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List of Joel Grey Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Cabaret (1972)
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2
Cabaret
PG
19
2

 The story depicts Sally Bowels, a well-known character created by Christopher Isherwood, as a young American cabaret singer in 1931 Berlin. The plot thickens when a young British academic arrives at her boardinghouse. The film, which has won numerous distinguished awards including eight Oscars, focuses as much on their relationship as on rising Nazism of that time.    

Role:
Master of Ceremonies
Starring:
Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Fritz Wepper
Directed By:
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
2. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
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2
Dancer in the Dark
R
15
2

Dancer in the Dark is the story of a young East European immigrant, who comes to the USA with her young son with a dream in her eyes. Struggling to survive, herself suffering from degenerating eye condition, she continues to save money so that her son can undergo surgery to save his eyesight. But fate is not kind to her and she ends up being labeled as a communist sympathizer and murderer. 

Role:
Oldrich Novy
Starring:
Directed By:
3. The Player (1992)
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2
The Player
TV-MA
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2

The Player is an American satirical black comedy film, which tells the story of Hollywood film producer Griffin Mill, who starts receiving threats anonymously. However, he is certain that David, a scriptwriter is behind it. He invites the latter to sort things out, but things take an ugly turn, and he ends up murdering him.  

Directed By:
7. Man on a Swing (1974)
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Man on a Swing
PG
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3

Man on a Swing is a mystery drama film, which revolves around police chief, Lee Tucker, who investigates the death of a young schoolteacher Maggie Dawson after she was found dead in a parking lot. A young psychic offers to help in the case, but soon it seems that he might be the killer himself. 

Role:
Franklin Wills
Starring:
Cliff Robertson, Elizabeth Wilson, George Voskovec, Dorothy Tristan
Directed By:
Frank Perry
8. Kafka (1991)
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3
Kafka
PG-13
10
3

Kafka is a clerk working for an insurance company, who is drawn into a strange world of mystery and danger when a close friend and colleague disappears all of a sudden. Eventually, this event leads him to discover a mysterious and underground society, having strange objectives.

Role:
Burgel
Directed By:
9. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
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3
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
PG-13
18
3

After being involved in a mysterious accident, a New York policeman wakes up and sees that he is working for a covert agency using a different identity.

Role:
Chiun
Starring:
Kate Mulgrew, Charles Cioffi, George Coe, Fred Ward, Wilford Brimley
Directed By:
Guy Hamilton
11. Choke (2008)
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3
Choke
R
10
3

This black comedy film tells the story of a sex-addicted con-man  who fakes choking in a restaurant, and uses the sympathies of his rescuers to pay the hospital bills of his mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.

Starring:
Gillian Jacobs, Sam Rockwell, Clark Gregg, Chuck Palahniuk
Directed By:
Clark Gregg
12. Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
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Calypso Heat Wave
9
3

Things are going well at Disco Records, where singer Johnny Conroy is enjoying popularity and publicity, while publicity chief Marty Collins is also good at her job. However, things change when a cunning businessman named Barney forces the owner Mack Adams to take him on as a partner.

Role:
Alex Nash
Starring:
Alan Arkin, Maya Angelou, Paul Langton, Johnny Desmond, Merry Anders
Directed By:
Fred F. Sears
13. About Face (1952)
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2
About Face
10
2
Starring:
Eddie Bracken, Gordon MacRae, Dick Wesson, Phyllis Kirk, Virginia Gibson
Directed By:
Roy Del Ruth
14. The Fantasticks (1995)
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2
The Fantasticks
PG
9
2
Role:
Amos Babcock Bellamy
Starring:
Barnard Hughes, Jean Louisa Kelly, Joey McIntyre, Jonathon Morris
Directed By:
Michael Ritchie
15. My Friend Joe (1996)
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2
My Friend Joe
10
2
Starring:
Stephen McHattie, Pauline McLynn, Schuyler Fisk, Stanley Townsend
Directed By:
Chris Bould
16. The Empty Mirror (1996)
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2
The Empty Mirror
PG-13
9
2
Starring:
Glenn Shadix, Norman Rodway, Doug McKeon, Peter Michael Goetz
Directed By:
Barry J. Hershey
17. Reaching Normal (2001)
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1
Reaching Normal
7
1
Role:
Dr. Mensley
Starring:
Paul Rudd, Andie MacDowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Alan Rosenberg, Joey Lauren Adams
Directed By:
Anne Heche
18. A. Hitler (2010)
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1
A. Hitler
7
1
Role:
Joseph Goebbels
Starring:
Norman Rodway, Camilla Søeberg
Directed By:
Barry J. Hershey
19. The Dangerous (1995)
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1
The Dangerous
R
6
1
Role:
Flea
Starring:
Sven-Ole Thorsen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Elliott Gould, John Savage, Robert Davi, Michael Paré
Directed By:
Rod Hewitt, Maria Dante

