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.
No. | Year | Title | Role | Vote Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1964 | Pike | 60 | |
2 | 1965 | Henchman Veretti | 62 | |
3 | 1965 | Det. Judd Ridley | 71 | |
4 | 1966 | Bart Jason | 73 | |
5 | 1967 | Frank Rosenfeld | 47 | |
6 | 1967 | Lt. Jacoby | 54 | |
7 | 1969 | Lt. Moretti | 56 | |
8 | 1969 | Saul Wiener | 64 | |
9 | 1970 | Ernie McKay | 56 | |
10 | 1970 | Woody Garfield | 57 | |
11 | 1971 | Plunkett | 66 | |
12 | 1973 | Det. Ralph Varone | 66 | |
13 | 1975 | Self | 0 | |
14 | 1976 | Hank Cooper | 60 | |
15 | 1978 | 63 | ||
16 | 1981 | Connolly | 65 | |
17 | 1983 | Jacob Ascher | 67 | |
18 | 1986 | Horace McNickle | 56 | |
19 | 1988 | Self | 57 | |
20 | 1991 | Guy Bannister | 76 | |
21 | 1993 | Charles Thompson | 65 | |
22 | 1995 | 90 | ||
23 | 1997 | Marley (voice) | 64 | |
24 | 1998 | Uncle Charlie | 58 | |
25 | 1999 | Nutcracker (voice) | 51 | |
26 | 1999 | Gluckman | 52 | |
27 | 1999 | Santa Claus (voice) | 68 | |
28 | 2001 | Chief Wilson | 51 | |
29 | 2002 | Angelo Roncalli | 66 | |
30 | 2002 | Self | 0 | |
31 | 2002 | Charles Gilbert | 57 | |
32 | 2003 | Augie Sinclair | 62 | |
33 | 2003 | Santa | 67 | |
34 | 2004 | Self | 20 | |
35 | 2005 | Sheriff Delaney | 50 | |
36 | 2005 | Jack Green | 52 | |
37 | 2005 | Col. Heinl | 67 | |
38 | 2005 | Himself | 62 | |
39 | 2006 | Luke Spelman | 64 | |
40 | 2007 | Krad (voice) | 40 | |
41 | 2007 | Golden Hands Segal | 55 | |
42 | 2008 | Kirby Weathersby | 57 | |
43 | 2008 | Sidney | 63 | |
44 | 2009 | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | 80 | |
45 | 2010 | Granny Goodness (voice) | 71 | |
46 | 2011 | Perry White (voice) | 68 | |
47 | 2011 | Warren Buffett | 70 | |
48 | 2012 | Self | 60 | |
49 | 2013 | Mr Wilson | 75 | |
50 | 2016 | Ed Randall | 10 | |
51 | 2020 | Samuel | 0 | |
52 | 2021 | Ghost of Claude | 64 | |
53 | 2021 | Peter Lionsbridge (voice) | 70 | |
54 | 2021 | 0 | ||
55 | 2023 | Self (voice) | 68 | |
56 | 2023 | Carl (voice) | 75 | |
57 | 0 | |||
58 | 1957 | Juror (uncredited) | 72 | |
59 | 1960 | 0 | ||
60 | 1961 | Dave Keller | 0 | |
61 | 1962 | Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited) | 61 | |
62 | 1966 | Feldman | 65 | |
63 | 1970 | Sheriff Muntz | 60 | |
64 | 1970 | Dr. Morheim | 60 | |
65 | 1971 | Barstow | 70 | |
66 | 1971 | Fred Reardon | 43 | |
67 | 1972 | Al Hunsicker | 57 | |
68 | 1975 | Phil | 0 | |
69 | 1975 | Barney West | 60 | |
70 | 1975 | Dt. Ed Ames | 0 | |
71 | 1977 | Adam | 45 | |
72 | 1982 | Narrator | 70 | |
73 | 1984 | Norman Cousins | 0 | |
74 | 1985 | Self | 80 | |
75 | 1986 | Lucky Jake | 0 | |
76 | 1988 | Opah Oskar Reikman | 60 | |
77 | 1989 | Scowl the Owl (voice) | 56 | |
78 | 1990 | Harvey Metcalfe | 62 | |
