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Ed Asner

Acting · Born 1929-11-15 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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.

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Credits · 356

Altered Reality

2024 · Mike Wilson

2023 · Carl (voice)

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023 · Self (voice)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022 · Grandpa (voice)

Back Home Again

2021 · Peter Lionsbridge (voice)

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021 · Ghost of Claude

2021 · Mr. Holmes

2021 · Carl (voice)

Senior Entourage

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Rain Beau's End

The Garden Left Behind

2020 · Dr. Cleary

2020 · Ambrose (voice)

M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters

2020 · Dr. Howard Arden

2019 · Charles

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Abe Rifkin

Faith, Hope & Love

2019 · Harry Karetas

2019 · Hospital Patient

All of My Heart: The Wedding

The Parting Glass

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

2018 · Jefferson

2018 · Sid Weinberg

Ballmastrz: 9009

2018 · Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)

2018 · Self (archive footage)

And the Winner Isn't

A StoryBots Christmas

Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!

Saving Christmas

All of My Heart: Inn Love

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

2017 · Elder Pyreez (voice)

CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!

2017 · Arthur (voice)

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Getting Ed Laid

2016 · Ed Randall

2016 · Mr. James

Love Finds You in Valentine

2016 · Gabriel Morgan

A Merry Murdoch Christmas

2015 · Kris Kringle

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015 · Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)

Celebrity Family Feud

The Nutcracker Sweet

2015 · Owl (voice)

Grace and Frankie

2015 · Howard Jay

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015 · Himself

All of My Heart

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

2014 · Santa (voice)

2014 · Grandpa (voice)

The Games Maker

2014 · Nicholas Drago

2014 · April's grandfather

I Know That Voice

Christmas on the Bayou

2013 · Papa Noel

Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving

2013 · Mr Wilson

2013 · Mr. Finger

Axel: The Biggest Little Hero

2013 · Bonta / Narrator (voice)

2013 · Chief Buddy

Teen Titans Go!

2013 · Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

2012 · Mr. Carson

2012 · President Whitlock

2012 · Mr. Leonard (voice)

Should've Been Romeo

2012 · Charlie

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

2011 · Yaakov Washington

Too Big to Fail

2011 · Warren Buffett

Absolute Killers

Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays

2011 · Dr. Wasserman

Not Another B Movie

2011 · Angry Investor

Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7

2011 · Himself

Hopelessly in June

The Desert of Forbidden Art

2011 · Hank Greziak

All Star Superman

2011 · Perry White (voice)

2010 · Kent Nelson (voice)

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

2010 · Granny Goodness (voice)

2010 · August March

2010 · Santa Claus (voice)

Hot in Cleveland

2010 · Jameson

Dug's Special Mission

2009 · Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)

The Cleveland Show

2009 · Carl Fredricksen (voice)

2009 · Herschel

2009 · Guy Redmayne

2009 · Carl Fredricksen (voice)

2009 · Carl Fredricksen (voice)

Shatner's Raw Nerve

2008 · Bart Cahill

Christmas Cottage

2008 · Kirby Weathersby

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008 · Ben Parker (voice)

2008 · Ed Packard

2007 · Golden Hands Segal

Christmas Is Here Again

2007 · Krad (voice)

Andy Barker, P.I.

2007 · Mickey Doyle

From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks

From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks

The Sarah Silverman Program

2007 · Commandant Von Reichenstein

The Christmas Card

2006 · Luke Spelman

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

2006 · Wilson White

2005 · Ed Wuncler (voice)

2005 · Rufus Tucker

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

2005 · Narrator

The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror

The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror

2005 · Himself

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

2005 · J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

2005 · Col. Heinl

Out of the Woods

2005 · Jack Green

Sleeping Dogs Lie

Sleeping Dogs Lie

2005 · Sheriff Delaney

2005 · TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Center of the Universe

2004 · Art Barnett

Missing Brendan

2004 · George Calden

2004 · Abraham Klein

Justice League Unlimited

2004 · Hephaestus (voice)

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock

2004 · J Jonah Jameson (voice)

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

2003 · Uncle Nick

2003 · Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

2003 · Officer Barr (voice)

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay

2003 · Augie Sinclair

Daredevil vs. Spider-Man

2003 · J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

The Man Who Saved Christmas

2002 · Charles Gilbert

Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin

2002 · J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

2002 · Marty Bracknell

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown

2002 · J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

John XXIII: The Pope of Peace

John XXIII: The Pope of Peace

2002 · Angelo Roncalli

The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It

2002 · Narrator

Pope John XXIII

2002 · Angelo Roncalli

Gahan Wilson's The Kid

2001 · Dead Cat

In Search of Peace

2001 · David Ben Gurion (voice)

2001 · Chief Wilson

2001 · Jay Roth

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000 · Mr. Weiner

Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom

Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

2000 · Fixer (voice)

2000 · Davis Aldrich

Above Suspicion

2000 · Thomas O'Claire

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000 · Billy Hicks

2000 · Chuck Marshak (voice)

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

2000 · Executive Producer

Olive, the Other Reindeer

1999 · Santa Claus (voice)

1999 · Gluckman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Martin Schultz

Love and Action in Chicago

The Sissy Duckling

1999 · Father Duck (voice)

1999 · Steve Bellows (voice)

Our Friend, Martin

1999 · Mr. Harris (voice)

O' Christmas Tree

1999 · Nutcracker (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

1998 · Frank Hunter (voice)

1998 · Mentor (voice)

More Tales of the City

1998 · Jack Lederer

1998 · Uncle Charlie

A Christmas Carol

1997 · Marley (voice)

