Kelsey Grammer
Acting
Born: Feb 21, 1955
From: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanted Man | Brynner | 2024 | 6.565 |
| Lars Shrike Walks the Night | Lars | 2024 | — |
| Office Race | Coach B | 2023 | 4.9 |
| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | The Tin Man (voice) | 2014 | 6.278 |
| FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 2012 | 7.75 |
| Until They Are Home | Narrator | 2012 | — |
| I Don't Know How She Does It | Clark Cooper | 2011 | 5.2 |
| Crazy on the Outside | Frank | 2010 | 5.2 |
| Swing Vote | President Andrew Boone | 2008 | 5.723 |
| An American Carol | General George S. Patton | 2008 | 4.2 |
| Even Money | Detective Brunner | 2007 | 5.539 |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / … | 2006 | 6.418 |
| The Good Humor Man | Mr. Skibness | 2005 | 4.417 |
| A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge | 2004 | 6.426 |
| The Big Empty | Agent Banks | 2003 | 6.08 |
| Barbie of Swan Lake | Rothbart (voice) | 2003 | 7.029 |
| Mr. St. Nick | Nick St. Nicholas | 2002 | 5.938 |
| 15 Minutes | Robert Hawkins | 2001 | 5.923 |
| Animal Farm | Snowball (voice) | 1999 | 5.674 |
| Bartok the Magnificent | Zozi (voice) | 1999 | 6.018 |
| Standing on Fishes | Richard Verk | 1999 | 4.25 |
| The Pentagon Wars | General Partridge | 1998 | 6.861 |
| The Real Howard Spitz | Howard Spitz | 1998 | 5.333 |
| Anastasia | Vladimir (voice) | 1997 | 7.607 |
| Down Periscope | Lt. Commander Tom Dodge | 1996 | 6.38 |
| London Suite | Sydney Nichols | 1996 | 5.143 |
| Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny | 1995 | 7.0 | |
| Runaway Brain | Dr. Frankenollie (voice) | 1995 | 6.684 |
| Beyond Suspicion | Ron McNally | 1993 | 9.5 |
| Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim | Self | 1987 | 8.0 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1955 |
| From | St. Thomas, U.S. … |