79 | 1990 | Self | 40 | |
80 | 1991 | Edward P. Mitchell | 70 | |
81 | 1994 | Ab Abbot | 22 | |
82 | 1994 | 50 | ||
83 | 1996 | Det. John Waters | 68 | |
84 | 1996 | Santa Claus (voice) | 65 | |
85 | 1997 | Jack Patkanis | 67 | |
86 | 1997 | George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice) | 71 | |
87 | 1999 | Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner) | 74 | |
88 | 1999 | (voice) | 0 | |
89 | 2000 | Thomas O'Claire | 58 | |
90 | 2000 | Davis Aldrich | 20 | |
91 | 2001 | Jay Roth | 55 | |
92 | 2003 | Uncle Nick | 40 | |
93 | 2005 | Narrator | 52 | |
94 | 2007 | 0 | ||
95 | 2011 | Voice | 47 | |
96 | 2011 | Rabbi | 50 | |
97 | 2011 | Artie | 53 | |
98 | 2012 | Charlie | 60 | |
99 | 2012 | Mr. Carson | 52 | |
100 | 0 | |||
101 | 2008 | Bart Cahill | 74 | |
102 | 2010 | 0 | ||
103 | 2012 | Leo | 23 | |
104 | 2012 | Mr. Leonard (voice) | 19 | |
105 | 2012 | Fred | 0 | |
106 | 2013 | Chief Buddy | 62 | |
107 | 2013 | Bonta / Narrator | 28 | |
108 | 2014 | Walt | 0 | |
109 | 2014 | Nicholas Drago | 53 | |
110 | 2015 | Vern | 70 | |
111 | 2022 | Grandpa Heffley (voice) | 69 | |
112 | 2023 | Popcorn Bud | 0 | |
113 | Self - Interviewee | 0 | ||
114 | 1971 | Chief Otto Larkin | 65 | |
115 | 1975 | Ralph Flores | 50 | |
116 | 1977 | Huey P. Long | 0 | |
117 | 1978 | Self | 0 | |
118 | 1981 | Narrator (voice) | 74 | |
119 | 1982 | Bob O'Hara | 0 | |
120 | 1986 | Matthew St James | 0 | |
121 | 1986 | Joshua (voice) | 82 | |
122 | 1986 | Dr. Resnick | 53 | |
123 | 1990 | 40 | ||
124 | 1991 | Charlie (voice) | 0 | |
125 | 1991 | Himself | 60 | |
126 | 1993 | Self | 56 | |
127 | 1995 | Bruno | 45 | |
128 | 1996 | Narrator | 0 | |
129 | 1997 | Charlie Atwater | 30 | |
130 | 1997 | Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice) | 20 | |
131 | 2000 | Geza | 65 | |
132 | 2000 | Ira | 47 | |
133 | 2000 | Billy Hicks | 80 | |
134 | 2002 | Jean XXIII | 0 | |
135 | 2002 | J. Jonah Jameson | 72 | |
136 | 2003 | Self | 94 | |
137 | 2003 | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 74 | |
138 | 2003 | Narrator (voice) | 0 | |
139 | 2004 | George Calden | 45 | |
140 | 2005 | J. Jonah Jameson | 68 | |
141 | 2005 | 100 | ||
142 | 2007 | 0 | ||
143 | 2008 | Narrator (Voice) | 0 | |
144 | 2009 | Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited) | 70 | |
145 | 2011 | Himself | 80 | |
146 | 2011 | Yaakov Washington | 47 | |
147 | 2012 | President Whitlock | 77 | |
148 | 2013 | Walt Whitman | 0 | |
149 | 2013 | Papa Noel | 60 | |
150 | 2014 | Self | 71 | |
151 | 2014 | Jefferson | 53 | |
152 | 2014 | Grandpa (voice) | 44 | |
153 | 2015 | Himself | 50 | |
154 | 2015 | Owl | 46 | |
155 | 2015 | Self / Lou Grant (archive footage) | 100 | |
156 | 2016 | Gabriel Morgan | 62 | |
