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
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as "Sunday" Legend #4
Cabaret (1972)
as Master of Ceremonies
Choke (2008)
as Phil
Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)
as Self (voice)
Cabaret (1988)
as The Emcee
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Chiun
Man on a Swing (1974)
as Franklin Wills
A Christmas Carol (1999)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
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)
Come September (1961)
as Beagle
Robert Altman's Players (1992)
as Self
Kafka (1991)
as Burgel
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
as Lowenstein
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
as Joshua Trundle (voice)
The Yeomen of the Guard (1982)
as Jack Point
111 Gramercy Park (2003)
as Hornsby
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025)
as Self
Chicago: The Musical (2006)
Actor
My Friend Joe (1996)
as Simon
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall (1986)
as Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Empty Mirror (1996)
Actor
Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
Actor
Drama, Tanz und Beine (2007)
as Narrator
The Recreation of an Era (1972)
as Self
Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1987)
as Narrator
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
as Self
Marilyn and Me (1991)
as Johnny Hyde
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)
as Self
The Fantasticks (2000)
as Amos Bellamy
The Music of Chance (1993)
as Willy Stone
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
as Self
Man on a String (1972)
as Big Joe Brown
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
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
as Self
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
as Self
The Dangerous (1995)
as Flea
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)
as Self
On the Edge (2001)
as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
Venus Rising (1995)
as Jimmie
George M! (1970)
as George M. Cohan
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013)
as Narrator
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore (1973)
Actor
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals (2013)
as Self
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp (1980)
as Self - Host
About Face (1952)
as Bender