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Joel Grey
Born: 11th Apr 1932 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dept: Acting
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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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 111
Film: 52 (47%)
Television: 59 (53%)
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Filmography
2025
Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, Bruce David Klein's luminous documentary celebrates a young entertainer full of bound ... view
Character:
Self
2023
With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of Mar ... view
Character:
Self (voice)
Jun 2022 (first aired)
Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learn ... view
Character:
Morgan Bote (4 ep.)
2021
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out. ... view
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"Sunday" Legend #4
Mar 2020 (first aired)
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2019
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inc ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2019
The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" ... view
Character:
Self
2019
The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist. ... view
Character:
Self
Jun 2014 (first aired)
One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality. ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter (1 ep.)
Feb 2014 (first aired)
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Ni ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2014
TCM host Robert Osborne discusses his life and career with guest interviewer Alec Baldwin in commemoration of Osborne's 20 years with the network. ... view
Character:
Self
2013
On the film's 40th anniversary, the cast and crew of Cabaret look back at the creation of this cinematic landmark, winner of 8 Academy Awards and the ... view
Character:
Self
2013
Is it true what they say in Spamalot (“You won’t make it on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews”)? Tracing Broadway’s Yiddish roots, and exp ... view
Character:
Narrator
Jul 2009 (first aired)
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehou ... view
Character:
Monty the Magnificent (1 ep.)
Jun 2009 (first aired)
Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between chronic back pain th ... view
Character:
Dick Bobbitt (1 ep.)
2008
The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones. ... view
Character:
Self
2008
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death. ... view
Character:
Phil
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Documentary
2008
The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies and the emergence of talk ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 2007 (first aired)
Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibiliti ... view
Character:
Dr. Alexander Ball (1 ep.)
Aug 2007 (first aired)
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, w ... view
Character:
Beppo (voice) (1 ep.)
2006
Companion DVD to the 10th Anniversary Edition of the 1997 Broadway revival cast album. The disc includes interviews with the creators and cast members ... view
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Sep 2006 (first aired)
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs. ... view
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Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo (1 ep.)
Mar 2005 (first aired)
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. ... view
Character:
Dr. Singer (1 ep.)
Nov 2004 (first aired)
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsbor ... view
Character:
Ezra Powell (1 ep.)
Oct 2004 (first aired)
This six part documentary miniseries presents the evolution of the Broadway musical from its inception in 1893 to current day 2004. It presents those ... view
Character:
Self (6 ep.)
2003
The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, w ... view
Character:
Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
2003
Unsold series pilot about wealthy New Yorkers who live in an upscale apartment building, and the various maids, nannies and maintenance people who wor ... view
Character:
Hornsby
Apr 2002 (first aired)
Short Cuts was an Australian children's television series that first screened on the Seven Network in 2001. The 26-episode series was aimed at teenage ... view
Character:
Tom McQuilten (26 ep.)
2002
Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack, ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 2001 (first aired)
Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named ... view
Character:
Another Mr. Sloane (3 ep.)
Sep 2001 (first aired)
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological ... view
Character:
Milton Winters (1 ep.)
Sep 2001 (first aired)
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist ... view
Character:
Carl Meisner (1 ep.)
2001
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant. ... view
Character:
Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
May 2001 (first aired)
Residents of 28 Barbary Lane continue to navigate human life, flawed love, and blind hope in 1980's San Francisco. ... view
Character:
Guido (4 ep.)
Oct 2000 (first aired)
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and findin ... view
Character:
Hank Kasserman (1 ep.)
2000
Widowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos' daughter Luisa and Ben's son Matt by pretending to feud and forbidding the teens to associate, ... view
Character:
Amos Bellamy
2000
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder a ... view
Character:
Oldrich Novy
1999
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout ... view
Character:
Ghost of Christmas Past
1997
A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel ... view
Character:
Self
Mar 1997 (first aired)
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, de ... view
Character:
Doc (3 ep.)
1996
During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they becom ... view
Character:
Simon
1996
Adolf Hitler faces himself and must come to terms with his infamous career in an imaginary post-war subterranean bunker where he reviews historical fi ... view
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1995
A couple escapes an island prison and are chased through the real world where drugs and artificial reality are used to create emotions. ... view
Character:
Jimmie
1995
This production consists an abbreviated script and highlights most musical numbers from the 1939 film. ... view
Character:
Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
Mar 1995 (first aired)
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were of ... view
Character:
Dr. Nathan Seward (1 ep.)
Gideon Banks (1 ep.)
