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Ed Asner

Born 15 November 1929 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA · Died 29 August 2021

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2025The Gettysburg Address2h 45mEdward Everett (voice)
  2. 2024An SNL Thanksgiving1h 24m(archive footage)
  3. 2024Altered Reality1h 39mMike Wilson
  4. 2023Carl's Date9mCarl (voice)
  5. 2023Being Mary Tyler Moore1h 59mSelf (voice)
  6. 2023A Fargo Christmas Story1h 37mPopcorn Bud
  7. 2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules1h 14mGrandpa Heffley (voice)
  8. 2021A Man and His Prostate1h 18m
  9. 2021Captain Daddy6mGrampa (voice)
  10. 2021BloodThe Prophet
  11. 2021Senior Entourage1h 25mEd
  12. 2021Dug Days1 seasonCarl (voice)
  13. 2021Back Home Again30mPeter Lionsbridge (voice)
  14. 2021ScarlettLou
  15. 2021Muppets Haunted Mansion52mGhost of Claude
  16. 2020Tiger Within1h 39mSamuel
  17. 2020SEVEN45m
  18. 2020Bury Me in Armor14mDimitry George
  19. 2020M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters1h 38mDr. Howard Arden
  20. 2020The Garden Left Behind1h 28mDr. Cleary
  21. 2020Rain Beau's End1h 57mGunny
  22. 2019In Vino1h 33mCharles
  23. 2019Faith, Hope & Love1h 46mHarry Karetas
  24. 2018LA DA Story2hSelf (archive footage)
  25. 2018Angels on Tap1h 13mSwifty
  26. 2018Eva: A-70631h 58mNarrator (voice)
  27. 2018Ed Asner's Oral HistorySelf - Interviewee
  28. 2018All of My Heart: The Wedding1h 24mVern
  29. 2018Honor Amongst Men1h 25mPop Halmo
  30. 2018The Parting Glass1h 35mTommy
  31. 2018Olympia1h 41mSelf
  32. 2018Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting1h 49mJefferson
  33. 2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!1h 35mArthur (voice)
  34. 2017Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man10mAdult Walter (voice)
  35. 2017Saving Christmas1h 28mRick
  36. 2017All of My Heart: Inn Love1h 24mVern
  37. 2017A StoryBots Christmas25mSanta
  38. 2017Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!1h 35mSanta
  39. 2017Joe's War1h 47mHarry
  40. 2017The Gliksmans1h 12mMoshe
  41. 2017And the Winner Isn't1h 30mSelf
  42. 2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows1h 35mElder Pyreez (voice)
  43. 2016Getting Ed Laid23mEd Randall
  44. 2016Behind the Fear1h 34mNarrator (voice)
  45. 2016Titanic: Sinking the MythsWilhelm Müller
  46. 2016Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary1h 48mCorporate Manager
  47. 2016Super Sex7mGeorge
  48. 2016Love Finds You in Valentine1h 32mGabriel Morgan
  49. 2016Love Meet Hope1h 30mMr. James
  50. 2016The Best Democracy Money Can Buy1h 54mSelf
  51. 2015The Nutcracker Sweet1h 20mOwl (voice)
  52. 2015All of My Heart1h 21mVern
  53. 2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!13mHimself
  54. 2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration55mSelf / Lou Grant (archive footage)
  55. 2015Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts1h 3mSelf
  56. 2015A Merry Murdoch Christmas1h 28mKris Kringle
  57. 2014Frozen in Time45mGrandpa (voice)
  58. 2014The Games Maker1h 52mNicholas Drago
  59. 2014Audrey1h 21mWalt
  60. 2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas43mSanta (voice)
  61. 2014I Know That Voice1h 35mSelf
  62. 2013Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving48mMr Wilson
  63. 2013American Road1h 48mWalt Whitman
  64. 2013Second Chances1h 30mChief Buddy
  65. 2013Axel: The Biggest Little Hero1h 20mBonta / Narrator (voice)
  66. 2013Christmas on the Bayou1h 26mPapa Noel
  67. 2012Autism and Cake12mFred
  68. 2012Elephant Sighs1h 25mLeo
  69. 2012Should've Been Romeo1h 30mCharlie
  70. 2012Liberator18mPresident Whitlock
  71. 2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl1h 30mSelf
  72. 2012Foodfight!1h 31mMr. Leonard (voice)
  73. 2012Home Alone: The Holiday Heist1h 30mMr. Carson
  74. 2011Good Men12mMorty
  75. 2011The Desert of Forbidden Art1h 20mVoice
  76. 2011The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror1h 54mNarrator
  77. 2011Absolute Killers1h 37m
  78. 2011All Star Superman1h 16mPerry White (voice)
  79. 2011Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 715mHimself
  80. 2011Let Go1h 49mArtie
  81. 2011Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays1 seasonDr. Wasserman
  82. 2011Identical1h 30mYaakov Washington
  83. 2011Hopelessly in June1h 39mRabbi
  84. 2011Working Class1 seasonHank Greziak
  85. 2011Too Big to Fail1h 37mWarren Buffett
  86. 2011Not Another B Movie1h 27mAngry Investor
  87. 2010The Triumph of William Henry Harrison30m
  88. 2010Superman/Batman: Apocalypse1h 19mGranny Goodness (voice)
  89. 2009Up1h 36mCarl Fredricksen (voice)
  90. 2009Up: Upisodes1 seasonCarl Fredricksen (voice)
  91. 2009Christmas Dreams1hJerry
  92. 2009Dug's Special Mission5mCarl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
  93. 2009American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist1h 18mSelf
  94. 2008Channels1h 47mEd Packard
  95. 2008Generation Gap1h 35mBart Cahill
  96. 2008Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union15mNarrator (Voice)
  97. 2008Gigantic1h 39mKirby Weathersby
  98. 2008Christmas Cottage1h 36mSidney
  99. 2008Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns1h 29mSelf
  100. 2007From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks1h 22m
  101. 2007The Rich Have Their Own Photographers59m
  102. 2007Christmas Is Here Again1h 14mKrad (voice)
  103. 2007Hard Four1h 22mGolden Hands Segal
  104. 2006The Christmas Card1h 24mLuke Spelman
  105. 2005Out of the Woods1h 27mJack Green
  106. 2005Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class1h 2mNarrator
  107. 2005Crab Orchard1h 31m
  108. 2005Sleeping Dogs Lie25mSheriff Delaney
  109. 2005Sir! No Sir!1h 25mCol. Heinl
  110. 2005The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror1h 33mHimself
  111. 2005Spider-Man: The Venom Saga1h 35mJ. Jonah Jameson
  112. 2004Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock1h 15mJ Jonah Jameson (voice)
  113. 2004Center of the Universe1 seasonArt Barnett
  114. 2004Missing Brendan1h 40mGeorge Calden
  115. 2004Elf: That's a WrapSelf
  116. 2004Elf: How they Made the North Pole11mSelf
  117. 2004Elf: Film School for Kids21mSelf
  118. 2004Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell7mSelf
  119. 2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde1h 20mSelf
  120. 2003Daredevil vs. Spider-Man1h 20mJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
  121. 2003Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure58mNarrator (voice)
  122. 2003The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay1h 24mAugie Sinclair
  123. 2003Elf1h 37mSanta
  124. 2003The Commission1h 42mCapt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
  125. 2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series2h 50mSelf
  126. 2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure1h 23mUncle Nick
  127. 2002Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin1h 19mJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
  128. 2002Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown1h 19mJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
  129. 2002Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIIIJean XXIII
  130. 2002The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It57mNarrator
  131. 2002Pope John XXIII3h 28mAngelo Roncalli
  132. 2002John XXIII: The Pope of Peace1 seasonAngelo Roncalli
  133. 2002The Man Who Saved Christmas1h 40mCharles Gilbert
  134. 2002The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion1hSelf
  135. 2002Remembering Roots19mSelf
  136. 2001Gahan Wilson's The Kid1h 10mDead Cat
  137. 2001The Animal1h 23mChief Wilson
  138. 2001Island Prey1h 33mJay Roth
  139. 2001In Search of Peace1h 45mDavid Ben Gurion (voice)
  140. 2000Perfect Game1h 36mBilly Hicks
  141. 2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story1h 20m
  142. 2000Bring Him Home1h 32mGeza
  143. 2000Above Suspicion1h 32mThomas O'Claire
  144. 2000Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom1h 15mSelf
  145. 2000Becoming Dick2hDavis Aldrich
  146. 2000Common Ground1h 45mIra
  147. 2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle1h 40mExecutive Producer
  148. 1999O' Christmas Tree48mNutcracker (voice)
  149. 1999Olive, the Other Reindeer45mSanta Claus (voice)
  150. 1999Our Friend, Martin1hMr. Harris (voice)
  151. 1999The Sissy Duckling34mFather Duck (voice)
  152. 1999The Bachelor1h 41mGluckman
  153. 1999Snowden's Christmas21mBig Daddy (voice)
  154. 1999Love and Action in Chicago1h 37mTaylor
  155. 1998The Closer1 season
  156. 1998Hard Rain1h 37mUncle Charlie
  157. 1997Academy Boyz
  158. 1997The Fumbleheads1h 35mCharlie Atwater
  159. 1997Payback1h 34mJack Patkanis
  160. 1997The Long Way Home2hGeorge Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
  161. 1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmann1h 56mDr. Robert Servatius (voice)
  162. 1997A Christmas Carol1h 12mMarley (voice)
  163. 1997Dog's Best Friend1h 28mJeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
  164. 1996The Story of Santa Claus46mSanta Claus (voice)
  165. 1996Hanged on a Twisted Cross2hNarrator
  166. 1996Gone in the Night3h 10mDet. John Waters
  167. 1996Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade2h 5mSelf
  168. 1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger33m
  169. 1995Goldilocks and the Three Bears1h 28mBruno
  170. 1995Freakazoid!2 seasonsSgt. Cosgrove (voice)
  171. 1995Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken1h 22mHudson (voice)
  172. 1994Down on the Waterfront27m
  173. 1994Spider-Man5 seasonsJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
  174. 1994Thunder Alley2 seasonsGil Jones
  175. 1994Gargoyles3 seasonsHudson (voice)
  176. 1994Heads1h 30mAb Abbot
  177. 1994Gypsy2h 33mCharles Thompson
  178. 1993Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy1h 30mSelf
  179. 1992Fish Police1 seasonChief Abalone (voice)
  180. 1992Cruel Doubt1 seasonBill Osteen
  181. 1992Feat of Clay43mRoland Daggett (voice)
  182. 1991The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You23mCharlie (voice)
  183. 1991Silent Motive1h 30mSam
  184. 1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show1h 30mHimself
  185. 1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus1h 35mEdward P. Mitchell
  186. 1991Switched at Birth1 seasonTed Marx
  187. 1991JFK3h 9mGuy Bannister
  188. 1990Good Cops, Bad Cops1h 33m
  189. 1990The Trials of Rosie O'Neill2 seasonsWalter Kovacs
  190. 1990Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less2hHarvey Metcalfe
  191. 1990Night of 100 Stars III3hSelf
  192. 1989Happily Ever After1h 15mScowl the Owl (voice)
  193. 1988A Friendship in Vienna1h 38mOpah Oskar Reikman
  194. 1988Moon Over Parador1h 43mSelf
  195. 1987The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood1 seasonSelf - Presenter
  196. 1987The Bronx Zoo2 seasons
  197. 1987Cracked Up1h 40mRev. Vincent Owens
  198. 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night1h 23mScalawag (voice)
  199. 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood2hSelf
  200. 1986The Christmas Star1h 34mHorace McNickle
  201. 1986Vital Signs1h 40mMatthew St James
  202. 1986Joshua and the Battle of Jericho30mJoshua (voice)
  203. 1986Darlin' Clementine49mLucky Jake
  204. 1986Kate's Secret1h 40mDr. Resnick
  205. 1985Off the Rack1 seasonSam Waltman
  206. 1985Night of 100 Stars II3hSelf
  207. 1984Anatomy of an Illness1h 36mNorman Cousins
  208. 1984Donald Duck's 50th Birthday45mSelf
  209. 1983Koyaanisqatsi1h 26mSelf (archive footage)
  210. 1983A Case of Libel1h 55mRobert Sloane
  211. 1983Daniel2h 10mJacob Ascher
  212. 1982O'Hara's Wife1h 27mBob O'Hara
  213. 1982Americas in Transition29mNarrator
  214. 1982Night of 100 Stars3h 2mSelf
  215. 1981A Small Killing1h 40mSimon Shaber
  216. 1981Fort Apache, the Bronx2h 5mConnolly
  217. 1979The Family Man1h 40mEddie Madden
  218. 1978A Different Approach21m
  219. 1978The Good Doctor1h 28mVarious Roles
  220. 1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney4hSelf
  221. 1977The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish1h 40mHuey P. Long
  222. 1977The Gathering1h 34mAdam
  223. 1977Lou Grant5 seasonsLou Grant
  224. 1976Gus1h 36mHank Cooper
  225. 1976Rich Man, Poor Man1 seasonAxel Jordache
  226. 1975Hey, I'm Alive1h 14mRalph Flores
  227. 1975The Impersonation Murder Case1h 30mDt. Ed Ames
  228. 1975Twigs1h 13mPhil
  229. 1975Death Scream1h 36mPeter Singleton
  230. 1975The Impostor1h 13mBarney West
  231. 1975Mitzi & 100 Guys52mSelf
  232. 1974The Wrestler1h 35mFrank Bass
  233. 1973The Girl Most Likely To...1h 14mDet. Ralph Varone
  234. 1972Sam Cade1h 31m
  235. 1972Haunts of the Very Rich1h 15mAl Hunsicker
  236. 1971The Todd Killings1h 33mFred Reardon
  237. 1971The Last Child1h 13mBarstow
  238. 1971Skin Game1h 42mPlunkett
  239. 1971They Call It Murder1h 35mChief Otto Larkin
  240. 1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show7 seasonsLou Grant
  241. 1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!1h 48mWoody Garfield
  242. 1970Halls of Anger1h 36mErnie McKay
  243. 1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf1h 13mDr. Morheim
  244. 1970House on Greenapple Road1h 53mSheriff Muntz
  245. 1969Daughter of the Mind1h 30mSaul Wiener
  246. 1969Change of Habit1h 33mLt. Moretti
  247. 1967Gunn1h 34mLt. Jacoby
  248. 1966The Venetian Affair1h 29mFrank Rosenfeld
  249. 1966The Doomsday Flight1h 40mFeldman
  250. 1966El Dorado2h 6mBart Jason
  251. 1965The Slender Thread1h 38mDet. Judd Ridley
  252. 1965The Satan Bug1h 54mHenchman Veretti
  253. 1964Slattery's People2 seasonsFrank Radcliff
  254. 1964Fanfare for a Death Scene1h 13mPike
  255. 1962Kid Galahad1h 36mAssistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
  256. 1961The Murder Men1h 13mDave Keller
  257. 1960J-2410m
  258. 1960The New Girl30mKurt Harden
  259. 1957The Night America Trembled1h3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
  260. Untitled SAG-AFTRA DocumentarySelf (archive footage)
  261. UnpluggedDr. Eaton (voice)