Ed Asner
Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929), commonly known as Ed Asner, is 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Asner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Nov 15, 1929 In Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 198
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Everbrook (The Home)
- Latest Project:
- Movie Altered Reality 2024-02-16
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Everbrook (The Home) | 2025 | |
| Movie | Altered Reality | Mike Wilson | 2024-02-16 |
| Movie | A Fargo Christmas Story | Popcorn Bud | 2023-12-02 |
| Movie | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Grandpa Heffley (voice) | 2022-12-02 |
| Movie | Senior Entourage | Ed | 2021-05-03 |
| Movie | Scarlett | 2021-12-31 | |
| Movie | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Ghost of Claude | 2021-10-08 |
| Movie | M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters | Dr. Howard Arden | 2020-03-13 |
| Movie | Rain Beau's End | Gunny | 2020-11-17 |
| Movie | The Garden Left Behind | Dr. Cleary | 2020-08-28 |
| Movie | Faith, Hope & Love | Harry Karetas | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | In Vino | Charles | 2019-11-01 |
| Movie | LA DA Story | Self (archive footage) | 2018-01-01 |
| Movie | Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting | Jefferson | 2018-06-09 |
| Movie | All of My Heart: The Wedding | Vern | 2018-09-29 |
| Movie | The Parting Glass | Tommy | 2018-06-24 |
| Movie | Joe's War | Harry | 2017-03-17 |
| Movie | Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man | Adult Walter (voice) | 2017-01-28 |
| Movie | CarGo | Arthur (voice) | 2017-09-07 |
| Movie | Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Elder Pyreez | 2017-09-10 |
| Movie | And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
| Movie | A StoryBots Christmas | Santa | 2017-12-01 |
| Movie | Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! | Santa | 2017-11-21 |
| Movie | All of My Heart: Inn Love | Vern | 2017-10-07 |
| Movie | Saving Christmas | Rick | 2017-11-06 |
| Movie | Love Finds You in Valentine | Gabriel Morgan | 2016-02-14 |
| Movie | Love Meet Hope | Mr. James | 2016-02-20 |
| Movie | The Best Democracy Money Can Buy | Self | 2016-09-23 |
| Movie | Titanic: Sinking the Myths | Wilhelm Müller | 2016-09-01 |
| Movie | Super Sex | George | 2016-04-15 |
| Movie | The Gettysburg Address | Edward Everett (voice) | 2015-01-01 |
| Movie | All of My Heart | Vern | 2015-02-14 |
| Movie | I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! | Himself | 2015-04-25 |
| Movie | A Merry Murdoch Christmas | Kris Kringle | 2015-12-21 |
| Movie | Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts | Self | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self / Lou Grant (archive footage) | 2015-10-13 |
| Movie | The Nutcracker Sweet | Owl | 2015-06-03 |
| Movie | I Know That Voice | Self | 2014-01-07 |
| Movie | Audrey | Walt | 2014-02-14 |
| Movie | The Games Maker | Nicholas Drago | 2014-07-03 |
| Movie | Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Santa (voice) | 2014-12-16 |
| Movie | Frozen in Time | Grandpa (voice) | 2014-11-12 |
| Movie | Waiting in the Wings: The Musical | Jefferson | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | Second Chances | Chief Buddy | 2013-05-20 |
| Movie | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero | Bonta / Narrator | 2013-08-02 |
| Movie | Christmas on the Bayou | Papa Noel | 2013-12-14 |
| Movie | Elephant Sighs | Leo | 2012-06-12 |
| Movie | Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl | Self | 2012-01-16 |
| Movie | Should've Been Romeo | Charlie | 2012-04-28 |
| Movie | Foodfight! | Mr. Leonard (voice) | 2012-06-15 |
| Movie | Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | Mr. Carson | 2012-12-03 |
| Movie | Liberator | President Whitlock | 2012-09-15 |
| Movie | Casting By | Self | 2012-11-01 |
| Movie | All Star Superman | Perry White (voice) | 2011-02-22 |
| Series | Working Class | Hank Greziak | 2011-01-28 |
| Movie | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Voice | 2011-03-18 |
| Movie | Too Big to Fail | Warren Buffett | 2011-05-22 |
| Movie | Let Go | Artie | 2011-10-25 |
| Movie | Absolute Killers | 2011-10-01 | |
| Series | Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays | Dr. Wasserman | 2011-09-14 |
| Movie | Hopelessly in June | Rabbi | 2011-06-06 |
