Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-04-11 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Joel David Katz

Joel Grey

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

8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

8.6%

House

Nov 16, 2004

7.6%

tick, tick... BOOM!

Nov 11, 2021

7.9%

Dancer in the Dark

Sep 1, 2000

8.1%

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Mar 10, 1997

7.6%

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Oct 6, 2000

7.8%

Star Trek: Voyager

Jan 16, 1995

7.4%

Cabaret

Feb 13, 1972

7.2%

The Player

May 8, 1992

7.7%

Warehouse 13

Jul 7, 2009

6.7%

Alias

Sep 30, 2001

6.1%

Choke

Sep 26, 2008

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Acting

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas

2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)

2022

The Old Man as Morgan Bote

2021

tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #4

2020

Stars in the House as Self

2019		On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2019		Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles as Himself
2019		It Takes a Lunatic as Self

2014		Trailblazer Honors as Self - Presenter
2014		Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self

2013		Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self
2013		Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy as Narrator

2009

Warehouse 13 as Monty the Magnificent

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

2007		Private Practice as Dr. Alexander Ball
2007		Drama, Tanz und Beine as Narrator

2006

Brothers and Sisters as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Singer

2004		House as Ezra Powell
2004		Broadway: The American Musical as Self

2003		Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
2003		111 Gramercy Park as Hornsby

2002		Short Cuts as Tom McQuilten
2002		The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self

2001		Alias as Another Mr. Sloane
2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Milton Winters
2001		Crossing Jordan as Carl Meisner
2001		On the Edge as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
2001		Further Tales of the City as Guido

2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Hank Kasserman
2000		The Fantasticks as Amos Bellamy
2000		Dancer in the Dark as Oldrich Novy

1999

A Christmas Carol as The Ghost of Christmas Past

1997		The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle as Self
1997		Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Doc

1996		My Friend Joe as Simon
1996		The empty mirror

1995		Venus Rising as Jimmie
1995		The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
1995		The Outer Limits as Dr. Nathan Seward
1995		The Outer Limits as Gideon Banks
1995		The Dangerous as Flea
1995		Star Trek: Voyager as Caylem

1994

Touched by an Angel as Ronald

1993		Blue Heelers
1993		The Music of Chance as Willy Stone

1992		The Player as Joel Grey
1992		Robert Altman's Players as Self

1991		Kafka as Burgel
1991		Marilyn and Me as Johnny Hyde
1991		Brooklyn Bridge

1990

Night of 100 Stars III as Self

1988

Cabaret as The Emcee

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

1986

Matlock as Tommy DeLuca

1985

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Chiun

1984

The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan as Jack Point

1982		The Yeomen of the Guard as Jack Point
1982		Night of 100 Stars as Self

1980

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp as Self - Host

1979

CBS News Sunday Morning as Self

1978

Dallas as Adam

1976		The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as Lowenstein
1976		The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1976		Alice
1976		Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
1976		Live from Lincoln Center as Joel Grey

1974		'Twas the Night Before Christmas as Joshua Trundle (voice)
1974		Dinah! as Self
1974		Man on a Swing as Franklin Wills
1974		Flick Flack

1973

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore

1972		The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
1972		Man On A String as Big Joe Brown
1972		Cabaret as Master of Ceremonies
1972		The Recreation of an Era

1971

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1970		Night Gallery as Andrew MacBane
1970		George M! as George M. Cohan

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

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

1964

What a Way to Go! as Patron (uncredited)

1963

Vacation Playhouse as Freddy Rockefeller

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961		Come September as Beagle

1960

Surfside 6 as Willy

1958		77 Sunset Strip as Joey Kellogg
1958		Lawman as Owny O'Reilly
1958		Bronco

1957		Maverick as Billy The Kid
1957		Calypso Heat Wave
1957		Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self

1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
1956		Telephone Time
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Performer
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Winner / Performer

1954		December Bride
1954		December Bride as Jimmy

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

About Face as Bender

1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

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

Directing

1987

Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Director