Joel Grey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 11 April 1932 · 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.
Known for
Acting 59
- 2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self
- 2023Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
- 2021tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #4
- 2019On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles as Self
- 2019It Takes a Lunatic as Self
- 2014Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self
- 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2013Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self
- 2013Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy as Narrator
- 2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self
- 2008Choke as Phil
- 2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical as Self
- 2007Drama, Tanz und Beine as Narrator
- 2006Chicago: The Musical
- 2005Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Singer · 1 episode
- 2003Wicked: Broadway Musical as Wizard
- 2003Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
- 2003111 Gramercy Park as Hornsby
- 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
- 2001On the Edge as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
- 2000The Fantasticks as Amos Bellamy
- 2000Dancer in the Dark as Oldrich Novy
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Hank Kasserman · 1 episode
- 1999A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Past
- 1997The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle as Self
- 1996My Friend Joe as Simon
- 1996The Empty Mirror
- 1995Venus Rising as Jimmie
- 1995The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
- 1995The Dangerous as Flea
- 1993The Music of Chance as Willy Stone
- 1992The Player as Joel Grey
- 1992Robert Altman's Players as Self
- 1991Kafka as Burgel
- 1991Marilyn and Me as Johnny Hyde
- 1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1988Cabaret as The Emcee
- 1987Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Narrator
- 1986Christmas at Radio City Music Hall as Self - Host
- 1985Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Chiun
- 1982The Yeomen of the Guard as Jack Point
- 1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1980Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp as Self - Host
- 1979CBS News Sunday Morning as Self · 1 episode
- 1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as Lowenstein
- 1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
- 1974'Twas the Night Before Christmas as Joshua Trundle (voice)
- 1974Man on a Swing as Franklin Wills
- 1973Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
- 1972Man on a String as Big Joe Brown
- 1972Cabaret as Master of Ceremonies
- 1972The Recreation of an Era as Self
- 1970George M! as George M. Cohan
- 1964What a Way to Go! as Patron (uncredited)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 2 episodes
- 1961Come September as Beagle
- 1957Calypso Heat Wave
- 1952About Face as Bender
Directing 1
- 1987Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann · director