Joel Grey
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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
Credits
The Player (1992)
as Joel Grey
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
as Oldrich Novy
Cabaret (1972)
as Master of Ceremonies
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as "Sunday" Legend #4
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Chiun
A Christmas Carol (1999)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
On the Edge (2001)
as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
Kafka (1991)
as Burgel
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Come September (1961)
as Beagle
Choke (2008)
as Phil
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
What a Way to Go! (1964)
as Patron (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Venus Rising (1995)
as Jimmie
George M! (1970)
as George M. Cohan
My Friend Joe (1996)
as Simon
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
as Lowenstein
The Dangerous (1995)
as Flea
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
as Self
Man on a Swing (1974)
as Franklin Wills
Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)
as Self (voice)
The Empty Mirror (1996)
Actor
The Music of Chance (1993)
as Willy Stone
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025)
as Self
Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
Actor
The Fantasticks (2000)
as Amos Bellamy
Man on a String (1972)
as Big Joe Brown
Marilyn and Me (1991)
as Johnny Hyde
Robert Altman's Players (1992)
as Self
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)
as Self
About Face (1952)
as Bender
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
as Joshua Trundle (voice)
111 Gramercy Park (2003)
as Hornsby
The Recreation of an Era (1972)
as Self
Cabaret (1988)
as The Emcee
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
as Self
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals (2013)
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
as Self
The Yeomen of the Guard (1982)
as Jack Point
Drama, Tanz und Beine (2007)
as Narrator
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)
as Self
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (1995)
as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
Chicago: The Musical (2006)
Actor
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore (1973)
Actor
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp (1980)
as Self - Host
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)
as Self
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall (1986)
as Self - Host
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013)
as Narrator
Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1987)
as Narrator