Joel Grey
Born: 1932-04-11 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2023
- Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
2022
- The Old Man as Morgan Bote
2021
- tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #4
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
2019
- It Takes a Lunatic as Self
- Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles as Self
- On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Trailblazer Honors as Self - Presenter
- Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self
2013
- Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self
- Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy as Narrator
2009
- Warehouse 13 as Monty the Magnificent
2008
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Beppo (voice)
- Private Practice as Dr. Alexander Ball
- Drama, Tanz und Beine as Narrator
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo
- Chicago: The Musical
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Singer
2004
- House as Ezra Powell
- Broadway: The American Musical as Self
2003
- Wicked: Broadway Musical as Wizard
- Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
- 111 Gramercy Park as Hornsby
2002
- Short Cuts as Tom McQuilten
- The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Milton Winters
- Crossing Jordan as Carl Meisner
- Alias as Another Mr. Sloane
- On the Edge as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
- Further Tales of the City as Guido
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Hank Kasserman
- The Fantasticks as Amos Bellamy
- Dancer in the Dark as Oldrich Novy
1999
- A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Past
1997
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Doc
- The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle as Self
1996
- My Friend Joe as Simon
- The Empty Mirror
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Caylem
- The Outer Limits as Dr. Nathan Seward
- Venus Rising as Jimmie
- The Dangerous as Flea
- The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Ronald
1993
- Blue Heelers
- The Music of Chance as Willy Stone
1992
- The Player as Joel Grey
- Robert Altman's Players as Self
1991
- Kafka as Burgel
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Marilyn and Me as Johnny Hyde
1990
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1988
- Cabaret as The Emcee
1987
- Queenie as Aaron Diamond
- Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Narrator
1986
- Matlock as Tommy DeLuca
1985
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Chiun
1984
- The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan as Jack Point
1982
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- The Yeomen of the Guard as Jack Point
1980
- Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp as Self - Host
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
1978
- Dallas as Adam
1976
- Alice
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as Lowenstein
- Live from Lincoln Center as Joel Grey
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas as Joshua Trundle (voice)
- Flick Flack
- Man on a Swing as Franklin Wills
1972
- Cabaret as Master of Ceremonies
- Man on a String as Big Joe Brown
- The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
- The Recreation of an Era
1970
- Night Gallery as Andrew MacBane
- George M! as George M. Cohan
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
- Ironside as Mike Yeager
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1964
- What a Way to Go! as Patron (uncredited)
1963
- Vacation Playhouse as Freddy Rockefeller
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- Come September as Beagle
1960
- Surfside 6 as Willy
1958
- Lawman as Owny O'Reilly
- 77 Sunset Strip as Joey Kellogg
- Bronco
1957
- Maverick as Billy The Kid
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- Calypso Heat Wave
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- Telephone Time
1954
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- About Face as Bender
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter