Jeffrey Tambor

Biography: A well-respected acting teacher who initially made his mark in regional theater, this balding everyman came to prominence on television playing pompous, pent-up and occasionally goofy characters. A recurring role on Three's Company led to a series-regular gig on the sitcom's short-lived spin-off, The Ropers, as the title characters' snotty neighbor. Once that series folded, the producers of Three's Company invited Tambor back for a variety of guest spots. From the 1980s on, this consummate character actor (and Dr. Phil doppelgänger) never lacked for small-screen work, alternating between dramas and comedies, but making his biggest impression in the latter. After a series of flop sitcoms (9 to 5, Mr. Sunshine, Max Headroom), Tambor finally struck comedic gold in 1992, when he signed on as Garry Shandling's hilariously bombastic sidekick on the late-night talk-show spoof The Larry Sanders Show. During that series' six seasons, Tambor racked up four Emmy nods and parlayed hisA well-respected acting teacher who initially made his mark in regional theater, this balding everyman came to prominence on television playing pompous, pent-up and occasionally goofy characters. A recurring role on Three's Company led to a series-regular gig on the sitcom's short-lived spin-off, The Ropers, as the title characters' snotty neighbor. Once that series folded, the producers of Three's Company invited Tambor back for a variety of guest spots. From the 1980s on, this consummate character actor (and Dr. Phil doppelgänger) never lacked for small-screen work, alternating between dramas and comedies, but making his biggest impression in the latter. After a series of flop sitcoms (9 to 5, Mr. Sunshine, Max Headroom), Tambor finally struck comedic gold in 1992, when he signed on as Garry Shandling's hilariously bombastic sidekick on the late-night talk-show spoof The Larry Sanders Show. During that series' six seasons, Tambor racked up four Emmy nods and parlayed his newfound fame into small but memorable feature-film roles (Girl, Interrupted, Malibu's Most Wanted) that capitalized on his stock-in-trade. In 2003, he won a plum dual role on the cult hit Arrested Development. Although initially only slated to appear in the pilot, Tambor so impressed creator Mitch Hurwitz (who had previously worked with the actor on the short-lived sitcom Everything's Relative) that he was promoted to series regular, essaying an imprisoned millionaire and his hippie twin brother, a pair of tour de force turns that earned him two more Emmy nominations. That series folded in the spring of 2006, but Tambor was back on the tube by fall in the retirement-aged buddy comedy Twenty Good Years; reviews and ratings were disappointing, and the series lasted just over half a season. Undeterred, Tambor took another shot at sitcom success in 2008 with Welcome to the Captain. But when CBS pulled the plug on Captain after just a handful of episodes, the actor turned back to the big screen, putting in appearances in comedies like The Hangover and The Invention of Lying, and lending his voice to the animated hit Monsters vs. Aliens. Expand

Jeffrey Tambor's Scores

Average career score: 73
Highest Metascore: 99 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 4
Lowest Metascore: 29 Twenty Good Years: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 36
  2. Negative: 3 out of 36
36 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
70 Medium: Season 5 Feb 2, 2009 Todd Emory 8.5
tbd WordGirl: Season 2 Nov 4, 2008 Mr. Big tbd
tbd The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 4 Sep 24, 2008 Neil 8.5
70 Entourage: Season 5 Sep 7, 2008 Himself 8.7
50 Welcome to the Captain: Season 1 Feb 4, 2008 Uncle Saul / Uncle Saul 4.6
tbd Martha: Season 3 Sep 10, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd Martha: Season 3 Sep 10, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd WordGirl: Season 1 Sep 3, 2007 Mr. Big / Mr. Big tbd
29 Twenty Good Years: Season 1 Oct 11, 2006 Jeffrey Pyne / Actor / Jeffrey Pyne 5.9
tbd Law & Order: Season 17 Sep 22, 2006 Judge Barry Dilwynn 9.8
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 4 Sep 4, 2006 Himself / Guest tbd
tbd Martha: Season 2 Aug 16, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd Arrested Development: Season 3 Sep 19, 2005 George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth / George Bluth Sr./Oscar Bluth 9.2
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 3 Sep 5, 2005 Himself / Guest tbd
tbd Dinner for Five: Season 4 Apr 1, 2005 Guest tbd
88 Arrested Development: Season 2 Nov 7, 2004 George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth / George Bluth Sr. / George Bluth Sr./Oscar Bluth 9.1
tbd The View: Season 8 Sep 6, 2004 Jeffrey Tambor tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 2 Sep 6, 2004 Himself / Guest tbd
89 Arrested Development: Season 1 Nov 2, 2003 George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth / George Bluth Sr. / George Bluth Sr./Oscar Bluth 9.1
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 1 Sep 8, 2003 Himself / Guest 7.5
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 1 Jan 25, 2003 Jeffrey Tambor 2.8
47 That Was Then: Season 1 Sep 27, 2002 "Double G" / Gary `Double G' Glass tbd
tbd The Practice: Season 6 Sep 23, 2001 Sid Herman tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 9 Oct 9, 2000 Guest tbd
99 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 6 Mar 15, 1998 Hank Kingsley / Hank 4.1
97 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 5 Nov 13, 1996 Hank Kingsley / Hank 5.6
99 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 4 Jul 19, 1995 Hank Kingsley / Hank 4.8
93 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 3 Jun 22, 1994 Hank Kingsley / Hank 6.8
91 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 2 Jun 2, 1993 Hank Kingsley / Hank 6.5
tbd Dinosaurs: Season 3 Sep 18, 1992 Voice tbd