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Biography

Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Impish, energetic musical performer best known for his stage work, but the recipient of a Best Supporting Actor…more

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Birth Name

Joel David Katz

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Short Cuts
  Tom McQuilton
  - S 1: Ep 26 Cut
    8/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 25 As A Row of Tents
    8/16/02
  - S 1: Ep 24 Survivor
    8/15/02
  - S 1: Ep 23 Cops & Robbers
    8/14/02
  - S 1: Ep 22 Fight the Power
    8/13/02
  - + 21 More Credits
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
  Voice of Joshua Trundle
  - S 1: Ep 1 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  George Mc.Cohan
  - S 1: Ep 2 American Festival
    2/10/59
  - — Portals of Music
  - — November 22, 1962
  - — The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- OZ
  Idzik
  - S 6: Ep 8 Exeunt Omnes
    2/23/03
  - S 6: Ep 7 Junkyard Dawgs
    2/16/03
- OZ
  Lemuel
  - S 6: Ep 6 A Day in the Death...
    2/9/03
- OZ
  Prisoner #03I462 Lemuel Idzik
  - S 6: Ep 5 4 Giveness
    2/2/03
- OZ
  Lemuel Idzik
  - S 6: Ep 4 A Failure to Communicate
    1/26/03
- OZ
  Gunman
  - S 6: Ep 3 Sonata de Oz
    1/19/03
- Lawman (1958)
  Owny O'Reilly
  - S 3: Ep 5 Return of Owny O'Reilly
    10/16/60
  - S 2: Ep 29 Salvation of Owny O'Reilly
    4/24/60
Guest Star (76)

