperate for validation it was painful and hilarious in equal measure. Then came George Bluth Sr. on Arrested Development, a performance so layered in smug obliviousness it became the template for TV comedy dads for years. His Emmy wins for Transparent — back-to-back in 2015 and 2016 — felt genuinely deserved; that role demanded real vulnerability and he delivered. Whatever complicated feelings came after, the body of work spanning four decades speaks for itself: a deeply skilled, endlessly watchable performer.
Overview
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television 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).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフリー・タンバー
- Reading
- じぇふりー・たんばー
- Born
- July 8, 1944 (age 81)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / character actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Abraham Lincoln High School
- University
- Wayne State University
Awards & achievements
- Satellite Awards
- 2015 Golden Globe Awards
- 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | — | |
| Notable work | Transparent | — | |
| Notable work | Muppets from Space | — | |
| Notable work | Trolls | — | |
| Notable work | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | — | |
| Notable work | Arrested Development | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.