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)
- 2023 · Carl's Date as Carl (voice)
- 2023 · Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
- 2021 · Scarlett as
- 2021 · Back Home Again as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
- 2020 · SEVEN as
- 2019 · In Vino as Charles
- 2019 · Faith, Hope & Love as Harry Karetas
- 2018 · All of My Heart: The Wedding as Vern
- 2018 · Honor Amongst Men as Pop Halmo
- 2018 · Angels on Tap as Swifty
- 2018 · The Parting Glass as Tommy
- 2018 · LA DA Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · A StoryBots Christmas as Santa
- 2017 · All of My Heart: Inn Love as Vern
- 2017 · CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! as Arthur (voice)
- 2016 · The Best Democracy Money Can Buy as Self
- 2016 · Super Sex as George
- 2015 · A Merry Murdoch Christmas as Kris Kringle
- 2015 · Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts as Self
- 2015 · The Nutcracker Sweet as Owl
- 2015 · All of My Heart as Vern
- 2014 · Waiting in the Wings: The Musical as Jefferson
- 2014 · I Know That Voice as Self
- 2013 · Christmas on the Bayou as Papa Noel
- 2013 · Axel: The Biggest Little Hero as Bonta / Narrator
- 2013 · Second Chances as Chief Buddy
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Autism and Cake as Fred
- 2012 · Elephant Sighs as Leo
- 2012 · Should've Been Romeo as Charlie
- 2011 · Let Go as Artie
- 2011 · The Desert of Forbidden Art as Voice
- 2008 · Generation Gap as Bart Cahill
- 2008 · Christmas Cottage as Sidney
- 2008 · Gigantic as Kirby Weathersby
- 2007 · Hard Four as Golden Hands Segal
- 2007 · Christmas Is Here Again as Krad (voice)
- 2006 · The Christmas Card as Luke Spelman
- 2005 · Out of the Woods as Jack Green
- 2004 · Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
- 2003 · The Commission as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
- 2003 · The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay as Augie Sinclair
- 2002 · The Man Who Saved Christmas as Charles Gilbert
- 2002 · Pope John XXIII as Angelo Roncalli
- 2001 · In Search of Peace as David Ben Gurion (voice)
- 2001 · Island Prey as Jay Roth
- 2000 · Above Suspicion as Thomas O'Claire
- 2000 · The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as
- 2000 · Perfect Game as Billy Hicks
- 2000 · Common Ground as Ira
- 1999 · Olive, The Other Reindeer as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1999 · The Sissy Duckling as Father Duck (voice)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
- 1999 · O' Christmas Tree as Nutcracker (voice)
- 1997 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
- 1997 · The Fumbleheads as Charlie Atwater
- 1996 · The Story of Santa Claus as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken as Hudson (voice)
- 1996 · Gone in the Night as Det. John Waters
- 1995 · Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Bruno
- 1993 · Politically Incorrect as
- 1993 · Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Bill Osteen
- 1991 · Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Edward P. Mitchell
- 1991 · Switched at Birth as Ted Marx
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1988 · Moon Over Parador as Self
- 1988 · A Friendship in Vienna as Opah Oskar Reikman
- 1986 · The Christmas Star as Horace McNickle
- 1986 · Kate's Secret as Dr. Resnick
- 1986 · Joshua and the Battle of Jericho as Joshua (voice)
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Sam Waltman
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self
- 1984 · Anatomy of an Illness as Norman Cousins
- 1983 · Daniel as Jacob Ascher
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1982 · O'Hara's Wife as Bob O'Hara
- 1981 · The Marva Collins Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1975 · Death Scream as Peter Singleton
- 1973 · The Girl Most Likely To... as Det. Ralph Varone
- 1971 · They Call It Murder as Chief Otto Larkin
- 1971 · The Todd Killings as Fred Reardon
- 1970 · Halls of Anger as Ernie McKay
- 1966 · The Doomsday Flight as Feldman
- Future · Everbrook (The Home) as
- 2020 · Rain Beau's End as Gunny
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Dr. Cleary
- 2018 · Olympia as Himself
- 2018 · Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting as Jefferson
- 2018 · Eva: A-7063 as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! as Santa
- 2017 · Saving Christmas as Rick
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Elder Pyreez
- 2017 · Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man as Adult Walter (voice)
- 2016 · Getting Ed Laid as Ed Randall
- 2015 · Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
- 2014 · Frozen in Time as Grandpa (voice)
- 2014 · Audrey as Walt
- 2013 · Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving as Mr Wilson
- 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 · Not Another B Movie as Angry Investor
- 2011 · Hopelessly in June as Rabbi
- 2009 · Up: Upisodes as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
- 2008 · Channels as Ed Packard
- 2005 · Crab Orchard as
- 2005 · Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class as Narrator
- 2005 · Sleeping Dogs Lie as Sheriff Delaney
- 2004 · Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock as J Jonah Jameson
- 2003 · The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Self
- 2002 · Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII as Jean XXIII
- 2001 · Gahan Wilson's The Kid as Dead Cat
- 2000 · Bring Him Home as Geza
- 1999 · Snowden's Christmas as (voice)
- 1997 · Payback as Jack Patkanis
- 1995 · Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger as
- 1994 · Heads as Ab Abbot
- 1991 · The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You as Charlie (voice)
- 1990 · The Cops Are Robbers as
- 1990 · Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less as Harvey Metcalfe
- 1981 · A Small Killing as Simon Shaber
- 1979 · The Family Man as Eddie Madden
- 1978 · The Good Doctor as Various Roles
- 1977 · The Gathering as Adam
- 1975 · Hey, I'm Alive as Ralph Flores
- 1975 · Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
- 1975 · The Impostor as Barney West
- 1972 · Sam Cade as
- 1971 · The Last Child as Barstow
- 1970 · House on Greenapple Road as Sheriff Muntz
- 1969 · Daughter of the Mind as Saul Wiener
- 1967 · Gunn as Lt. Jacoby
- Future · Blood as The Prophet
- 2024 · Altered Reality as Mike Wilson
- 2023 · A Fargo Christmas Story as Popcorn Bud
- 2022 · Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules as Grandpa Heffley (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
- 2020 · Tiger Within as Samuel
- 2020 · Bury Me in Armor as Dimitry George
