
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

Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Beppo (voice)

Dallas
1978
as Adam

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Doc

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Caylem

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Winner

Ironside
1967
as Mike Yeager

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer / Self - Presenter / Self - Performer / Self - Nominee / Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient

Private Practice
2007
as Dr. Alexander Ball

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self

Maverick
1957
as Billy The Kid

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ronald

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist

Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo

Matlock
1986
as Tommy DeLuca

Lawman
1958
as Owny O'Reilly

Warehouse 13
2009
as Monty the Magnificent

Blue Heelers
1993

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

Alice
1976

The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Nathan Seward / Gideon Banks

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Night Gallery
1970
as Andrew MacBane

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Dick Bobbitt

Stars in the House
2020
as Self

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Joey Kellogg

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

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

Surfside 6
1960
as Willy

Dinah!
1974
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Telephone Time
1956

The Old Man
2022
as Morgan Bote

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

Bronco
1958

December Bride
1954
as Jimmy

The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star

Alias
2001
as Another Mr. Sloane

Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Joel Grey
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Freddy Rockefeller

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971

Brooklyn Bridge
1991

The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self

Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Presenter

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

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

Kafka
1991
as Burgel

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Lowenstein

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

Man on a Swing
1974
as Franklin Wills

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
as Self

Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)

On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self

About Face
1952
as Bender

The Fantasticks
2000
as Amos Bellamy

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

Venus Rising
1995
as Jimmie

It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
2019
as Self

The Dangerous
1995
as Flea

Robert Altman's Players
1992
as Self

The Music of Chance
1993
as Willy Stone

111 Gramercy Park
2003
as Hornsby

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
as Self

Cabaret
1988
as The Emcee

My Friend Joe
1996
as Simon

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

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

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

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

George M!
1970
as George M. Cohan

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

Man on a String
1972
as Big Joe Brown

The Empty Mirror
1996

Marilyn and Me
1991
as Johnny Hyde

Chicago: The Musical
2006

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
2013
as Self

Calypso Heat Wave
1957

The Yeomen of the Guard
1982
as Jack Point
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
1980
as Self - Host

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973

The Recreation of an Era
1972
as Self

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

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
2013
as Narrator

Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986
as Self - Host
Drama, Tanz und Beine
2007
as Narrator
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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