Acting
Ed Asner
Born 15 November 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA · Died 29 August 2021
400 credits
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
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- TBAUntitled SAG-AFTRA DocumentaryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- TBAUnpluggedFilmDr. Eaton (voice)
- 2025The Gettysburg AddressFilmEdward Everett (voice)
- 2024Altered RealityFilmMike Wilson
- 2024An SNL ThanksgivingFilm(archive footage)
- 2023Carl's DateFilmCarl (voice)
- 2023Being Mary Tyler MooreFilmSelf (voice)
- 2023A Fargo Christmas StoryFilmPopcorn Bud
- 2023Commitment to LifeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesFilmGrandpa (voice)
- 2021Dug DaysSeriesCarl (voice)
- 2021Muppets Haunted MansionFilmGhost of Claude
- 2021The PremiseSeriesMr. Holmes
- 2021Back Home AgainFilmPeter Lionsbridge (voice)
- 2021Senior EntourageFilmEd
- 2021ScarlettFilmLou
- 2021A Man and His ProstateFilm
- 2021BloodFilmThe Prophet
- 2021Captain DaddyFilmGrampa (voice)
- 2020Central ParkSeriesAmbrose (voice)
- 2020M.O.M. Mothers of MonstersFilmDr. Howard Arden
- 2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSeriesSelf
- 2020The Garden Left BehindFilmDr. Cleary
- 2020Rain Beau's EndFilmGunny
- 2020SEVENFilm
- 2020Tiger WithinFilmSamuel
- 2020Bury Me in ArmorFilmDimitry George
- 2019Doom PatrolSeriesHospital Patient
- 2019Dead to MeSeriesAbe Rifkin
- 2019Faith, Hope & LoveFilmHarry Karetas
- 2019In VinoFilmCharles
- 2018Cobra KaiSeriesSid Weinberg
- 2018All of My Heart: The WeddingFilmVern
- 2018Ballmastrz: 9009SeriesRupert T. Digzfield (voice)
- 2018The Parting GlassFilmTommy
- 2018OlympiaFilmSelf
- 2018Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingFilmJefferson
- 2018LA DA StoryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Angels on TapFilmSwifty
- 2018Ed Asner's Oral HistoryFilmSelf - Interviewee
- 2018Eva: A-7063FilmNarrator (voice)
- 2018Honor Amongst MenFilmPop Halmo
- 2017All of My Heart: Inn LoveFilmVern
- 2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!FilmArthur (voice)
- 2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsFilmElder Pyreez (voice)
- 2017Saving ChristmasFilmRick
- 2017A StoryBots ChristmasFilmSanta
- 2017Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!FilmSanta
- 2017And the Winner Isn'tFilmSelf
- 2017Joe's WarFilmHarry
- 2017Framed: The Adventures of Zion ManFilmAdult Walter (voice)
- 2017The GliksmansFilmMoshe
- 2016MacGyverSeriesSaul
- 2016Love Finds You in ValentineFilmGabriel Morgan
- 2016The Best Democracy Money Can BuyFilmSelf
- 2016Super SexFilmGeorge
- 2016Getting Ed LaidFilmEd Randall
- 2016Love Meet HopeFilmMr. James
- 2016Titanic: Sinking the MythsFilmWilhelm Müller
- 2016Mary Jane: A Musical PotumentaryFilmCorporate Manager
- 2016Behind the FearFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2015Grace and FrankieSeriesHoward Jay
- 2015All of My HeartFilmVern
- 2015A Merry Murdoch ChristmasFilmKris Kringle
- 2015The Nutcracker SweetFilmOwl (voice)
- 2015Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationFilmSelf / Lou Grant (archive footage)
- 2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!FilmHimself
- 2015Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the ArtsFilmSelf
- 2014Chasing LifeSeriesApril's grandfather
- 2014I Know That VoiceFilmSelf
- 2014The Games MakerFilmNicholas Drago
- 2014Elf: Buddy's Musical ChristmasFilmSanta (voice)
- 2014Frozen in TimeFilmGrandpa (voice)
- 2014AudreyFilmWalt
- 2013Teen Titans Go!SeriesSgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
- 2013MomSeriesJack
- 2013The Crazy OnesSeriesMr. Finger
- 2013Second ChancesFilmChief Buddy
- 2013Christmas on the BayouFilmPapa Noel
- 2013Axel: The Biggest Little HeroFilmBonta / Narrator (voice)
- 2013Saturday Night Live: ThanksgivingFilmMr Wilson
- 2013American RoadFilmWalt Whitman
- 2012Home Alone: The Holiday HeistFilmMr. Carson
- 2012Men at WorkSeriesBob
- 2012Foodfight!FilmMr. Leonard (voice)
- 2012Casting ByFilmSelf
- 2012Should've Been RomeoFilmCharlie
- 2012LiberatorFilmPresident Whitlock
- 2012Elephant SighsFilmLeo
- 2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden GirlFilmSelf
- 2012Autism and CakeFilmFred
- 2011Too Big to FailFilmWarren Buffett
- 2011All Star SupermanFilmPerry White (voice)
- 2011Let GoFilmArtie
- 2011The Desert of Forbidden ArtFilmVoice
- 2011Not Another B MovieFilmAngry Investor
- 2011IdenticalFilmYaakov Washington
- 2011Working ClassSeriesHank Greziak
- 2011Michael: Tuesdays and ThursdaysSeriesDr. Wasserman
- 2011Absolute KillersFilm
- 2011Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7FilmHimself
- 2011Hopelessly in JuneFilmRabbi
- 2011The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to HorrorFilmNarrator
- 2011Good MenFilmMorty
- 2010Hawaii Five-0SeriesAugust March
- 2010Regular ShowSeriesSanta Claus (voice)
- 2010Young JusticeSeriesKent Nelson (voice)
- 2010Hot in ClevelandSeriesJameson
- 2010Superman/Batman: ApocalypseFilmGranny Goodness (voice)
- 2010The Triumph of William Henry HarrisonFilm
- 2009Modern FamilySeriesHerschel
- 2009The Good WifeSeriesGuy Redmayne
- 2009The MiddleSeriesBen
- 2009The Cleveland ShowSeriesCarl Fredricksen (voice), Walter (voice)
- 2009UpFilmCarl Fredricksen (voice)
- 2009Dug's Special MissionFilmCarl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
- 2009Christmas DreamsFilmJerry
- 2009American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical HumanistFilmSelf
- 2009Up: UpisodesSeriesCarl Fredricksen (voice)
- 2008The Spectacular Spider-ManSeriesBen Parker (voice)
- 2008GiganticFilmKirby Weathersby
- 2008Christmas CottageFilmSidney
- 2008Generation GapFilmBart Cahill
- 2008Shatner's Raw NerveSeriesSelf
- 2008ChannelsFilmEd Packard
- 2008Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet UnionFilmNarrator (Voice)
- 2008Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American CampaignsFilmSelf
- 2007The Sarah Silverman ProgramSeriesCommandant Von Reichenstein
- 2007Andy Barker, P.I.SeriesMickey Doyle
- 2007Christmas Is Here AgainFilmKrad (voice)
- 2007Hard FourFilmGolden Hands Segal
- 2007From Wharf Rats to Lords of the DocksFilm
- 2007The Rich Have Their Own PhotographersFilm
- 2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripSeriesWilson White
- 2006The Christmas CardFilmLuke Spelman
- 2005American Dad!SeriesGrandpa Smith (voice), Mailbox #2 (voice), Narrator (voice), TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
- 2005BonesSeriesRufus Tucker
- 2005The BoondocksSeriesEd Wuncler (voice)
- 2005Spider-Man: The Venom SagaFilmJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2005Sir! No Sir!FilmCol. Heinl
- 2005Out of the WoodsFilmJack Green
- 2005Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working ClassFilmNarrator
- 2005The Oil Factor: Behind the War on TerrorFilmHimself
- 2005Sleeping Dogs LieFilmSheriff Delaney
- 2005Crab OrchardFilm
- 2004CSI: NYSeriesAbraham Klein
- 2004Justice League UnlimitedSeriesGranny Goodness (voice), Hephaestus (voice)
- 2004Center of the UniverseSeriesArt Barnett
- 2004Spider-Man vs. Doc OckFilmJ Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2004Missing BrendanFilmGeorge Calden
- 2004Happy Birthday Oscar WildeFilmSelf
- 2004Elf: That's a WrapFilmSelf
- 2004Elf: Film School for KidsFilmSelf
- 2004Elf: Tag Along with Will FerrellFilmSelf
- 2004Elf: How they Made the North PoleFilmSelf
- 2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesSeriesOfficer Barr (voice)
- 2003ElfFilmSanta
- 2003Daredevil vs. Spider-ManFilmJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureFilmUncle Nick
- 2003The King and Queen of Moonlight BayFilmAugie Sinclair
- 2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesFilmSelf
- 2003The CommissionFilmCapt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
- 2003Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War FailureFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2002The Dead ZoneSeriesMarty Bracknell
- 2002Spider-Man: The Return of the Green GoblinFilmJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2002Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain ShowdownFilmJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2002Pope John XXIIIFilmAngelo Roncalli
- 2002The Man Who Saved ChristmasFilmCharles Gilbert
- 2002The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight ItFilmNarrator
- 2002The Mary Tyler Moore ReunionFilmSelf
- 2002Remembering RootsFilmSelf
- 2002John XXIII: The Pope of PeaceSeriesAngelo Roncalli
- 2001The AnimalFilmChief Wilson
- 2001Island PreyFilmJay Roth
- 2001Gahan Wilson's The KidFilmDead Cat
- 2001In Search of PeaceFilmDavid Ben Gurion (voice)
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmSeriesMr. Weiner
- 2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandSeriesFixer (voice)
- 2000Max SteelSeriesChuck Marshak (voice)
- 2000The HuntressSeries
- 2000Common GroundFilmIra
- 2000Above SuspicionFilmThomas O'Claire
- 2000Perfect GameFilmBilly Hicks
- 2000Becoming DickFilmDavis Aldrich
- 2000Bring Him HomeFilmGeza
- 2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryFilm
- 2000Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts BlossomFilmSelf
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesMartin Schultz
- 1999Family GuySeriesSteve Bellows (voice)
- 1999The BachelorFilmGluckman
- 1999Olive, the Other ReindeerFilmSanta Claus (voice)
- 1999Our Friend, MartinFilmMr. Harris (voice)
- 1999O' Christmas TreeFilmNutcracker (voice)
- 1999The Sissy DucklingFilmFather Duck (voice)
- 1999Love and Action in ChicagoFilmTaylor
- 1999Snowden's ChristmasFilmBig Daddy (voice)
- 1998HerculesSeriesMentor (voice)
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysSeriesFrank Hunter (voice)
- 1998Hard RainFilmUncle Charlie
- 1998More Tales of the CitySeriesJack Lederer
- 1998Maggie WintersSeries
- 1998The CloserSeries
- 1997King of the HillSeriesStinky (voice)
- 1997Johnny BravoSeries
- 1997The PracticeSeriesJudge Matlin Pratt, Marcus Winnaker
- 1997Dharma & GregSeriesEarl Tucker
- 1997The Angry BeaversSeries
- 1997A Christmas CarolFilmMarley (voice)
- 1997The Long Way HomeFilmGeorge Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
- 1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannFilmDr. Robert Servatius (voice)
- 1997Dog's Best FriendFilmJeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
- 1997Academy BoyzFilm
- 1997PaybackFilmJack Patkanis
- 1997The FumbleheadsFilmCharlie Atwater
- 1996Superman: The Animated SeriesSeriesGranny Goodness (voice)
- 1996The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestSeriesVon Romme (voice)
- 1996Arli$$SeriesLenny Crowley
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1996Bruno the KidSeriesThe Engineer (voice)
- 1996Gone in the NightFilmDet. John Waters
- 1996The Story of Santa ClausFilmSanta Claus (voice)
- 1996Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeFilmSelf
- 1996Hanged on a Twisted CrossFilmNarrator
- 1995Freakazoid!SeriesSgt. Cosgrove (voice)
- 1995Dumb and DumberSeriesGeneral / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice)
- 1995Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes AwakenFilmHudson (voice)
- 1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in DangerFilm
- 1995Goldilocks and the Three BearsFilmBruno
- 1994ERSeriesJames McNulty
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesBud
- 1994Spider-ManSeriesJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 1994GargoylesSeriesHudson (voice)
- 1994DuckmanSeriesMort Sidelman (voice)
- 1994The Magic School BusSeriesGen. Aranius (voice)
- 1994GypsyFilmCharles Thompson
- 1994HeadsFilmAb Abbot
- 1994Thunder AlleySeriesGil Jones
- 1994Down on the WaterfrontFilm
- 1993The X-FilesSeriesMaurice
- 1993AnimaniacsSeriesVern (voice)
- 1993Intimate PortraitSeriesSelf
- 1993Politically IncorrectSeries
- 1993Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracyFilmSelf
- 1992Batman: The Animated SeriesSeriesRoland Daggett (voice)
- 1992Mad About YouSeriesZigmund Klarik
- 1992Fish PoliceSeriesChief Abalone (voice)
- 1992Hearts AfireSeriesGeorge Lahti
- 1992Cruel DoubtSeriesBill Osteen
- 1992Earth and the American DreamFilmReader (voice)
- 1991DinosaursSeriesEvil Georgie (voice)
- 1991JFKFilmGuy Bannister
- 1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausFilmEdward P. Mitchell
- 1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary ShowFilmHimself
- 1991Switched at BirthSeriesTed Marx
- 1991Silent MotiveFilmSam
- 1991The Real Story of Happy Birthday To YouFilmCharlie (voice)
- 1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeriesHoggish Greedly (voice)
- 1990The Trials of Rosie O'NeillSeriesWalter Kovacs
- 1990Not a Penny More, Not a Penny LessFilmHarvey Metcalfe
- 1990Good Cops, Bad CopsFilm
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIIFilmSelf
- 1989The SimpsonsSeriesEditor (voice)
- 1989Happily Ever AfterFilmScowl the Owl (voice)
- 1988RoseanneSeries
- 1988Moon Over ParadorFilmSelf
- 1988A Friendship in ViennaFilmOpah Oskar Reikman
- 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightFilmScalawag (voice)
- 1987The Bronx ZooSeries
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1987The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 1987Cracked UpFilmRev. Vincent Owens
- 1986The Christmas StarFilmHorace McNickle
- 1986Kate's SecretFilmDr. Resnick
- 1986Joshua and the Battle of JerichoFilmJoshua (voice)
- 1986Vital SignsFilmMatthew St James
- 1986Darlin' ClementineFilmLucky Jake
- 1985Tall Tales & LegendsSeriesLucky Jake
- 1985Tender Is the NightSeriesDevereux Warren
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IIFilmSelf
- 1985Off the RackSeriesSam Waltman
- 1984Highway to HeavenSeries
- 1984Donald Duck's 50th BirthdayFilmSelf
- 1984Anatomy of an IllnessFilmNorman Cousins
- 1983Reading RainbowSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1983KoyaanisqatsiFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1983DanielFilmJacob Ascher
- 1983A Case of LibelFilmRobert Sloane
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesRobert Sloane
- 1982Night of 100 StarsFilmSelf
- 1982O'Hara's WifeFilmBob O'Hara
- 1982Americas in TransitionFilmNarrator
- 1981Fort Apache, the BronxFilmConnolly
- 1981The Marva Collins StoryFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1981A Small KillingFilmSimon Shaber
- 1979The Family ManFilmEddie Madden
- 1978The White ShadowSeriesEdward Asner (uncredited)
- 1978A Different ApproachFilm
- 1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneyFilmSelf
- 1978The Good DoctorFilmVarious Roles
- 1978Mickey's 50FilmSelf
- 1977RootsSeriesCapt. Thomas Davies, Thomas Davies
- 1977Lou GrantSeriesLou Grant
- 1977The GatheringFilmAdam
- 1977The Life and Assassination of the KingfishFilmHuey P. Long
- 1976Rich Man, Poor ManSeriesAxel Jordache
- 1976GusFilmHank Cooper
- 1975Death ScreamFilmPeter Singleton
- 1975Hey, I'm AliveFilmRalph Flores
- 1975The ImpostorFilmBarney West
- 1975Mitzi & 100 GuysFilmSelf
- 1975The Impersonation Murder CaseFilmDt. Ed Ames
- 1975TwigsFilmPhil
- 1974RhodaSeries
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974The WrestlerFilmFrank Bass
- 1973Match GameSeriesSelf
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeriesSelf
- 1973The Girl Most Likely To...FilmDet. Ralph Varone
- 1972Haunts of the Very RichFilmAl Hunsicker
- 1972Sam CadeFilm
- 1971Great PerformancesSeries
- 1971Skin GameFilmPlunkett
- 1971The Todd KillingsFilmFred Reardon
- 1971They Call It MurderFilmChief Otto Larkin
- 1971The Last ChildFilmBarstow
- 1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeriesLou Grant
- 1970The Flip Wilson ShowSeriesSelf
- 1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!FilmWoody Garfield
- 1970Halls of AngerFilmErnie McKay
- 1970House on Greenapple RoadFilmSheriff Muntz
- 1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfFilmDr. Morheim
- 1969Hawaii Five-OSeriesAugust March
- 1969Medical CenterSeries
- 1969Change of HabitFilmLt. Moretti
- 1969Daughter of the MindFilmSaul Wiener
- 1968The Mod SquadSeriesHarry Loring
- 1968The Name of the GameSeriesCesare Marino, Vince Leonard
- 1967IronsideSeriesMarlon Davis
- 1967The InvadersSeriesHarry Ferguson, Taugus
- 1967GunnFilmLt. Jacoby
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesGeorge Simpson
- 1966El DoradoFilmBart Jason
- 1966The Rat PatrolSeriesCaptain Friedrich
- 1966Felony SquadSeries
- 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesGeorge Kramer
- 1966CBS PlayhouseSeriesNat Congdon
- 1966The Venetian AffairFilmFrank Rosenfeld
- 1966The Doomsday FlightFilmFeldman
- 1965The Wild Wild WestSeriesFurman Crotty
- 1965The F.B.I.SeriesJohn Carl Brock, Pete Zacharias, Walter Gretzler
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesCarl Cappi
- 1965The Satan BugFilmHenchman Veretti
- 1965The Slender ThreadFilmDet. Judd Ridley
- 1965Please Don't Eat the DaisiesSeries
- 1964Profiles in CourageSeriesOliver E. Wells, President Ulysses S. Grant
- 1964Slattery's PeopleSeriesFrank Radcliff
- 1964Fanfare for a Death SceneFilmPike
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeriesDetective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesJoe Bantam, Roy Malinek, Sheriff Mayhew
- 1963Burke's LawSeriesPablo Vasquez
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
- 1963Mr. NovakSeriesHarmon Stern, Paul Berg
- 1963The LieutenantSeries
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesJack Stander
- 1962The VirginianSeriesGeorge Johnson
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1962Kid GalahadFilmAssistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
- 1962Stoney BurkeSeriesKapp
- 1962Sam BenedictSeriesDr. Everett Colner
- 1962The Eleventh HourSeries
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesDr. Frank Williams
- 1961The DefendersSeriesHarry Obermayer, Tim Sellers
- 1961Cain's HundredSeriesDave Keller
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
- 1961The Murder MenFilmDave Keller
- 1960Route 66SeriesSecond Man
- 1960OutlawsSeries
- 1960J-24Film
- 1960The New GirlFilmKurt Harden
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesFedor Bartok, Frank, Jimmy Canada
- 1958Naked CitySeriesLt. Vincent Busti
- 1957DecoySeriesSergeant
- 1957The Defender (Studio One)FilmJuror (uncredited)
- 1957The Night America TrembledFilm3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesWarden Bragan
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesRedmond, Sgt. Wilks
- 1953The OscarsSeriesCarl Fredricksen (voice), Self
- 1952OmnibusSeries
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1948Studio OneSeriesActor #3
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