TV Movie(s)

1. George M! (1970)
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George M!
13
2
Role:
George M. Cohan
Starring:
Bernadette Peters, Blythe Danner, Nanette Fabray, Jack Cassidy, Red Buttons
Directed By:
Walter C. Miller, Martin Charnin
2. Little Women (1958)
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2
Little Women
12
2
Role:
Theodore Laurence (segment "Laurie")
Starring:
Florence Henderson, Jeannie Carson, Zina Bethune, Bill Hayes
Directed By:
William Corrigan
3. The Yeomen of the Guard (1982)
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2
The Yeomen of the Guard
11
2
Role:
Jack Point
Starring:
Alfred Marks, Elizabeth Gale, Claire Powell, David Hillman
Directed By:
Dave Heather
4. A Christmas Carol (1999)
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2
A Christmas Carol
PG
12
2
Role:
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Starring:
Patrick Stewart, Saskia Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Ian McNeice
Directed By:
David Hugh Jones
5. Man on a String (1972)
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2
Man on a String
11
2
Role:
Big Joe Brown
Starring:
William Schallert, Christopher George, Keith Carradine, Michael Baseleon
Directed By:
Joseph Sargent
6. 111 Gramercy Park (2003)
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2
111 Gramercy Park
11
2
Starring:
Tippi Hedren, Frank Langella, Jonathan Brandis, Brittany Daniel, Peter Strauss
Directed By:
Bill D'Elia
7. Just Deserts (1992)
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2
Just Deserts
10
2
Starring:
Jane Leeves, Jeri Ryan, Daryl Anderson, Greg Evigan, Michael Cavanaugh
Directed By:
Dan Lerner
8. Marilyn and Me (1991)
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2
Marilyn and Me
8
2
Starring:
Terry Moore, Sandy McPeak, Jesse Dabson, Kurt Fuller
Directed By:
John Patterson

Animation(s)

Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Phineas and Ferb
TV-G
Starring:
Jay Leno, Sabrina Carpenter, Tom Kenny, Jennifer Grey, Jeff Foxworthy, Jon Stewart, Seth MacFarlane
Directed By:
Robert Hughes, Zac Moncrief, Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire, Sue Perrotto
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
TV-G
Role:
Joshua Trundle (voice)
Starring:
Patricia Bright, George Gobel, John McGiver, Tammy Grimes
Directed By:
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Paddington Bear (1976)
Paddington Bear
Role:
Host (recut USA version) (unknown episodes)
Starring:
Michael Hordern,

