Personal Info
Birth date
1932-04-11 (93 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
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 during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Grey's Anatomy
8.225
Overview:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.635
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.CBS News Sunday Morning
6.8
Overview:
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 Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.House
8.592
Overview:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
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 of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Star Trek: Voyager
7.795
Overview:
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 to find a way home.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
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 York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Dallas
6.8
Overview:
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 with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.565
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.Buffy the Vampire Slayer
8.1
Overview:
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, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Overview:
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6
Overview:
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 sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.Golden Globe Awards
7
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Blue Heelers
6.6
Overview:
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.Crossing Jordan
7.166
Overview:
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8
Overview:
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 notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
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 the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Alice
7.036
Overview:
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't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.Maverick
6.8
Overview:
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 messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.Warehouse 13
7.66
Overview:
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret facility that houses dangerous and fantastical objects. Together, Pete and Myka along with fellow agents Claudia, Steve Jinks and Warehouse caretaker Artie, must recover artifacts from around the globe before they can cause catastrophic damage.Private Practice
7.517
Overview:
Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibilities. She reunites with her friends from medical school, joining them at their chic, co-op, Oceanside Wellness Center in Santa Monica.Touched by an Angel
7.2
Overview:
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.Surfside 6
5
Overview:
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 featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Williams as Kenny Madison; and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at The Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6. Surfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleu in 1964's Goldfinger.December Bride
5.5
Overview:
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 that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.Stars in the House
NYR
Overview:
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.Acting
2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self
2023Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
2022The Old Man (4 Episodes) as Morgan Bote
2021tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #4
2020Stars in the House (1 Episode) as Self
2019On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2019Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles as Himself
2019It Takes a Lunatic as Self
2014Trailblazer Honors (1 Episode) as Self - Presenter
2014Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self
2013Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self
2013Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy as Narrator
2009Warehouse 13 (1 Episode) as Monty the Magnificent
2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self
2008Choke as Phil
2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical as Self
2007Private Practice (1 Episode) as Dr. Alexander Ball
2007Drama, Tanz und Beine as Narrator
2006Brothers and Sisters (1 Episode) as Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo
2005Grey's Anatomy (1 Episode) as Dr. Singer
2004House (1 Episode) as Ezra Powell
2004Broadway: The American Musical (6 Episodes) as Self
2003Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
2003111 Gramercy Park as Hornsby
2002Short Cuts (26 Episodes) as Tom McQuilten
2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
2001Alias (3 Episodes) as Another Mr. Sloane
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Milton Winters
2001Crossing Jordan (1 Episode) as Carl Meisner
2001On the Edge as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
2001Further Tales of the City (4 Episodes) as Guido
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Hank Kasserman
2000The Fantasticks as Amos Bellamy
2000Dancer in the Dark as Oldrich Novy
1999A Christmas Carol as The Ghost of Christmas Past
1997The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle as Self
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3 Episodes) as Doc
1996My Friend Joe as Simon
1996The Empty Mirror as Unknown
1995Venus Rising as Jimmie
1995The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
1995The Outer Limits (1, 1 Episode) as Dr. Nathan Seward, Gideon Banks
1995The Dangerous as Flea
1995Star Trek: Voyager (1 Episode) as Caylem
1994Touched by an Angel (2 Episodes) as Ronald
1993Blue Heelers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993The Music of Chance as Willy Stone
1992The Player as Joel Grey
1992Robert Altman's Players as Self
1991Kafka as Burgel
1991Marilyn and Me as Johnny Hyde
1991Brooklyn Bridge (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1988Cabaret as The Emcee
1987Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Narrator
1987Queenie (2 Episodes) as Aaron Diamond
1986Matlock (1 Episode) as Tommy DeLuca
1985Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Chiun
1984The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan (1 Episode) as Jack Point
1982The Yeomen of the Guard as Jack Point
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1980Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp as Self - Host
1979CBS News Sunday Morning (1 Episode) as Self
1978Dallas (1 Episode) as Adam
1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as Lowenstein
1976The Muppet Show (1 Episode) as Self - Special Guest Star
1976Alice (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
1976Live from Lincoln Center (1 Episode) as Joel Grey
1974'Twas the Night Before Christmas as Joshua Trundle (voice)
1974Dinah! (1 Episode) as Self
1974Man on a Swing as Franklin Wills
1974Flick Flack (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973Don't Call Me Mama Anymore as Unknown
1972The Julie Andrews Hour (2 Episodes) as Self
1972Man On A String as Big Joe Brown
1972Cabaret as Master of Ceremonies
1972The Recreation of an Era as Unknown
1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Andrew MacBane
1970George M! as George M. Cohan
1968The Dick Cavett Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967Ironside (1 Episode) as Mike Yeager
1964What a Way to Go! as Patron (uncredited)
1963Vacation Playhouse (1 Episode) as Freddy Rockefeller
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (2 Episodes) as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Co-Host
1961Come September as Beagle
1960Surfside 6 (1 Episode) as Willy
195877 Sunset Strip (1 Episode) as Joey Kellogg
1958Lawman (1 Episode) as Owny O'Reilly
1958Bronco (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Calypso Heat Wave as Unknown
1957Maverick (1 Episode) as Billy The Kid
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1 Episode) as Self
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1 Episode) as Self
1956The Steve Allen Show (1 Episode) as Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
1956Telephone Time (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Tony Awards (3, 2, 1, 5, 1 Episode) as Self - Nominee, Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Self - Performer, Self - Presenter, Self - Winner / Performer
1954December Bride (1, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Jimmy
1953The Oscars (2 Episodes) as Self
1952About Face as Bender
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (4 Episodes) as Self
1950What's My Line? (2 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee
Directing
1987Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann ... Director