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Ed Asner

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
422

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 15, 1929 (96 years old)

Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Ed Asner

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

2025The Gettysburg Addressas Edward Everett (voice)
2024Altered Realityas Mike Wilson
2023A Fargo Christmas Storyas Popcorn Bud
2023Carl's Dateas Carl (voice)
2023Being Mary Tyler Mooreas Self (voice)
2023Commitment to Lifeas Self (archive footage)
2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rulesas Grandpa Heffley (voice)
2021Scarlettas Lou
2021Back Home Againas Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
2021Muppets Haunted Mansionas Ghost of Claude
2021The Premiseas Mr. Holmes
2021Dug Daysas Carl (voice)
2021Senior Entourageas Ed
2021Captain Daddyas Grampa (voice)
2021Bloodas The Prophet
2020Tiger Withinas Samuel
2020Bury Me in Armoras Dimitry George
2020SEVENas
2020The Holiday Movies That Made Usas Self
2020Rain Beau's Endas Gunny
2020The Garden Left Behindas Dr. Cleary
2020Central Parkas Ambrose (voice)
2020M.O.M. Mothers of Monstersas Dr. Howard Arden
2019In Vinoas Charles
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
2019Dead to Meas Abe Rifkin
2019Faith, Hope & Loveas Harry Karetas
2019Doom Patrolas Hospital Patient
2018Olympiaas Self
2018All of My Heart: The Weddingas Vern
2018Honor Amongst Menas Pop Halmo
2018Angels on Tapas Swifty
2018The Parting Glassas Tommy
2018Waiting in the Wings: Still Waitingas Jefferson
2018Cobra Kaias Sid Weinberg
2018Ed Asner's Oral Historyas Self - Interviewee
2018Ballmastrz: 9009as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
2018Eva: A-7063as Narrator (voice)
2018LA DA Storyas Self (archive footage)
2017And the Winner Isn'tas Self
2017A StoryBots Christmasas Santa
2017Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!as Santa
2017Saving Christmasas Rick
2017The Gliksmansas Moshe
2017All of My Heart: Inn Loveas Vern
2017Yamasong: March of the Hollowsas Elder Pyreez (voice)
2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!as Arthur (voice)
2017Joe's Waras Harry
2017Framed: The Adventures of Zion Manas Adult Walter (voice)
2016The Best Democracy Money Can Buyas Self
2016MacGyveras Saul
2016Titanic: Sinking the Mythsas Wilhelm Müller
2016Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentaryas Corporate Manager
2016Super Sexas George
2016Getting Ed Laidas Ed Randall
2016Love Meet Hopeas Mr. James
2016Love Finds You in Valentineas Gabriel Morgan
2016Behind the Fearas Narrator (voice)
2015A Merry Murdoch Christmasas Kris Kringle
2015Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Artsas Self
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebrationas Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
2015Celebrity Family Feudas Self
2015The Nutcracker Sweetas Owl (voice)
2015Grace and Frankieas Howard Jay
2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!as Himself
2015All of My Heartas Vern
2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmasas Santa (voice)
2014Frozen in Timeas Grandpa (voice)
2014The Games Makeras Nicholas Drago
2014Chasing Lifeas April's grandfather
2014Audreyas Walt
2014I Know That Voiceas Self
2013Christmas on the Bayouas Papa Noel
2013Saturday Night Live: Thanksgivingas Mr Wilson
2013The Crazy Onesas Mr. Finger
2013Momas Jack
2013Axel: The Biggest Little Heroas Bonta / Narrator (voice)
2013American Roadas Walt Whitman
2013Second Chancesas Chief Buddy
2013Teen Titans Go!as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
2012Home Alone: The Holiday Heistas Mr. Carson
2012Casting Byas Self
2012Autism and Cakeas Fred
2012Liberatoras President Whitlock
2012Foodfight!as Mr. Leonard (voice)
2012Elephant Sighsas Leo
2012Men at Workas Bob
2012Should've Been Romeoas Charlie
2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girlas Self
2011The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horroras Narrator
2011Identicalas Yaakov Washington
2011Too Big to Failas Warren Buffett
2011Let Goas Artie
2011Absolute Killersas
2011Good Menas Morty
2011Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdaysas Dr. Wasserman
2011Not Another B Movieas Angry Investor
2011Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7as Himself
2011Hopelessly in Juneas Rabbi
2011The Desert of Forbidden Artas Voice
2011Working Classas Hank Greziak
2011All Star Supermanas Perry White (voice)
2010Young Justiceas Kent Nelson (voice)
2010The Triumph of William Henry Harrisonas
2010Superman/Batman: Apocalypseas Granny Goodness (voice)
2010Hawaii Five-0as August March
2010Regular Showas Santa Claus (voice)
2010Hot in Clevelandas Jameson
2009Christmas Dreamsas Jerry
2009Dug's Special Missionas Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
2009The Middleas Ben
2009The Cleveland Showas
2009Modern Familyas Herschel
2009The Good Wifeas Guy Redmayne
2009Upas Carl Fredricksen (voice)
2009Up: Upisodesas Carl Fredricksen (voice)
2009American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanistas Self
2008Shatner's Raw Nerveas Self
2008Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Unionas Narrator (Voice)
2008Generation Gapas Bart Cahill
2008Christmas Cottageas Sidney
2008Giganticas Kirby Weathersby
2008Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaignsas Self
2008The Spectacular Spider-Manas Ben Parker (voice)
2008Channelsas Ed Packard
2007Hard Fouras Golden Hands Segal
2007Christmas Is Here Againas Krad (voice)
2007Andy Barker, P.I.as Mickey Doyle
2007From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docksas
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.as Commandant Von Reichenstein
2007The Rich Have Their Own Photographersas
2006The Christmas Cardas Luke Spelman
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset Stripas Wilson White
2005The Boondocksas Ed Wuncler (voice)
2005Crab Orchardas
2005Bonesas Rufus Tucker
2005Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Classas Narrator
2005The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terroras Himself
2005Spider-Man: The Venom Sagaas J. Jonah Jameson
2005Sir! No Sir!as Col. Heinl
2005Out of the Woodsas Jack Green
2005Sleeping Dogs Lieas Sheriff Delaney
2005American Dad!as Grandpa Smith (voice)
2005American Dad!as Mailbox #2 (voice)
2005American Dad!as Narrator (voice)
2005American Dad!as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wildeas Self
2004Elf: That's a Wrapas Self
2004Elf: Film School for Kidsas Self
2004Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrellas Self
2004Elf: How they Made the North Poleas Self
2004Center of the Universeas Art Barnett
2004Missing Brendanas George Calden
2004CSI: NYas Abraham Klein
2004Justice League Unlimitedas Granny Goodness (voice)
2004Justice League Unlimitedas Hephaestus (voice)
2004Spider-Man vs. Doc Ockas J Jonah Jameson
2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventureas Uncle Nick
2003The Commissionas Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
2003Elfas Santa
2003Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failureas Narrator (voice)
2003Spider-Man: The New Animated Seriesas Officer Barr (voice)
2003The King and Queen of Moonlight Bayas Augie Sinclair
2003Daredevil vs. Spider-Manas J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Seriesas Self
2002The Man Who Saved Christmasas Charles Gilbert
2002The Dead Zoneas Marty Bracknell
2002The Mary Tyler Moore Reunionas Self
2002Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdownas J. Jonah Jameson
2002Remembering Rootsas Self
2002The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight Itas Narrator
2002Pope John XXIIIas Angelo Roncalli
2002Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIIIas Jean XXIII
2001Gahan Wilson's The Kidas Dead Cat
2001In Search of Peaceas David Ben Gurion (voice)
2001The Animalas Chief Wilson
2001Island Preyas Jay Roth
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Mr. Weiner
2000Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossomas Self
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Commandas Fixer (voice)
2000Becoming Dickas Davis Aldrich
2000The Huntressas
2000Above Suspicionas Thomas O'Claire
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Storyas
2000Perfect Gameas Billy Hicks
2000Max Steelas Chuck Marshak (voice)
2000Common Groundas Ira
2000Bring Him Homeas Geza
1999Snowden's Christmasas Big Daddy (voice)
1999Olive, the Other Reindeeras Santa Claus (voice)
1999The Bacheloras Gluckman
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Martin Schultz
1999Love and Action in Chicagoas Taylor
1999The Sissy Ducklingas Father Duck (voice)
1999Family Guyas Steve Bellows (voice)
1999Our Friend, Martinas Mr. Harris (voice)
1999O' Christmas Treeas Nutcracker (voice)
1998Maggie Wintersas
1998The Wild Thornberrysas Frank Hunter (voice)
1998Herculesas Mentor (voice)
1998More Tales of the Cityas Jack Lederer
1998The Closeras
1998Hard Rainas Uncle Charlie
1997A Christmas Carolas Marley (voice)
1997Academy Boyzas
1997Dharma & Gregas Earl Tucker
1997The Long Way Homeas George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
1997Johnny Bravoas
1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
1997The Angry Beaversas
1997Dog's Best Friendas Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
1997The Practiceas Judge Marcus Winnaker
1997The Practiceas Judge Matlin Pratt
1997Paybackas Jack Patkanis
1997King of the Hillas Stinky (voice)
1997The Fumbleheadsas Charlie Atwater
1996Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Paradeas Self
1996The Story of Santa Clausas Santa Claus (voice)
1996Bruno the Kidas The Engineer (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Seriesas Granny Goodness (voice)
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny Questas Von Romme (voice)
1996E! True Hollywood Storyas
1996Arli$$as Lenny Crowley
1996Hanged on a Twisted Crossas Narrator
1996Gone in the Nightas Det. John Waters
1995Dumb and Dumberas General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice)
1995Freakazoid!as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Dangeras
1995Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awakenas Hudson (voice)
1995Goldilocks and the Three Bearsas Bruno
1994Spider-Manas J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
1994Gargoylesas Hudson (voice)
1994Gypsyas Charles Thompson
1994Touched by an Angelas Bud
1994ERas James McNulty
1994The Magic School Busas Gen. Aranius (voice)
1994Down on the Waterfrontas
1994Thunder Alleyas Gil Jones
1994Duckmanas Mort Sidelman (voice)
1994Headsas Ab Abbot
1993Intimate Portraitas Self
1993Animaniacsas Vern (voice)
1993The X-Filesas Maurice
1993Politically Incorrectas
1993Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracyas Self
1992Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)
1992Mad About Youas Zigmund Klarik
1992Hearts Afireas George Lahti
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Roland Daggett (voice)
1992Cruel Doubtas Bill Osteen
1992Fish Policeas Chief Abalone (voice)
1991JFKas Guy Bannister
1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Clausas Edward P. Mitchell
1991Silent Motiveas Sam
1991Switched at Birthas Ted Marx
1991Dinosaursas Evil Georgie (voice)
1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Showas Himself
1991The Real Story of Happy Birthday To Youas Charlie (voice)
1990Good Cops, Bad Copsas
1990The Trials of Rosie O'Neillas Walter Kovacs
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Hoggish Greedly (voice)
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
1990Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Lessas Harvey Metcalfe
1989The Simpsonsas Editor (voice)
1989Happily Ever Afteras Scowl the Owl (voice)
1988Roseanneas
1988Moon Over Paradoras Self
1988A Friendship in Viennaas Opah Oskar Reikman
1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Nightas Scalawag (voice)
1987The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywoodas Self - Presenter
1987Cracked Upas Rev. Vincent Owens
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas Self
1987The Bronx Zooas
1986The Christmas Staras Horace McNickle
1986Kate's Secretas Dr. Resnick
1986Joshua and the Battle of Jerichoas Joshua (voice)
1986Vital Signsas Matthew St James
1986Darlin' Clementineas Lucky Jake
1985Tall Tales & Legendsas Lucky Jake
1985Tender Is the Nightas Devereux Warren
1985Off the Rackas Sam Waltman
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas Self
1984Donald Duck's 50th Birthdayas Self
1984Highway to Heavenas
1984Anatomy of an Illnessas Norman Cousins
1983A Case of Libelas Robert Sloane
1983Danielas Jacob Ascher
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)
1983Koyaanisqatsias Self (archive footage)
1982Americas in Transitionas Narrator
1982Night of 100 Starsas Self
1982American Playhouseas Robert Sloane
1982O'Hara's Wifeas Bob O'Hara
1981The Marva Collins Storyas Narrator (voice)
1981A Small Killingas Simon Shaber
1981Fort Apache, the Bronxas Connolly
1979The Family Manas Eddie Madden
1978The White Shadowas Edward Asner (uncredited)
1978Mickey's 50as Self
1978The Good Doctoras Various Roles
1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disneyas Self
1978A Different Approachas
1977The Gatheringas Adam
1977Lou Grantas Lou Grant
1977The Life and Assassination of the Kingfishas Huey P. Long
1977Rootsas Capt. Thomas Davies
1977Rootsas Thomas Davies
1976Gusas Hank Cooper
1976Rich Man, Poor Manas Axel Jordache
1975Hey, I'm Aliveas Ralph Flores
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1975Death Screamas Peter Singleton
1975The Impersonation Murder Caseas Dt. Ed Ames
1975Mitzi & 100 Guysas Self
1975The Impostoras Barney West
1975Twigsas Phil
1974Dinah!as Self
1974Rhodaas
1974The Wrestleras Frank Bass
1973The Girl Most Likely To...as Det. Ralph Varone
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roastsas Self
1973Match Gameas Self
1973Police Storyas
1972Haunts of the Very Richas Al Hunsicker
1972Sam Cadeas
1971They Call It Murderas Chief Otto Larkin
1971The Todd Killingsas Fred Reardon
1971The Last Childas Barstow
1971Skin Gameas Plunkett
1971Great Performancesas
1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolfas Dr. Morheim
1970The Mary Tyler Moore Showas Lou Grant
1970The Flip Wilson Showas Self
1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!as Woody Garfield
1970Halls of Angeras Ernie McKay
1970House on Greenapple Roadas Sheriff Muntz
1969Daughter of the Mindas Saul Wiener
1969Change of Habitas Lt. Moretti
1969Medical Centeras
1968The Mod Squadas
1968The Mod Squadas Harry Loring
1968The Name of the Gameas Cesare Marino
1968The Name of the Gameas Vince Leonard
1968Hawaii Five-Oas August March
1967Gunnas Lt. Jacoby
1967Ironsideas Marlon Davis
1967The Invadersas Harry Ferguson
1967The Invadersas Taugus
1966El Doradoas Bart Jason
1966The Doomsday Flightas Feldman
1966CBS Playhouseas Nat Congdon
1966The Venetian Affairas Frank Rosenfeld
1966Mission: Impossibleas George Simpson
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as George Kramer
1966Felony Squadas
1966The Rat Patrolas Captain Friedrich
1965The Slender Threadas Det. Judd Ridley
1965The F.B.I.as John Carl Brock
1965The F.B.I.as Pete Zacharias
1965The F.B.I.as Walter Gretzler
1965The Wild Wild Westas Furman Crotty
1965Please Don't Eat the Daisiesas
1965Run for Your Lifeas Carl Cappi
1965The Satan Bugas Henchman Veretti
1964Profiles in Courageas Oliver E. Wells
1964Profiles in Courageas President Ulysses S. Grant
1964Slattery's Peopleas Frank Radcliff
1964Fanfare for a Death Sceneas Pike
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas
1963Mr. Novakas Harmon Stern
1963Mr. Novakas Paul Berg
1963Burke's Lawas Pablo Vasquez
1963The Fugitiveas Joe Bantam
1963The Fugitiveas Roy Malinek
1963The Fugitiveas Sheriff Mayhew
1963The Outer Limitsas Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
1963The Lieutenantas
1962Kid Galahadas Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
1962The Eleventh Houras
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1962Stoney Burkeas Kapp
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Jack Stander
1962The Virginianas George Johnson
1962Sam Benedictas Dr. Everett Colner
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host
1961Target: The Corruptors!as
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Frank Williams
1961Cain's Hundredas Dave Keller
1961The Defendersas Harry Obermayer
1961The Defendersas Tim Sellers
1961The Murder Menas Dave Keller
1960Route 66as
1960Route 66as Second Man
1960Outlawsas
1960J-24as
1960The New Girlas Kurt Harden
1959The Untouchablesas Fedor Bartok
1959The Untouchablesas Frank
1959The Untouchablesas Jimmy Canada
1958Naked Cityas Lt. Vincent Busti
1957Decoyas Sergeant
1957The Night America Trembledas 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
1957The Defender (Studio One)as Juror (uncredited)
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Warden Bragan
1955Gunsmokeas Redmond
1955Gunsmokeas Sgt. Wilks
1953The Oscarsas Carl Fredricksen (voice)
1953The Oscarsas Self
1952Omnibusas
1949The Emmy Awardsas Self
1948Studio Oneas Actor #3
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Winner
A Man and His Prostateas
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentaryas Self (archive footage)
Unpluggedas Dr. Eaton (voice)

Production

2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules...In Memory Of
2021Back Home Again...In Memory Of
2021Muppets Haunted Mansion...In Memory Of
2019Dead to Me...In Memory Of
2011Let Go...Executive Producer
2010Young Justice...In Memory Of
2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle...Executive Producer
1997Payback...Executive Producer
1991Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier...Thanks