Ed Asner

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.

Acting

2025

The Gettysburg Address

Edward Everett (voice)

2024

Altered Reality

Mike Wilson

2023

2023

Carl's Date

Carl (voice)

2023

2022

2021

2021

The Premise

Mr. Holmes

2021

Dug Days

Carl (voice)

2021

2021

Captain Daddy

Grampa (voice)

2020

SEVEN

Unknown

2020

2020

2020

Central Park

Ambrose (voice)

2020

2019

In Vino

Charles

2019

2019

Dead to Me

Abe Rifkin

2019

Faith, Hope & Love

Harry Karetas

2019

Doom Patrol

Hospital Patient

2018

2018

2018

2018

2018

Cobra Kai

Sid Weinberg

2018

Ed Asner's Oral History

Self - Interviewee

2018

Ballmastrz: 9009

Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)

2017

2017

2017

2017

2017

2017

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

Elder Pyreez (voice)

2017

2016

2016

Super Sex

George

2015

2015

2015

2015

2015

2015

2015

2014

2014

The Games Maker

Nicholas Drago

2014

Chasing Life

April's grandfather

2014

2014

2013

2013

2013

The Crazy Ones

Mr. Finger

2013

Mom

Jack

2013

Axel: The Biggest Little Hero

Bonta / Narrator (voice)

2013

Second Chances

Chief Buddy

2013

Teen Titans Go!

Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)

2012

2012

2012

Foodfight!

Mr. Leonard (voice)

2012

2012

2012

2011

Identical

Yaakov Washington

2011

Too Big to Fail

Warren Buffett

2011

Let Go

Artie

2011

2011

2011

2011

Working Class

Hank Greziak

2011

All Star Superman

Perry White (voice)

2010

Young Justice

Kent Nelson (voice)

2010

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

Granny Goodness (voice)

2010

Hawaii Five-0

August March

2010

Regular Show

Santa Claus (voice)

2010

2009

2009

Dug's Special Mission

Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)

2009

2009

2009

2009

The Good Wife

Guy Redmayne

2009

Up

Carl Fredricksen (voice)

2009

Up: Upisodes

Carl Fredricksen (voice)

2009

The Line

Unknown

2008

2008

2008

Gigantic

Kirby Weathersby

2008

The Spectacular Spider-Man

Ben Parker (voice)

2007

2007

Andy Barker, P.I.

Mickey Doyle

2007

The Sarah Silverman Program.

Commandant Von Reichenstein

2006

The Christmas Card

Luke Spelman

2006

2005

The Boondocks

Ed Wuncler (voice)

2005

2005

Bones

Rufus Tucker

2005

2005

2005

Sir! No Sir!

Col. Heinl

2005

American Dad!

Narrator (voice)

2005

American Dad!

TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)

2005

American Dad!

Mailbox #2 (voice)

2005

American Dad!

Grandpa Smith (voice)

2004

2004

Missing Brendan

George Calden

2004

CSI: NY

Abraham Klein

2004

Justice League Unlimited

Hephaestus (voice)

2004

Justice League Unlimited

Granny Goodness (voice)

2003

2003

Elf

Santa

2003

2003

2003

Daredevil vs. Spider-Man

J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

2002

2002

The Dead Zone

Marty Bracknell

2002

2001

2001

In Search of Peace

David Ben Gurion (voice)

2001

The Animal

Chief Wilson

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

Perfect Game

Billy Hicks

2000

Max Steel

Chuck Marshak (voice)

1999

Olive, the Other Reindeer

Santa Claus (voice)

1999

The Bachelor

Gluckman

1999

1999

1999

The Sissy Duckling

Father Duck (voice)

1999

Family Guy

Steve Bellows (voice)

1999

Our Friend, Martin

Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)

1999

O' Christmas Tree

Nutcracker (voice)

1998

The Wild Thornberrys

Frank Hunter (voice)

1998

Hercules

Mentor (voice)

1998

1998

Hard Rain

Uncle Charlie

1997

A Christmas Carol

Marley (voice)

1997

1997

Dharma & Greg

Earl Tucker

1997

The Long Way Home

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

1997

1997

1997

The Practice

Judge Marcus Winnaker

1997

The Practice

Judge Matlin Pratt

1997

Payback

Jack Patkanis

1997

King of the Hill

Stinky (voice)

1996

The Story of Santa Claus

Santa Claus (voice)

1996

Bruno the Kid

The Engineer (voice)

1996

Superman: The Animated Series

Granny Goodness (voice)

1996

1996

1996

Arli$$

Unknown

1996

1996

Gone in the Night

Det. John Waters

1995

Freakazoid!

Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)

1995

1994

Spider-Man

J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

1994

Gargoyles

Hudson (voice)

1994

1994

ER

Dr. James McNulty

1994

The Magic School Bus

Gen. Aranius (voice)

1994

Thunder Alley

Gil Jones

1994

Duckman

Mort Sidelman (voice)

1993

Gypsy

Charles Thompson

1993

1993

1993

1992

1992

Mad About You

Zigmund Klarik

1992

Hearts Afire

George Lahti

1992

Batman: The Animated Series

Roland Daggett (voice)

1992

Cruel Doubt

Bill Osteen

1992

1991

JFK

Guy Bannister

1991

1991

1991

Dinosaurs

Evil Georgie (voice)

1990

1990

1990

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Hoggish Greedly (voice)

1990

1989

The Simpsons

Editor (voice)

1989

Happily Ever After

Scowl the Owl (voice)

1988

Roseanne

Unknown

1988

1988

A Friendship in Vienna

Opah Oskar Reikman

1987

1987

1986

The Christmas Star

Horace McNickle

1986

1985

1985

Tender Is the Night

Devereux Warren

1985

Off the Rack

Sam Waltman

1985

1984

1983

Daniel

Jacob Ascher

1983

Reading Rainbow

Self - Narrator (voice)

1981

The Marva Collins Story

Narrator (voice)

1981

1979

The Family Man

Eddie Madden

1978

The White Shadow

Edward Asner (uncredited)

1978

1978

1978

1977

1977

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977

1977

Roots

Thomas Davies

1977

Roots

Capt. Thomas Davies

1976

Gus

Hank Cooper

1976

Rich Man, Poor Man

Axel Jordache

1975

1974

Dinah!

Self

1974

Rhoda

Unknown

1973

1973

1973

1971

They Call It Murder

Chief Otto Larkin

1971

The Todd Killings

Fred Reardon

1971

Skin Game

Plunkett

1971

1970

1970

1970

1970

1969

1969

Change of Habit

Lt. Moretti

1969

1968

1968

The Mod Squad

Harry Loring

1968

1968

Hawaii Five-O

August March

1968

1967

Gunn

Lt. Jacoby

1967

Ironside

Unknown

1967

The Venetian Affair

Frank Rosenfeld

1967

1967

The Invaders

Harry Ferguson

1966

El Dorado

Bart Jason

1966

1966

Mission: Impossible

George Simpson

1966

1966

1966

The Rat Patrol

Captain Friedrich

1965

The Slender Thread

Det. Judd Ridley

1965

The F.B.I.

Pete Zacharias

1965

The F.B.I.

John Carl Brock

1965

The F.B.I.

Walter Gretzler

1965

The Wild Wild West

Furman Crotty

1965

1965

1965

The Satan Bug

Henchman Veretti

1964

Profiles in Courage

President Ulysses S. Grant

1964

Profiles in Courage

Oliver E. Wells

1964

Slattery's People

Frank Radcliff

1963

1963

Mr. Novak

Harmon Stern

1963

Mr. Novak

Paul Berg

1963

Burke's Law

Pablo Vasquez

1963

The Fugitive

Roy Malinek

1963

The Fugitive

Joe Bantam

1963

The Fugitive

Sheriff Mayhew

1963

The Outer Limits

Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo

1963

1962

Kid Galahad

Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)

1962

1962

1962

1962

1962

The Virginian

George Johnson

1962

Sam Benedict

Dr. Everett Colner

1961

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Frank Williams

1961

Cain's Hundred

Dave Keller

1961

The Defenders

Harry Obermayer

1961

The Defenders

Tim Sellers

1960

Route 66

Unknown

1960

Route 66

Second Man

1960

Outlaws

Unknown

1959

The Untouchables

Jimmy Canada

1959

1959

The Untouchables

Fedor Bartok

1958

Naked City

Lt. Vincent Busti

1957

Decoy

Sergeant

1957

The Night America Trembled

3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)

1956

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

1955

1955

Gunsmoke

Redmond

1955

Gunsmoke

Sgt. Wilks

1952

Omnibus

Unknown

1949

1948

Studio One

Actor #3

1944

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Winner

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

Crew

2022

2021

2019

Dead to Me

In Memory Of

2010

Young Justice

In Memory Of

Production

2011

Let Go

Executive Producer

2000

1997

Payback

Executive Producer

Infos

Full Name
Ed Asner
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
11/15/1929
Date of Death
8/29/2021
Also Known As

Eddie Asner

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