TV Shows and Videos

The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
The Carol Burnett Show
TV-G
Starring:
Vincent Price, Jack Klugman, Carol Burnett, Joanne Woodward, Jim Nabors, Steve Martin, Dinah Shore
Directed By:
Clark Jones, Dave Powers
Telephone Time (1956)
Telephone Time
Starring:
Edd Byrnes, Michael Landon, John Banner, Bette Davis, Jessica Tandy, Rory Calhoun, Cloris Leachman
Directed By:
Erle C. Kenton, Lewis Allen, Robert B. Sinclair, Roy Kellino, Owen Crump
House M.D. (2004)
House M.D.
TV-14
Starring:
Amy Irving, Adam Garcia, Troy Garity, Jennifer Morrison, Meagan Good, Bridgit Mendler, Meat Loaf
Directed By:
Greg Yaitanes, Deran Sarafian, David Straiton, Daniel Attias, Daniel Sackheim
Oz (1997)
Oz
TV-MA
Starring:
Rick Fox, Christopher Meloni, Luke Perry, Eric Roberts, Elaine Stritch, Bobby Cannavale, Ben Vereen
Directed By:
Matt Dillon, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Bates, Adam Bernstein, Alex Zakrzewski
Surfside 6 (1960)
Surfside 6
Starring:
Slim Pickens, Mary Tyler Moore, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Dawn Wells, Bobby Troup, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper
Directed By:
Charles R. Rondeau, Allen Baron, Richard Benedict, Irving J. Moore, William J. Hole Jr.
December Bride (1954)
December Bride
Starring:
Barbara Eden, Mel Blanc, Spring Byington, Verna Felton, Harry Morgan
Directed By:
William Asher, Jerry Thorpe, Frederick De Cordova
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Producers' Showcase
Starring:
Mickey Rooney, Buster Keaton, Lauren Bacall, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Henry Fonda
Directed By:
Clark Jones, Kirk Browning, Delbert Mann, Vincent J. Donehue, Alex Segal
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Vacation Playhouse
Starring:
Charles Bronson, Ginger Rogers, Nicholas Parsons, Bea Benaderet, Harry Dean Stanton, Eva Gabor, Mako Iwamatsu
Directed By:
Don Taylor, Jack Donohue
Westinghouse Playhouse (1961)
Westinghouse Playhouse
Starring:
Ryan O'Neal, Nanette Fabray, Wendell Corey, Bobby Diamond
Lawman (1958)
Lawman
Starring:
Adam West, John Carradine, Martin Landau, Louise Fletcher, James Coburn, Robert Reed, Dawn Wells
Directed By:
Robert Sparr, Stuart Heisler, Richard C. Sarafian, Marc Lawrence, Robert B. Sinclair
Maverick (1957)
Maverick
Starring:
James Garner, Roger Moore, Clint Eastwood, Buddy Ebsen, Werner Klemperer, Robert Redford, Connie Stevens
Directed By:
Leslie H. Martinson, Douglas Heyes, Richard L. Bare, Arthur Lubin, Leslie Goodwins
The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
The Ann Sothern Show
Starring:
Lucille Ball, Ann Sothern, Frances Bavier, Sal Mineo, Connie Stevens, Eva Gabor, Don Porter
Directed By:
James V. Kern, Richard Whorf, Sidney Miller, Paul Harrison, Abby Berlin
Night Gallery (1969)
Night Gallery
TV-PG
Starring:
Geraldine Page, Elsa Lanchester, Leslie Nielsen, Leonard Nimoy, Pat Boone, Sally Field, Bert Convy
Directed By:
Jeannot Szwarc, Jeff Corey, Gene R. Kearney, Jerrold Freedman, John Badham
Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
Brooklyn Bridge
Starring:
Mike Vitar, Marion Ross, Danny Gerard, Louis Zorich, Matthew Louis Siegel, Amy Aquino
Directed By:
Michael J. Fox, Sam Weisman, Donald Reiker, Brad Silberling, Kenneth Zunder
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
77 Sunset Strip
Starring:
Eric Braeden, Elinor Donahue, Diane Ladd, Gus Trikonis, Telly Savalas, Gena Rowlands, Majel Barrett
Directed By:
George Waggner, Montgomery Pittman, Robert Douglas, Leslie H. Martinson, Jeffrey Hayden
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV-14
Starring:
Alexandra Breckenridge, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bianca Lawson, Amy Adams, Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day
Directed By:
David Grossman, Michael Lange, Bruce Seth Green, Marita Grabiak, David Semel
Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
Kraft Television Theatre
Starring:
Eva Marie Saint, Walter Matthau, Audra Lindley, Sidney Poitier, Eli Wallach, Art Carney, Lee Grant
Directed By:
Maury Holland, Fred Carney, Fielder Cook, George Roy Hill
The Court of Last Resort (1957)
The Court of Last Resort
Starring:
Denver Pyle, Charles Bronson, Harry Dean Stanton, Werner Klemperer, Michael Landon, Lyle Bettger, Robert H. Harris
Directed By:
Tom Gries, James Goldstone, Reginald Le Borg, Lonnie D'Orsa
Bronco (1958)
Bronco
Starring:
Claude Akins, Anna Kashfi, Jack Nicholson, Lorne Greene, James Coburn, Robert Reed, Adam West
Directed By:
Lee Sholem, Alan Crosland Jr., Robert Sparr, Herbert L. Strock, Paul Landres
The Outer Limits (1995)
The Outer Limits
TV-PG
