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Ed Asner

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Nov 15, 1929 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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 AddressEdward Everett (voice)
2024Altered RealityMike Wilson
2023Carl's DateCarl (voice)
2023Being Mary Tyler MooreSelf (voice)
2023A Fargo Christmas StoryPopcorn Bud
2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesGrandpa Heffley (voice)
2021Muppets Haunted MansionGhost of Claude
2021Back Home AgainPeter Lionsbridge (voice)
2021ScarlettLou
2021Senior EntourageEd
2021BloodThe Prophet
2021Captain DaddyGrampa (voice)
2021The PremiseMr. Holmes
2021Dug DaysCarl (voice)
2020Tiger WithinSamuel
2020The Garden Left BehindDr. Cleary
2020M.O.M. Mothers of MonstersDr. Howard Arden
2020SEVEN
2020Bury Me in ArmorDimitry George
2020Rain Beau's EndGunny
2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelf
2020Central ParkAmbrose (voice)
2019Faith, Hope & LoveHarry Karetas
2019In VinoCharles
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019Doom PatrolHospital Patient
2019Dead to MeAbe Rifkin
2018Ed Asner's Oral HistorySelf - Interviewee
2018The Parting GlassTommy
2018All of My Heart: The WeddingVern
2018OlympiaSelf
2018LA DA StorySelf (archive footage)
2018Angels on TapSwifty
2018Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingJefferson
2018Eva: A-7063Narrator (voice)
2018Honor Amongst MenPop Halmo
2018Ballmastrz: 9009Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
2018Cobra KaiSid Weinberg
2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsElder Pyreez (voice)
2017Joe's WarHarry
2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!Arthur (voice)
2017All of My Heart: Inn LoveVern
2017Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!Santa
2017A StoryBots ChristmasSanta
2017And the Winner Isn'tSelf
2017Framed: The Adventures of Zion ManAdult Walter (voice)
2017Saving ChristmasRick
2017The GliksmansMoshe
2016Getting Ed LaidEd Randall
2016Love Finds You in ValentineGabriel Morgan
2016Super SexGeorge
2016Titanic: Sinking the MythsWilhelm Müller
2016Love Meet HopeMr. James
2016Mary Jane: A Musical PotumentaryCorporate Manager
2016The Best Democracy Money Can BuySelf
2016Behind the FearNarrator (voice)
2016MacGyverSaul
2015All of My HeartVern
2015The Nutcracker SweetOwl (voice)
2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!Himself
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf / Lou Grant (archive footage)
2015Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the ArtsSelf
2015A Merry Murdoch ChristmasKris Kringle
2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf
2015Grace and FrankieHoward Jay
2014The Games MakerNicholas Drago
2014AudreyWalt
2014Elf: Buddy's Musical ChristmasSanta (voice)
2014Frozen in TimeGrandpa (voice)
2014I Know That VoiceSelf
2014Chasing LifeApril's grandfather
2013Saturday Night Live: ThanksgivingMr Wilson
2013Axel: The Biggest Little HeroBonta / Narrator (voice)
2013Second ChancesChief Buddy
2013Christmas on the BayouPapa Noel
2013American RoadWalt Whitman
2013MomJack
2013Teen Titans Go!Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
2013The Crazy OnesMr. Finger
2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden GirlSelf
2012Should've Been RomeoCharlie
2012Home Alone: The Holiday HeistMr. Carson
2012Foodfight!Mr. Leonard (voice)
2012Elephant SighsLeo
2012Autism and CakeFred
2012LiberatorPresident Whitlock
2012Casting BySelf
2012Men at WorkBob
2011Too Big to FailWarren Buffett
2011All Star SupermanPerry White (voice)
2011Hopelessly in JuneRabbi
2011Let GoArtie
2011The Desert of Forbidden ArtVoice
2011The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to HorrorNarrator
2011Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7Himself
2011IdenticalYaakov Washington
2011Not Another B MovieAngry Investor
2011Good MenMorty
2011Absolute Killers
2011Working ClassHank Greziak
2011Michael: Tuesdays and ThursdaysDr. Wasserman
2010Superman/Batman: ApocalypseGranny Goodness (voice)