Role
- Grey's Anatomy
  Dr. Singer
  - S 6: Ep 9 New History
    11/12/09
- Private Practice
  Dr. Alexander Ball
  - S 2: Ep 13 Nothing to Fear
    1/22/09
- Phineas and Ferb
  Beppo Brown
  - S 1: Ep 40 Oil on Candace
    10/17/08
- Brothers & Sisters
  Dr. Jude Bar-Shalom
  - S 1: Ep 15 Love is Difficult
    2/18/07
- House
  Dr. Ezra Powell
  - S 3: Ep 3 Informed Consent
    9/19/06
- Alias
  Sloane 2/Ned Bolger
  - S 4: Ep 19 In Dreams...
    5/11/05
- Crossing Jordan
  Carl Meisner
  - S 4: Ep 20 Forget Me Not
    5/8/05
- Alias
  Another Mr. Sloane
  - S 4: Ep 16 Another Mister Sloane
    4/20/05
  - S 4: Ep 15 Pandora
    4/13/05
- Blue Heelers
  Brian Hollis
  - S 10: Ep 22 A Knife for a Knife
    7/16/03
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/73
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Milt Winters
  - S 2: Ep 16 Cuba Libre
    3/9/03
- E! True Hollywood Story
  (himself)
  - S 6: Ep 33 Liza Minnelli
    7/21/02
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Doc
  - S 5: Ep 22 The Gift
    5/22/01
  - S 5: Ep 21 The Weight of the World
    5/15/01
  - S 5: Ep 17 Forever
    4/17/01
- Touched By an Angel
  Ronald
  - S 7: Ep 20 Band of Angels
    4/15/01
  - S 7: Ep 12 The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways
    1/21/01
- The Outer Limits
  Gideon Banks
  - S 6: Ep 8 Simon Says
    3/10/00
- It's Like, You Know...
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Twins
    9/21/99
- The Outer Limits
  Dr. Nathan Seward
  - S 5: Ep 18 Essence of Life
    7/23/99
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 169 Show #169
    3/18/98
- Great Performances
  Himself
  - S 26: Ep 3 The Music of Kander and Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
    12/3/97
- Star Trek: Voyager
  Cylem
  - S 2: Ep 12 Resistance
    11/27/95
- Brooklyn Bridge
  Jacob
  - S 2: Ep 7 In a Family Way
    4/10/93
- Brooklyn Bridge
  Jacob Prossman
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Last Immigrant
    11/14/92
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 99 January 30, 1992
    1/30/92
- Dallas
  Adam
  - S 14: Ep 23 Conundrum (2)
    5/3/91
  - S 14: Ep 22 Conundrum (1)
    5/3/91
- Matlock
  Tommy DeLuca
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Critic
    1/8/91
- Our World
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Between The Lines - Summer, 1972
    2/26/87
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Master of Ceremonies
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/86
- Alice (1985)
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 5 Joel Grey Saves the Day
    11/3/82
  - S 7: Ep 4 Alice at the Palace
    10/27/82
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 54: Ep 1 The 54th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/82
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/76
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/72
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 90 Show #2990
    9/11/78
  - S 12: Ep 70 Show #2070
    4/18/74
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 138 April 14, 1977
    4/14/77
  - S 2: Ep 199 August 4, 1976
    8/4/76
  - S 2: Ep 98 February 5, 1976
    2/5/76
  - S 2: Ep 89 January 22, 1976
    1/22/76
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Joel Grey
    10/18/76
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 13: Ep 75 December 27, 1974
    12/27/74
  - S 13: Ep 74 December 26, 1974
    12/26/74
  - S 13: Ep 73 December 25, 1974
    12/25/74
  - S 13: Ep 72 December 24, 1974
    12/24/74
  - S 13: Ep 71 Week of December 23, 1974
    12/23/74
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 23 Show 66 - Joel Grey
    2/27/74
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 7: Ep 19 with Vincent Price, Joel Grey
    2/9/74
  - S 6: Ep 6 with Joel Grey, Cass Elliott
    10/18/72
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Beverly Garland & Joel Grey
    10/1/73
  - S 1: Ep 9 Carol Lawrence & Joel Grey
    5/21/73
- The Julie Andrews Hour
  Cameo Guest
  - S 1: Ep 14 Episode #14
    12/20/72
- The Julie Andrews Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode #9
    11/8/72
- Carol Burnett and Friends
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Candidate/Mary McClusky/Puppy Dogs In The Window/Salute To Foreign Films
    10/18/72
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 68 May 22-28, 1972 (1)
    5/22/72
  - S 6: Ep 63 May 8-12, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    5/8/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 113 February 24, 1972
    2/24/72
  - S 2: Ep 170 April 24, 1970
    4/24/70
- Night Gallery
  Andrew MacBane
  - S 2: Ep 57 There Aren't Anymore MacBanes
    2/16/72
- Ironside
  Yeager
  - S 4: Ep 18 A Killing at the Track
    2/4/71
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 29 Burt Bacharach / Dionne Warwick / Joel Grey
    6/17/70
- The Engelbert Humperdinck Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 March 25, 1970
    3/25/70
  - S 1: Ep 4 February 11, 1970
    2/11/70
- This is Tom Jones
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 December 11, 1969
    12/11/69
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 22: Ep 28 May 4, 1969: Richie Havens, Beverly Sills, Joel Grey, Baja Marimba Band
    5/4/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 158 April 9, 1969
    4/9/69
  - S 4: Ep 187 May 23, 1967
    5/23/67
  - S 4: Ep 87 January 3, 1967
    1/3/67
  - S 13: Ep 220 August 3, 1976
    8/3/76
  - S 11: Ep 170 May 8, 1874
    5/8/74
  - + 4 More Credits
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 20 Broadway's Best - 1969
    3/26/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 126 Week of March 3, 1969
    3/3/69
  - S 6: Ep 231 Week of August 5, 1968
    8/5/68
  - S 6: Ep 151 Week of April 1, 1968
    4/1/68
  - S 5: Ep 161 Week of April 17, 1967
    4/17/67
  - S 5: Ep 121 Week of February 20, 1967
    2/20/67
  - + 12 More Credits
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 103 July 24, 1968
    7/24/68
  - S 1: Ep 45 May 3, 1968
    5/3/68
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 40 Fannie Flagg & Joel Grey
    6/3/68
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 36 The 5th Dimension / Joel Gray / Joan Rivers / Morey Amsterdam
    5/19/68
  - S 21: Ep 15 December 17, 1967: Spanky & Our Gang, Richard Pryor, Patti Page, Joel Grey
    12/17/67
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 Joel Grey / Lainie Kazan / Phil Harris / Don Cherry / Pat Henry
    11/9/67
  - S 1: Ep 19 Bob Hope / Joel Grey / Juliet Prowse / Pete Fountain / The Lively Set
    2/3/66
- Password
  Joel Grey
  - S 7: Ep 321 Betsy Palmer & Joel Grey
    10/16/67
  - S 7: Ep 281 Betsy Palmer & Joel Grey
    7/28/67
  - S 7: Ep 246 Betsy Palmer & Joel Grey
    7/24/67
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 18: Ep 48 EPISODE #871
    7/30/67
  - S 18: Ep 42 EPISODE #866
    6/18/67
- Vacation Playhouse
  Freddy Rockefeller
  - S 4: Ep 5 My Lucky Penny
    8/8/66
- Lawman (1958)
  Owny O'Reilly
  - S 4: Ep 5 Owny O'Reilly, Esquire
    10/15/61
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Joey Kellogg
  - S 3: Ep 27 Open and Close in One
    3/17/61
- The Nanette Fabray Show
  Herbie
  - S 1: Ep 8 Nanette's Teenage Suitor
    2/24/61
- SurfSide 6
  Willy
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Clown
    10/17/60
- The Ann Sothern Show
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 23 Billy
    3/21/60
- Bronco
  Runt Bowles
  - S 2: Ep 10 Masquerade
    1/26/60
- Maverick
  Billy The Kid
  - S 3: Ep 7 Full House
    10/25/59
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 41 July 12, 1959
    7/12/59
  - S 1: Ep 3 November 30, 1956
    11/30/56
- The Court of Last Resort
  Floyd Todd
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Todd-Loomis Case
    4/4/58
- Pat Boone Chevy Showroom
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 November 21, 1957
    11/21/57
  - S 1: Ep 7 November 14, 1957
    11/14/57
  - S 1: Ep 6 November 7, 1957
    11/7/57
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 31, 1957
    10/31/57
- December Bride
  Jimmy
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Golf Lesson
    10/21/57
  - S 4: Ep 2 Mean Grandfather
    10/14/57
  - S 4: Ep 1 Vallee's Protege
    10/7/57
- Telephone Time
  Ray
  - S 2: Ep 23 The Intruder
    3/3/57
- Producers' Showcase
  Jack
  - S 3: Ep 3 Jack and the Beanstalk
    11/12/56
- Frankie Laine Time
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 August 24, 1955
    8/24/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 4 10/17/1954 - Friar's Frolics
    10/17/54
  - S 3: Ep 17 1/18/1953
    1/18/53
  - S 1: Ep 38 5/27/1951
    5/27/51
- Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 41 Forty Weeks of Uncle Tom
    7/22/54
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 48 Tony Martin; Joel Gray; The Step Brothers; Ben Dova; The Amin Brothers
    8/3/52
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 30 4/1/1951
    4/1/51
Cameo (1)