Starring:
Rebecca De Mornay, Timothy Busfield, Lloyd Bridges, Ralph Macchio, Kevin Durand, Molly Ringwald, Michael Moriarty
Directed By:
Mario Azzopardi, Brad Turner, Neill Fearnley, Joseph L. Scanlan, Steve Anker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV-14
Starring:
Patricia Arquette, Jennifer Tilly, Marcia Cross, Britt Robertson, Jana Kramer, Taraji P. Henson, Julie Benz
Directed By:
Kenneth Fink, Richard J. Lewis, Alec Smight, Danny Cannon, Brad Tanenbaum
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Star Trek: Voyager
TV-PG
Starring:
Len Cariou, George Takei, John Rhys-Davies, Dwayne Johnson, Tahj Mowry, Ed Begley Jr., Sarah Silverman
Directed By:
David Livingston, Winrich Kolbe, Allan Kroeker, Michael Vejar, Cliff Bole
Nurse Jackie (2009)
Nurse Jackie
TV-MA
Starring:
Victor Garber, Edie Falco, Swoosie Kurtz, Alexandra Daddario, Cristin Milioti, Rosie Perez, Peter Facinelli
Directed By:
Steve Buscemi, Paul Feig, Jesse Peretz, Brendan Walsh, Randall Einhorn
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Grey's Anatomy
TV-14
Starring:
Matt Lanter, Elisabeth Moss, Seth Green, Demi Lovato, Sarah Paulson, Lee Majors, Holland Roden
Directed By:
Denzel Washington, Rob Corn, Chandra Wilson, Kevin McKidd, Debbie Allen
Warehouse 13 (2009)
Warehouse 13
TV-14
Starring:
Tia Carrere, Anthony Michael Hall, Missi Pyle, Tricia Helfer, Steven Yeun, Jaime Murray, Kate Mulgrew
Directed By:
Constantine Makris, Jace Alexander, Vincent Misiano, Michael W. Watkins, Millicent Shelton
Alias (2001)
Alias
TV-14
Starring:
David Cronenberg, Isabella Rossellini, Christian Slater, Bradley Cooper, Corey Stoll, Ethan Hawke, Faye Dunaway
Directed By:
Ken Olin, Lawrence Trilling, Jack Bender, Daniel Attias, J.J. Abrams
Dallas (1978)
Dallas
Starring:
Keenan Wynn, Mel Ferrer, Priscilla Presley, Chazz Palminteri, Brad Pitt, Donna Reed, Marla Maples
Directed By:
Leonard Katzman, Michael Preece, Irving J. Moore, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy
Ironside (1967)
Ironside
Starring:
O. J. Simpson, Bruce Lee, Rod Serling, David Carradine, William Shatner, Jodie Foster, Harrison Ford
Directed By:
Don Weis, Don McDougall, Russ Mayberry, Charles S. Dubin, Anton Leader
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV-14
Starring:
Sarah Rafferty, Fran Drescher, Daniella Alonso, F. Murray Abraham, Paul Wesley, Lynn Redgrave, DJ Qualls
Directed By:
Frank Prinzi, Jean de Segonzac, Steve Shill, Darnell Martin, Norberto Barba
It's Like, You Know... (1999)
It's Like, You Know...
Starring:
Carrie Fisher, A. J. Langer, Estelle Getty, Mimi Rogers, Jennifer Grey, Maureen McCormick, Steven Eckholdt
Directed By:
John Fortenberry, John Whitesell, Leonard R. Garner Jr., Andy Ackerman
Brothers & Sisters (2006)
Brothers & Sisters
TV-PG
Starring:
Marin Hinkle, Garry Marshall, Rob Lowe, Viola Davis, Kelly Ripa, Meredith Baxter, Tom Skerritt
Directed By:
Ken Olin, Michael Morris, Michael Schultz, Bethany Rooney, Laura Innes
Matlock (1986)
Matlock
TV-PG
Starring:
Jonathan Banks, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Zane, Andy Griffith, Scott Bakula, Jason Bateman, Shaun Cassidy
Directed By:
Christopher Hibler, Harvey S. Laidman, Leo Penn, Frank Thackery, Robert Scheerer
Crossing Jordan (2001)
Crossing Jordan
Starring:
Ken Jeong, Ashley Greene, Emily Deschanel, Lesley Ann Warren, Mahershala Ali, Boris Kodjoe, Carl Reiner
Directed By:
Allan Arkush, Roxann Dawson, Michael Gershman, Donna Deitch, Ian Toynton
Queenie (1987)
Queenie
Starring:
Joss Ackland, Kirk Douglas, Chaim Topol, Mia Sara, Martin Balsam, Claire Bloom, Gary Cady
Directed By:
Larry Peerce
Private Practice (2007)
Private Practice
Starring:
Eric Dane, Taye Diggs, Lucy Hale, Idina Menzel, Amy Brenneman, Patrick Dempsey, Alex Kingston
Directed By:
Mark Tinker, Tom Verica, Ann Kindberg, Bethany Rooney, Michael Zinberg
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Touched by an Angel
TV-G
Starring:
Bryan Cranston, Dick Van Patten, Scott Baio, Ossie Davis, George Dzundza, Alyson Hannigan, Tom Bosley
Directed By:
Peter H. Hunt, Timothy Van Patten, Victor Lobl, Bethany Rooney, Stuart Margolin
Venus Rising (1995)
Venus Rising
R
Starring:
Jessica Alba, Morgan Fairchild, Dennis Dun, Henry Bean
Directed By:
Leora Barish, Edgar Michael Bravo

Joel Grey Awards

Academy Awards
Cabaret Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1973
Golden Globe Awards
Cabaret Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture 1973
BAFTA Awards
Cabaret Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles 1973
Grammy Awards
Winner Best Musical Show Album 1998
Winner Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album 1968