Ed Asner
male

Born on November 15, 1929 (95 years old)
Passed Away on August 29, 2021
From Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2019
- 2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as
Elder Pyreez (voice)
2017
Joe's War
as
Harry
2017
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
as
Arthur (voice)
2017
All of My Heart: Inn Love
as
Vern
2017
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
as
Santa
2017
A StoryBots Christmas
as
Santa
2017
And the Winner Isn't
as
Self
2017
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
as
Adult Walter (voice)
2017
Saving Christmas
as
Rick
2017
- 2016
Getting Ed Laid
as
Ed Randall
2016
Love Finds You in Valentine
as
Gabriel Morgan
2016
Super Sex
as
George
2016
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Titanic: Sinking the Myths
as
Wilhelm Müller
2016
Love Meet Hope
as
Mr. James
2016
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
as
Corporate Manager
2016
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
as
Self
2016
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Behind the Fear
as
Narrator (voice)
2016
MacGyver
as
Saul
2016
- 2015
All of My Heart
as
Vern
2015
The Nutcracker Sweet
as
Owl (voice)
2015
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
as
Himself
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as
Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
2015
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
as
Self
2015
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
as
Kris Kringle
2015
Celebrity Family Feud
as
Self
2015
Grace and Frankie
as
Howard Jay
2015
- 2014
- 2013
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as
Mr Wilson
2013
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as
Bonta / Narrator (voice)
2013
Second Chances
as
Chief Buddy
2013
Christmas on the Bayou
as
Papa Noel
2013
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American Road
as
Walt Whitman
2013
Mom
as
Jack
2013
Teen Titans Go!
as
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
2013
The Crazy Ones
as
Mr. Finger
2013
- 2012
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Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
as
Self
2012
Should've Been Romeo
as
Charlie
2012
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as
Mr. Carson
2012
Foodfight!
as
Mr. Leonard (voice)
2012
Elephant Sighs
as
Leo
2012
Autism and Cake
as
Fred
2012
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Liberator
as
President Whitlock
2012
Casting By
as
Self
2012
Men At Work
as
Bob
2012
- 2011
Too Big to Fail
as
Warren Buffett
2011
All Star Superman
as
Perry White (voice)
2011
Hopelessly in June
as
Rabbi
2011
Let Go
as
Artie
2011
The Desert of Forbidden Art
as
Voice
2011
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The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
as
Narrator
2011
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
as
Himself
2011
Identical
as
Yaakov Washington
2011
Not Another B Movie
as
Angry Investor
2011
Good Men
as
Morty
2011
Absolute Killers
2011
Working Class
as
Hank Greziak
2011
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
as
Dr. Wasserman
2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
Sir! No Sir!
as
Col. Heinl
2005
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Sleeping Dogs Lie
as
Sheriff Delaney
2005
Out of the Woods
as
Jack Green
2005
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
as
Himself
2005
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
as
Narrator
2005
Crab Orchard
2005
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as
J. Jonah Jameson
2005
The Boondocks
as
Ed Wuncler (voice)
2005
American Dad!
as
Narrator (voice)
2005
American Dad!
as
TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
2005
American Dad!
as
Mailbox #2 (voice)
2005
Bones
as
Rufus Tucker
2005
American Dad!
as
Grandpa Smith (voice)
2005
- 2004
- 2003
Elf
as
Santa
2003
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
as
Augie Sinclair
2003
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure
as
Uncle Nick
2003
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
as
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2003
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as
Self
2003
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
as
Narrator (voice)
2003
The Commission
as
Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
as
Officer Barr (voice)
2003
- 2002
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The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
as
Self
2002
The Man Who Saved Christmas
as
Charles Gilbert
2002
Pope John XXIII
as
Angelo Roncalli
2002
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
as
Jean XXIII
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
The Dead Zone
as
Marty Bracknell
2002
- 2001
- 2000
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Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
as
Self
2000
Becoming Dick
as
Davis Aldrich
2000
Above Suspicion
as
Thomas O'Claire
2000
Perfect Game
as
Billy Hicks
2000
Common Ground
as
Ira
2000
Bring Him Home
as
Geza
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as
Mr. Weiner
2000
The Huntress
2000
Max Steel
as
Chuck Marshak (voice)
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as
Fixer (voice)
2000
- 1999
The Bachelor
as
Gluckman
1999
Olive, The Other Reindeer
as
Santa Claus (voice)
1999
O' Christmas Tree
as
Nutcracker (voice)
1999
Our Friend, Martin
as
Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
1999
Snowden's Christmas
as
(voice)
1999
The Sissy Duckling
as
Father Duck (voice)
1999
Love and Action in Chicago
as
Taylor
1999
Family Guy
as
Steve Bellows (voice)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as
Martin Schultz
1999
- 1998
- 1997
A Christmas Carol
as
Marley (voice)
1997
The Long Way Home
as
George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
1997
Payback
as
Jack Patkanis
1997
Dog's Best Friend
as
Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
1997
The Fumbleheads
as
Charlie Atwater
1997
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Academy Boyz
1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as
Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
1997
King of the Hill
as
Stinky (voice)
1997
Johnny Bravo
1997
Dharma & Greg
as
Earl Tucker
1997
The Practice
as
Judge Matlin Pratt
1997
The Practice
as
Judge Marcus Winnaker
1997
The Angry Beavers
1997
- 1996
Gone in the Night
as
Det. John Waters
1996
The Story of Santa Claus
as
Santa Claus (voice)
1996
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Hanged on a Twisted Cross
as
Narrator
1996
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
as
Hudson (voice)
1996
Arliss
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
as
Granny Goodness (voice)
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as
Von Romme (voice)
1996
- 1995
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
- 1988
- 1986
- 1985
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1973
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1966
- 1965
- 2020
- 1994
- 1989
- 1984
- 1972
- 1967
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1957
- 2025
- 2024
- 2018
The Parting Glass
as
Tommy
2018
All of My Heart: The Wedding
as
Vern
2018
Olympia
as
Himself
2018
LA DA Story
as
Self (archive footage)
2018
Angels on Tap
as
Swifty
2018
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as
Jefferson
2018
Eva: A-7063
as
Narrator (voice)
2018
Honor Amongst Men
as
Pop Halmo
2018
Ballmastrz: 9009
as
Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
2018
Cobra Kai
as
Sid Weinberg
2018
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Crew Credits
- 2022
- 2021
- 2019
- 2011
- 2010
- 1997
- 1991