Joel Grey
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1932-04-11 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Joel David Katz
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret. He has won the Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe Award. He also originated the role of the Wizard in the acclaimed musical Wicked.
Known For
TV Shows (59)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Dr. Singer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Hank Kasserman
House
2004
as Ezra Powell
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Milton Winters
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Carl Meisner
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Dallas
1978
as Adam
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Beppo (voice)
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Caylem
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Doc
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Winner
Ironside
1967
as Mike Yeager
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Private Practice
2007
as Dr. Alexander Ball
Maverick
1957
as Billy The Kid
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ronald
Lawman
1958
as Owny O'Reilly
Alice
1976
Warehouse 13
2009
as Monty the Magnificent
Matlock
1986
as Tommy DeLuca
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Blue Heelers
1993
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer / Self - Presenter / Self - Performer / Self - Nominee / Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Nathan Seward / Gideon Banks
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Night Gallery
1970
as Andrew MacBane
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Dick Bobbitt
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Joey Kellogg
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Surfside 6
1960
as Willy
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Telephone Time
1956
The Old Man
2022
as Morgan Bote
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Bronco
1958
December Bride
1954
as Jimmy
Alias
2001
as Another Mr. Sloane
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Freddy Rockefeller
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Presenter
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Joel Grey
Further Tales of the City
2001
as Guido
Flick Flack
1974
Queenie
1987
as Aaron Diamond
Broadway: The American Musical
2004
as Self
Short Cuts
2002
as Tom McQuilten
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
1984
as Jack Point
Movies (53)
The Player
1992
as Joel Grey
Cabaret
1972
as Master of Ceremonies
Dancer in the Dark
2000
as Oldrich Novy
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #4
Come September
1961
as Beagle
A Christmas Carol
1999
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
as Chiun
Choke
2008
as Phil
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Patron (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Kafka
1991
as Burgel
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Lowenstein
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
as Self
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Man on a Swing
1974
as Franklin Wills
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)
Venus Rising
1995
as Jimmie
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
About Face
1952
as Bender
On the Edge
2001
as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
as Self
The Dangerous
1995
as Flea
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974
as Joshua Trundle (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
The Music of Chance
1993
as Willy Stone
The Fantasticks
2000
as Amos Bellamy
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
2019
as Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
as Self
My Friend Joe
1996
as Simon
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
as Self
Cabaret
1988
as The Emcee
George M!
1970
as George M. Cohan
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
2013
as Self
111 Gramercy Park
2003
as Hornsby
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
as Self
Robert Altman's Players
1992
as Self
Marilyn and Me
1991
as Johnny Hyde
Man on a String
1972
as Big Joe Brown
The Empty Mirror
1996
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973
Chicago: The Musical
2006
The Yeomen of the Guard
1982
as Jack Point
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Drama, Tanz und Beine
2007
as Narrator
The Recreation of an Era
1972
as Self
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
2013
as Narrator
Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1987
as Narrator
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986
as Self - Host
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
1980
as Self - Host
About Joel Grey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret. He has won the Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe Award. He also originated the role of the Wizard in the acclaimed musical Wicked. With 112 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Joel Grey has appeared in 53 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joel Grey Movies
- The Player (1992) — as Joel Grey
- Cabaret (1972) — as Master of Ceremonies
- Dancer in the Dark (2000) — as Oldrich Novy
- tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — as "Sunday" Legend #4
- Come September (1961) — as Beagle
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