FrameThrower · Actors · Joel Grey
Joel Grey
4 films · 356 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1972–2000
Born 11 April 1932 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joel Grey 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.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 4 films · 356 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1972–2000
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1973
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture1972
- BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles1973
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical1967
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play2011
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical1997
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor1972
- Drama League Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 356 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Joel takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 4 films we hold, 45% of their frames are day, 46% natural — the look of the work Joel takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 356 frames from Joel Grey's 4 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.