Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and singer. He gained fame for his role 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). With more than 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 a total of six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award. Grammer, having trained as an actor at Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of Macbeth. The following year, he portrayed Cassio acting opposite 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 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, My Fair Lady, Big Fish, and Finding Neverland. In 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 on May 22, 2001. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelsey Grammer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2026 · Avengers: Doomsday as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
- 2026 · Young Washington as Lord Fairfax
- 2025 · Wish You Were Here as Dad
- 2024 · The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as Sideshow Bob (voice)
- 2024 · Wanted Man as Brynner
- 2023 · Office Race as Coach B
- 2022 · The 12 Days of Christmas Eve as Brian Conway
- 2022 · High Expectations as
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Blinky (voice)
- 2019 · Carol's Second Act as Richard Kenney
- 2019 · Proven Innocent as Gore Bellows
- 2017 · Porters as Mendel Dolem
- 2017 · The Last Tycoon as Pat Brady
- 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 Voice of William F. Buckley
- 2015 · Killing Jesus as King Herod
- 2014 · The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
- 2014 · Evolution Within Extinction as Self
- 2014 · Partners as Allen Braddock
- 2014 · Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as The Tin Man (voice)
- 2014 · Reach Me as Angelo Aldo Brandini
- 2011 · Boss as Mayor Tom Kane
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2007 · Back to You as Chuck Darling
- 2007 · Even Money as Detective Brunner
- 2006 · Web Junk 20 as
- 2005 · The Good Humor Man as Mr. Skibness
- 2003 · Barbie of Swan Lake as Rothbart (voice)
- 2002 · Mr. St. Nick as Nick St. Nicholas
- 2001 · America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- 2001 · Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · The Sports Pages as Howard Greene
- 2000 · Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1999 · Standing on Fishes as Richard Verk
- 1998 · The Real Howard Spitz as Howard Spitz
- 1995 · Runaway Brain as Dr. Frankenollie (voice)
- 1993 · Beyond Suspicion as Ron McNally
- 1991 · Roc as
- 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
- 1987 · Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim as Self
- 1987 · J.J. Starbuck as
- Future · Turbulence as Harry
- 2025 · Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring as Mr. Miller
- 2024 · Murder Company as General Haskel
- 2024 · George: Rise of a Revolutionary as Self - Host
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2023 · Lars Shrike Walks the Night as Lars
- 2023 · The Marvels as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
- 2023 · Frasier as Frasier Crane
- 2023 · Jesus Revolution as Chuck Smith
- 2022 · Christmas in Paradise as James Christmas
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Flowers in the Attic: The Origin as Garland Foxworth
- 2022 · Kelsey Grammer's Historic Battles for America as Self
- 2022 · Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop as Robert Thompson
- 2021 · Father Christmas Is Back as James Christmas
- 2021 · The Ghost and Molly McGee as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- 2021 · Charming the Hearts of Men as The Congressman
- 2021 · Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Blinky (voice)
- 2021 · Dr. Death as Dr. Geoffrey Skadden (voice)
- 2021 · Dr. Death as Dr. Geoffrey Skadden
- 2021 · The God Committee as Dr. Andre Boxer
- 2021 · Show of Titles as "Hello, Dolly!" Performer
- 2021 · The Space Between as Micky Adams
- 2020 · Money Plane as Darius 'The Rumble' Grouch
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · Grand Isle as Detective Jones
- 2019 · You're Not a Monster as John Seward
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Like Father as Harry Hamilton
- 2018 · Firing Line with Margaret Hoover as Self
- 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 Nineties as Self
- 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 · Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Blinky (voice)
- 2016 · Storks as Hunter (voice)
- 2016 · Breaking the Bank as Charles
- 2016 · Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Shelby's Dad
- 2015 · Entourage as Kelsey Grammer
- 2015 · Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Kelsey Grammer (voice)
- 2015 · One Day in Auschwitz as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie 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 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 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 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Frank
- 2009 · Hank as Hank Pryor
- 2009 · Modern Family as Keifth
- 2009 · Fame as Mr. Martin Cranston
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Middle Men as Frank Griffin
- 2008 · An American Carol as General George S. Patton
- 2008 · Swing Vote as President Andrew Boone
- 2008 · Pioneers of Television as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Kings of Comedy USA as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Kelsey Grammer
- 2006 · Generation Boom as
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · X-Men: The Last Stand as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show as
- 2005 · Medium as Bob Sherman / Angel of Death
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self
- 2004 · A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · Father of the Pride as Self (voice)
- 2004 · Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter as Dr. Frasier Crane
- 2004 · Teacher's Pet as Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Gary the Rat as Gary Andrews
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Agent Banks
- 2003 · The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor as George Washington
- 2003 · No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed as Narrator
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · Just Visiting as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 2001 · 15 Minutes as Robert Hawkins
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Kelsey Grammer
- 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 · Stark Raving Mad as Professor Tuttle
- 1999 · Bartok the Magnificent as Zozi (voice)
- 1998 · The Pentagon Wars as General Partridge
- 1998 · Galaxies Are Colliding as Peter
- 1997 · Anastasia as Vladimir (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Fired Up as Tom Whitman
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · London Suite as Sydney Nichols
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Down Periscope as Lt. Commander Tom Dodge
- 1996 · Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
- 1995 · Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny as
- 1994 · The American Revolution as Benedict Arnold
- 1994 · The Innocent as Det. Frank Barlow
- 1993 · Frasier as Frasier Crane
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · Baby Talk as
- 1990 · Wings as Frasier Crane
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Sideshow Bob (voice)
- 1988 · Dance 'Til Dawn as Ed Strull
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Captain Morgan Bateson
- 1986 · Crossings as Craig Lawson
- 1984 · Kate & Allie as
- 1983 · Kennedy as Stephen Smith
- 1982 · Cheers as Frasier Crane
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Future · Hell Ride as
- Future · A Dog's Life as
- Future · New Jersey Turnpikes as