Joel Grey: movies and TV shows
Joel Grey has 121 credits in the archive: 54 films and 67 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: Live from Lincoln Center (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 1956 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story | Self | Film | 7.7 | 93 |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 91 |
| 2022 | The Old Man | Morgan Bote | TV | 7.2 | 90 |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! | "Sunday" Legend #4 | Film | 7.6 | 89 |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self | TV | — | 88 |
| 2019 | It Takes a Lunatic | Self | Film | 5.3 | 87 |
| 2019 | On Broadway | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.7 | 87 |
| 2019 | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles | Self | Film | 6.5 | 87 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 82 |
| 2014 | Trailblazer Honors | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.5 | 82 |
| 2014 | Private Screenings: Robert Osborne | Self | Film | 7.3 | 82 |
| 2013 | Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals | Self | Film | — | 81 |
| 2013 | Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 81 |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Monty the Magnificent | TV | 7.7 | 77 |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie | Dick Bobbitt | TV | 7.1 | 77 |
| 2008 | Choke | Phil | Film | 6.1 | 76 |
| 2008 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | Film | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2008 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Beppo (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 75 |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Dr. Alexander Ball | TV | 7.5 | 75 |
| 2007 | Drama, Tanz und Beine | Narrator | Film | — | 75 |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Dr. Jude Bar-Shalo | TV | 7.1 | 74 |
| 2006 | Chicago: The Musical | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Singer | TV | 8.2 | 73 |
| 2004 | House | Ezra Powell | TV | 8.6 | 72 |
| 2004 | Broadway: The American Musical | Self | TV | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures | Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret") | Film | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2003 | 111 Gramercy Park | Hornsby | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2002 | Short Cuts | Tom McQuilten | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2002 | The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' | Self | Film | 9.0 | 70 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Milton Winters | TV | 7.6 | 69 |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Carl Meisner | TV | 7.2 | 69 |
| 2001 | Alias | Another Mr. Sloane | TV | 6.8 | 69 |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Guido | TV | 6.6 | 69 |
| 2001 | On the Edge | Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal") | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Hank Kasserman | TV | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Oldrich Novy | Film | 7.8 | 68 |
| 2000 | The Fantasticks | Amos Bellamy | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Past | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Doc | TV | 8.1 | 65 |
| 1997 | The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle | Self | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1996 | The Empty Mirror | Film | 5.9 | 64 | |
| 1996 | My Friend Joe | Simon | Film | 7.3 | 64 |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Caylem | TV | 7.8 | 63 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Nathan Seward | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Gideon Banks | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1995 | The Dangerous | Flea | Film | 3.6 | 63 |
| 1995 | Venus Rising | Jimmie | Film | 2.9 | 63 |
| 1995 | The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True | Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz | Film | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Ronald | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1993 | Blue Heelers | TV | 6.7 | 61 | |
| 1993 | The Music of Chance | Willy Stone | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1992 | The Player | Joel Grey | Film | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1992 | Robert Altman's Players | Self | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | TV | 7.8 | 59 | |
| 1991 | Kafka | Burgel | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1991 | Marilyn and Me | Johnny Hyde | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Film | 4.0 | 58 |
| 1988 | Cabaret | The Emcee | Film | — | 56 |
| 1987 | Queenie | Aaron Diamond | TV | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1987 | Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1987 | Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1986 | Matlock | Tommy DeLuca | TV | 7.1 | 54 |
| 1986 | Christmas at Radio City Music Hall | Self - Host | Film | — | 54 |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Chiun | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1984 | The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan | Jack Point | TV | — | 52 |
| 1982 | The Yeomen of the Guard | Jack Point | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1980 | Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp | Self - Host | Film | — | 48 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1978 | Dallas | Adam | TV | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1976 | Alice | TV | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | Joel Grey | TV | 8.7 | 44 |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | The Producer (Nate Salisbury) | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Lowenstein | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1974 | Flick Flack | TV | — | 42 | |
| 1974 | Man on a Swing | Franklin Wills | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1974 | 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | Joshua Trundle (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1973 | Don't Call Me Mama Anymore | Film | 10.0 | 41 | |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1972 | Cabaret | Master of Ceremonies | Film | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1972 | The Recreation of an Era | Self | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1972 | Man on a String | Big Joe Brown | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | TV | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Andrew MacBane | TV | 7.8 | 38 |
| 1970 | George M! | George M. Cohan | Film | 8.5 | 38 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Mike Yeager | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | TV | 7.7 | 35 |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Patron (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Freddy Rockefeller | TV | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1961 | Come September | Beagle | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | Willy | TV | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1958 | Lawman | Owny O'Reilly | TV | 5.8 | 26 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Joey Kellogg | TV | 7.2 | 26 |
| 1958 | Bronco | TV | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1957 | Maverick | Billy The Kid | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1957 | Calypso Heat Wave | Film | 9.0 | 25 | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner / Performer | TV | — | 24 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 24 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 24 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 24 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient | TV | — | 24 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' | TV | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 24 |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | TV | 6.5 | 24 | |
| 1954 | December Bride | TV | 6.3 | 22 | |
| 1954 | December Bride | Jimmy | TV | 6.3 | 22 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1952 | About Face | Bender | Film | 5.0 | 20 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.0 | 18 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 18 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 16 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 12 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 12 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | TV | 7.1 | 12 |