Apr 11, 1932 - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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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| Movie | 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Oldrich Novy | |
| Movie | 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Chiun | |
| Movie | 1991 | Kafka | Burgel | |
| Movie | 1992 | The Player | Joel Grey | |
| Movie | 1972 | Cabaret | Master of Ceremonies | |
| Movie | 1961 | Come September | Beagle | |
| Movie | 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! | "Sunday" Legend #4 | |
| Movie | 1974 | 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | Joshua Trundle (voice) | |
| Movie | 2008 | Choke | Phil | |
| Movie | 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | The Producer (Nate Salisbury) | |
| Movie | 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Lowenstein | |
| Movie | 1999 | A Christmas Carol | The Ghost of Christmas Past | |
| Movie | 1993 | The Music of Chance | Willy Stone | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Empty Mirror | ||
| Movie | 1996 | My Friend Joe | Simon | |
| Movie | 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | |
| Movie | 2019 | On Broadway | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1974 | Man on a Swing | Franklin Wills | |
| Movie | 2001 | On the Edge | Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal") | |
| Movie | 2013 | Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1957 | Calypso Heat Wave | ||
| Movie | 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures | Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret") | |
| Movie | 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | |
| Movie | 1995 | The Dangerous | Flea | |
| Movie | 1991 | Marilyn and Me | Johnny Hyde | |
| Movie | 1952 | About Face | Bender | |
| Movie | 2025 | Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | 111 Gramercy Park | Hornsby | |
| Movie | 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Patron (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1980 | Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp | Self - Host | |
| Movie | 1972 | Man On A String | Big Joe Brown | |
| Movie | 2008 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | |
| Movie | 1992 | Robert Altman's Players | Self | |
| Movie | 1970 | George M! | George M. Cohan | |
| Movie | 2000 | The Fantasticks | Amos Bellamy | |
| Movie | 1995 | The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True | Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz | |
| Movie | 2019 | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle | Self | |
| Movie | 2019 | It Takes a Lunatic | Self | |
| Movie | 1982 | The Yeomen of the Guard | Jack Point | |
| Movie | 1972 | The Recreation of an Era | ||
| Movie | 1995 | Venus Rising | Jimmie | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Drama, Tanz und Beine | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2014 | Private Screenings: Robert Osborne | Self | |
| Movie | 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | |
| Movie | 1987 | Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2008 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical | Self | |
| Movie | 1988 | Cabaret | The Emcee | |
| Movie | 1973 | Don't Call Me Mama Anymore | ||
| Movie | 2013 | Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals | Self | |
| TV Show | 1976 | Alice | 2 | |
| TV Show | 2004 | House | Ezra Powell | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo | 1 |
| TV Show | 1954 | December Bride | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2001 | Alias | Another Mr. Sloane | 3 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Caylem | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Blue Heelers | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Ronald | 2 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Guido | 4 |
| TV Show | 1960 | Surfside 6 | Willy | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Private Practice | Dr. Alexander Ball | 1 |
| TV Show | 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1967 | Ironside | Mike Yeager | 1 |
| TV Show | 2002 | Short Cuts | Tom McQuilten | 26 |
| TV Show | 1978 | Dallas | Adam | 1 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Bronco | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' | 1 |
| TV Show | 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Freddy Rockefeller | 1 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Telephone Time | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Nathan Seward | 1 |
| TV Show | 1953 | The Oscars | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Doc | 3 |
| TV Show | 1957 | Maverick | Billy The Kid | 1 |
| TV Show | 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Hank Kasserman | 1 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 3 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient | 2 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Singer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1970 | Night Gallery | Andrew MacBane | 1 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | 3 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Dinah! | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1984 | The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan | Jack Point | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Outer Limits | Gideon Banks | 1 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Flick Flack | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2022 | The Old Man | Morgan Bote | 4 |
| TV Show | 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Trailblazer Honors | Self - Presenter | 1 |
| TV Show | 1954 | December Bride | Jimmy | 2 |
| TV Show | 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | Joel Grey | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Milton Winters | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Monty the Magnificent | 1 |
| TV Show | 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | 2 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 5 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner / Performer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Lawman | Owny O'Reilly | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Stars in the House | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1987 | Queenie | Aaron Diamond | 2 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Broadway: The American Musical | Self | 6 |
| TV Show | 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | 2 |
| TV Show | 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Joey Kellogg | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Carl Meisner | 1 |
| TV Show | 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 1 |
| TV Show | 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 1 |
| TV Show | 1986 | Matlock | Tommy DeLuca | 1 |
| TV Show | 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | 1 |
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| Movie | 1987 | Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Director | Directing |
