Joel Grey

Personal Info

Birthday

April 11, 1932

(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

Grey's Anatomy

House

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Star Trek: Voyager

Dallas

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Maverick

Filmography

2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #4
2019
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Self
It Takes a Lunatic
as Self
2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
2013
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
as Self
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
as Narrator
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Choke
as Phil
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
as Self
2007
Drama, Tanz und Beine
as Narrator
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
111 Gramercy Park
as Hornsby
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
2001
On the Edge
as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
2000
The Fantasticks
as Amos Bellamy
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
1996
My Friend Joe
as Simon
1995
Venus Rising
as Jimmie
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
The Dangerous
as Flea
1993
The Music of Chance
as Willy Stone
1992
The Player
as Joel Grey
Robert Altman's Players
as Self
1991
Kafka
as Burgel
Marilyn and Me
as Johnny Hyde
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1987
Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Narrator
1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Chiun
1982
The Yeomen of the Guard
as Jack Point
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1980
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
as Self - Host
1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Lowenstein
Buffalo 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)
Man on a Swing
as Franklin Wills
1972
Man On A String
as Big Joe Brown
Cabaret
as Master of Ceremonies
1970
George M!
as George M. Cohan
1964
What a Way to Go!
as Patron (uncredited)
1961
Come September
as Beagle
1952
About Face
as Bender