Ed Asner
Acting
Born: November 15, 1929 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: August 29, 2021 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Up
2009
The Simpsons
1989
Cobra Kai
2018
Family Guy
1999
Elf
2003
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The X-Files
1993
Bones
2005
Modern Family
2009
JFK
1991
American Dad!
2005
Regular Show
2010
Photos (5)
Movies (184)
Up
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Elf
Santa
Carl's Date
Carl (voice)
JFK
Guy Bannister
The Animal
Chief Wilson
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Mr. Carson
Hard Rain
Uncle Charlie
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Ghost of Claude
El Dorado
Bart Jason
Dug's Special Mission
Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Connolly
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Grandpa (voice)
The Bachelor
Gluckman
Too Big to Fail
Warren Buffett
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Granny Goodness (voice)
All Star Superman
Perry White (voice)
The Satan Bug
Henchman Veretti
Foodfight!
Mr. Leonard (voice)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Woody Garfield
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Kid Galahad
Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Hudson (voice)
The Parting Glass
Tommy
Happily Ever After
Scowl the Owl (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
Mr. Harris (voice)
Darlin' Clementine
Lucky Jake
The Girl Most Likely To...
Det. Ralph Varone
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Uncle Nick
Super Sex
George
Christmas Is Here Again
Krad (voice)
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Santa (voice)
All of My Heart: Inn Love
Vern
Gypsy
Charles Thompson
Let Go
Artie
The Gettysburg Address
Edward Everett (voice)
Absolute Killers
2011
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Santa Claus (voice)
Faith, Hope & Love
Harry Karetas
Love Finds You in Valentine
Gabriel Morgan
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Bonta / Narrator (voice)
Christmas Cottage
Sidney
Twigs
Phil
Common Ground
Ira
Skin Game
Plunkett
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
All of My Heart: The Wedding
Vern
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Island Prey
Jay Roth
Gus
Hank Cooper
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Scalawag (voice)
Altered Reality
Mike Wilson
The Slender Thread
Det. Judd Ridley
Christmas on the Bayou
Papa Noel
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
Arthur (voice)
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Gigantic
Kirby Weathersby
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Elder Pyreez (voice)
Channels
Ed Packard
Change of Habit
Lt. Moretti
The Venetian Affair
Frank Rosenfeld
Daughter of the Mind
Saul Wiener
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Above Suspicion
Thomas O'Claire
Back Home Again
Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
Daniel
Jacob Ascher
The Christmas Star
Horace McNickle
House on Greenapple Road
Sheriff Muntz
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
A Christmas Carol
Marley (voice)
The Games Maker
Nicholas Drago
Second Chances
Chief Buddy
All of My Heart
Vern
Senior Entourage
Ed
Out of the Woods
Jack Green
The Defender (Studio One)
Juror (uncredited)
Gone in the Night
Det. John Waters
Joe's War
Harry
Gunn
Lt. Jacoby
O'Hara's Wife
Bob O'Hara
The Last Child
Barstow
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
Dr. Howard Arden
The Long Way Home
George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Death Scream
Peter Singleton
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
J Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Marva Collins Story
Narrator (voice)
The Nutcracker Sweet
Owl (voice)
The Story of Santa Claus
Santa Claus (voice)
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Charles Gilbert
The Doomsday Flight
Feldman
O' Christmas Tree
Nutcracker (voice)
The Garden Left Behind
Dr. Cleary
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
The Christmas Card
Luke Spelman
The Night America Trembled
3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Pike
Heads
Ab Abbot
Hey, I'm Alive
Ralph Flores
Christmas Dreams
Jerry
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
Adult Walter (voice)
A StoryBots Christmas
Santa
The Gliksmans
Moshe
The Gathering
Adam
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Edward P. Mitchell
Pope John XXIII
Angelo Roncalli
Sir! No Sir!
Col. Heinl
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
The Family Man
Eddie Madden
The Wrestler
Frank Bass
They Call It Murder
Chief Otto Larkin
Should've Been Romeo
Charlie
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Bruno
The Impostor
Barney West
The Sissy Duckling
Father Duck (voice)
Dog's Best Friend
Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
In Vino
Charles
Bring Him Home
Geza
Halls of Anger
Ernie McKay
Generation Gap
Bart Cahill
The Desert of Forbidden Art
Voice
The Todd Killings
Fred Reardon
Becoming Dick
Davis Aldrich
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Jefferson
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Silent Motive
Sam
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Dead Cat
Crab Orchard
2005
Angels on Tap
Swifty
Kate's Secret
Dr. Resnick
Perfect Game
Billy Hicks
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Dr. Morheim
Sam Cade
1972
Haunts of the Very Rich
Al Hunsicker
Getting Ed Laid
Ed Randall
A Different Approach
1978
Snowden's Christmas
Big Daddy (voice)
Eva: A-7063
Narrator (voice)
A Case of Libel
Robert Sloane
Frozen in Time
Grandpa (voice)
Hopelessly in June
Rabbi
A Friendship in Vienna
Opah Oskar Reikman
Anatomy of an Illness
Norman Cousins
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Augie Sinclair
The Commission
Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
Kris Kringle
The Good Doctor
Various Roles
Saving Christmas
Rick
Down on the Waterfront
1994
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
Huey P. Long
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Narrator (Voice)
Love Meet Hope
Mr. James
Rain Beau's End
Gunny
Payback
Jack Patkanis
Audrey
Walt
The Murder Men
Dave Keller
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
Santa
Missing Brendan
George Calden
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Narrator
SEVEN
2020
The Fumbleheads
Charlie Atwater
In Search of Peace
David Ben Gurion (voice)
Honor Amongst Men
Pop Halmo
Hard Four
Golden Hands Segal
Not Another B Movie
Angry Investor
Elephant Sighs
Leo
Bury Me in Armor
Dimitry George
Good Men
Morty
Autism and Cake
Fred
Identical
Yaakov Washington
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Joshua (voice)
A Small Killing
Simon Shaber
Tiger Within
Samuel
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Mr Wilson
A Fargo Christmas Story
Popcorn Bud
Love and Action in Chicago
Taylor
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Charlie (voice)
J-24
1960
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Narrator (voice)
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
Narrator
The Impersonation Murder Case
Dt. Ed Ames
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
Corporate Manager
Americas in Transition
Narrator
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
Jean XXIII
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson
TV Shows (153)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Schultz · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Editor (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Steve Bellows (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Mailbox #2 (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Grandpa Smith (voice) · 1 eps
Regular Show
Santa Claus (voice) · 1 eps
Bones
Rufus Tucker · 1 eps
Modern Family
Herschel · 1 eps
Teen Titans Go!
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice) · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
August March · 2 eps
The Good Wife
Guy Redmayne · 2 eps
King of the Hill
Stinky (voice) · 2 eps
The X-Files
Maurice · 1 eps
The Middle
Ben · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mr. Weiner · 1 eps
Ironside
Marlon Davis · 1 eps
Young Justice
Kent Nelson (voice) · 1 eps
CSI: NY
Abraham Klein · 1 eps
ER
James McNulty · 3 eps
Hawaii Five-O
August March · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jack Stander · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Robert Sloane · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Roland Daggett (voice) · 5 eps
Great Performances
1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Lou Grant · 168 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Jameson · 1 eps
The Practice
Judge Matlin Pratt · 1 eps
The Practice
Judge Marcus Winnaker · 3 eps
Mom
Jack · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Roy Malinek · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Sheriff Mayhew · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Joe Bantam · 1 eps
Cobra Kai
Sid Weinberg · 3 eps
The Virginian
George Johnson · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Furman Crotty · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Bud · 1 eps
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 65 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Granny Goodness (voice) · 4 eps
Mad About You
Zigmund Klarik · 3 eps
The Cleveland Show
4 eps
The Cleveland Show
Carl Fredricksen (voice) · 1 eps
The Cleveland Show
Walter (voice) · 1 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
Frank Hunter (voice) · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Frank Williams · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
George Simpson · 1 eps
MacGyver
Saul · 1 eps
Animaniacs
Vern (voice) · 1 eps
Grace and Frankie
Howard Jay · 2 eps
The Untouchables
Fedor Bartok · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Frank · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Jimmy Canada · 1 eps
Dinosaurs
Evil Georgie (voice) · 1 eps
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Ben Parker (voice) · 1 eps
Doom Patrol
Hospital Patient · 1 eps
Studio One
Actor #3 · 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Hephaestus (voice) · 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Granny Goodness (voice) · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Cesare Marino · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Vince Leonard · 1 eps
The Dead Zone
Marty Bracknell · 1 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Fixer (voice) · 1 eps
Gargoyles
Hudson (voice) · 78 eps
Highway to Heaven
1 eps
The Boondocks
Ed Wuncler (voice) · 3 eps
Johnny Bravo
1 eps
Hercules
Mentor (voice) · 1 eps
Route 66
5 eps
Route 66
Second Man · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
John Carl Brock · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Walter Gretzler · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Pete Zacharias · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Carl Cappi · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo · 1 eps
The Oscars
Carl Fredricksen (voice) · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Sgt. Wilks · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Redmond · 1 eps
Arli$$
Lenny Crowley · 1 eps
Naked City
Lt. Vincent Busti · 2 eps
Lou Grant
Lou Grant · 114 eps
Burke's Law
Pablo Vasquez · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Warden Bragan · 1 eps
Rhoda
2 eps
Duckman
Mort Sidelman (voice) · 1 eps
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Hoggish Greedly (voice) · 20 eps
The Defenders
Tim Sellers · 1 eps
The Defenders
Harry Obermayer · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
The Invaders
Taugus · 1 eps
The Invaders
Harry Ferguson · 1 eps
Dharma & Greg
Earl Tucker · 1 eps
The Angry Beavers
1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Central Park
Ambrose (voice) · 2 eps
Police Story
2 eps
Freakazoid!
Sgt. Cosgrove (voice) · 24 eps
Dead to Me
Abe Rifkin · 5 eps
The Magic School Bus
Gen. Aranius (voice) · 1 eps
The White Shadow
Edward Asner (uncredited) · 1 eps
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Officer Barr (voice) · 5 eps
The Sarah Silverman Program
Commandant Von Reichenstein · 1 eps
Stoney Burke
Kapp · 1 eps
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wilson White · 1 eps
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Von Romme (voice) · 1 eps
Felony Squad
2 eps
Roots
Thomas Davies
Roots
Capt. Thomas Davies · 2 eps
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
George Kramer · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
3 eps
The Mod Squad
Harry Loring · 1 eps
Mr. Novak
Harmon Stern · 1 eps
Mr. Novak
Paul Berg · 1 eps
Men at Work
Bob · 1 eps
Hearts Afire
George Lahti · 12 eps
Sam Benedict
Dr. Everett Colner · 1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
Chasing Life
April's grandfather · 1 eps
The Rat Patrol
Captain Friedrich · 1 eps
The Huntress
1 eps
The Crazy Ones
Mr. Finger · 1 eps
Dumb and Dumber
General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice) · 1 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man
Axel Jordache · 12 eps
Dug Days
Carl (voice) · 5 eps
Decoy
Sergeant · 1 eps
The Lieutenant
1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Dave Keller · 1 eps
Bruno the Kid
The Engineer (voice) · 1 eps
Roseanne
1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
1 eps
Ballmastrz: 9009
Rupert T. Digzfield (voice) · 1 eps
Max Steel
Chuck Marshak (voice) · 13 eps
The Eleventh Hour
1 eps
Tall Tales & Legends
Lucky Jake · 1 eps
The Bronx Zoo
21 eps
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1 eps
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Walter Kovacs · 16 eps
The Premise
Mr. Holmes · 1 eps
Thunder Alley
Gil Jones · 28 eps
Tender Is the Night
Devereux Warren · 2 eps
Andy Barker, P.I.
Mickey Doyle · 1 eps
Fish Police
Chief Abalone (voice) · 6 eps
Center of the Universe
Art Barnett · 10 eps
Politically Incorrect
1 eps
More Tales of the City
Jack Lederer · 1 eps
Switched at Birth
Ted Marx · 2 eps
Working Class
Hank Greziak · 12 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
Slattery's People
Frank Radcliff · 36 eps
Cruel Doubt
Bill Osteen · 2 eps
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Wasserman · 12 eps
Off the Rack
Sam Waltman · 6 eps
Up: Upisodes
Carl Fredricksen (voice) · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (58)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 2 eps
Match Game
Self · 5 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 1 eps
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self · 1 eps
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self - Presenter · 6 eps
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self · 1 eps
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Remembering Roots
Self
I Know That Voice
Self
Moon Over Parador
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Self
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Himself
Casting By
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Olympia
Self
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
Self
Mickey's 50
Self
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Himself
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Self
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
Self
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
Self
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Self
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
Himself