1995
Brother and sister Ninja warriors get revenge for their sister's death by killing the drug dealers in New Orleans. The police enlist the help of a bik ... view
Character:
Flea
Jan 1995 (first aired)
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels ... view
Character:
Caylem (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. ... view
Character:
Ronald (2 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional countr ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1993
Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league. ... view
Character:
Willy Stone
1992
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one? ... view
Character:
Joel Grey
1992
Behind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Player" (1992). ... view
Character:
Self
1991
After a colleague is murdered, insurance worker Kafka gets embroiled in an underground group who are attempting to thwart a secret organization that c ... view
Character:
Burgel
1991
Aspiring writer Robert Slatzer befriends Norma Jean Baker in 1946, the year she becomes Marilyn Monroe. ... view
Character:
Johnny Hyde
Sep 1991 (first aired)
Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
1990
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy. ... view
Character:
Self
1987
The story of the attempted extermination of European Jews is told through witness testimony at the 1961 trial of Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann. ... view
Character:
Narrator
May 1987 (first aired)
A half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie s ... view
Character:
Aaron Diamond (2 ep.)
Mar 1986 (first aired)
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his t ... view
Character:
Tommy DeLuca (1 ep.)
1985
Tough Brooklyn street cop Sam Makin is unwillingly recruited as an assassin for a secret United States organization known as CURE, who fake his death ... view
Character:
Chiun
1982
Colonel Fairfax has been falsely accused of sorcery by a jealous relative who covets his estates and money. The Colonel is condemned to death for his ... view
Character:
Jack Point
1982
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ... view
Character:
Self
1980
Joel Grey dresses up as Charlie Chaplin to tell the story of his movie career, and show many of his clips. ... view
Character:
Self - Host
Jan 1979 (first aired)
The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jan ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Apr 1978 (first aired)
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly w ... view
Character:
Adam (1 ep.)
1976
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ... view
Character:
Lowenstein
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show. ... view
Character:
Self - Special Guest Star (1 ep.)
Aug 1976 (first aired)
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
1976
Buffalo Bill plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden a ... view
Character:
The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
Jan 1976 (first aired)
Since premiering in 1976, the landmark series has sought to democratize the world of the performing arts by making Lincoln Center's historic concerts ... view
Character:
Joel Grey (1 ep.)
1974
When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind. ... view
Character:
Joshua Trundle (voice)
Oct 1974 (first aired)
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1974
When a young schoolteacher is found dead in her car in a parking lot in broad daylight, police chief Lee Tucker can find no clues pointing to her kill ... view
Character:
Franklin Wills
Jan 1974 (first aired)
Flick Flack was a Canadian television series broadcast by Global Television Network in 1974. The series featured interviews with motion picture indust ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1973
Musical special of Cass Elliot formerly known as Mama Cass, featuring Cass' mother, Dick Van Dyke, Joel Grey and fellow Mama Michelle Phillips ... view
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Sep 1972 (first aired)
The Julie Andrews Hour is a television variety series starring Julie Andrews that was produced by ATV and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It aired o ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
1972
A government agent, out to destroy a crime ring, finds himself in the middle of a mob war. ... view
Character:
Big Joe Brown
1972
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a ce ... view
Character:
Master of Ceremonies
1972
A behind the scenes look at the design of Cabaret (1972). ... view
Character:
Self
Aug 1971 (first aired)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the Uni ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Dec 1970 (first aired)
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the c ... view
Character:
Andrew MacBane (1 ep.)
1970
Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 and starring original stage star Joel Grey, this TV version has been re-fashioned in significant ways. ... view
Character:
George M. Cohan
Jun 1968 (first aired)
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks. ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Sep 1967 (first aired)
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and ... view
Character:
Self - Guest / Various Characters (2 ep.)
Mar 1967 (first aired)
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to t ... view
Character:
Mike Yeager (1 ep.)
1964
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be ... view
Character:
Patron (uncredited)
Jul 1963 (first aired)
The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was succes ... view
Character:
Freddy Rockefeller (1 ep.)
Oct 1962 (first aired)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Dec 1961 (first aired)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much ... view
Character:
Self - Co-Host (3 ep.)
1961
Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given ... view
Character:
Beagle
Oct 1960 (first aired)
Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and feat ... view
Character:
Willy (1 ep.)
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office locate ... view
Character:
Joey Kellogg (1 ep.)
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962 starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and featuring ... view
Character:
Owny O'Reilly (1 ep.)
Sep 1958 (first aired)
Bronco is a Western series on ABC from 1958 through 1962. It was shown by the BBC in the United Kingdom. The program starred Ty Hardin as Bronco Layne ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than me ... view
Character:
Billy The Kid (1 ep.)
Jul 1957 (first aired)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Oct 1956 (first aired)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sp ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbit ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
Character:
Self - Winner / Performer (1 ep.)
Self - Presenter (5 ep.)
Self - Performer (1 ep.)
Self - Nominee (3 ep.)
Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient (2 ep.)
Oct 1954 (first aired)
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series th ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jimmy (2 ep.)
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
1952
Three friends enter military school together, but two of them don't know that the third one is secretly married. ... view
Character:
Bender
Sep 1950 (first aired)
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notab ... view
Character:
Self (4 ep.)
Feb 1950 (first aired)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no ... view
Character:
Self - Panelist (2 ep.)
Jun 1948 (first aired)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Jan 1944 (first aired)
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Associatio ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter (1 ep.)
Self - Nominee (1 ep.)
Self - Winner (1 ep.)