2010The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010Young JusticeKent Nelson (voice)
2010Hawaii Five-0August March
2010Regular ShowSanta Claus (voice)
2010Hot in ClevelandJameson
2009UpCarl Fredricksen (voice)
2009Dug's Special MissionCarl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
2009Christmas DreamsJerry
2009American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical HumanistSelf
2009The Cleveland Show
2009The Line
2009The Good WifeGuy Redmayne
2009Up: UpisodesCarl Fredricksen (voice)
2009The MiddleBen
2009Modern FamilyHerschel
2008Christmas CottageSidney
2008GiganticKirby Weathersby
2008Generation GapBart Cahill
2008Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet UnionNarrator (Voice)
2008ChannelsEd Packard
2008Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American CampaignsSelf
2008Shatner's Raw NerveSelf
2008The Spectacular Spider-ManBen Parker (voice)
2007Christmas Is Here AgainKrad (voice)
2007Hard FourGolden Hands Segal
2007The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
2007Andy Barker, P.I.Mickey Doyle
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.Commandant Von Reichenstein
2006The Christmas CardLuke Spelman
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson White
2005Sir! No Sir!Col. Heinl
2005Sleeping Dogs LieSheriff Delaney
2005Out of the WoodsJack Green
2005The Oil Factor: Behind the War on TerrorHimself
2005Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working ClassNarrator
2005Crab Orchard
2005Spider-Man: The Venom SagaJ. Jonah Jameson
2005The BoondocksEd Wuncler (voice)
2005American Dad!Narrator (voice)
2005American Dad!TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
2005American Dad!Mailbox #2 (voice)
2005BonesRufus Tucker
2005American Dad!Grandpa Smith (voice)
2004Happy Birthday Oscar WildeSelf
2004Missing BrendanGeorge Calden
2004Spider-Man vs. Doc OckJ Jonah Jameson
2004CSI: NYAbraham Klein
2004Center of the UniverseArt Barnett
2004Justice League UnlimitedHephaestus (voice)
2004Justice League UnlimitedGranny Goodness (voice)
2003ElfSanta
2003The King and Queen of Moonlight BayAugie Sinclair
2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureUncle Nick
2003Daredevil vs. Spider-ManJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesSelf
2003Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War FailureNarrator (voice)
2003The CommissionCapt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesOfficer Barr (voice)
2002The Mary Tyler Moore ReunionSelf
2002The Man Who Saved ChristmasCharles Gilbert
2002Pope John XXIIIAngelo Roncalli
2002Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIIIJean XXIII
2002Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain ShowdownJ. Jonah Jameson
2002The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight ItNarrator
2002Remembering RootsSelf
2002The Dead ZoneMarty Bracknell
2001The AnimalChief Wilson
2001Island PreyJay Roth
2001Gahan Wilson's The KidDead Cat
2001In Search of PeaceDavid Ben Gurion (voice)
2000Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts BlossomSelf
2000Becoming DickDavis Aldrich
2000Above SuspicionThomas O'Claire
2000Perfect GameBilly Hicks
2000Common GroundIra
2000Bring Him HomeGeza
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmMr. Weiner
2000The Huntress
2000Max SteelChuck Marshak (voice)
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandFixer (voice)
1999The BachelorGluckman
1999Olive, the Other ReindeerSanta Claus (voice)
1999O' Christmas TreeNutcracker (voice)
1999Our Friend, MartinMr. Harris (voice)
1999Snowden's ChristmasBig Daddy (voice)
1999The Sissy DucklingFather Duck (voice)
1999Love and Action in ChicagoTaylor
1999Family GuySteve Bellows (voice)
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMartin Schultz
1998Hard RainUncle Charlie
1998The Wild ThornberrysFrank Hunter (voice)
1998The Closer
1998Maggie Winters
1998HerculesMentor (voice)
1998More Tales of the CityJack Lederer
1997A Christmas CarolMarley (voice)
1997The Long Way HomeGeorge Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
1997PaybackJack Patkanis
