
Ed Asner
November 15, 1929 (95 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as Edward Everett (voice)
- 2024 · Altered Reality as Mike Wilson
- 2021 · Scarlett as
- 2020 · Rain Beau's End as Gunny
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Dr. Cleary
- 2018 · Angels on Tap as Swifty
- 2018 · Eva: A-7063 as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · A StoryBots Christmas as Santa
- 2017 · Joe's War as Harry
- 2016 · Getting Ed Laid as Ed Randall
- 2016 · Love Meet Hope as Mr. James
- 2015 · Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
- 2012 · Autism and Cake as Fred
- 2012 · Liberator as President Whitlock
- 2012 · Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl as Self
- 2011 · Identical as Yaakov Washington
- 2011 · Hopelessly in June as Rabbi
- 2011 · The Desert of Forbidden Art as Voice
- 2008 · Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union as Narrator (Voice)
- 2007 · Hard Four as Golden Hands Segal
- 2005 · Crab Orchard as
- 2005 · Sir! No Sir! as Col. Heinl
- 2004 · Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
- 2004 · Missing Brendan as George Calden
- 2002 · Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII as Jean XXIII
- 2001 · Island Prey as Jay Roth
- 2000 · Becoming Dick as Davis Aldrich
- 2000 · The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as
- 2000 · Perfect Game as Billy Hicks
- 1997 · Dog's Best Friend as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
- 1997 · The Fumbleheads as Charlie Atwater
- 1996 · Gone in the Night as Det. John Waters
- 1995 · Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Bruno
- 1994 · Heads as Ab Abbot
- 1991 · Silent Motive as Sam
- 1990 · The Cops Are Robbers as
- 1986 · Vital Signs as Matthew St James
- 1979 · The Family Man as Eddie Madden
- 1978 · The Good Doctor as Various Roles
- 1978 · NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney as Self
- 1977 · The Gathering as Adam
- 1975 · The Impersonation Murder Case as Dt. Ed Ames
- 1974 · The Wrestler as Frank Bass
- 1972 · Sam Cade as
- 1970 · The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Dr. Morheim
- 1970 · House on Greenapple Road as Sheriff Muntz
- Future · Everbrook (The Home) as
- 2023 · A Fargo Christmas Story as Popcorn Bud
- 2023 · Carl's Date as Carl (voice)
- 2023 · Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
- 2022 · Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
- 2021 · Back Home Again as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
- 2021 · Muppets Haunted Mansion as Ghost of Claude
- 2021 · The Premise as Mr. Holmes
- 2021 · Dug Days as Carl (voice)
- 2021 · Senior Entourage as Ed
- 2021 · Blood as The Prophet
- 2020 · Tiger Within as Samuel
- 2020 · Bury Me in Armor as Dimitry George
- 2020 · SEVEN as
- 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self
- 2020 · Central Park as Ambrose (voice)
- 2020 · M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters as Dr. Howard Arden
- 2019 · In Vino as Charles
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Dead to Me as Abe Rifkin
- 2019 · Faith, Hope & Love as Harry Karetas
- 2019 · Doom Patrol as Hospital Patient
- 2018 · Olympia as Himself
- 2018 · All of My Heart: The Wedding as Vern
- 2018 · Honor Amongst Men as Pop Halmo
- 2018 · The Parting Glass as Tommy
- 2018 · Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting as Jefferson
- 2018 · Cobra Kai as Sid Weinberg
- 2018 · Ballmastrz: 9009 as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
- 2018 · LA DA Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! as Santa
- 2017 · Saving Christmas as Rick
- 2017 · All of My Heart: Inn Love as Vern
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Elder Pyreez (voice)
- 2017 · CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! as Arthur (voice)
- 2017 · Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man as Adult Walter (voice)
- 2016 · MacGyver as Saul
- 2016 · The Best Democracy Money Can Buy as Self
- 2016 · Titanic: Sinking the Myths as Wilhelm Müller
- 2016 · Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary as Corporate Manager
- 2016 · Super Sex as George
- 2016 · Love Finds You in Valentine as Gabriel Morgan
- 2015 · A Merry Murdoch Christmas as Kris Kringle
- 2015 · Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts as Self
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · The Nutcracker Sweet as Owl
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Howard Jay
- 2015 · I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! as Himself
- 2015 · All of My Heart as Vern
- 2014 · Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Santa (voice)
- 2014 · Frozen in Time as Grandpa (voice)
- 2014 · The Games Maker as Nicholas Drago
- 2014 · Chasing Life as April's grandfather
- 2014 · Waiting in the Wings: The Musical as Jefferson