1997 · Earl Tucker

The Long Way Home

1997 · George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

1997 · Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)

The Angry Beavers

Dog's Best Friend

1997 · Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)

1997 · Judge Matlin Pratt

1997 · Jack Patkanis

King of the Hill

1997 · Stinky (voice)

The Fumbleheads

1997 · Charlie Atwater

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

The Story of Santa Claus

1996 · Santa Claus (voice)

1996 · The Engineer (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series

1996 · Granny Goodness (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996 · Von Romme (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · Lenny Crowley

Hanged on a Twisted Cross

Hanged on a Twisted Cross

1996 · Narrator

Gone in the Night

1996 · Det. John Waters

Dumb and Dumber

1995 · General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice)

1995 · Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

1995 · Hudson (voice)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1994 · J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

1994 · Hudson (voice)

1994 · Charles Thompson

Touched by an Angel

1994 · James McNulty

The Magic School Bus

1994 · Gen. Aranius (voice)

Down on the Waterfront

1994 · Gil Jones

1994 · Mort Sidelman (voice)

1994 · Ab Abbot

Intimate Portrait

1993 · Vern (voice)

1993 · Maurice

Politically Incorrect

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Earth and the American Dream

1992 · Reader (voice)

1992 · Zigmund Klarik

1992 · George Lahti

Batman: The Animated Series

1992 · Roland Daggett (voice)

1992 · Bill Osteen

1992 · Chief Abalone (voice)

1991 · Guy Bannister

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1991 · Edward P. Mitchell

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

Switched at Birth

1991 · Ted Marx

1991 · Evil Georgie (voice)

Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show

1991 · Himself

The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You

1991 · Charlie (voice)

Good Cops, Bad Cops

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

1990 · Walter Kovacs

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990 · Hoggish Greedly (voice)

Night of 100 Stars III

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

1990 · Harvey Metcalfe

1989 · Editor (voice)

Happily Ever After

1989 · Scowl the Owl (voice)

Moon Over Parador

A Friendship in Vienna

1988 · Opah Oskar Reikman

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

1987 · Scalawag (voice)

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

1987 · Self - Presenter

1987 · Rev. Vincent Owens

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

The Christmas Star

1986 · Horace McNickle

1986 · Dr. Resnick

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

1986 · Joshua (voice)

1986 · Matthew St James

Tall Tales & Legends

1985 · Lucky Jake

Tender Is the Night

1985 · Devereux Warren

1985 · Sam Waltman

Night of 100 Stars II

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

Highway to Heaven

Anatomy of an Illness

1984 · Norman Cousins

A Case of Libel

1983 · Robert Sloane

1983 · Jacob Ascher

Reading Rainbow

1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)

1983 · Self (archive footage)

Americas in Transition

1982 · Narrator

Night of 100 Stars

American Playhouse

1982 · Robert Sloane

1982 · Bob O'Hara

The Marva Collins Story

1981 · Narrator (voice)

A Small Killing

1981 · Simon Shaber

Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981 · Connolly

1979 · Eddie Madden

The White Shadow

1978 · Edward Asner (uncredited)

The Good Doctor

1978 · Various Roles

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

A Different Approach

1977 · Lou Grant

The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

1977 · Huey P. Long

1977 · Thomas Davies

1976 · Hank Cooper

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976 · Axel Jordache

1975 · Ralph Flores

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

1975 · Peter Singleton

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975 · Barney West

1974 · Frank Bass

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973 · Det. Ralph Varone

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Haunts of the Very Rich

1972 · Al Hunsicker

They Call It Murder

1971 · Chief Otto Larkin

The Todd Killings

1971 · Fred Reardon

1971 · Barstow

1971 · Plunkett

Great Performances

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970 · Dr. Morheim

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970 · Lou Grant

The Flip Wilson Show

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970 · Woody Garfield

1970 · Ernie McKay

House on Greenapple Road

1970 · Sheriff Muntz

Daughter of the Mind

1969 · Saul Wiener

Change of Habit

1969 · Lt. Moretti

1969 · August March

1968 · Harry Loring

The Name of the Game

1968 · Cesare Marino

1967 · Lt. Jacoby

1967 · Marlon Davis

1966 · Bart Jason

The Doomsday Flight

1966 · Feldman

1966 · Nat Congdon

The Venetian Affair

1966 · Frank Rosenfeld

Mission: Impossible

1966 · George Simpson

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966 · George Kramer

1966 · Captain Friedrich

The Slender Thread

1965 · Det. Judd Ridley

1965 · John Carl Brock

The Wild Wild West

1965 · Furman Crotty

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Run for Your Life

1965 · Carl Cappi

1965 · Henchman Veretti

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964 · Oliver E. Wells

Slattery's People

1964 · Frank Radcliff

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Harmon Stern

1963 · Pablo Vasquez

1963 · Roy Malinek

The Outer Limits

1963 · Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo

1962 · Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)

The Eleventh Hour

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Merv Griffin Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Jack Stander

1962 · George Johnson

1962 · Dr. Everett Colner

The Mike Douglas Show

Target: The Corruptors!

1961 · Dr. Frank Williams

1961 · Dave Keller

1961 · Tim Sellers

1961 · Dave Keller

1960 · Second Man

The Untouchables

1959 · Fedor Bartok

1958 · Lt. Vincent Busti

1957 · Sergeant

The Night America Trembled

1957 · 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)

The Defender (Studio One)

1957 · Juror (uncredited)

1956 · Self - Presenter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Warden Bragan

1955 · Sgt. Wilks

1953 · Carl Fredricksen (voice)

The Emmy Awards

1948 · Actor #3

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

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