1997Dog's Best FriendJeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
1997The FumbleheadsCharlie Atwater
1997Academy Boyz
1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannDr. Robert Servatius (voice)
1997King of the HillStinky (voice)
1997Johnny Bravo
1997Dharma & GregEarl Tucker
1997The PracticeJudge Matlin Pratt
1997The PracticeJudge Marcus Winnaker
1997The Angry Beavers
1996Gone in the NightDet. John Waters
1996The Story of Santa ClausSanta Claus (voice)
1996Hanged on a Twisted CrossNarrator
1996Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeSelf
1996Arli$$Lenny Crowley
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesGranny Goodness (voice)
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestVon Romme (voice)
1996Bruno the KidThe Engineer (voice)
1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995Goldilocks and the Three BearsBruno
1995Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes AwakenHudson (voice)
1995Freakazoid!Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
1995Dumb and DumberGeneral / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice)
1994Down on the Waterfront
1994HeadsAb Abbot
1994DuckmanMort Sidelman (voice)
1994Touched by an AngelBud
1994GargoylesHudson (voice)
1994ERJames McNulty
1994Thunder AlleyGil Jones
1994Spider-ManJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
1994The Magic School BusGen. Aranius (voice)
1993GypsyCharles Thompson
1993Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracySelf
1993The X-FilesMaurice
1993Intimate PortraitSelf
1993Politically Incorrect
1993AnimaniacsVern (voice)
1992Earth and the American DreamReader (voice)
1992Mad About YouZigmund Klarik
1992Fish Police
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesRoland Daggett (voice)
1992Hearts AfireGeorge Lahti
1992Cruel DoubtBill Osteen
1991JFKGuy Bannister
1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausEdward P. Mitchell
1991The Real Story of Happy Birthday To YouCharlie (voice)
1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary ShowHimself
1991Silent MotiveSam
1991DinosaursEvil Georgie (voice)
1991Switched at BirthTed Marx
1990Not a Penny More, Not a Penny LessHarvey Metcalfe
1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelf
1990The Cops Are Robbers
1990The Trials of Rosie O'NeillWalter Kovacs
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersHoggish Greedly (voice)
1989Happily Ever AfterScowl the Owl (voice)
1989The SimpsonsEditor (voice)
1988Moon Over ParadorSelf
1988A Friendship in ViennaOpah Oskar Reikman
1988Roseanne
1987Cracked UpRev. Vincent Owens
1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightScalawag (voice)
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf
1987The Bronx Zoo
1987The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSelf - Presenter
1986The Christmas StarHorace McNickle
1986Darlin' ClementineLucky Jake
1986Vital SignsMatthew St James
1986Joshua and the Battle of JerichoJoshua (voice)
1986Kate's SecretDr. Resnick
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1985Off the RackSam Waltman
1985Tall Tales & LegendsLucky Jake
1985Tender Is the NightDevereux Warren
1984Anatomy of an IllnessNorman Cousins
1984Donald Duck's 50th BirthdaySelf
1984Highway to Heaven
1983DanielJacob Ascher
1983A Case of LibelRobert Sloane
1983KoyaanisqatsiSelf (archive footage)
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
1982Americas in TransitionNarrator
1982O'Hara's WifeBob O'Hara
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1981Fort Apache, the BronxConnolly
1981The Marva Collins StoryNarrator (voice)
1981A Small KillingSimon Shaber
1979The Family ManEddie Madden
1978A Different Approach
1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneySelf
1978The Good DoctorVarious Roles
1978Mickey's 50Self
1978The White ShadowEdward Asner (uncredited)
1977The GatheringAdam
1977The Life and Assassination of the KingfishHuey P. Long
1977Lou GrantLou Grant
1977RootsThomas Davies
1977RootsCapt. Thomas Davies
1976GusHank Cooper
1976Rich Man, Poor ManAxel Jordache
1975Mitzi & 100 GuysSelf
1975The Impersonation Murder CaseDt. Ed Ames
