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.
Movies
JFK
Guy Bannister
The Bachelor
Gluckman
Elf
Santa
Skin Game
Plunkett
Gus
Hank Cooper
The Animal
Chief Wilson
Hard Rain
Uncle Charlie
Americas in Transition
Narrator
El Dorado
Bart Jason
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Connolly
Christmas Is Here Again
Krad (voice)
Dug's Special Mission
Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Santa Claus (voice)
The Satan Bug
Henchman Veretti
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Woody Garfield
Christmas Cottage
Sidney
The Christmas Star
Horace McNickle
Up
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Daughter of the Mind
Saul Wiener
Gigantic
Kirby Weathersby
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Charles Gilbert
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Santa (voice)
Too Big to Fail
Warren Buffett
The Christmas Card
Luke Spelman
Sir! No Sir!
Col. Heinl
A Christmas Carol
Marley (voice)
Gypsy
Pop
Change of Habit
Lt. Moretti
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Sheriff Delaney
O' Christmas Tree
Nutcracker (voice)
The Slender Thread
Det. Judd Ridley
Out of the Woods
Jack Green
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Augie Sinclair
Halls of Anger
Ernie McKay
Daniel
Jacob Ascher
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
Himself
All Star Superman
Perry White (voice)
The Girl Most Likely to...
Det. Ralph Varone
Hard Four
Golden Hands Segal
Gunn
Lt. Jacoby
The Venetian Affair
Frank Rosenfeld
Pope John XXIII
Angelo Roncalli
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Pike
Hopelessly in June
Rabbi
Haunts of the Very Rich
Al Hunsicker
The Long Way Home
George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Should've Been Romeo
Charlie
The Gathering
Adam
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Uncle Nick
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Mr. Carson
Let Go
Artie
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Edward P. Mitchell
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Harvey Metcalfe
The Todd Killings
Fred Reardon
A Friendship in Vienna
Opah Oskar Reikman
The Last Child
Barstow
Down on the Waterfront
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Narrator
Anatomy of an Illness
Norman Cousins
Second Chances
Chief Buddy
The Doomsday Flight
Feldman
Gone in the Night
Det. John Waters
Island Prey
Jay Roth
Generation Gap
Bart Cahill
The Games Maker
Nicholas Drago
Happily Ever After
Scowl the Owl (voice)
Heads
Ab Abbot
House on Greenapple Road
Sheriff Muntz
The Desert of Forbidden Art
Voice
Our Friend, Martin
Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
Foodfight!
Mr. Leonard (voice)
All of My Heart
Vern
The Story of Santa Claus
Santa Claus (voice)
Above Suspicion
Thomas O'Claire
Vital Signs
Matthew St James
Christmas on the Bayou
Papa Noel
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Elder Pyreez
They Call It Murder
Chief Otto Larkin
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
Huey P. Long
Crab Orchard
The Nutcracker Sweet
Owl
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Himself
Common Ground
Ira
Love Finds You in Valentine
Gabriel Morgan
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
Super Sex
George
Payback
Jack Patkanis
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
Himself
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Marva Collins Story
Narrator (voice)
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
Wilhelm Müller
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Self
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
Narrator
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Bruno
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Joshua (voice)
Hey, I'm Alive
Ralph Flores
The Fumbleheads
Charlie Atwater
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
Joe's War
Harry
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Granny Goodness (voice)
CarGo
Arthur (voice)
Bring Him Home
Geza
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Himself
All of My Heart: Inn Love
Vern
The Cops Are Robbers
Missing Brendan
George Calden
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
Santa
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
Jefferson
A StoryBots Christmas
Santa
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Narrator (voice)
Frozen in Time
Grandpa (voice)
Kate's Secret
Dr. Resnick
Liberator
President Whitlock
I Know That Voice
Self
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
Adult Walter (voice)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
J. Jonah Jameson
The Parting Glass
Tommy
O'Hara's Wife
Bob O'Hara
All of My Heart: The Wedding
Vern
Saving Christmas
Rick
Olympia
Himself
Love Meet Hope
Mr. James
The Family Man
Eddie Madden
The Garden Left Behind
Dr. Cleary
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
J Jonah Jameson
Not Another B Movie
Angry Investor
Channels
Ed Packard
Academy Boyz
LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
Angels on Tap
Swifty
Silent Motive
Sam
The Gettysburg Address
Edward Everett (voice)
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self
A Case of Libel
Robert Sloane
Cracked Up
Rev. Vincent Owens
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Hudson (voice)
The Wrestler
Frank Bass
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
Corporate Manager
Switched at Birth
Ted Marx
The New Girl
Kurt Harden
Altered Reality
Mike Wilson
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
The Sissy Duckling
Father Duck (voice)
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
Dr. Howard Arden
In Vino
Charles
Death Scream
Peter Singleton
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Jefferson
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Scalawag (voice)
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Self
Eva: A-7063
Narrator (voice)
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Dead Cat
Honor Amongst Men
Pop Halmo
In Search of Peace
David Ben Gurion (voice)
The Commission
Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
SEVEN
Sam Cade
Good Men
Morty
Bury Me in Armor
Dimitry George
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
Kris Kringle
Rain Beau's End
Gunny
The Good Doctor
Various Roles
Senior Entourage
Ed
The Night America Trembled
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
Narrator
A Small Killing
Simon Shaber
Casting By
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Love and Action in Chicago
Taylor
Absolute Killers
Blood
The Prophet
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Self
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Ghost of Claude
Getting Ed Laid
Ed Randall
Back Home Again
Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Mr Wilson
Moon Over Parador
Self
Scarlett
Tiger Within
Samuel
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
A Fargo Christmas Story
Popcorn Bud
The Defender (Studio One)
Juror (uncredited)
Darlin' Clementine
Lucky Jake
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Bonta / Narrator
Kid Galahad
Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
The Impersonation Murder Case
Dt. Ed Ames
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
The Impostor
Barney West
The Murder Men
Dave Keller
Twigs
Phil
J-24
Snowden's Christmas
(voice)
Becoming Dick
Davis Aldrich
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Dr. Morheim
Dog's Best Friend
Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
Jean XXIII
Carl's Date
Carl (voice)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
A Man and His Prostate
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
Self
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
A Different Approach
Ed Asner's Oral History
Self - Interviewee
Audrey
Walt
Elephant Sighs
Leo
Autism and Cake
Fred
Faith, Hope & Love
Harry Karetas
Everbrook (The Home)
Perfect Game
Billy Hicks
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
Narrator
Shows
Mad About You
Rhoda
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Steve Bellows (voice)
King of the Hill
Stinky (voice)
Route 66
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Wasserman
The F.B.I.
John Carl Brock
Touched by an Angel
Bud
Johnny Bravo
Roseanne
The Practice
Judge Matlin Pratt
Gunsmoke
Sgt. Wilks
E! True Hollywood Story
Naked City
Lt. Vincent Busti
The X-Files
Maurice
Studio One
Actor #3
Ironside
Max Steel
Chuck Marshak (voice)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Warden Bragan
Police Story
Center of the Universe
Art Barnett
Felony Squad
Slattery's People
Frank Radcliff
The Bronx Zoo
Profiles in Courage
Oliver E. Wells
Roots
Thomas Davies
Mr. Novak
Harmon Stern
Thunder Alley
Gil Jones
Off the Rack
Sam Waltman
The Cleveland Show
The Emmy Awards
Self
Arliss
Cain's Hundred
Dave Keller
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
Burke's Law
Pablo Vasquez
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Duckman
The Dead Zone
Hawaii Five-O
August March
The Wild Thornberrys
Frank Hunter (voice)
Highway to Heaven
CSI: NY
Abraham Klein
The Boondocks
Ed Wuncler (voice)
Dharma & Greg
Earl Tucker
The Mod Squad
Medical Center
Superman: The Animated Series
Granny Goodness (voice)
Freakazoid!
Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
The Huntress
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mr. Weiner
ER
Dr. James McNulty
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Lou Grant
Andy Barker, P.I.
The Closer
Chasing Life
April's grandfather
Target: The Corruptors!
Outlaws
The Eleventh Hour
The White Shadow
Edward Asner (uncredited)
The Fugitive
Sheriff Mayhew
The Virginian
George Johnson
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Run for Your Life
Carl Cappi
World Poker Tour
Decoy
Sergeant
Fish Police
The Rat Patrol
Captain Friedrich
The Lieutenant
Stoney Burke
Rich Man, Poor Man
Axel Jordache
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Frank Williams
CBS Playhouse
The Outer Limits
Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
The Line
Young Justice
Kent Nelson (voice)
Maggie Winters
Working Class
Hank Greziak
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self - Presenter
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Mom
Jack
Batman: The Animated Series
Roland Daggett (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Schultz
Gargoyles
Hudson (voice)
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Walter Kovacs
Cruel Doubt
Bill Osteen
Tender Is the Night
Devereux Warren
Cobra Kai
Sid Weinberg
The Invaders
Taugus
The Invaders
Harry Ferguson
Bones
Rufus Tucker
Hot in Cleveland
Jameson
American Dad!
Grandpa Smith (voice)
Modern Family
Herschel
Dead to Me
Abe Rifkin
Doom Patrol
Hospital Patient
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jack Stander
Great Performances
MacGyver
Saul
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
The Fugitive
Roy Malinek
Men At Work
Bob
The Fugitive
Joe Bantam
Central Park
Ambrose (voice)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wilson White
The Defenders
Tim Sellers
The Defenders
Harry Obermayer
The Premise
Mr. Holmes
Justice League Unlimited
Hephaestus (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
Granny Goodness (voice)
Dug Days
Carl (voice)
Mad About You
Zigmund Klarik
American Dad!
Mailbox #2 (voice)
American Dad!
TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
American Dad!
Narrator (voice)
The F.B.I.
Walter Gretzler
The F.B.I.
Pete Zacharias
Gunsmoke
Redmond
Hercules
Mentor (voice)
Profiles in Courage
President Ulysses S. Grant
Mr. Novak
Paul Berg
The Name of the Game
Cesare Marino
The Name of the Game
Vince Leonard
Ballmastrz: 9009
Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Ben Parker (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Von Romme (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Officer Barr (voice)
Grace and Frankie
Howard Jay
Dinosaurs
Evil Georgie (voice)
The Angry Beavers
Regular Show
Santa Claus (voice)
More Tales of the City
Jack Lederer
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Untouchables
Fedor Bartok
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Practice
Judge Marcus Winnaker
Route 66
Second Man
The Magic School Bus
(voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Hearts Afire
George Lahti
The Wild Wild West
Furman Crotty
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
The Good Wife
Guy Redmayne
Hawaii Five-0
August March
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Hoggish Greedly (voice)
Teen Titans Go!
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Fixer (voice)
Up: Upisodes
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Tall Tales & Legends
Lucky Jake
Roots
Capt. Thomas Davies
The Middle
Ben