Kelsey Grammer
Acting
Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor 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 made his professional acting debut 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 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, My Fair Lady, Big Fish, and Finding Neverland.
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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Filmography of
Kelsey Grammer
Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
... 2026
Lord Fairfax
... 2026
Mr. Miller
... 2025
... 2025
Sideshow Bob (voice)
... 2024
General Haskel
... 2024
Brynner
... 2024
... 2023
Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
... 2023
Coach B
... 2023
Chuck Smith
... 2023
Brian Conway
... 2022
James Christmas
... 2022
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Robert Thompson
... 2022
James Christmas
... 2021
The Congressman
... 2021
Blinky (voice)
... 2021
Dr. Andre Boxer
... 2021
"Hello, Dolly!" Performer
... 2021
Micky Adams
... 2021
Darius 'The Rumble' Grouch
... 2020
Detective Jones
... 2019
Harry Hamilton
... 2018
Self (archive footage)
... 2018
Mason
... 2018
Blinky Galadrigal (voice) (uncredited)
... 2017
... 2017
The Amazing Blackstone / Norm Blandsford (voice)
... 2017
Blinky Galadrigal (voice)
... 2016
Hunter (voice)
... 2016
Charles
... 2016
Shelby's Dad
... 2016
... 2016
... 2015
Sebastian
... 2015
Self
... 2015
Kelsey Grammer
... 2015
King Herod
... 2015
Narrator (voice)
... 2015
... 2014
... 2014
... 2014
Bonaparte
... 2014
Harold Attinger
... 2014
Lee Fox (uncredited)
... 2014
Hank McCoy / Beast (uncredited)
... 2014
The Tin Man (voice)
... 2014
Angelo Aldo Brandini
... 2014
Narrator
... 2012
... 2012
Clark Cooper
... 2011
Frank
... 2010
Mr. Martin Cranston
... 2009
Frank Griffin
... 2009
General George S. Patton
... 2008
President Andrew Boone
... 2008
Detective Brunner
... 2007
Self (archive footage)
... 2006
Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
... 2006
Mr. Skibness
... 2005
Ebenezer Scrooge
... 2004
Dr. Frasier Crane
... 2004
Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)
... 2004
Rothbart (voice)
... 2003
Agent Banks
... 2003
Self (archive footage)
... 2003
George Washington
... 2003
... 2003
Nick St. Nicholas
... 2002
... 2002
... 2001
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
... 2001
Self (archive footage)
... 2001
Robert Hawkins
... 2001
Howard Greene
... 2001
... 2000
Narrator (voice)
... 1999
Prospector (voice)
... 1999
... 1999
Snowball (voice)
... 1999
Zozi (voice)
... 1999
Richard Verk
... 1999
Howard Spitz
... 1998
General Partridge
... 1998
Peter
... 1998
Vladimir (voice)
... 1997
Sydney Nichols
... 1996
Lt. Commander Tom Dodge
... 1996
Quote Reader
... 1996
... 1995
Dr. Frankenollie (voice)
... 1995
Det. Frank Barlow
... 1994
Ron McNally
... 1993
... 1990
Dr. Frasier Crane
... 1990
Dr. Frasier Crane
... 1988
Ed Strull
... 1988
... 1987
Harry