157 | 2016 | George | 58 | |
158 | 2016 | Wilhelm Müller | 0 | |
159 | 2017 | Adult Walter (voice) | 0 | |
160 | 2017 | Harry | 40 | |
161 | 2017 | Arthur (voice) | 40 | |
162 | 2017 | Elder Pyreez (voice) | 41 | |
163 | 2017 | Santa | 56 | |
164 | 2017 | Self | 57 | |
165 | 2019 | Harry Karetas | 77 | |
166 | 0 | |||
167 | Narrator | 0 | ||
168 | 1957 | 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner) | 75 | |
169 | 1960 | Kurt Harden | 0 | |
170 | 1972 | 0 | ||
171 | 1974 | Frank Bass | 42 | |
172 | 1975 | Peter Singleton | 66 | |
173 | 1978 | Various Roles | 5 | |
174 | 1979 | Eddie Madden | 0 | |
175 | 1981 | Simon Shaber | 80 | |
176 | 1982 | Self | 65 | |
177 | 1983 | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | 79 | |
178 | 1983 | Robert Sloane | 20 | |
179 | 1984 | Self | 60 | |
180 | 1987 | Rev. Vincent Owens | 0 | |
181 | 1987 | Scalawag (voice) | 56 | |
182 | 1991 | Ted Marx | 60 | |
183 | 1991 | Sam | 0 | |
184 | 1992 | Reader (voice) | 67 | |
185 | 1996 | Hudson (voice) | 69 | |
186 | 1997 | Dr. Robert Servatius (voice) | 66 | |
187 | 1997 | 20 | ||
188 | 1999 | Father Duck (voice) | 51 | |
189 | 1999 | Taylor | 50 | |
190 | 2000 | 0 | ||
191 | 2001 | David Ben Gurion (voice) | 65 | |
192 | 2001 | Dead Cat | 0 | |
193 | 2002 | Narrator | 60 | |
194 | 2003 | Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz | 0 | |
195 | 2004 | J Jonah Jameson | 66 | |
196 | 2008 | Ed Packard | 30 | |
197 | 2011 | Angry Investor | 56 | |
198 | 2011 | Morty | 0 | |
199 | 2011 | 0 | ||
200 | 2012 | Self | 71 | |
201 | 2014 | Santa (voice) | 53 | |
202 | 2015 | Self | 0 | |
203 | 2015 | Kris Kringle | 76 | |
204 | 2016 | Mr. James | 70 | |
205 | 2016 | Corporate Manager | 0 | |
206 | 2016 | Self | 72 | |
207 | 2017 | Vern | 70 | |
208 | 2017 | Rick | 48 | |
209 | 2017 | Santa | 49 | |
210 | 2018 | Self (archive footage) | 100 | |
211 | 2018 | Narrator (voice) | 0 | |
212 | 2018 | Jefferson | 10 | |
213 | 2018 | Tommy | 57 | |
214 | 2018 | Swifty | 50 | |
215 | 2018 | Pop Halmo | 0 | |
216 | 2018 | Vern | 75 | |
217 | 2018 | Himself | 80 | |
218 | 2019 | Charles | 59 | |
219 | 2020 | Dr. Howard Arden | 58 | |
220 | 2020 | Dr. Cleary | 59 | |
221 | 2020 | Gunny | 35 | |
222 | 2020 | 88 | ||
223 | 2020 | Dimitry George | 0 | |
224 | 2021 | Ed | 20 | |
225 | 2024 | Mike Wilson | 0 | |
226 | 2025 | Edward Everett (voice) | 0 | |
227 | The Prophet | 0 | ||
228 | Self (archive footage) | 0 |
No. | Year | Title | Role | Vote Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1944 | Self - Winner | 68 | |
2 | 1944 | Self - Nominee | 68 | |
3 | 1944 | Self | 68 | |
4 | 1944 | Self - Presenter | 68 | |
5 | 1948 | Actor #3 | 47 | |
6 | 1949 | Self | 75 | |
7 | 1952 | 60 | ||
8 | 1955 | Sgt. Wilks | 66 | |
9 | 1955 | Redmond | 66 | |
10 | 1955 | Warden Bragan | 78 | |
11 | 1956 | Self - Presenter | 46 | |
12 | 1957 | Sergeant | 62 | |
13 | 1958 | Lt. Vincent Busti | 53 | |
14 | 1959 | Fedor Bartok | 79 | |
15 | 1959 | Frank | 79 | |
16 | 1960 | 62 | ||
17 | 1960 | 64 | ||
18 | 1960 | Second Man | 64 | |
19 | 1961 | Tim Sellers | 62 | |
20 | 1961 | Harry Obermayer | 62 | |
21 | 1961 | Dave Keller | 47 | |
22 | 1961 | Dr. Frank Williams | 54 | |
23 | 1961 | 35 | ||
24 | 1961 | Self | 51 | |
25 | 1961 | Self - Co-Host | 51 | |
26 | 1962 | George Johnson | 64 | |
27 | 1962 | Jack Stander | 78 | |
28 | 1962 | Self | 74 | |
29 | 1962 | Kapp | 57 | |
30 | 1962 | 60 | ||
31 | 1963 | 60 | ||
32 | 1963 | Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo | 78 | |
33 | 1963 | Roy Malinek | 72 | |
34 | 1963 | Sheriff Mayhew | 72 | |
35 | 1963 | Joe Bantam | 72 | |
36 | 1963 | Pablo Vasquez | 60 | |
37 | 1963 | Harmon Stern | 65 | |
38 | 1963 | Paul Berg | 65 | |
39 | 1963 | 55 | ||
40 | 1964 | Frank Radcliff | 50 | |
41 | 1964 | Oliver E. Wells | 50 | |
42 | 1964 | President Ulysses S. Grant | 50 | |
43 | 1965 | Carl Cappi | 72 | |
44 | 1965 | 66 | ||
45 | 1965 | Furman Crotty | 76 | |
46 | 1965 | John Carl Brock | 56 | |
47 | 1965 | Walter Gretzler | 56 | |
48 | 1965 | Pete Zacharias | 56 | |
49 | 1966 | 70 | ||
50 | 1966 | Captain Friedrich | 72 | |
51 | 1966 | 66 | ||
52 | 1966 | 70 | ||
53 | 1967 | Taugus | 68 | |
54 | 1967 | Harry Ferguson | 68 | |
55 | 1967 | 69 | ||
56 | 1968 | George Simpson | 76 | |
57 | 1968 | August March | 71 | |
58 | 1968 | Cesare Marino | 68 | |
59 | 1968 | Vince Leonard | 68 | |
60 | 1968 | 65 | ||
61 | 1969 | 61 | ||
62 | 1970 | Self | 48 | |
63 | 1970 | Lou Grant | 75 | |
64 | 1971 | 52 | ||
65 | 1973 | 71 | ||
66 | 1973 | Self | 53 | |
67 | 1974 | 62 | ||
68 | 1974 | Self | 65 | |
69 | 1975 | Self - Host | 70 | |
70 | 1976 | Axel Jordache | 78 | |
71 | 1977 | Thomas Davies | 74 | |
72 | 1977 | Capt. Thomas Davies | 74 | |
73 | 1977 | Lou Grant | 72 | |
74 | 1978 | Edward Asner (uncredited) | 70 | |
75 | 1983 | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 84 | |
76 | 1984 | 74 | ||
77 | 1985 | Sam Waltman | 50 | |
78 | 1985 | Devereux Warren | 64 | |
79 | 1985 | Lucky Jake | 54 | |
80 | 1987 | 50 | ||
81 | 1987 | Self - Presenter | 80 | |
82 | 1988 | 68 | ||
83 | 1989 | Editor (voice) | 80 | |
84 | 1990 | Hoggish Greedly (voice) | 68 | |
85 | 1990 | Walter Kovacs | 53 | |
86 | 1991 | Evil Georgie (voice) | 78 | |
87 | 1992 | 54 | ||
88 | 1992 | Bill Osteen | 50 | |
89 | 1992 | Roland Daggett (voice) | 85 | |
90 | 1992 | George Lahti | 80 | |
91 | 1992 | Zigmund Klarik | 67 | |
92 | 1993 | 58 | ||
93 | 1993 | Maurice | 84 | |
94 | 1993 | Self | 45 | |
95 | 1994 | 71 | ||
96 | 1994 | Gil Jones | 0 | |
97 | 1994 | (voice) | 76 | |
98 | 1994 | Dr. James McNulty | 78 | |
99 | 1994 | Bud | 72 | |
100 | 1994 | Hudson (voice) | 81 | |
101 | 1994 | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 83 | |
102 | 1995 | Sgt. Cosgrove (voice) | 78 | |
103 | 1996 | 65 | ||
104 | 1996 | 81 | ||
105 | 1996 | Von Romme (voice) | 72 | |
106 | 1996 | Granny Goodness (voice) | 76 | |
107 | 1997 | Stinky (voice) | 73 | |
108 | 1997 | Judge Matlin Pratt | 77 | |
109 | 1997 | Judge Marcus Winnaker | 77 | |
110 | 1997 | 69 | ||
111 | 1997 | 73 | ||
112 | 1997 | Earl Tucker | 64 | |
113 | 1998 | 70 | ||
114 | 1998 | Jack Lederer | 75 | |
115 | 1998 | Mentor (voice) | 68 | |
116 | 1998 | Frank Hunter (voice) | 68 | |
117 | 1998 | 100 | ||
118 | 1999 | Steve Bellows (voice) | 74 | |
119 | 1999 | Martin Schultz | 79 | |
120 | 2000 | Chuck Marshak (voice) | 82 | |
121 | 2000 | 52 | ||
122 | 2000 | Fixer (voice) | 65 | |
123 | 2000 | Mr. Weiner | 80 | |
124 | 2002 | Marty Bracknell | 72 | |
125 | 2003 | Officer Barr (voice) | 71 | |
126 | 2004 | Hephaestus (voice) | 83 | |
127 | 2004 | Granny Goodness (voice) | 83 | |
128 | 2004 | Abraham Klein | 74 | |
129 | 2004 | Art Barnett | 70 | |
130 | 2005 | Narrator (voice) | 70 | |
131 | 2005 | TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) | 70 | |
132 | 2005 | Mailbox #2 (voice) | 70 | |
133 | 2005 | Grandpa Smith (voice) | 70 | |
134 | 2005 | Rufus Tucker | 82 | |
135 | 2005 | Ed Wuncler (voice) | 81 | |
136 | 2006 | Wilson White | 73 | |
137 | 2007 | Commandant Von Reichenstein | 63 | |
138 | 2007 | Mickey Doyle | 72 | |
139 | 2008 | Ben Parker (voice) | 86 | |
140 | 2008 | Self | 40 | |
141 | 2009 | 25 | ||
142 | 2009 | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | 0 | |
143 | 2009 | Guy Redmayne | 76 | |
144 | 2009 | Herschel | 79 | |
145 | 2009 | 58 | ||
146 | 2009 | Ben | 76 | |
147 | 2010 | Jameson | 74 | |
148 | 2010 | Santa Claus (voice) | 86 | |
149 | 2010 | August March | 77 | |
150 | 2010 | Kent Nelson (voice) | 84 | |
151 | 2011 | Hank Greziak | 50 | |
152 | 2011 | Dr. Wasserman | 48 | |
153 | 2012 | Bob | 67 | |
154 | 2013 | Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice) | 66 | |
155 | 2013 | Jack | 73 | |
156 | 2013 | Mr. Finger | 61 | |
157 | 2014 | April's grandfather | 74 | |
158 | 2015 | Howard Jay | 77 | |
159 | 2015 | Self | 79 | |
160 | 2016 | Saul | 73 | |
161 | 2018 | Rupert T. Digzfield (voice) | 66 | |
162 | 2018 | Sid Weinberg | 82 | |
163 | 2019 | Hospital Patient | 76 | |
164 | 2019 | Abe Rifkin | 72 | |
165 | 2019 | Self | 63 | |
166 | 2020 | Ambrose (voice) | 63 | |
167 | 2020 | Self | 72 | |
168 | 2021 | Carl (voice) | 74 | |
169 | 2021 | Mr. Holmes | 64 |