02/21/1955
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands:
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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Avengers: Doomsday (2026) as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast |
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Young Washington (2026) as Lord Fairfax |
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Turbulence (2025) as Harry |
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Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring (2025) as Mr. Miller |
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Wish You Were Here (2025) as Dad |
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Lars Shrike Walks the Night (2024) as Lars |
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2024) as Sideshow Bob (voice) |
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Murder Company (2024) as General Haskel |
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Wanted Man (2024) as Brynner |
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The History of 'A Christmas Carol' (2023) as Host |
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The Marvels (2023) as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast |
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Office Race (2023) as Coach B |
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Jesus Revolution (2023) as Chuck Smith |
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022) as Brian Conway |
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Christmas in Paradise (2022) as James Christmas |
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High Expectations (2022) as |
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Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop (2022) as Robert Thompson |
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Father Christmas Is Back (2021) as James Christmas |
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Charming the Hearts of Men (2021) as The Congressman |
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Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021) as Blinky (voice) |
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The God Committee (2021) as Dr. Andre Boxer |
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Show of Titles (2021) as "Hello, Dolly!" Performer |
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The Space Between (2021) as Micky Adams |
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Money Plane (2020) as Darius 'The Rumble' Grouch |
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Grand Isle (2019) as Detective Jones |
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Like Father (2018) as Harry Hamilton |
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United We Fan (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018) as Mason |
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Trollhunters: Happy Birthday to You! (2017) as Blinky Galadrigal (voice) (uncredited) |
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The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary (2017) as Host |
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Bunyan and Babe (2017) as The Amazing Blackstone / Norm Blandsford (voice) |
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Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown (2016) as Blinky Galadrigal (voice) |
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Storks (2016) as Hunter (voice) |
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Breaking the Bank (2016) as Charles |
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) as Shelby's Dad |
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016) as Self |
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Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas (2015) as Self |
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Baby, Baby, Baby (2015) as Sebastian |
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Best of Enemies (2015) as Voice of William F. Buckley |
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Entourage (2015) as Kelsey Grammer |
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Killing Jesus (2015) as King Herod |
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One Day in Auschwitz (2015) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Making of The Expendables 3 (2014) as Self |
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Evolution Within Extinction (2014) as Self |
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The Expendables 3 (2014) as Bonaparte |
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) as Harold Attinger |
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Think Like a Man Too (2014) as Lee Fox (uncredited) |
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) as Hank McCoy / Beast (uncredited) |
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014) as The Tin Man (voice) |
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Reach Me (2014) as Angelo Aldo Brandini |
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Until They Are Home (2012) as Narrator |
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FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012) as Self |
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I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) as Clark Cooper |
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Crazy on the Outside (2010) as Frank |
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Fame (2009) as Mr. Martin Cranston |
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Middle Men (2009) as Frank Griffin |
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An American Carol (2008) as General George S. Patton |
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Swing Vote (2008) as President Andrew Boone |
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Even Money (2007) as Detective Brunner |
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Kings of Comedy USA (2006) as Self (archive footage) |
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast |
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The Good Humor Man (2005) as Mr. Skibness |
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A Christmas Carol (2004) as Ebenezer Scrooge |
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Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004) as Dr. Frasier Crane |
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Teacher's Pet (2004) as Dr. Ivan Krank (voice) |
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Barbie of Swan Lake (2003) as Rothbart (voice) |
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Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier' (2003) as Self |
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The Big Empty (2003) as Agent Banks |
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The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians (2003) as Self (archive footage) |
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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) as George Washington |
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No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed (2003) as Narrator |
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Mr. St. Nick (2002) as Nick St. Nicholas |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) as Self |
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America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001) as Self |
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Just Visiting (2001) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001) as Self (archive footage) |
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15 Minutes (2001) as Robert Hawkins |
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The Sports Pages (2001) as Howard Greene |
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000) as Self |
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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) as Narrator (voice) |
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Toy Story 2 (1999) as Prospector (voice) |
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The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999) as Narrator |
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Animal Farm (1999) as Snowball (voice) |
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Bartok the Magnificent (1999) as Zozi (voice) |
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Standing on Fishes (1999) as Richard Verk |
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New Jersey Turnpikes (1999) as |
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The Frasier Story (1999) as Self |
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The Real Howard Spitz (1998) as Howard Spitz |
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The Pentagon Wars (1998) as General Partridge |
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Anastasia (1997) as Vladimir (voice) |
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Neil Simon's London Suite (1996) as Sydney Nichols |
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Down Periscope (1996) as Lt. Commander Tom Dodge |
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Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995) as |
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Runaway Brain (1995) as Dr. Frankenollie (voice) |
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The Innocent (1994) as Det. Frank Barlow |
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Beyond Suspicion (1993) as Ron McNally |
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Galaxies Are Colliding (1992) as Peter |
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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990) as Self |
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The Earth Day Special (1990) as Dr. Frasier Crane |
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Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) as Dr. Frasier Crane |
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Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) as Ed Strull |
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Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987) as Self |
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The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985) as |
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The Last Firefighter () as Jim |
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Hell Ride () as |
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022) Executive Producer |
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The God Committee (2021) Executive Producer |
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Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004) Director |
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The Innocent (1994) Executive Producer |