- 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 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Dead to Me as Abe Rifkin
- 2019 · Doom Patrol as Hospital Patient
- 2018 · Cobra Kai as Sid Weinberg
- 2018 · Ballmastrz: 9009 as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
- 2017 · Joe's War as Harry
- 2016 · MacGyver as Saul
- 2016 · Titanic: Sinking the Myths as Wilhelm Müller
- 2016 · Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary as Corporate Manager
- 2016 · Love Meet Hope as Mr. James
- 2016 · Love Finds You in Valentine as Gabriel Morgan
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Howard Jay
- 2015 · I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! as Himself
- 2014 · Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Santa (voice)
- 2014 · The Games Maker as Nicholas Drago
- 2014 · Chasing Life as April's grandfather
- 2013 · The Crazy Ones as Mr. Finger
- 2013 · Mom as Jack
- 2013 · American Road as Walt Whitman
- 2013 · Teen Titans Go! as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
- 2012 · Home Alone: The Holiday Heist as Mr. Carson
- 2012 · Foodfight! as Mr. Leonard (voice)
- 2012 · Men At Work as Bob
- 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Warren Buffett
- 2011 · Absolute Killers as
- 2011 · Good Men as Morty
- 2011 · Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays as Dr. Wasserman
- 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 · The Line as
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2008 · Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union as Narrator (Voice)
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Ben Parker (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 · Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Wilson White
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Ed Wuncler (voice)
- 2005 · Bones as Rufus Tucker
- 2005 · The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror as Himself
- 2005 · Spider-Man: The Venom Saga as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2005 · Sir! No Sir! as Col. Heinl
- 2005 · American Dad! as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mailbox #2 (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Grandpa Smith (voice)
- 2004 · Center of the Universe as Art Barnett
- 2004 · Missing Brendan as George Calden
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Abraham Klein
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Hephaestus (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Granny Goodness (voice)
- 2003 · Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as Uncle Nick
- 2003 · Elf as Santa
- 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 · Daredevil vs. Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 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
- 2001 · The Animal as Chief Wilson
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Mr. Weiner
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Fixer (voice)
- 2000 · Becoming Dick as Davis Aldrich
- 2000 · The Huntress as
- 2000 · Max Steel as Chuck Marshak (voice)
- 1999 · The Bachelor as Gluckman
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Martin Schultz
- 1999 · Love and Action in Chicago as Taylor
- 1999 · Family Guy as Steve Bellows (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 Angry Beavers as
- 1997 · Dog's Best Friend as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
- 1997 · The Practice as Judge Matlin Pratt
- 1997 · The Practice as Judge Marcus Winnaker
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Stinky (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Granny Goodness (voice)
- 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Von Romme (voice)
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 1996 · Hanged on a Twisted Cross as Narrator
- 1995 · Freakazoid! as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
- 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
- 1992 · Mad About You as Zigmund Klarik
- 1992 · Hearts Afire as George Lahti
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Roland Daggett (voice)
- 1992 · Fish Police as
- 1991 · JFK as Guy Bannister
- 1991 · Silent Motive as Sam
- 1991 · Dinosaurs as Evil Georgie (voice)
- 1991 · Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show as Himself
- 1990 · The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as Walter Kovacs
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Hoggish Greedly (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Editor (voice)
- 1989 · Happily Ever After as Scowl the Owl (voice)
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 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 · The Bronx Zoo as
- 1986 · Vital Signs as Matthew St James
- 1986 · Darlin' Clementine as Lucky Jake
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Lucky Jake
- 1985 · Tender Is the Night as Devereux Warren
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1983 · A Case of Libel as Robert Sloane
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Koyaanisqatsi as Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 · Americas in Transition as Narrator
- 1981 · Fort Apache, the Bronx as Connolly
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Edward Asner (uncredited)
- 1978 · NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney 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 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · The Impersonation Murder Case as Dt. Ed Ames
- 1975 · Twigs as Phil
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Rhoda as
- 1974 · The Wrestler as Frank Bass
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Haunts of the Very Rich as Al Hunsicker
- 1971 · Skin Game as Plunkett
- 1971 · Great Performances as
- 1970 · The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Dr. Morheim
- 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
- 1969 · Change of Habit as Lt. Moretti
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 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 · 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 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as George Simpson
- 1966 · The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1966 · The Rat Patrol as Captain Friedrich
- 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 · Ed Asner's Oral History as Self - Interviewee
- Future · The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror as Narrator
- Future · A Man and His Prostate as
- Future · Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- Future · Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom as