Credits

• 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as Edward Everett (voice)
• 2024 · Altered Reality as Mike Wilson
• 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 · Muppets Haunted Mansion as Ghost of Claude
• 2021 · The Premise as Mr. Holmes
• 2021 · Captain Daddy as Grampa (voice)
• 2021 · Blood as The Prophet
• 2020 · Tiger Within as Samuel
• 2020 · Bury Me in Armor as Dimitry George
• 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self
• 2020 · Rain Beau's End as Gunny
• 2018 · All of My Heart: The Wedding as Vern
• 2018 · Honor Amongst Men as Pop Halmo
• 2018 · Angels on Tap as Swifty
• 2018 · Ballmastrz: 9009 as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
• 2017 · Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! as Santa
• 2017 · Joe's War as Harry
• 2017 · Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man as Adult Walter (voice)
• 2016 · Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary as Corporate Manager
• 2016 · Super Sex as George
• 2016 · Getting Ed Laid as Ed Randall
• 2016 · Love Meet Hope as Mr. James
• 2016 · Love Finds You in Valentine as Gabriel Morgan
• 2015 · A Merry Murdoch Christmas as Kris Kringle
• 2014 · Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Santa (voice)
• 2014 · Frozen in Time as Grandpa (voice)
• 2013 · Christmas on the Bayou as Papa Noel
• 2012 · Autism and Cake as Fred
• 2012 · Liberator as President Whitlock
• 2011 · The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror as Narrator
• 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Warren Buffett
• 2011 · Good Men as Morty
• 2011 · The Desert of Forbidden Art as Voice
• 2011 · Working Class as Hank Greziak
• 2011 · All Star Superman as Perry White (voice)
• 2010 · Superman/Batman: Apocalypse as Granny Goodness (voice)
• 2009 · Christmas Dreams as Jerry
• 2009 · Dug's Special Mission as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
• 2009 · The Line as
• 2008 · Generation Gap as Bart Cahill
• 2008 · Christmas Cottage as Sidney
• 2008 · Channels as Ed Packard
• 2007 · Christmas Is Here Again as Krad (voice)
• 2007 · Andy Barker, P.I. as Mickey Doyle
• 2006 · The Christmas Card as Luke Spelman
• 2005 · Spider-Man: The Venom Saga as J. Jonah Jameson
• 2005 · Sir! No Sir! as Col. Heinl
• 2005 · Out of the Woods as Jack Green
• 2005 · Sleeping Dogs Lie as Sheriff Delaney
• 2004 · Center of the Universe as Art Barnett
• 2003 · Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as Uncle Nick
• 2003 · Daredevil vs. Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
• 2002 · The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion as Self
• 2002 · Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown as J. Jonah Jameson
• 2002 · Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII as Jean XXIII
• 2001 · Island Prey as Jay Roth
• 2000 · Becoming Dick as Davis Aldrich
• 1999 · Snowden's Christmas as (voice)
• 1999 · The Sissy Duckling as Father Duck (voice)
• 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
• 1998 · Maggie Winters as
• 1998 · More Tales of the City as Jack Lederer
• 1998 · The Closer as
• 1997 · A Christmas Carol as Marley (voice)
• 1996 · The Story of Santa Claus as Santa Claus (voice)
• 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
• 1994 · Down on the Waterfront as
• 1994 · Thunder Alley as Gil Jones
• 1993 · Politically Incorrect as
• 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
• 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Bill Osteen
• 1992 · Fish Police as
• 1991 · Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Edward P. Mitchell
• 1991 · Switched at Birth as Ted Marx
• 1988 · Roseanne as
• 1988 · Moon Over Parador as Self
• 1987 · Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night as Scalawag (voice)
• 1987 · The Bronx Zoo as
• 1986 · The Christmas Star as Horace McNickle
• 1986 · Darlin' Clementine as Lucky Jake
• 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Lucky Jake
• 1985 · Off the Rack as Sam Waltman
• 1981 · Fort Apache, the Bronx as Connolly
• 1978 · The Good Doctor as Various Roles
• 1976 · Gus as Hank Cooper
• 1975 · Hey, I'm Alive as Ralph Flores
• 1975 · Twigs as Phil
• 1973 · The Girl Most Likely To... as Det. Ralph Varone
• 1972 · Haunts of the Very Rich as Al Hunsicker
• 1970 · Halls of Anger as Ernie McKay
• 1969 · Daughter of the Mind as Saul Wiener
• 1969 · Change of Habit as Lt. Moretti
• 1967 · The Venetian Affair as Frank Rosenfeld
• 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
• 1965 · The Satan Bug as Henchman Veretti
• 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Oliver E. Wells
• 1964 · Profiles in Courage as President Ulysses S. Grant
• 1963 · The Lieutenant as
• 1962 · Sam Benedict as Dr. Everett Colner
• 1961 · The Murder Men as Dave Keller
• 1960 · J-24 as
• 1957 · The Night America Trembled as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
• 1957 · The Defender (Studio One) as Juror (uncredited)
• Future · Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self (archive footage)
• 2023 · A Fargo Christmas Story as Popcorn Bud
• 2021 · Scarlett as
• 2021 · Back Home Again as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
• 2021 · Dug Days as Carl (voice)
• 2021 · Senior Entourage as Ed
• 2020 · SEVEN as
• 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Dr. Cleary
• 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 · Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition as Santa
• 2018 · Olympia as Himself
• 2018 · The Parting Glass as Tommy
• 2018 · Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting as Jefferson
• 2018 · Cobra Kai as Sid Weinberg
• 2018 · Ed Asner's Oral History as Self - Interviewee
• 2018 · Eva: A-7063 as Narrator (voice)
• 2018 · LA DA Story as Self (archive footage)
• 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
• 2017 · A StoryBots Christmas as Santa
• 2017 · Saving Christmas as Rick
• 2017 · The Gliksmans as Moshe
• 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)
• 2016 · MacGyver as Saul
• 2016 · The Best Democracy Money Can Buy as Self
• 2016 · Titanic: Sinking the Myths as Wilhelm Müller
• 2016 · Behind the Fear as Narrator (voice)
• 2015 · Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts as Self
• 2015 · Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
• 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
• 2015 · The Nutcracker Sweet as Owl (voice)
• 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 · 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 · 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 (voice)
• 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
• 2012 · Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl as Self
• 2011 · Identical as Yaakov Washington
• 2011 · Let Go as Artie
• 2011 · Absolute Killers as
• 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 · Hopelessly in June as Rabbi
• 2010 · Young Justice as Kent Nelson (voice)
• 2010 · The Triumph of William Henry Harrison as
• 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as August March
• 2010 · Regular Show as Santa Claus (voice)
• 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Jameson
• 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 · American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist as Self
• 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
• 2008 · Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union as Narrator (Voice)
• 2008 · Gigantic as Kirby Weathersby
• 2008 · Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns as
• 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Ben Parker (voice)
• 2007 · Hard Four as Golden Hands Segal
• 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 · Crab Orchard as
• 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 · 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 · Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
• 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)
• 2004 · Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock as J Jonah Jameson
• 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 · 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 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 · The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as
• 2000 · Perfect Game as Billy Hicks
• 2000 · Max Steel as Chuck Marshak (voice)
• 2000 · Common Ground as Ira
• 2000 · Bring Him Home as Geza
• 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 · Family Guy as Steve Bellows (voice)
• 1999 · O' Christmas Tree as Nutcracker (voice)
• 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Frank Hunter (voice)
• 1998 · Hercules as Mentor (voice)
• 1998 · Hard Rain as Uncle Charlie
• 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 · 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 · Payback as Jack Patkanis
• 1997 · King of the Hill as Stinky (voice)
• 1997 · The Fumbleheads as Charlie Atwater
• 1996 · Bruno the Kid as The Engineer (voice)
• 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Granny Goodness (voice)
• 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Von Romme (voice)
• 1996 · Arli$$ as
• 1996 · Hanged on a Twisted Cross as Narrator
• 1996 · Gone in the Night as Det. John Waters
• 1995 · Freakazoid! as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
• 1995 · Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger as
• 1995 · Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken as Hudson (voice)
• 1995 · Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Bruno
• 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 Gen. Aranius (voice)
• 1994 · Duckman as Mort Sidelman (voice)
• 1994 · Heads as Ab Abbot
• 1993 · Gypsy as Charles Thompson
• 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
• 1993 · The X-Files as Maurice
• 1993 · Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
• 1992 · Mad About You as Zigmund Klarik
• 1992 · Hearts Afire as George Lahti
• 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Roland Daggett (voice)
• 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
• 1991 · The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You as Charlie (voice)
• 1990 · The Cops Are Robbers as
• 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 · A Friendship in Vienna as Opah Oskar Reikman
• 1987 · The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood as Self - Presenter
• 1987 · Cracked Up as Rev. Vincent Owens
• 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
• 1986 · Kate's Secret as Dr. Resnick
• 1986 · Joshua and the Battle of Jericho as Joshua (voice)
• 1986 · Vital Signs as Matthew St James
• 1985 · Tender Is the Night as Devereux Warren
• 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 Self - Narrator (voice)
• 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
• 1979 · The Family Man as Eddie Madden
• 1978 · The White Shadow as Edward Asner (uncredited)
• Future · A Man and His Prostate as
• 1978 · Mickey's 50 as Self
• 1978 · NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney as Self
• 1978 · A Different Approach as
• 1977 · The Gathering as Adam
• 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 · Rich Man, Poor Man as Axel Jordache
• 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
• 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
• 1975 · Death Scream as Peter Singleton
• 1975 · The Impersonation Murder Case as Dt. Ed Ames
• 1975 · Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
• 1975 · The Impostor as Barney West
• 1974 · Dinah! as Self
• 1974 · Rhoda as
• 1974 · The Wrestler as Frank Bass
• 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
• 1973 · Match Game as Self
• 1973 · Police Story as
• 1972 · Sam Cade as
• 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 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
• 1970 · House on Greenapple Road as Sheriff Muntz
• 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 Invaders as Taugus
• 1967 · The Invaders as Harry Ferguson
• 1966 · El Dorado as Bart Jason
• 1966 · The Doomsday Flight as Feldman
• 1966 · Mission: Impossible as George Simpson
• 1966 · The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as George Kramer
• 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
• 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
• 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 · The Merv Griffin Show 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
• 1960 · Route 66 as
• 1960 · Route 66 as Second Man
• 1960 · Outlaws as
• 1960 · The New Girl as Kurt Harden
• 1959 · The Untouchables as Fedor Bartok
• 1959 · The Untouchables as Frank
• 1959 · The Untouchables as Jimmy Canada
• 1958 · Naked City as Lt. Vincent Busti
• 1957 · Decoy as Sergeant
• 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 - Nominee
• 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
• 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
• 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner