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