
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





