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Ed Asner

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: Acting
Born: Kansas City, Missouri, USA, 1929-11-15
Died: 2021-08-29

Film

No.YearTitleRoleVote Average
11964Pike60
21965Henchman Veretti62
31965Det. Judd Ridley71
41966Bart Jason73
51967Frank Rosenfeld47
61967Lt. Jacoby54
71969Lt. Moretti56
81969Saul Wiener64
91970Ernie McKay56
101970Woody Garfield57
111971Plunkett66
121973Det. Ralph Varone66
131975Self0
141976Hank Cooper60
15197863
161981Connolly65
171983Jacob Ascher67
181986Horace McNickle56
191988Self57
201991Guy Bannister76
211993Charles Thompson65
22199590
231997Marley (voice)64
241998Uncle Charlie58
251999Nutcracker (voice)51
261999Gluckman52
271999Santa Claus (voice)68
282001Chief Wilson51
292002Angelo Roncalli66
302002Self0
312002Charles Gilbert57
322003Augie Sinclair62
332003Santa67
342004Self20
352005Sheriff Delaney50
362005Jack Green52
372005Col. Heinl67
382005Himself62
392006Luke Spelman64
402007Krad (voice)40
412007Golden Hands Segal55
422008Kirby Weathersby57
432008Sidney63
442009Carl Fredricksen (voice)80
452010Granny Goodness (voice)71
462011Perry White (voice)68
472011Warren Buffett70
482012Self60
492013Mr Wilson75
502016Ed Randall10
512020Samuel0
522021Ghost of Claude64
532021Peter Lionsbridge (voice)70
5420210
552023Self (voice)68
562023Carl (voice)75
570
581957Juror (uncredited)72
5919600
601961Dave Keller0
611962Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)61
621966Feldman65
631970Sheriff Muntz60
641970Dr. Morheim60
651971Barstow70
661971Fred Reardon43
671972Al Hunsicker57
681975Phil0
691975Barney West60
701975Dt. Ed Ames0
711977Adam45
721982Narrator70
731984Norman Cousins0
741985Self80
751986Lucky Jake0
761988Opah Oskar Reikman60
771989Scowl the Owl (voice)56
781990Harvey Metcalfe62
791990Self40
801991Edward P. Mitchell70
811994Ab Abbot22
82199450
831996Det. John Waters68
841996Santa Claus (voice)65
851997Jack Patkanis67
861997George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)71
871999Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)74
881999(voice)0
892000Thomas O'Claire58
902000Davis Aldrich20
912001Jay Roth55
922003Uncle Nick40
932005Narrator52
9420070
952011Voice47
962011Rabbi50
972011Artie53
982012Charlie60
992012Mr. Carson52
1000
1012008Bart Cahill74
10220100
1032012Leo23
1042012Mr. Leonard (voice)19
1052012Fred0
1062013Chief Buddy62
1072013Bonta / Narrator28
1082014Walt0
1092014Nicholas Drago53
1102015Vern70
1112022Grandpa Heffley (voice)69
1122023Popcorn Bud0
113Self - Interviewee0
1141971Chief Otto Larkin65
1151975Ralph Flores50
1161977Huey P. Long0
1171978Self0
1181981Narrator (voice)74
1191982Bob O'Hara0
1201986Matthew St James0
1211986Joshua (voice)82
1221986Dr. Resnick53
123199040
1241991Charlie (voice)0
1251991Himself60
1261993Self56
1271995Bruno45
1281996Narrator0
1291997Charlie Atwater30
1301997Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)20
1312000Geza65
1322000Ira47
1332000Billy Hicks80
1342002Jean XXIII0
1352002J. Jonah Jameson72
1362003Self94
1372003J. Jonah Jameson (voice)74
1382003Narrator (voice)0
1392004George Calden45
1402005J. Jonah Jameson68
1412005100
14220070
1432008Narrator (Voice)0
1442009Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)70
1452011Himself80
1462011Yaakov Washington47
1472012President Whitlock77
1482013Walt Whitman0
1492013Papa Noel60
1502014Self71
1512014Jefferson53
1522014Grandpa (voice)44
1532015Himself50
1542015Owl46
1552015Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)100
1562016Gabriel Morgan62
1572016George58
1582016Wilhelm Müller0
1592017Adult Walter (voice)0
1602017Harry40
1612017Arthur (voice)40
1622017Elder Pyreez (voice)41
1632017Santa56
1642017Self57
1652019Harry Karetas77
1660
167Narrator0
16819573rd Actor (as Edward Asner)75
1691960Kurt Harden0
17019720
1711974Frank Bass42
1721975Peter Singleton66
1731978Various Roles5
1741979Eddie Madden0
1751981Simon Shaber80
1761982Self65
1771983Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)79
1781983Robert Sloane20
1791984Self60
1801987Rev. Vincent Owens0
1811987Scalawag (voice)56
1821991Ted Marx60
1831991Sam0
1841992Reader (voice)67
1851996Hudson (voice)69
1861997Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)66
187199720
1881999Father Duck (voice)51
1891999Taylor50
19020000
1912001David Ben Gurion (voice)65
1922001Dead Cat0
1932002Narrator60
1942003Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz0
1952004J Jonah Jameson66
1962008Ed Packard30
1972011Angry Investor56
1982011Morty0
19920110
2002012Self71
2012014Santa (voice)53
2022015Self0
2032015Kris Kringle76
2042016Mr. James70
2052016Corporate Manager0
2062016Self72
2072017Vern70
2082017Rick48
2092017Santa49
2102018Self (archive footage)100
2112018Narrator (voice)0
2122018Jefferson10
2132018Tommy57
2142018Swifty50
2152018Pop Halmo0
2162018Vern75
2172018Himself80
2182019Charles59
2192020Dr. Howard Arden58
2202020Dr. Cleary59
2212020Gunny35
222202088
2232020Dimitry George0
2242021Ed20
2252024Mike Wilson0
2262025Edward Everett (voice)0
227The Prophet0
228Self (archive footage)0

Television

No.YearTitleRoleVote Average
11944Self - Winner68
21944Self - Nominee68
31944Self68
41944Self - Presenter68
51948Actor #347
61949Self75
7195260
81955Sgt. Wilks66
91955Redmond66
101955Warden Bragan78
111956Self - Presenter46
121957Sergeant62
131958Lt. Vincent Busti53
141959Fedor Bartok79
151959Frank79
16196062
17196064
181960Second Man64
191961Tim Sellers62
201961Harry Obermayer62
211961Dave Keller47
221961Dr. Frank Williams54
23196135
241961Self51
251961Self - Co-Host51
261962George Johnson64
271962Jack Stander78
281962Self74
291962Kapp57
30196260
31196360
321963Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo78
331963Roy Malinek72
341963Sheriff Mayhew72
351963Joe Bantam72
361963Pablo Vasquez60
371963Harmon Stern65
381963Paul Berg65
39196355
401964Frank Radcliff50
411964Oliver E. Wells50
421964President Ulysses S. Grant50
431965Carl Cappi72
44196566
451965Furman Crotty76
461965John Carl Brock56
471965Walter Gretzler56
481965Pete Zacharias56
49196670
501966Captain Friedrich72
51196666
52196670
531967Taugus68
541967Harry Ferguson68
55196769
561968George Simpson76
571968August March71
581968Cesare Marino68
591968Vince Leonard68
60196865
61196961
621970Self48
631970Lou Grant75
64197152
65197371
661973Self53
67197462
681974Self65
691975Self - Host70
701976Axel Jordache78
711977Thomas Davies74
721977Capt. Thomas Davies74
731977Lou Grant72
741978Edward Asner (uncredited)70
751983Himself - Narrator (voice)84
76198474
771985Sam Waltman50
781985Devereux Warren64
791985Lucky Jake54
80198750
811987Self - Presenter80
82198868
831989Editor (voice)80
841990Hoggish Greedly (voice)68
851990Walter Kovacs53
861991Evil Georgie (voice)78
87199254
881992Bill Osteen50
891992Roland Daggett (voice)85
901992George Lahti80
911992Zigmund Klarik67
92199358
931993Maurice84
941993Self45
95199471
961994Gil Jones0
971994(voice)76
981994Dr. James McNulty78
991994Bud72
1001994Hudson (voice)81
1011994J. Jonah Jameson (voice)83
1021995Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)78
103199665
104199681
1051996Von Romme (voice)72
1061996Granny Goodness (voice)76
1071997Stinky (voice)73
1081997Judge Matlin Pratt77
1091997Judge Marcus Winnaker77
110199769
111199773
1121997Earl Tucker64
113199870
1141998Jack Lederer75
1151998Mentor (voice)68
1161998Frank Hunter (voice)68
1171998100
1181999Steve Bellows (voice)74
1191999Martin Schultz79
1202000Chuck Marshak (voice)82
121200052
1222000Fixer (voice)65
1232000Mr. Weiner80
1242002Marty Bracknell72
1252003Officer Barr (voice)71
1262004Hephaestus (voice)83
1272004Granny Goodness (voice)83
1282004Abraham Klein74
1292004Art Barnett70
1302005Narrator (voice)70
1312005TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)70
1322005Mailbox #2 (voice)70
1332005Grandpa Smith (voice)70
1342005Rufus Tucker82
1352005Ed Wuncler (voice)81
1362006Wilson White73
1372007Commandant Von Reichenstein63
1382007Mickey Doyle72
1392008Ben Parker (voice)86
1402008Self40
141200925
1422009Carl Fredricksen (voice)0
1432009Guy Redmayne76
1442009Herschel79
145200958
1462009Ben76
1472010Jameson74
1482010Santa Claus (voice)86
1492010August March77
1502010Kent Nelson (voice)84
1512011Hank Greziak50
1522011Dr. Wasserman48
1532012Bob67
1542013Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)66
1552013Jack73
1562013Mr. Finger61
1572014April's grandfather74
1582015Howard Jay77
1592015Self79
1602016Saul73
1612018Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)66
1622018Sid Weinberg82
1632019Hospital Patient76
1642019Abe Rifkin72
1652019Self63
1662020Ambrose (voice)63
1672020Self72
1682021Carl (voice)74
1692021Mr. Holmes64
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