Role
- Dancing With The Stars
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 15 Episode 1108
    11/8/10

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Trivia
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- Film Credits: 2001 - Reaching Normal, Dr. Mensley 2000 - Dancer in the Dark, Oldrich Novy 1996 - The Empty Mirror, Josef Goebbels 1996 - My Friend Joe, Simon 1995 - Venus Rising, Jimmie 1995 - The Fantasticks, Amos Babcock Bellamy 1994 - The Dangerous, Flea 1993 - The Music of Chance, Willy Stone 1991 - Kafka, Burgel 1985 - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Chiun 1976 - The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Lowenstein 1976 - Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, Nate Salisbury 1974 - Man on a Swing, Franklin WIlls 1972 - Cabaret, Master of Ceremonies 1961 - Come September, Beagle 1957 - Calypso Heat Wave, Alex Nash 1952 - About Face, Bender
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- Joel can be heard on the following Original Cast Recordings: 2003 - Wicked, as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1996 - Chicago, as Amos Hart 1975 - Goodtime Charley, as Charley 1988 - Cabaret, as the Emcee/Master of Ceremonies 1972 - Cabaret (film), as the Emcee/Master of Ceremonies 1968 - George M, as George M. Cohen
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- Joel has said that the most exiting project here's been involved in is the play The Normal Heart, by Larry Kramer.
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- (on how his book 'Photos I Had to Take' came about) Joel: I was looking through some pictures to find baby pictures of my daughter when she was about to have her child. And two artist friends were over, and I had all these shoe boxes out. And in them were all the photographs that I'd taken over the years. And they said, "Well, what are you doing with these?" And I said, "Nothing, I did, I did. I went, I saw, I showed them to my family. I had the experience." And they said, "No, you have to do something more."
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- Joel: For me to take a role, I read a script and I think "Wow, I don't know how I'm going to do this, but I want to try."
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- (when asked if he prefers being in a show) Joel: I love being in a show. I love the community aspect of it. I like the discipline of it, too.
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