Actor profile

Joel Grey

11th April 1932 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

53 Movies 59 TV Shows 112 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story poster

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story 24th January 2025 as Self

Being Mary Tyler Moore poster

Being Mary Tyler Moore 13th March 2023 as Self (voice)

tick, tick... BOOM! poster

tick, tick... BOOM! 11th November 2021 as "Sunday" Legend #4

On Broadway poster

On Broadway 12th October 2019 as Self (archive footage)

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles poster

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles 23rd August 2019 as Self

It Takes a Lunatic poster

It Takes a Lunatic 3rd May 2019 as Self

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne poster

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne 6th January 2014 as Self

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals poster

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals 5th February 2013 as Self

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy poster

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy 1st January 2013 as Narrator

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 14th October 2008 as Self

Choke poster

Choke 26th September 2008 as Phil

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical 10th January 2008 as Self

Drama, Tanz und Beine 7th January 2007 as Narrator

Chicago: The Musical poster

Chicago: The Musical 3rd October 2006

Broadway's Lost Treasures poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures 10th August 2003 as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")

111 Gramercy Park poster

111 Gramercy Park 1st January 2003 as Hornsby

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' poster

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' 9th January 2002 as Self

On the Edge poster

On the Edge 28th June 2001 as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")

The Fantasticks poster

The Fantasticks 22nd September 2000 as Amos Bellamy

Dancer in the Dark poster

Dancer in the Dark 1st September 2000 as Oldrich Novy

A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol 5th December 1999 as Ghost of Christmas Past

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle poster

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle 3rd December 1997 as Self

My Friend Joe poster

My Friend Joe 29th August 1996 as Simon

The Empty Mirror poster

The Empty Mirror 9th April 1996

Venus Rising poster

Venus Rising 30th November 1995 as Jimmie

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True poster

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True 22nd November 1995 as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz

The Dangerous poster

The Dangerous 18th January 1995 as Flea

The Music of Chance poster

The Music of Chance 23rd June 1993 as Willy Stone

The Player poster

The Player 8th May 1992 as Joel Grey

Robert Altman's Players poster

Robert Altman's Players 1st January 1992 as Self

Kafka poster

Kafka 15th November 1991 as Burgel

Marilyn and Me poster

Marilyn and Me 22nd September 1991 as Johnny Hyde

Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III 21st May 1990 as Self

Cabaret poster

Cabaret 1st January 1988 as The Emcee

Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann poster

Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann 2nd December 1987 as Narrator

Christmas at Radio City Music Hall poster

Christmas at Radio City Music Hall 13th December 1986 as Self - Host

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins poster

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 11th October 1985 as Chiun

The Yeomen of the Guard poster

The Yeomen of the Guard 1st June 1982 as Jack Point

Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars 8th March 1982 as Self

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp 23rd August 1980 as Self - Host

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution poster

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 24th October 1976 as Lowenstein

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson poster

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 24th June 1976 as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)

'Twas the Night Before Christmas poster

'Twas the Night Before Christmas 8th December 1974 as Joshua Trundle (voice)

Man on a Swing poster

Man on a Swing 24th February 1974 as Franklin Wills

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore poster

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore 28th September 1973

Man on a String poster

Man on a String 18th February 1972 as Big Joe Brown

Cabaret poster

Cabaret 13th February 1972 as Master of Ceremonies

The Recreation of an Era poster

The Recreation of an Era 1st January 1972 as Self

George M! poster

George M! 12th September 1970 as George M. Cohan

What a Way to Go! poster

What a Way to Go! 2nd July 1964 as Patron (uncredited)

Come September poster

Come September 9th August 1961 as Beagle

Calypso Heat Wave poster

Calypso Heat Wave 22nd September 1957

About Face poster

About Face 23rd May 1952 as Bender

The Old Man poster

The Old Man 16th June 2022 as Morgan Bote

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

Trailblazer Honors poster

Trailblazer Honors 27th June 2014 as Self - Presenter

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Warehouse 13 poster

Warehouse 13 7th July 2009 as Monty the Magnificent

Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie 8th June 2009 as Dick Bobbitt

Private Practice poster

Private Practice 26th September 2007 as Dr. Alexander Ball

Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb 17th August 2007 as Beppo (voice)

Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters 24th September 2006 as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Dr. Singer

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Ezra Powell

Broadway: The American Musical poster

Broadway: The American Musical 19th October 2004 as Self

Short Cuts 6th April 2002 as Tom McQuilten

Alias poster

Alias 30th September 2001 as Another Mr. Sloane

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Milton Winters

Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan 24th September 2001 as Carl Meisner

Further Tales of the City poster

Further Tales of the City 6th May 2001 as Guido

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Hank Kasserman

Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 10th March 1997 as Doc

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Gideon Banks

Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager 16th January 1995 as Caylem

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Ronald

Blue Heelers poster

Blue Heelers 10th September 1993

Brooklyn Bridge poster

Brooklyn Bridge 20th September 1991

Queenie poster

Queenie 10th May 1987 as Aaron Diamond

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Tommy DeLuca

The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan 21st March 1984 as Jack Point

CBS News Sunday Morning poster

CBS News Sunday Morning 28th January 1979 as Self

Dallas poster

Dallas 2nd April 1978 as Adam

The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show 5th September 1976 as Self - Special Guest Star

Alice poster

Alice 31st August 1976

Live from Lincoln Center poster

Live from Lincoln Center 30th January 1976 as Joel Grey

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Flick Flack poster

Flick Flack 7th January 1974

The Julie Andrews Hour poster

The Julie Andrews Hour 13th September 1972 as Self

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour poster

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 1st August 1971

Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery 16th December 1970 as Andrew MacBane

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self - Guest / Various Characters

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Mike Yeager

Vacation Playhouse 22nd July 1963 as Freddy Rockefeller

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Host

Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6 6th October 1960 as Willy

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958 as Joey Kellogg

Lawman poster

Lawman 5th October 1958 as Owny O'Reilly

Bronco poster

Bronco 23rd September 1958

Maverick poster

Maverick 22nd September 1957 as Billy The Kid

Tonight Starring Jack Paar 29th July 1957 as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 5th October 1956 as Self

The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show 24th June 1956 as Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time 8th April 1956

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient

December Bride poster

December Bride 4th October 1954 as Jimmy

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour 10th September 1950 as Self

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self - Panelist

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Winner