Kelsey Grammer 1955 70
Kelsey Grammer 1955 70
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He gained fame as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–2004, and again from 2023 to 2024). At over 20 years on-air, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in primetime television history. He has received numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award.
Having trained as an actor at Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, Grammer debuted as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of Macbeth. The following year, he portrayed Cassio as the opposite of Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in Othello. In mid-1983, he acted alongside Mandy Patinkin in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George. He has since starred in the leading roles in productions of both Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and My Fair Lady.
On film, he is known for his role as Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast in the superhero films X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and The Marvels (2023). His other roles include Down Periscope (1996), The Pentagon Wars (1998), and Swing Vote (2008). He is also known for his voice roles in Anastasia (1997), Toy Story 2 (1999), and as Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons (1990–present). He took guest roles in the sitcoms 30 Rock (2010–2012), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2016), and Modern Family (2017). For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the Starz political series Boss (2011–2012), he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
In early 2010, Grammer returned to Broadway in the musical revival of La Cage aux Folles, where he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In mid-2016, Grammer won a Tony Award for Best Musical as producer of a musical revival of The Color Purple. In early 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum. In late 2023, The Telegraph described Grammer as one of "the finest actors" of his generation. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in mid-2001.
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2026 Avengers: Doomsday as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
2025 New Jersey Turnpikes
2025 Turbulence as Harry
2025 Wish You Were Here as Dad
2024 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as Sideshow Bob (voice)
2024 Murder Company as General Haskel
2024 Wanted Man as Brynner
2023 Lars Shrike Walks the Night as Lars
2023 The Marvels as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
2023 Office Race as Coach B
2023 Jesus Revolution as Chuck Smith
2022 The 12 Days of Christmas Eve as Brian Conway Executive Producer
2022 Christmas in Paradise as James Christmas
2022 High Expectations
2022 Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop as Robert Thompson
2021 Father Christmas Is Back as James Christmas
2021 Charming the Hearts of Men as The Congressman
2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Blinky (voice)
2021 The God Committee as Dr. Andre Boxer Executive Producer
2021 Show of Titles as "Hello, Dolly!" Performer
2021 The Space Between as Micky Adams
2020 Money Plane as Darius 'The Rumble' Grouch
2019 Grand Isle as Detective Jones
2018 Like Father as Harry Hamilton
2018 United We Fan as Self (archive footage)
2018 7 Guardians of the Tomb as Mason
2017 Trollhunters: Happy Birthday to You! as Blinky Galadrigal (voice) (uncredited)
2017 The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary as Host
2017 Bunyan and Babe as The Amazing Blackstone / Norm Blandsford (voice)
2016 Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown as Blinky Galadrigal (voice)
2016 Storks as Hunter (voice)
2016 Breaking the Bank as Charles
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Shelby's Dad
2016 Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
2015 Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas as Self
2015 Baby, Baby, Baby as Sebastian
2015 Best of Enemies as Self
2015 Entourage as Kelsey Grammer
2015 Killing Jesus as King Herod
2015 One Day in Auschwitz as Narrator (voice)
2014 The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
2014 T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie as Self
2014 Evolution Within Extinction as Self
2014 The Expendables 3 as Bonaparte
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction as Harold Attinger
2014 Think Like a Man Too as Lee Fox (uncredited)
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Hank McCoy / Beast (uncredited)
2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as The Tin Man (voice)
2014 Reach Me as Angelo Aldo Brandini
2012 Until They Are Home as Narrator
2012 FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self
2011 I Don't Know How She Does It as Clark Cooper
2010 Crazy on the Outside as Frank
2009 Fame as Mr. Martin Cranston
2009 Middle Men as Frank Griffin
2008 An American Carol as General George S. Patton
2008 Swing Vote as President Andrew Boone
2007 Even Money as Detective Brunner
2006 Kings of Comedy USA as Self (archive footage)
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
2005 The Good Humor Man as Mr. Skibness
2005 Medium Producer
2004 A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
2004 Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter as Dr. Frasier Crane Director
2004 Teacher's Pet as Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)
2003 Barbie of Swan Lake as Rothbart (voice)
2003 The Big Empty as Agent Banks
2003 The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
2003 Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor as George Washington
2003 No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed as Narrator
2002 Mr. St. Nick as Nick St. Nicholas
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2001 America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self
2001 Just Visiting as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2001 Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
2001 15 Minutes as Robert Hawkins
2001 The Sports Pages as Howard Greene
2000 Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
1999 Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas as Narrator (voice)
1999 Toy Story 2 as Prospector (voice)
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Narrator
1999 Animal Farm as Snowball (voice)
1999 Bartok the Magnificent as Zozi (voice)
1999 Standing on Fishes as Richard Verk
1998 The Real Howard Spitz as Howard Spitz
1998 The Pentagon Wars as General Partridge
1998 Galaxies Are Colliding as Peter
1997 Anastasia as Vladimir (voice)
1996 London Suite as Sydney Nichols
1996 Down Periscope as Lt. Commander Tom Dodge
1996 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
1995 Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
1995 Runaway Brain as Dr. Frankenollie (voice)
1994 The Innocent as Det. Frank Barlow Executive Producer
1993 Beyond Suspicion as Ron McNally
1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special as Self
1990 The Earth Day Special as Dr. Frasier Crane
1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday as Dr. Frasier Crane
1988 Dance 'Til Dawn as Ed Strull
1987 Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim as Self
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6.60 Thriller 7
6.57 TV Movie 12
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6.50 Family 17
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6.22 Science Fiction 7
6.20 Drama 23
6.18 Fantasy 11
6.15 Mystery 3
5.93 Music 6
5.88 Comedy 42
5.86 Horror 3
5.85 Crime 7
5.81 Romance 6