Ed Asner
Edward Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), commonly known as Ed Asner, was an American film, television, stage, and voice actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his Emmy Award-winning role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film, Up. In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT.
Born: 15 November 1929 • Died: 29 August 2021
Played In
The Gettysburg Address
Edward Everett (voice)
Altered Reality
Mike Wilson
A Fargo Christmas Story
Popcorn Bud
Carl's Date
Carl (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Scarlett
Lou
Back Home Again
Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Ghost of Claude
The Premise
Mr. Holmes
Dug Days
Carl (voice)
Senior Entourage
Ed
Captain Daddy
Grampa (voice)
Blood
The Prophet
Tiger Within
Samuel
Bury Me in Armor
Dimitry George
SEVEN
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
Rain Beau's End
Gunny
The Garden Left Behind
Dr. Cleary
Central Park
Ambrose (voice)
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
Dr. Howard Arden
In Vino
Charles
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Dead to Me
Abe Rifkin
Faith, Hope & Love
Harry Karetas
Doom Patrol
Hospital Patient
Olympia
Self
All of My Heart: The Wedding
Vern
Honor Amongst Men
Pop Halmo
Angels on Tap
Swifty
The Parting Glass
Tommy
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Jefferson
Cobra Kai
Sid Weinberg
Ed Asner's Oral History
Self - Interviewee
Ballmastrz: 9009
Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
Eva: A-7063
Narrator (voice)
LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
And the Winner Isn't
Self
A StoryBots Christmas
Santa
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
Santa
Saving Christmas
Rick
The Gliksmans
Moshe
All of My Heart: Inn Love
Vern
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Elder Pyreez (voice)
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
Arthur (voice)
Joe's War
Harry
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
Adult Walter (voice)
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Self
MacGyver
Saul
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
Wilhelm Müller
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
Corporate Manager
Super Sex
George
Getting Ed Laid
Ed Randall
Love Meet Hope
Mr. James
Love Finds You in Valentine
Gabriel Morgan
Behind the Fear
Narrator (voice)
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
Kris Kringle
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
The Nutcracker Sweet
Owl (voice)
Grace and Frankie
Howard Jay
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Himself
All of My Heart
Vern
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Santa (voice)
Frozen in Time
Grandpa (voice)
The Games Maker
Nicholas Drago
Chasing Life
April's grandfather
Audrey
Walt
I Know That Voice
Self
Christmas on the Bayou
Papa Noel
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Mr Wilson
The Crazy Ones
Mr. Finger
Mom
Jack
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Bonta / Narrator (voice)
American Road
Walt Whitman
Second Chances
Chief Buddy
Teen Titans Go!
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Mr. Carson
Casting By
Self
Autism and Cake
Fred
Liberator
President Whitlock
Foodfight!
Mr. Leonard (voice)
Elephant Sighs
Leo
Men at Work
Bob
Should've Been Romeo
Charlie
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
Narrator
Identical
Yaakov Washington
Too Big to Fail
Warren Buffett
Let Go
Artie
Absolute Killers
Good Men
Morty
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Wasserman
Not Another B Movie
Angry Investor
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
Himself
Hopelessly in June
Rabbi
The Desert of Forbidden Art
Voice
Working Class
Hank Greziak
All Star Superman
Perry White (voice)
Young Justice
Kent Nelson (voice)
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Granny Goodness (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
August March
Regular Show
Santa Claus (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
Jameson
Christmas Dreams
Jerry
Dug's Special Mission
Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
The Middle
Ben
The Cleveland Show
Modern Family
Herschel
The Good Wife
Guy Redmayne
Up
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Up: Upisodes
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
Self
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Narrator (Voice)
Generation Gap
Bart Cahill
Christmas Cottage
Sidney
Gigantic
Kirby Weathersby
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
Self
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Ben Parker (voice)
Channels
Ed Packard
Hard Four
Golden Hands Segal
Christmas Is Here Again
Krad (voice)
Andy Barker, P.I.
Mickey Doyle
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
The Sarah Silverman Program.
Commandant Von Reichenstein
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
The Christmas Card
Luke Spelman
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wilson White
The Boondocks
Ed Wuncler (voice)
Crab Orchard
Bones
Rufus Tucker
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Narrator
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
Himself
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
J. Jonah Jameson
Sir! No Sir!
Col. Heinl
Out of the Woods
Jack Green
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Sheriff Delaney
American Dad!
Narrator (voice)
American Dad!
TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
American Dad!
Mailbox #2 (voice)
American Dad!
Grandpa Smith (voice)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Self
Center of the Universe
Art Barnett
Missing Brendan
George Calden
CSI: NY
Abraham Klein
Justice League Unlimited
Hephaestus (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
Granny Goodness (voice)
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
J Jonah Jameson
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Uncle Nick
Elf
Santa
The Commission
Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Narrator (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Officer Barr (voice)
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Augie Sinclair
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Self
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Charles Gilbert
The Dead Zone
Marty Bracknell
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
Self
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
J. Jonah Jameson
Remembering Roots
Self
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
Narrator
Pope John XXIII
Angelo Roncalli
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
Jean XXIII
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Dead Cat
In Search of Peace
David Ben Gurion (voice)
The Animal
Chief Wilson
Island Prey
Jay Roth
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mr. Weiner
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Fixer (voice)
Becoming Dick
Davis Aldrich
The Huntress
Above Suspicion
Thomas O'Claire
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Perfect Game
Billy Hicks
Max Steel
Chuck Marshak (voice)
Common Ground
Ira
Bring Him Home
Geza
Snowden's Christmas
Big Daddy (voice)
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Santa Claus (voice)
The Bachelor
Gluckman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Schultz
Love and Action in Chicago
Taylor
The Sissy Duckling
Father Duck (voice)
Family Guy
Steve Bellows (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
Mr. Harris (voice)
O' Christmas Tree
Nutcracker (voice)
Maggie Winters
The Wild Thornberrys
Frank Hunter (voice)
Hercules
Mentor (voice)
More Tales of the City
Jack Lederer
The Closer
Hard Rain
Uncle Charlie
A Christmas Carol
Marley (voice)
Academy Boyz
Dharma & Greg
Earl Tucker
The Long Way Home
George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Johnny Bravo
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
The Angry Beavers
Dog's Best Friend
Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
The Practice
Judge Matlin Pratt
The Practice
Judge Marcus Winnaker
Payback
Jack Patkanis
King of the Hill
Stinky (voice)
The Fumbleheads
Charlie Atwater
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
The Story of Santa Claus
Santa Claus (voice)
Bruno the Kid
The Engineer (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
Granny Goodness (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Von Romme (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Arli$$
Lenny Crowley
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
Narrator
Gone in the Night
Det. John Waters
Dumb and Dumber
General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice)
Freakazoid!
Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Hudson (voice)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Bruno
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Gargoyles
Hudson (voice)
Gypsy
Charles Thompson
Touched by an Angel
Bud
ER
James McNulty
The Magic School Bus
Gen. Aranius (voice)
Down on the Waterfront
Thunder Alley
Gil Jones
Duckman
Mort Sidelman (voice)
Heads
Ab Abbot
Intimate Portrait
Self
Animaniacs
Vern (voice)
The X-Files
Maurice
Politically Incorrect
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Mad About You
Zigmund Klarik
Hearts Afire
George Lahti
Batman: The Animated Series
Roland Daggett (voice)
Cruel Doubt
Bill Osteen
Fish Police
Chief Abalone (voice)
JFK
Guy Bannister
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Edward P. Mitchell
Silent Motive
Sam
Switched at Birth
Ted Marx
Dinosaurs
Evil Georgie (voice)
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Himself
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Charlie (voice)
Good Cops, Bad Cops
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Walter Kovacs
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Hoggish Greedly (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Harvey Metcalfe
The Simpsons
Editor (voice)
Happily Ever After
Scowl the Owl (voice)
Roseanne
Moon Over Parador
Self
A Friendship in Vienna
Opah Oskar Reikman
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Scalawag (voice)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self - Presenter
Cracked Up
Rev. Vincent Owens
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Bronx Zoo
The Christmas Star
Horace McNickle
Kate's Secret
Dr. Resnick
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Joshua (voice)
Vital Signs
Matthew St James
Darlin' Clementine
Lucky Jake
Tall Tales & Legends
Lucky Jake
Tender Is the Night
Devereux Warren
Off the Rack
Sam Waltman
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self
Highway to Heaven
Anatomy of an Illness
Norman Cousins
A Case of Libel
Robert Sloane
Daniel
Jacob Ascher
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
Americas in Transition
Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
Self
O'Hara's Wife
Bob O'Hara
The Marva Collins Story
Narrator (voice)
A Small Killing
Simon Shaber
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Connolly
The Family Man
Eddie Madden
The White Shadow
Edward Asner (uncredited)
Mickey's 50
Self
The Good Doctor
Various Roles
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
A Different Approach
The Gathering
Adam
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
Huey P. Long
Roots
Thomas Davies
Roots
Capt. Thomas Davies
Gus
Hank Cooper
Rich Man, Poor Man
Axel Jordache
Hey, I'm Alive
Ralph Flores
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Death Scream
Peter Singleton
The Impersonation Murder Case
Dt. Ed Ames
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
The Impostor
Barney West
Twigs
Phil
Dinah!
Self
Rhoda
The Wrestler
Frank Bass
The Girl Most Likely To...
Det. Ralph Varone
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Match Game
Self
Police Story
Haunts of the Very Rich
Al Hunsicker
Sam Cade
They Call It Murder
Chief Otto Larkin
The Todd Killings
Fred Reardon
The Last Child
Barstow
Skin Game
Plunkett
Great Performances
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Dr. Morheim
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Lou Grant
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Woody Garfield
Halls of Anger
Ernie McKay
House on Greenapple Road
Sheriff Muntz
Daughter of the Mind
Saul Wiener
Change of Habit
Lt. Moretti
Medical Center
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
Harry Loring
Hawaii Five-O
August March
The Name of the Game
Cesare Marino
The Name of the Game
Vince Leonard
Gunn
Lt. Jacoby
Ironside
Marlon Davis
The Invaders
Taugus
The Invaders
Harry Ferguson
El Dorado
Bart Jason
The Doomsday Flight
Feldman
CBS Playhouse
Nat Congdon
The Venetian Affair
Frank Rosenfeld
Mission: Impossible
George Simpson
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
George Kramer
Felony Squad
The Rat Patrol
Captain Friedrich
The Slender Thread
Det. Judd Ridley
The F.B.I.
John Carl Brock
The F.B.I.
Walter Gretzler
The F.B.I.
Pete Zacharias
The Wild Wild West
Furman Crotty
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Run for Your Life
Carl Cappi
The Satan Bug
Henchman Veretti
Profiles in Courage
Oliver E. Wells
Profiles in Courage
President Ulysses S. Grant
Slattery's People
Frank Radcliff
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Pike
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mr. Novak
Harmon Stern
Mr. Novak
Paul Berg
Burke's Law
Pablo Vasquez
The Fugitive
Roy Malinek
The Fugitive
Sheriff Mayhew
The Fugitive
Joe Bantam
The Outer Limits
Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
The Lieutenant
Kid Galahad
Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Stoney Burke
Kapp
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jack Stander
The Virginian
George Johnson
Sam Benedict
Dr. Everett Colner
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Target: The Corruptors!
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Frank Williams
Cain's Hundred
Dave Keller
The Defenders
Tim Sellers
The Defenders
Harry Obermayer
The Murder Men
Dave Keller
Route 66
Route 66
Second Man
Outlaws
J-24
The New Girl
Kurt Harden
The Untouchables
Fedor Bartok
The Untouchables
Frank
The Untouchables
Jimmy Canada
Naked City
Lt. Vincent Busti
Decoy
Sergeant
The Night America Trembled
3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
The Defender (Studio One)
Juror (uncredited)
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Warden Bragan
Gunsmoke
Sgt. Wilks
Gunsmoke
Redmond
The Oscars
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
The Oscars
Self
Omnibus
The Emmy Awards
Self
Studio One
Actor #3
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
A Man and His Prostate
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Unplugged
Dr. Eaton (voice)