| Movie | Not Another B Movie | Angry Investor | 2011-07-12 |
| Movie | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Granny Goodness (voice) | 2010-09-28 |
| Movie | The Triumph of William Henry Harrison | 2010-10-04 | |
| Series | The Line | 2009-03-16 | |
| Movie | Dug's Special Mission | Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited) | 2009-11-10 |
| Movie | Up | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | 2009-05-28 |
| Movie | Channels | Ed Packard | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | Gigantic | Kirby Weathersby | 2008-09-09 |
| Movie | Christmas Cottage | Sidney | 2008-10-15 |
| Movie | Generation Gap | Bart Cahill | 2008-11-01 |
| Movie | Christmas Is Here Again | Krad (voice) | 2007-10-20 |
| Movie | Hard Four | Golden Hands Segal | 2007-11-01 |
| Movie | The Christmas Card | Luke Spelman | 2006-12-02 |
| Movie | Out of the Woods | Jack Green | 2005-04-02 |
| Movie | Sir! No Sir! | Col. Heinl | 2005-05-19 |
| Movie | Sleeping Dogs Lie | Sheriff Delaney | 2005-02-28 |
| Movie | Crab Orchard | 2005-09-23 | |
| Movie | Spider-Man: The Venom Saga | J. Jonah Jameson | 2005-06-07 |
| Movie | Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class | Narrator | 2005-08-31 |
| Movie | The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror | Himself | 2005-07-15 |
| Series | Justice League Unlimited | Hephaestus / Granny Goodness | 2004-07-31 |
| Movie | Missing Brendan | George Calden | 2004-10-26 |
| Series | Center of the Universe | Art Barnett | 2004-10-27 |
| Movie | Daredevil vs. Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 2003-02-11 |
| Movie | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Augie Sinclair | 2003-06-15 |
| Movie | Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure | Uncle Nick | 2003-12-20 |
| Movie | Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure | Narrator (voice) | 2003-10-27 |
| Movie | Elf | Santa | 2003-10-09 |
| Series | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Officer Barr | 2003-07-11 |
| Movie | Pope John XXIII | Angelo Roncalli | 2002-01-01 |
| Movie | Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown | J. Jonah Jameson | 2002-04-30 |
| Movie | The Man Who Saved Christmas | Charles Gilbert | 2002-12-15 |
| Movie | Island Prey | Jay Roth | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | The Animal | Chief Wilson | 2001-06-01 |
| Movie | In Search of Peace | David Ben Gurion (voice) | 2001-09-21 |
| Movie | Bring Him Home | Geza | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Common Ground | Ira | 2000-01-29 |
| Movie | Above Suspicion | Thomas O'Claire | 2000-06-07 |
| Movie | Perfect Game | Billy Hicks | 2000-04-18 |
| Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner) | 1999-01-12 |
| Movie | O' Christmas Tree | Nutcracker (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | The Bachelor | Gluckman | 1999-11-05 |
| Movie | Olive, The Other Reindeer | Santa Claus (voice) | 1999-12-17 |
| Movie | The Sissy Duckling | Father Duck (voice) | 1999-09-14 |
| Movie | Hard Rain | Uncle Charlie | 1998-01-16 |
| Series | The Closer | 1998-02-23 | |
| Movie | Payback | Jack Patkanis | 1997-02-10 |
| Movie | Dog's Best Friend | Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice) | 1997-03-23 |
| Movie | The Fumbleheads | Charlie Atwater | 1997-01-01 |
| Series | Recess | 1997-09-13 | |
| Movie | Academy Boyz | 1997-12-02 | |
| Movie | A Christmas Carol | Marley (voice) | 1997-12-20 |
| Movie | The Long Way Home | George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice) | 1997-09-19 |
| Movie | Gone in the Night | Det. John Waters | 1996-02-24 |
| Movie | Hanged on a Twisted Cross | Narrator | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | The Story of Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | 1996-12-07 |
| Movie | Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken | Hudson (voice) | 1996-05-02 |
| Movie | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Bruno | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | Freakazoid! | Sgt. Cosgrove (voice) | 1995-09-09 |
| Movie | Heads | Ab Abbot | 1994-01-29 |
| Series | Thunder Alley | Gil Jones | 1994-03-09 |
| Movie | Down on the Waterfront | 1994-04-26 | |
| Series | Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 1994-11-19 |
| Series | Gargoyles | Hudson (voice) | 1994-10-24 |
| Movie | Gypsy | Pop | 1993-12-12 |
| Movie | Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy | Self | 1993-01-20 |
| Series | Fish Police | 1992-02-28 | |
| Series | Cruel Doubt | Bill Osteen | 1992-05-17 |
| Movie | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
| Movie | Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show | Himself | 1991-02-18 |
| Movie | Switched at Birth | Ted Marx | 1991-04-28 |
| Movie | JFK | Guy Bannister | 1991-12-20 |
| Movie | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Edward P. Mitchell | 1991-12-08 |
| Movie | Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less | Harvey Metcalfe | 1990-03-25 |
| Series | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Walter Kovacs | 1990-09-17 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
| Movie | The Cops Are Robbers | 1990-12-09 | |
| Movie | Happily Ever After | Scowl the Owl (voice) | 1989-06-30 |
| Movie | Moon Over Parador | Self | 1988-09-09 |
| Movie | A Friendship in Vienna | Opah Oskar Reikman | 1988-08-27 |
| Series | The Bronx Zoo | 1987-03-19 | |
| Movie | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Scalawag (voice) | 1987-08-06 |
| Movie | Cracked Up | Rev. Vincent Owens | 1987-05-26 |
| Series | The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood | Self - Presenter | 1987-07-03 |
| Movie | Joshua and the Battle of Jericho | Joshua (voice) | 1986-04-25 |
| Movie | Vital Signs | Matthew St James | 1986-02-11 |
| Movie | The Christmas Star | Horace McNickle | 1986-12-14 |
| Movie | Kate's Secret | Dr. Resnick | 1986-11-17 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Series | Off the Rack | Sam Waltman | 1985-03-15 |
| Series | Tender Is the Night | Devereux Warren | 1985-09-23 |
| Series | Tall Tales & Legends | Lucky Jake | 1985-09-25 |
| Movie | Anatomy of an Illness | Norman Cousins | 1984-05-15 |
| Movie | A Case of Libel | Robert Sloane | 1983-10-17 |
| Movie | Daniel | Jacob Ascher | 1983-08-26 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Movie | O'Hara's Wife | Bob O'Hara | 1982-01-01 |
| Movie | The Marva Collins Story | Narrator (voice) | 1981-12-01 |
| Movie | Fort Apache, the Bronx | Connolly | 1981-02-06 |
| Movie | A Different Approach | 1978-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Gathering | Adam | 1977-12-04 |
| Series | Roots | 1977-01-23 | |
| Movie | The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish | Huey P. Long | 1977-03-20 |
| Series | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | 1977-09-20 |
| Movie | Gus | Hank Cooper | 1976-07-07 |
| Series | Rich Man, Poor Man | Axel Jordache | 1976-02-01 |
| Movie | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975-03-24 |
| Movie | Hey, I'm Alive | Ralph Flores | 1975-11-07 |
| Movie | Death Scream | Peter Singleton | 1975-09-26 |
| Movie | The Wrestler | Frank Bass | 1974-04-28 |
| Movie | The Girl Most Likely to... | Det. Ralph Varone | 1973-11-06 |
| Movie | Haunts of the Very Rich | Al Hunsicker | 1972-09-20 |
| Movie | Sam Cade | 1972-01-01 | |
| Movie | They Call It Murder | Chief Otto Larkin | 1971-12-17 |
| Movie | Skin Game | Plunkett | 1971-09-30 |
| Movie | The Todd Killings | Fred Reardon | 1971-10-20 |
| Movie | The Last Child | Barstow | 1971-10-05 |
| Movie | House on Greenapple Road | Sheriff Muntz | 1970-01-11 |
| Movie | Halls of Anger | Ernie McKay | 1970-04-29 |
| Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Lou Grant | 1970-09-19 |
| Movie | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Woody Garfield | 1970-07-10 |
| Movie | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Dr. Morheim | 1970-10-13 |
| Movie | Daughter of the Mind | Saul Wiener | 1969-12-09 |
| Movie | Change of Habit | Lt. Moretti | 1969-11-10 |
| Movie | Gunn | Lt. Jacoby | 1967-06-28 |
| Movie | The Venetian Affair | Frank Rosenfeld | 1967-01-18 |
| Movie | The Doomsday Flight | Feldman | 1966-12-13 |
| Movie | El Dorado | Bart Jason | 1966-12-17 |
| Movie | The Slender Thread | Det. Judd Ridley | 1965-12-15 |
| Movie | The Satan Bug | Henchman Veretti | 1965-03-26 |
| Series | Slattery's People | Frank Radcliff | 1964-09-21 |
| Movie | Kid Galahad | Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited) | 1962-11-29 |
| Movie | The Murder Men | Dave Keller | 1961-01-01 |
| Movie | The New Girl | Kurt Harden | 1960-01-01 |
| Movie | The Night America Trembled | 1957-09-09 | |
| Movie | The Defender (Studio One) | Juror (uncredited) | 1957-02-25 |