1975TwigsPhil
1975The ImpostorBarney West
1975Hey, I'm AliveRalph Flores
1975Death ScreamPeter Singleton
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
1974The WrestlerFrank Bass
1974Rhoda
1974Dinah!Self
1973The Girl Most Likely To...Det. Ralph Varone
1973Police Story
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf
1973Match GameSelf
1972Haunts of the Very RichAl Hunsicker
1972Sam Cade
1971Skin GamePlunkett
1971The Todd KillingsFred Reardon
1971The Last ChildBarstow
1971They Call It MurderChief Otto Larkin
1971Great Performances
1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Woody Garfield
1970Halls of AngerErnie McKay
1970House on Greenapple RoadSheriff Muntz
1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfDr. Morheim
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelf
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowLou Grant
1969Daughter of the MindSaul Wiener
1969Change of HabitLt. Moretti
1969Medical Center
1968Hawaii Five-OAugust March
1968The Mod Squad
1968The Name of the GameCesare Marino
1968The Name of the GameVince Leonard
1968The Mod SquadHarry Loring
1967GunnLt. Jacoby
1967The Venetian AffairFrank Rosenfeld
1967The InvadersTaugus
1967The InvadersHarry Ferguson
1967IronsideMarlon Davis
1966El DoradoBart Jason
1966The Doomsday FlightFeldman
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.George Kramer
1966Felony Squad
1966The Rat PatrolCaptain Friedrich
1966CBS Playhouse
1966Mission: ImpossibleGeorge Simpson
1965The Satan BugHenchman Veretti
1965The Slender ThreadDet. Judd Ridley
1965The F.B.I.John Carl Brock
1965Run for Your LifeCarl Cappi
1965Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965The F.B.I.Walter Gretzler
1965The F.B.I.Pete Zacharias
1965The Wild Wild WestFurman Crotty
1964Fanfare for a Death ScenePike
1964Slattery's PeopleFrank Radcliff
1964Profiles in CourageOliver E. Wells
1964Profiles in CouragePresident Ulysses S. Grant
1963Burke's LawPablo Vasquez
1963The FugitiveRoy Malinek
1963The FugitiveSheriff Mayhew
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963The FugitiveJoe Bantam
1963Mr. NovakHarmon Stern
1963The Lieutenant
1963The Outer LimitsDetective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
1963Mr. NovakPaul Berg
1962Kid GalahadAssistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
1962The Eleventh Hour
1962The VirginianGeorge Johnson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962Stoney BurkeKapp
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourJack Stander
1962Sam BenedictDr. Everett Colner
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961The Murder MenDave Keller
1961Cain's HundredDave Keller
1961Target: The Corruptors!
1961Dr. KildareDr. Frank Williams
1961The DefendersTim Sellers
1961The DefendersHarry Obermayer
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
1960J-24
1960The New GirlKurt Harden
1960Route 66
1960Outlaws
1960Route 66Second Man
1959The UntouchablesFedor Bartok
1959The UntouchablesFrank
1959The UntouchablesJimmy Canada
1958Naked CityLt. Vincent Busti
1957The Defender (Studio One)Juror (uncredited)
1957The Night America Trembled3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
1957DecoySergeant
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1955GunsmokeSgt. Wilks
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWarden Bragan
1955GunsmokeRedmond
1953The OscarsCarl Fredricksen (voice)
1953The OscarsSelf
1952Omnibus
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
1948Studio OneActor #3
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Winner
-A Man and His Prostate
-Untitled SAG-AFTRA DocumentarySelf (archive footage)
-UnpluggedDr. Eaton (voice)
Production
2011Let GoExecutive Producer
2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleExecutive Producer
1997PaybackExecutive Producer
Crew
2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesIn Memory Of
2021Muppets Haunted MansionIn Memory Of
2021Back Home AgainIn Memory Of
2019Dead to MeIn Memory Of
2010Young JusticeIn Memory Of
1991Warrior: The Life of Leonard PeltierThanks