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)
- 2021 · Back Home Again as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
- 2021 · Muppets Haunted Mansion as Ghost of Claude
- 2021 · Senior Entourage as Ed
- 2021 · Captain Daddy as Grampa (voice)
- 2021 · Blood as The Prophet
- 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self
- 2020 · Rain Beau's End as Gunny
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Dr. Cleary
- 2020 · M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters as Dr. Howard Arden
- 2019 · Faith, Hope & Love as Harry Karetas
- 2018 · Olympia as Himself
- 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 · Joe's War as Harry
- 2017 · Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man as Adult Walter (voice)
- 2016 · Getting Ed Laid as Ed Randall
- 2016 · Love Meet Hope as Mr. James
- 2015 · A Merry Murdoch Christmas as Kris Kringle
- 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 · Audrey as Walt
- 2013 · American Road as Walt Whitman
- 2013 · Second Chances as Chief Buddy
- 2012 · Liberator as President Whitlock
- 2012 · Elephant Sighs as Leo
- 2012 · Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl as Self
- 2011 · Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays as Dr. Wasserman
- 2011 · Not Another B Movie as Angry Investor
- 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
- 2007 · Hard Four as Golden Hands Segal
- 2007 · Christmas Is Here Again as Krad (voice)
- 2007 · From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks as
- 2006 · The Christmas Card as Luke Spelman
- 2005 · Sleeping Dogs Lie as Sheriff Delaney
- 2004 · Missing Brendan as George Calden
- 2003 · The Commission as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
- 2003 · Daredevil vs. Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2002 · The Man Who Saved Christmas as Charles Gilbert
- 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
- 2000 · Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom as Self
- 2000 · Above Suspicion as Thomas O'Claire
- 2000 · Perfect Game as Billy Hicks
- 1999 · Olive, the Other Reindeer as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1999 · The Bachelor as Gluckman
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
- 1998 · More Tales of the City as Jack Lederer
- 1998 · The Closer as
- 1997 · A Christmas Carol as Marley (voice)
- 1997 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
- 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
- 1993 · Gypsy as Charles Thompson
- 1993 · Politically Incorrect as
- 1993 · Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1991 · Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Edward P. Mitchell
- 1991 · Silent Motive as Sam
- 1991 · Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show as Himself
- 1990 · The Cops Are Robbers as
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1990 · Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less as Harvey Metcalfe
- 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
- 1986 · Vital Signs as Matthew St James
- 1986 · Darlin' Clementine as Lucky Jake
- 1984 · Anatomy of an Illness as Norman Cousins
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1982 · O'Hara's Wife as Bob O'Hara
- 1979 · The Family Man as Eddie Madden
- 1978 · Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1978 · A Different Approach as
- 1977 · The Gathering as Adam
- 1975 · Hey, I'm Alive as Ralph Flores
- 1975 · The Impersonation Murder Case as Dt. Ed Ames
- 1974 · The Wrestler as Frank Bass
- 1973 · The Girl Most Likely To... as Det. Ralph Varone
- 1972 · Haunts of the Very Rich as Al Hunsicker
- 1971 · Skin Game as Plunkett
- 1970 · The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Dr. Morheim
- 1970 · They Call Me Mister Tibbs! as Woody Garfield
- 1970 · House on Greenapple Road as Sheriff Muntz
- 1969 · Daughter of the Mind as Saul Wiener
- 1967 · Gunn as Lt. Jacoby
- 1965 · The Slender Thread as Det. Judd Ridley
- 1964 · Fanfare for a Death Scene as Pike
- 1962 · Kid Galahad as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
- 1961 · The Murder Men as Dave Keller
- 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)
- 2024 · Altered Reality as Mike Wilson
- 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 · Scarlett as
- 2021 · The Premise as Mr. Holmes
- 2021 · Dug Days as Carl (voice)
- 2020 · Tiger Within as Samuel
- 2020 · Bury Me in Armor as Dimitry George
- 2020 · SEVEN as
- 2020 · Central Park as Ambrose (voice)
- 2019 · In Vino as Charles
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Dead to Me as Abe Rifkin
- 2019 · Doom Patrol as Hospital Patient
- 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 · Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting as Jefferson
- 2018 · Cobra Kai as Sid Weinberg
- 2018 · Ed Asner's Oral History as Self - Interviewee
- 2018 · Ballmastrz: 9009 as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
- 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 · The Gliksmans as Moshe
- 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 · Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary as Corporate Manager
- 2016 · Super Sex as George
- 2016 · Love Finds You in Valentine as Gabriel Morgan
- 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
- 2014 · Chasing Life as April's grandfather
- 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 · 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 · Teen Titans Go! as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
- 2012 · Home Alone: The Holiday Heist as Mr. Carson
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Autism and Cake as Fred
- 2012 · Foodfight! as Mr. Leonard (voice)
- 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 · Identical as Yaakov Washington
- 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Warren Buffett
- 2011 · Let Go as Artie
- 2011 · Absolute Killers as
- 2011 · Good Men as Morty
- 2011 · Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 as Himself
- 2011 · Hopelessly in June as Rabbi
- 2011 · The Desert of Forbidden Art as Voice
- 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 · Christmas Dreams as Jerry
- 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)
- 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)
- 2008 · Channels as Ed Packard
- 2007 · Andy Barker, P.I. as Mickey Doyle
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay as Augie Sinclair
- 2003 · The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Self
- 2002 · The Dead Zone as Marty Bracknell
- 2002 · The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion as Self
- 2002 · Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII as Jean XXIII
- 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
- 2001 · Island Prey as Jay Roth
- 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 · The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as
- 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 · 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 · O' Christmas Tree as Nutcracker (voice)
- 1998 · Maggie Winters as
- 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 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 · 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 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Arli$$ 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 Mort Sidelman (voice)
- 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 · Cruel Doubt as Bill Osteen
- 1992 · Fish Police as
- 1991 · JFK as Guy Bannister
- 1991 · Switched at Birth as Ted Marx
- 1991 · Dinosaurs as Evil Georgie (voice)
- 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)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Editor (voice)
- 1989 · Happily Ever After as Scowl the Owl (voice)
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · Moon Over Parador as Self
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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 · The Good Doctor as Various Roles
- 1978 · NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney as Self
- 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 · 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 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 · Great Performances as
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1970 · Halls of Anger as Ernie McKay
- 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 · 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 George Kramer
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1966 · The Rat Patrol as Captain Friedrich
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 1962 · Sam Benedict as Dr. Everett Colner
- 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
- Future · A Man and His Prostate as
- 1960 · J-24 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