- 2014 · Audrey as Walt
- 2014 · I Know That Voice as Self
- 2013 · Christmas on the Bayou as Papa Noel
- 2013 · Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving as Mr Wilson
- 2013 · The Crazy Ones as Mr. Finger
- 2013 · Mom as Jack
- 2013 · Axel: The Biggest Little Hero as Bonta / Narrator
- 2013 · American Road as Walt Whitman
- 2013 · Second Chances as Chief Buddy
- 2013 · Teen Titans Go! as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
- 2012 · Home Alone: The Holiday Heist as Mr. Carson
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Foodfight! as Mr. Leonard (voice)
- 2012 · Elephant Sighs as Leo
- 2012 · Men At Work as Bob
- 2012 · Should've Been Romeo as Charlie
- 2011 · The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror as Narrator
- 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Warren Buffett
- 2011 · Let Go as Artie
- 2011 · Absolute Killers as
- 2011 · Good Men as Morty
- 2011 · Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays as Dr. Wasserman
- 2011 · Not Another B Movie as Angry Investor
- 2011 · Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 as Himself
- 2011 · Working Class as Hank Greziak
- 2011 · All Star Superman as Perry White (voice)
- 2010 · Young Justice as Kent Nelson (voice)
- 2010 · The Triumph of William Henry Harrison as
- 2010 · Superman/Batman: Apocalypse as Granny Goodness (voice)
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as August March
- 2010 · Regular Show as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Jameson
- 2009 · Dug's Special Mission as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
- 2009 · The Middle as Ben
- 2009 · The Cleveland Show as
- 2009 · Modern Family as Herschel
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Guy Redmayne
- 2009 · Up as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
- 2009 · Up: Upisodes as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
- 2009 · The Line as
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2008 · Generation Gap as Bart Cahill
- 2008 · Christmas Cottage as Sidney
- 2008 · Gigantic as Kirby Weathersby
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Ben Parker (voice)
- 2008 · Channels as Ed Packard
- 2007 · Christmas Is Here Again as Krad (voice)
- 2007 · Andy Barker, P.I. as Mickey Doyle
- 2007 · From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks as
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Commandant Von Reichenstein
- 2007 · The Rich Have Their Own Photographers as
- 2006 · The Christmas Card as Luke Spelman
- 2006 · Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Wilson White
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Ed Wuncler (voice)
- 2005 · Bones as Rufus Tucker
- 2005 · Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class as Narrator
- 2005 · The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror as Himself
- 2005 · Spider-Man: The Venom Saga as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2005 · Out of the Woods as Jack Green
- 2005 · Sleeping Dogs Lie as Sheriff Delaney
- 2005 · American Dad! as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mailbox #2 (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Grandpa Smith (voice)
- 2004 · Center of the Universe as Art Barnett
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Abraham Klein
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Hephaestus (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Granny Goodness (voice)
- 2004 · Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock as J Jonah Jameson
- 2003 · National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure as Uncle Nick
- 2003 · Elf as Santa
- 2003 · The Commission as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
- 2003 · Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as Officer Barr (voice)
- 2003 · The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay as Augie Sinclair
- 2003 · Daredevil vs. Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2003 · The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Self
- 2002 · The Man Who Saved Christmas as Charles Gilbert
- 2002 · The Dead Zone as Marty Bracknell
- 2002 · The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion as Self
- 2002 · Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2002 · The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It as Narrator
- 2002 · Pope John XXIII as Angelo Roncalli
- 2001 · Gahan Wilson's The Kid as Dead Cat
- 2001 · In Search of Peace as David Ben Gurion (voice)
- 2001 · The Animal as Chief Wilson
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Mr. Weiner
- 2000 · Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom as Self
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Fixer (voice)
- 2000 · The Huntress as
- 2000 · Above Suspicion as Thomas O'Claire
- 2000 · Max Steel as Chuck Marshak (voice)
- 2000 · Common Ground as Ira
- 2000 · Bring Him Home as Geza
- 1999 · Snowden's Christmas as (voice)
- 1999 · Olive, The Other Reindeer as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1999 · The Bachelor as Gluckman
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Martin Schultz
- 1999 · Love and Action in Chicago as Taylor
- 1999 · The Sissy Duckling as Father Duck (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Steve Bellows (voice)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
- 1999 · O' Christmas Tree as Nutcracker (voice)
- 1998 · Maggie Winters as
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Frank Hunter (voice)
- 1998 · Hercules as Mentor (voice)
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Jack Lederer
- 1998 · The Closer as
- 1998 · Hard Rain as Uncle Charlie
- 1997 · A Christmas Carol as Marley (voice)
- 1997 · Academy Boyz as
- 1997 · Dharma & Greg as Earl Tucker
- 1997 · The Long Way Home as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
- 1997 · Johnny Bravo as
- 1997 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
- 1997 · The Angry Beavers as
- 1997 · The Practice as Judge Matlin Pratt
- 1997 · The Practice as Judge Marcus Winnaker
- 1997 · Payback as Jack Patkanis
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Stinky (voice)
- 1996 · The Story of Santa Claus as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Granny Goodness (voice)
- 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Von Romme (voice)
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 1996 · Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken as Hudson (voice)
- 1996 · Hanged on a Twisted Cross as Narrator
- 1995 · Freakazoid! as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
- 1995 · Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger as
- 1994 · Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Hudson (voice)
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Bud
- 1994 · ER as Dr. James McNulty
- 1994 · The Magic School Bus as (voice)
- 1994 · Down on the Waterfront as
- 1994 · Thunder Alley as Gil Jones
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1993 · Gypsy as Charles Thompson
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · The X-Files as Maurice
- 1993 · Politically Incorrect as
- 1993 · Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · Mad About You as Zigmund Klarik
- 1992 · Hearts Afire as George Lahti
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Roland Daggett (voice)
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Bill Osteen
- 1992 · Fish Police as
- 1991 · JFK as Guy Bannister
- 1991 · Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Edward P. Mitchell
- 1991 · Switched at Birth as Ted Marx
- 1991 · Dinosaurs as Evil Georgie (voice)
- 1991 · Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show as Himself
- 1991 · The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You as Charlie (voice)
- 1990 · The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as Walter Kovacs
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Hoggish Greedly (voice)
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1990 · Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less as Harvey Metcalfe
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Editor (voice)
- 1989 · Happily Ever After as Scowl the Owl (voice)
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · Moon Over Parador as Self
- 1988 · A Friendship in Vienna as Opah Oskar Reikman
- 1987 · Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night as Scalawag (voice)
- 1987 · The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood as Self - Presenter
- 1987 · Cracked Up as Rev. Vincent Owens
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1987 · The Bronx Zoo as
- 1986 · The Christmas Star as Horace McNickle
- 1986 · Kate's Secret as Dr. Resnick
- 1986 · Joshua and the Battle of Jericho as Joshua (voice)
- 1986 · Darlin' Clementine as Lucky Jake
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Lucky Jake
- 1985 · Tender Is the Night as Devereux Warren
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Sam Waltman
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1984 · Anatomy of an Illness as Norman Cousins
- 1983 · A Case of Libel as Robert Sloane
- 1983 · Daniel as Jacob Ascher
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Koyaanisqatsi as Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 · Americas in Transition as Narrator
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1982 · O'Hara's Wife as Bob O'Hara
- 1981 · The Marva Collins Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1981 · A Small Killing as Simon Shaber
- 1981 · Fort Apache, the Bronx as Connolly
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Edward Asner (uncredited)
- 1978 · Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1978 · A Different Approach as
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Lou Grant
- 1977 · The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish as Huey P. Long
- 1977 · Roots as Thomas Davies
- 1977 · Roots as Capt. Thomas Davies
- 1976 · Gus as Hank Cooper
- 1976 · Rich Man, Poor Man as Axel Jordache
- 1975 · Hey, I'm Alive as Ralph Flores
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Death Scream as Peter Singleton
- 1975 · Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
- 1975 · The Impostor as Barney West
- 1975 · Twigs as Phil
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Rhoda as
- 1973 · The Girl Most Likely To... as Det. Ralph Varone
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Haunts of the Very Rich as Al Hunsicker
- 1971 · They Call It Murder as Chief Otto Larkin
- 1971 · The Todd Killings as Fred Reardon
- 1971 · The Last Child as Barstow
- 1971 · Skin Game as Plunkett
- 1971 · Great Performances as
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1970 · They Call Me Mister Tibbs! as Woody Garfield
- 1970 · Halls of Anger as Ernie McKay
- 1969 · Daughter of the Mind as Saul Wiener
- 1969 · Change of Habit as Lt. Moretti
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Harry Loring
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as August March
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Cesare Marino
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Vince Leonard
- 1967 · Gunn as Lt. Jacoby
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1967 · The Venetian Affair as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1967 · The Invaders as Taugus
- 1967 · The Invaders as Harry Ferguson
- 1966 · El Dorado as Bart Jason
- 1966 · The Doomsday Flight as Feldman
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as George Simpson
- 1966 · The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as
- 1966 · The Rat Patrol as Captain Friedrich
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1965 · The Slender Thread as Det. Judd Ridley
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as John Carl Brock
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Walter Gretzler
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Pete Zacharias
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Furman Crotty
- 1965 · Please Don't Eat the Daisies as
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Carl Cappi
- 1965 · The Satan Bug as Henchman Veretti
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Oliver E. Wells
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as President Ulysses S. Grant
- 1964 · Slattery's People as Frank Radcliff
- 1964 · Fanfare for a Death Scene as Pike
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Mr. Novak as Harmon Stern
- 1963 · Mr. Novak as Paul Berg
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Pablo Vasquez
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Roy Malinek
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Sheriff Mayhew
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Joe Bantam
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
- 1963 · The Lieutenant as
- 1962 · Kid Galahad as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Eleventh Hour as
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · Stoney Burke as Kapp
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jack Stander
- 1962 · The Virginian as George Johnson
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · Target: The Corruptors! as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Dr. Frank Williams
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Dave Keller
- 1961 · The Defenders as Tim Sellers
- 1961 · The Defenders as Harry Obermayer
- 1961 · The Murder Men as Dave Keller
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Route 66 as Second Man
- 1960 · Outlaws as
- 1960 · J-24 as
- 1960 · The New Girl as Kurt Harden
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Fedor Bartok
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Frank
- 1958 · Naked City as Lt. Vincent Busti
- 1957 · Decoy as Sergeant
- 1957 · The Night America Trembled as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
- 1957 · The Defender (Studio One) as Juror (uncredited)
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Warden Bragan
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Sgt. Wilks
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Redmond
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1948 · Studio One as Actor #3
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · A Man and His Prostate as
- Future · Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- Future · Ed Asner's Oral History as Self - Interviewee