Joel Grey

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979 • as Self

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Dr. Singer

House

House

2004 • as Ezra Powell

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self - Co-Host

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • as Hank Kasserman

Filmography

2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/24/2025

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/13/2023

2022

The Old Man
The Old Man
as Morgan Bote
TV - Released: 6/16/2022

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #4
Movie - Released: 11/11/2021

2020

Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020

2019

On Broadway
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/12/2019
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Himself
Movie - Released: 8/23/2019
It Takes a Lunatic
It Takes a Lunatic
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/3/2019

2014

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/6/2014
Trailblazer Honors
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 6/27/2014

2013

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/5/2013

2009

Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13
as Monty the Magnificent
TV - Released: 7/7/2009

2008

Choke
Choke
as Phil
Movie - Released: 9/26/2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/14/2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/10/2008

2007

Movie
Drama, Tanz und Beine
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/7/2007
Private Practice
Private Practice
as Dr. Alexander Ball
TV - Released: 9/26/2007

2006

Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo
TV - Released: 9/24/2006

2005

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Singer
TV - Released: 3/27/2005

2004

House
House
as Ezra Powell
TV - Released: 11/16/2004
Broadway: The American Musical
Broadway: The American Musical
as Self
TV - Released: 10/19/2004

2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
Movie - Released: 8/10/2003
111 Gramercy Park
111 Gramercy Park
as Hornsby
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003

2002

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/9/2002
TV
Short Cuts
as Tom McQuilten
TV - Released: 4/6/2002

2001

On the Edge
On the Edge
as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
Movie - Released: 6/28/2001
Alias
Alias
as Another Mr. Sloane
TV - Released: 9/30/2001
Further Tales of the City
Further Tales of the City
as Guido
TV - Released: 5/6/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Milton Winters
TV - Released: 9/30/2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as Carl Meisner
TV - Released: 9/24/2001

2000

Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
as Oldrich Novy
Movie - Released: 9/1/2000
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
as Amos Bellamy
Movie - Released: 9/22/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Hank Kasserman
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as The Ghost of Christmas Past
Movie - Released: 12/5/1999

1997

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/3/1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Doc
TV - Released: 3/10/1997

1996

The Empty Mirror
The Empty Mirror
Movie - Released: 4/9/1996
My Friend Joe
My Friend Joe
as Simon
Movie - Released: 8/29/1996

1995

The Dangerous
The Dangerous
as Flea
Movie - Released: 1/18/1995
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
Movie - Released: 11/22/1995
Venus Rising
Venus Rising
as Jimmie
Movie - Released: 11/30/1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
as Caylem
TV - Released: 1/16/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Nathan Seward
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Gideon Banks
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Ronald
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance
as Willy Stone
Movie - Released: 6/23/1993
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
TV - Released: 9/10/1993

1992

The Player
The Player
as Joel Grey
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992
Robert Altman's Players
Robert Altman's Players
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

1991

Kafka
Kafka
as Burgel
Movie - Released: 11/15/1991
Marilyn and Me
Marilyn and Me
as Johnny Hyde
Movie - Released: 9/22/1991
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
TV - Released: 9/20/1991

1990

Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/21/1990

1988

Cabaret
Cabaret
as The Emcee
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/2/1987
Queenie
Queenie
as Aaron Diamond
TV - Released: 5/10/1987

1986

Matlock
Matlock
as Tommy DeLuca
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Chiun
Movie - Released: 10/11/1985

1984

TV
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
as Jack Point
TV - Released: 3/21/1984

1982

The Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard
as Jack Point
Movie - Released: 6/1/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1982

1980

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 8/23/1980

1979

CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1979

1978

Dallas
Dallas
as Adam
TV - Released: 4/2/1978

1976

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
Movie - Released: 6/24/1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Lowenstein
Movie - Released: 10/24/1976
Alice
Alice
TV - Released: 8/31/1976
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
TV - Released: 9/5/1976
Live from Lincoln Center
Live from Lincoln Center
as Joel Grey
TV - Released: 1/30/1976

1974

'Twas the Night Before Christmas
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
as Joshua Trundle (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/8/1974
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing
as Franklin Wills
Movie - Released: 2/24/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974
Flick Flack
Flick Flack
TV - Released: 1/7/1974

1973

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
Movie - Released: 9/28/1973

1972

Cabaret
Cabaret
as Master of Ceremonies
Movie - Released: 2/13/1972
Man On A String
Man On A String
as Big Joe Brown
Movie - Released: 2/18/1972
The Recreation of an Era
The Recreation of an Era
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/13/1972

1971

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV - Released: 8/1/1971

1970

George M!
George M!
as George M. Cohan
Movie - Released: 9/12/1970
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Andrew MacBane
TV - Released: 12/16/1970

1968

The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

Ironside
Ironside
as Mike Yeager
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1964

What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
as Patron (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/31/1964

1963

TV
Vacation Playhouse
as Freddy Rockefeller
TV - Released: 7/22/1963

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Come September
Come September
as Beagle
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Surfside 6
Surfside 6
as Willy
TV - Released: 10/6/1960

1958

Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
Lawman
Lawman
as Owny O'Reilly
TV - Released: 10/5/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Joey Kellogg
TV - Released: 10/10/1958

1957

Calypso Heat Wave
Calypso Heat Wave
Movie - Released: 9/22/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Billy The Kid
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
Telephone Time
Telephone Time
TV - Released: 4/8/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner / Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1954

December Bride
December Bride
TV - Released: 10/4/1954
December Bride
December Bride
as Jimmy
TV - Released: 10/4/1954

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

About Face
About Face
as Bender
Movie - Released: 5/23/1952

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Unknown

TV
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
TV