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Joel Grey

Joel Grey

Known for: Acting

Born 11/04/1932
Place of birth Cleveland, Ohio, USA

​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

Grey's Anatomy Series ★ 8,2

Grey's Anatomy

Dr. Singer

2005

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Series ★ 7,6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Hank Kasserman

2000

House Series ★ 8,6

House

Ezra Powell

2004

Late Night with Seth Meyers Series ★ 5,2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

2014

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Series ★ 7,6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Milton Winters

2001

Crossing Jordan Series ★ 7,2

Crossing Jordan

Carl Meisner

2001

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

Phineas and Ferb Series ★ 7,9

Phineas and Ferb

Beppo (voice)

2007

Dallas Series ★ 6,8

Dallas

Adam

1978

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Series ★ 8,1

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Doc

1997

Star Trek: Voyager Series ★ 7,8

Star Trek: Voyager

Caylem

1995

Golden Globe Awards Series ★ 7,2

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter

1944

Golden Globe Awards Series ★ 7,2

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

1944

Golden Globe Awards Series ★ 7,2

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Winner

1944

Ironside Series ★ 6,9

Ironside

Mike Yeager

1967

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Winner / Performer

1956

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

1956

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Performer

1956

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

1956

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient

1956

Private Practice Series ★ 7,5

Private Practice

Dr. Alexander Ball

2007

CBS News Sunday Morning Series ★ 7,0

CBS News Sunday Morning

Self

1979

Maverick Series ★ 6,9

Maverick

Billy The Kid

1957

Touched by an Angel Series ★ 7,2

Touched by an Angel

Ronald

1994

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

1950

Brothers and Sisters Series ★ 7,1

Brothers and Sisters

Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo

2006

Matlock Series ★ 7,1

Matlock

Tommy DeLuca

1986

Lawman Series ★ 5,8

Lawman

Owny O'Reilly

1958

Warehouse 13 Series ★ 7,7

Warehouse 13

Monty the Magnificent

2009

Blue Heelers Series ★ 6,5

Blue Heelers

1993

The Carol Burnett Show Series ★ 7,7

The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967

Alice Series ★ 7,1

Alice

1976

The Outer Limits Series ★ 7,7

The Outer Limits

Dr. Nathan Seward

1995

The Outer Limits Series ★ 7,7

The Outer Limits

Gideon Banks

1995

The Dick Cavett Show Series ★ 6,8

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Night Gallery Series ★ 7,8

Night Gallery

Andrew MacBane

1970

Nurse Jackie Series ★ 7,1

Nurse Jackie

Dick Bobbitt

2009

Stars in the House Series

Stars in the House

Self

2020

77 Sunset Strip Series ★ 7,1

77 Sunset Strip

Joey Kellogg

1958

The Colgate Comedy Hour Series ★ 6,9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

1950

Series ★ 7,5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

1957

The Steve Allen Show Series ★ 6,2

The Steve Allen Show

Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

1956

Surfside 6 Series ★ 6,3

Surfside 6

Willy

1960

Dinah! Series ★ 7,0

Dinah!

Self

1974

The Oscars Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

Telephone Time Series ★ 6,5

Telephone Time

1956

The Old Man Series ★ 7,2

The Old Man

Morgan Bote

2022

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Series ★ 6,4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

1956

Bronco Series ★ 6,0

Bronco

1958

December Bride Series ★ 6,3

December Bride

1954

December Bride Series ★ 6,3

December Bride

Jimmy

1954

The Muppet Show Series ★ 8,0

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

Alias Series ★ 6,8

Alias

Another Mr. Sloane

2001

Live from Lincoln Center Series ★ 8,7

Live from Lincoln Center

Joel Grey

1976

Series ★ 8,0

Vacation Playhouse

Freddy Rockefeller

1963

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Series ★ 6,7

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971

Brooklyn Bridge Series ★ 7,8

Brooklyn Bridge

1991

The Player Film ★ 7,2

The Player

Joel Grey

1992

The Julie Andrews Hour Series ★ 8,0

The Julie Andrews Hour

Self

1972

Cabaret Film ★ 7,4

Cabaret

Master of Ceremonies

1972

Trailblazer Honors Series ★ 7,5

Trailblazer Honors

Self - Presenter

2014

Dancer in the Dark Film ★ 7,8

Dancer in the Dark

Oldrich Novy

2000

tick, tick... BOOM! Film ★ 7,6

tick, tick... BOOM!

"Sunday" Legend #4

2021

Come September Film ★ 6,8

Come September

Beagle

1961

Further Tales of the City Series ★ 6,6

Further Tales of the City

Guido

2001

Flick Flack Series

Flick Flack

1974

Queenie Series ★ 5,0

Queenie

Aaron Diamond

1987

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Film ★ 6,3

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Chiun

1985

A Christmas Carol Film ★ 7,0

A Christmas Carol

Ghost of Christmas Past

1999

Choke Film ★ 6,1

Choke

Phil

2008

What a Way to Go! Film ★ 7,1

What a Way to Go!

Patron (uncredited)

1964

Broadway: The American Musical Series ★ 8,0

Broadway: The American Musical

Self

2004

Kafka Film ★ 6,4

Kafka

Burgel

1991

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson Film ★ 5,5

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

The Producer (Nate Salisbury)

1976

Night of 100 Stars III Film ★ 4,0

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990

Night of 100 Stars Film ★ 6,8

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

Series ★ 7,0

Short Cuts

Tom McQuilten

2002

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Film ★ 6,2

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Lowenstein

1976

Man on a Swing Film ★ 5,9

Man on a Swing

Franklin Wills

1974

About Face Film ★ 5,0

About Face

Bender

1952

Venus Rising Film ★ 2,9

Venus Rising

Jimmie

1995

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Film ★ 7,7

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Self

2025

On Broadway Film ★ 8,7

On Broadway

Self (archive footage)

2019

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History Film ★ 8,0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Self

2008

Being Mary Tyler Moore Film ★ 6,6

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Self (voice)

2023

On the Edge Film ★ 5,8

On the Edge

Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")

2001

Broadway's Lost Treasures Film ★ 6,4

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")

2003

It Takes a Lunatic Film ★ 5,3

It Takes a Lunatic

Self

2019

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' Film ★ 9,0

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

Self

2002

The Dangerous Film ★ 3,6

The Dangerous

Flea

1995

Robert Altman's Players Film ★ 7,0

Robert Altman's Players

Self

1992

The Fantasticks Film ★ 5,5

The Fantasticks

Amos Bellamy

2000

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne Film ★ 7,3

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Self

2014

The Music of Chance Film ★ 6,5

The Music of Chance

Willy Stone

1993

My Friend Joe Film ★ 7,3

My Friend Joe

Simon

1996

Series

The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan

Jack Point

1984

'Twas the Night Before Christmas Film ★ 6,7

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Joshua Trundle (voice)

1974

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True Film ★ 7,7

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz

1995

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Film ★ 6,5

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Self

2019

111 Gramercy Park Film ★ 6,5

111 Gramercy Park

Hornsby

2003

George M! Film ★ 8,5

George M!

George M. Cohan

1970

Cabaret Film

Cabaret

The Emcee

1988

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

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

Self

2008

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle Film ★ 7,0

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle

Self

1997

Man on a String Film ★ 7,0

Man on a String

Big Joe Brown

1972

Marilyn and Me Film ★ 6,6

Marilyn and Me

Johnny Hyde

1991

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals Film

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

Self

2013

The Empty Mirror Film ★ 5,9

The Empty Mirror

1996

Calypso Heat Wave Film ★ 9,0

Calypso Heat Wave

1957

Chicago: The Musical Film

Chicago: The Musical

2006

The Yeomen of the Guard Film ★ 7,0

The Yeomen of the Guard

Jack Point

1982

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore Film ★ 10,0

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore

1973

The Recreation of an Era Film ★ 5,7

The Recreation of an Era

Self

1972

Film

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

Self - Host

1980

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy Film ★ 7,0

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

Narrator

2013

Film

Drama, Tanz und Beine

Narrator

2007

Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann Film ★ 7,0

Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

Narrator

1987

Christmas at Radio City Music Hall Film

Christmas at Radio City Music Hall

Self - Host

1986