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Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Actor and producer, also director · Born February 21, 1955 (71) · St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

5 Primetime Emmys · 3 Golden Globes · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

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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Born
February 21, 1955 (71)
From
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
101 on MovieCove · 144 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Kelsey Grammer's films like?

Across their 72 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
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Animation11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
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Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
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Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
25%
Morality
15%
Society
15%
Power
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 39 · Serious 9 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 27 · Charged 19 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 29 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 35 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

49 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 14 of 49 analyzed roles.

Mentor
14 of 49
Hero
13 of 49
Shadow
7 of 49
Threshold guardian
7 of 49
Ally
4 of 49
Trickster
2 of 49
Herald
1 of 49
Shapeshifter
1 of 49
Show the 49 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
26
Tense
26
Joyful
24
Hopeful
24
Absurd
17
Other
77

How their films linger

Feel-good38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy31
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kelsey Grammer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 74 of their 101 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kelsey Grammer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

144 credits, 101 with a MovieCove page; 48 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avengers: Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast

  • The Great American Journey(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

  • Young Washington(2026)

    as Lord Fairfax

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Turbulence(2025)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Ring(2025)

    as Mr. Miller

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Hunting Party(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah Cyrus

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Wish You Were Here(2025)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Lars Shrike Walks the Night(2024)

    as Lars

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year(2024)

    as Sideshow Bob (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Murder Company(2024)

    as General Haskel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wanted Man(2024)

    as Brynner

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The History of 'A Christmas Carol' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Host

  • The Marvels(2023)

    as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Frasier(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Frasier Crane

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Office Race(2023)

    as Coach B

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Jesus Revolution(2023)

    as Chuck Smith

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The 12 Days of Christmas Eve(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Brian Conway

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Paradise(2022)

    Producer · as James Christmas

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Flowers in the Attic: The Origin(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Garland Foxworth

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Kelsey Grammer's Historic Battles for America(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • High Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Miss Willoughby(2021)

    as Robert Thompson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Phat Tuesdays(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Father Christmas Is Back(2021)

    as James Christmas

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost and Molly McGee(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Charming the Hearts of Men(2021)

    as The Congressman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)

    as Blinky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Death(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Geoffrey Skadden · as Dr. Geoffrey Skadden (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The God Committee(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Andre Boxer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Show of Titles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as "Hello, Dolly!" Performer

  • The Space Between(2021)

    as Micky Adams

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • History of the Sitcom(2021)

    Show as Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Money Plane(2020)

    as Darius 'The Rumble' Grouch

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Wizards(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Blinky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Grand Isle(2019)

    as Detective Jones

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • You're Not a Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as John Seward

  • Carol's Second Act(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Kenney

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Proven Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Gore Bellows

  • Like Father(2018)

    as Harry Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 7 Guardians of the Tomb(2018)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Porters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Mendel Dolem

  • Trollhunters: Happy Birthday to You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Blinky Galadrigal (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Last Tycoon(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Pat Brady

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Host

  • Bunyan and Babe(2017)

    as The Amazing Blackstone / Norm Blandsford (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Blinky Galadrigal (voice)

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia(2016)

    Show 51 episodes · as Blinky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Storks(2016)

    as Hunter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Bank(2014)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising(2016)

    as Shelby's Dad

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Baby, Baby, Baby(2015)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal(2015)

    as Voice of William F. Buckley

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2015)

    as Kelsey Grammer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Killing Jesus(2015)

    as King Herod

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Kelsey Grammer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • One Day in Auschwitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    as Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Partners(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Allen Braddock

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)

    as Harold Attinger

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Think Like a Man Too(2014)

    as Lee Fox (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    as Hank McCoy / Beast (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return(2013)

    as The Tin Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Reach Me(2014)

    as Angelo Aldo Brandini

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Until They Are Home(2012)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boss(2011)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer · as Tom Kane

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • I Don't Know How She Does It(2011)

    as Clark Cooper

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Crazy on the Outside(2010)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Hank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Producer · as Hank Pryor

  • Fame(2009)

    as Mr. Martin Cranston

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Keifth

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Middle Men(2009)

    as Frank Griffin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • An American Carol(2008)

    as General George S. Patton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Swing Vote(2008)

    as President Andrew Boone

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Back to You(2007)

    Show 17 episodes · Producer · as Chuck Darling

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Even Money(2006)

    as Detective Brunner

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kelsey Grammer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 118 episodes · Producer

  • Generation Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

    as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Web Junk 20 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Everybody Hates Chris(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Out of Practice(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Good Humor Man(2005)

    Producer · as Mr. Skibness

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · Actor

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 128 episodes · Producer · as Bob Sherman / Angel of Death

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas Carol: The Musical(2004)

    as Ebenezer Scrooge

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · as Dr. Frasier Crane

  • Teacher's Pet(2004)

    as Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Barbie of Swan Lake(2003)

    as Rothbart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Gary the Rat(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · as Gary Andrews

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Big Empty(2003)

    as Agent Banks

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor(2003)

    as George Washington

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Mr. St. Nick(2002)

    as Nick St. Nicholas

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Just Visiting(2001)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • 15 Minutes(2001)

    as Robert Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Sports Pages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Howard Greene

  • Girlfriends(2000)

    Show 172 episodes · Producer · as Kelsey Grammer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas(1999)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Toy Story 2(1999)

    as Prospector (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story(1999)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Animal Farm(1999)

    as Snowball (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stark Raving Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Tuttle

  • Bartok the Magnificent(1999)

    as Zozi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Standing on Fishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Richard Verk

  • New Jersey Turnpikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Actor

  • The Real Howard Spitz(1998)

    as Howard Spitz

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Pentagon Wars(1998)

    as General Partridge

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Anastasia(1997)

    as Vladimir (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fired Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 28 episodes · Producer · as Tom Whitman

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • London Suite(1996)

    as Sydney Nichols

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Down Periscope(1996)

    as Lt. Commander Tom Dodge

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Runaway Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Frankenollie (voice)

  • The American Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Benedict Arnold

  • The Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer · as Det. Frank Barlow

  • Beyond Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ron McNally

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 264 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Frasier Crane

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Galaxies Are Colliding(1992)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Roc(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special(1990)

    as Dr. Frasier Crane

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Earth Day Special(1990)

    as Dr. Frasier Crane

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Wings(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Frasier Crane

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 25 episodes · as Sideshow Bob (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday(1988)

    as Dr. Frasier Crane

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dance 'Til Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Ed Strull

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Morgan Bateson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • J.J. Starbuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crossings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Craig Lawson

  • The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Kate & Allie(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Stephen Smith

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 201 episodes · as Frasier Crane

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Frasier Crane

  • A Dog's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Ethan Almighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Hell Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • His Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • The Last Firefighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jim

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 142 titles, 136 of them dated from 1954 to 2026; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Frasier (1993)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19542026

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 38 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting137 of 142: 121 only acting, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting7 of 142: 2 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing18 of 142: 3 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

142 titles, 16 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s29 · 29 acting · 3 crew2000s32 · 29 acting · 9 crew2010s33 · 33 acting · 3 crew2020s31 · 29 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 48 roles
950005101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

5 Primetime Emmys, 3 Golden Globes and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 45 major nominations, 1988–2012.

WinNomination
  1. 2012
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  2. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
  3. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  6. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  7. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Show 8 earlier years
  1. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1992
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
  7. 1990
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 1988
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kelsey Grammer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 69; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 100 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th37
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

46 of their 100 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic10
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed46

Most divisive · actor

Money Plane (2020)

98th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 53 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kelsey Grammer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles17–69 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles9–61 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles4–67 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles5–65 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles4–60 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kelsey Grammer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kelsey Grammer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Halmi Sr. shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles