Ed Asner
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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.
Known for
Credits
Up (2009)
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
The Animal (2001)
as Chief Wilson
Elf (2003)
as Santa
JFK (1991)
as Guy Bannister
Olympia (2018)
as Self
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)
as Grandpa (voice)
Carl's Date (2023)
as Carl (voice)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
as Mr. Carson
Hard Rain (1998)
as Uncle Charlie
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
as Ghost of Claude
Foodfight! (2012)
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero (2013)
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
Twigs (1975)
as Phil
El Dorado (1966)
as Bart Jason
Remembering Roots (2002)
as Self
Unplugged (—)
as Dr. Eaton (voice)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
as Self (archive footage)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
as Woody Garfield
Elf: That's a Wrap (2004)
as Self
Too Big to Fail (2011)
as Warren Buffett
Scarlett (2021)
as Lou
Christmas Dreams (2009)
as Jerry
Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)
as Self (voice)
The Gettysburg Address (2025)
as Edward Everett (voice)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995)
as Hudson (voice)
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
Dug's Special Mission (2009)
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Elf: Film School for Kids (2004)
as Self
Elf: How they Made the North Pole (2004)
as Self
Super Sex (2016)
as George
The Story of Santa Claus (1996)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
All Star Superman (2011)
as Perry White (voice)
The Bachelor (1999)
as Gluckman
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)
as Self
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)
as Uncle Nick
Happily Ever After (1989)
as Scowl the Owl (voice)
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
as Connolly
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
as Mr. Harris (voice)
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell (2004)
as Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1996)
as Self
Kid Galahad (1962)
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
I Know That Voice (2014)
as Self
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
as Bob O'Hara
Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990)
Actor
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (2003)
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013)
as Mr Wilson
Island Prey (2001)
as Jay Roth
The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
as Juror (uncredited)
All of My Heart: Inn Love (2017)
as Vern
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist (2009)
as Self
All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)
as Vern
Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)
as Elder Pyreez (voice)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005)
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Satan Bug (1965)
as Henchman Veretti
Gus (1976)
as Hank Cooper
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters (2020)
as Dr. Howard Arden
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary (—)
as Self (archive footage)
The Games Maker (2014)
as Nicholas Drago
Faith, Hope & Love (2019)
as Harry Karetas
The Nutcracker Sweet (2015)
as Owl (voice)
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
as Edward P. Mitchell
Sir! No Sir! (2005)
as Col. Heinl
Honor Amongst Men (2018)
as Pop Halmo
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
The Venetian Affair (1966)
as Frank Rosenfeld
Love Finds You in Valentine (2016)
as Gabriel Morgan
A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015)
as Kris Kringle
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
as Self
Captain Daddy (2021)
as Grampa (voice)
Crab Orchard (2005)
Actor
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! (2015)
as Himself
All of My Heart (2015)
as Vern
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
as Det. Ralph Varone
Gigantic (2008)
as Kirby Weathersby
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
as Santa Claus (voice)
They Call It Murder (1971)
as Chief Otto Larkin
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
as Scalawag (voice)
Absolute Killers (2011)
Actor
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
as Santa (voice)
Christmas Cottage (2008)
as Sidney
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin (2002)
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011)
as Voice
Gypsy (1994)
as Charles Thompson
Second Chances (2013)
as Chief Buddy
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
as Dr. Morheim
The Parting Glass (2018)
as Tommy
Bring Him Home (2000)
as Geza
Change of Habit (1969)
as Lt. Moretti
Joe's War (2017)
as Harry
SEVEN (2020)
Actor
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns (2008)
as Self
Moon Over Parador (1988)
as Self
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man (2017)
as Adult Walter (voice)
Casting By (2012)
as Self
The Gathering (1977)
as Adam
Christmas on the Bayou (2013)
as Papa Noel
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Not Another B Movie (2011)
as Angry Investor
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
The Good Doctor (1978)
as Various Roles
Academy Boyz (1997)
Actor
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (2004)
as J Jonah Jameson (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The New Girl (1960)
as Kurt Harden
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)
as Self
The Long Way Home (1997)
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Should've Been Romeo (2012)
as Charlie
A Christmas Carol (1997)
as Marley (voice)
A Case of Libel (1983)
as Robert Sloane
J-24 (1960)
Actor
House on Greenapple Road (1970)
as Sheriff Muntz
Tiger Within (2020)
as Samuel
Rain Beau's End (2020)
as Gunny
Let Go (2011)
as Artie
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997)
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
The Slender Thread (1965)
as Det. Judd Ridley
Bury Me in Armor (2020)
as Dimitry George
Christmas Is Here Again (2007)
as Krad (voice)
The Doomsday Flight (1966)
as Feldman
The Christmas Card (2006)
as Luke Spelman
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! (2017)
as Santa
Snowden's Christmas (1999)
as Big Daddy (voice)
Gone in the Night (1996)
as Det. John Waters
Gahan Wilson's The Kid (2001)
as Dead Cat
Skin Game (1971)
as Plunkett
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (2002)
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! (2017)
as Arthur (voice)
Common Ground (2000)
as Ira
Good Men (2011)
as Morty
The Garden Left Behind (2020)
as Dr. Cleary
O' Christmas Tree (1999)
as Nutcracker (voice)
In Vino (2019)
as Charles
Altered Reality (2024)
as Mike Wilson
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018)
as Jefferson
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993)
as Self
Daniel (1983)
as Jacob Ascher
Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
as Pike
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
as Narrator (voice)
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984)
as Self
The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)
as Charles Gilbert
The Wrestler (1974)
as Frank Bass
A StoryBots Christmas (2017)
as Santa
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
Out of the Woods (2005)
as Jack Green
Heads (1994)
as Ab Abbot
Gunn (1967)
as Lt. Jacoby
Payback (1997)
as Jack Patkanis
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003)
as Augie Sinclair
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
Actor
Back Home Again (2021)
as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary (2016)
as Corporate Manager
Angels on Tap (2018)
as Swifty
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)
as Self
The Todd Killings (1971)
as Fred Reardon
Audrey (2014)
as Walt
The Christmas Star (1986)
as Horace McNickle
The Last Child (1971)
as Barstow
A Friendship in Vienna (1988)
as Opah Oskar Reikman
Anatomy of an Illness (1984)
as Norman Cousins
Identical (2011)
as Yaakov Washington
The Impersonation Murder Case (1975)
as Dt. Ed Ames
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union (2008)
as Narrator (Voice)
Halls of Anger (1970)
as Ernie McKay
Kate's Secret (1986)
as Dr. Resnick
A Man and His Prostate (2021)
Actor
Frozen in Time (2014)
as Grandpa (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003)
as Self
Missing Brendan (2004)
as George Calden
Daughter of the Mind (1969)
as Saul Wiener
Dog's Best Friend (1997)
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
Above Suspicion (2000)
as Thomas O'Claire
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
as Al Hunsicker
Hanged on a Twisted Cross (1996)
as Narrator
Perfect Game (2000)
as Billy Hicks
Sam Cade (1972)
Actor
Saving Christmas (2017)
as Rick
Channels (2008)
as Ed Packard
Hopelessly in June (2011)
as Rabbi
LA DA Story (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion (2002)
as Self
The Night America Trembled (1957)
as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
Death Scream (1975)
as Peter Singleton
Behind the Fear (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Love and Action in Chicago (1999)
as Taylor
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
Darlin' Clementine (1986)
as Lucky Jake
The Sissy Duckling (1999)
as Father Duck (voice)
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison (2010)
Actor
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror (2005)
as Himself
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995)
as Bruno
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977)
as Huey P. Long
Pope John XXIII (2002)
as Angelo Roncalli
Becoming Dick (2000)
as Davis Aldrich
Hey, I'm Alive (1975)
as Ralph Flores
A Different Approach (1978)
Actor
Senior Entourage (2021)
as Ed
Generation Gap (2008)
as Bart Cahill
A Fargo Christmas Story (2023)
as Popcorn Bud
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
as Self
Silent Motive (1991)
as Sam
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990)
as Harvey Metcalfe
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (1986)
as Joshua (voice)
Eva: A-7063 (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Sleeping Dogs Lie (2005)
as Sheriff Delaney
Down on the Waterfront (1994)
Actor
Cracked Up (1987)
as Rev. Vincent Owens
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)
as Narrator
Ed Asner's Oral History (2018)
as Self - Interviewee
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You (1991)
as Charlie (voice)
Americas in Transition (1982)
as Narrator
The Family Man (1979)
as Eddie Madden
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror (2011)
as Narrator
Hard Four (2007)
as Golden Hands Segal
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (1995)
Actor
The Commission (2003)
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
The Fumbleheads (1997)
as Charlie Atwater
Getting Ed Laid (2016)
as Ed Randall
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom (2000)
as Self
A Small Killing (1981)
as Simon Shaber
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It (2002)
as Narrator
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show (1991)
as Himself
Titanic: Sinking the Myths (2016)
as Wilhelm Müller
Elephant Sighs (2012)
as Leo
In Search of Peace (2001)
as David Ben Gurion (voice)
Liberator (2012)
as President Whitlock
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007)
Actor
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 (2011)
as Himself
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (2015)
as Self
Vital Signs (1986)
as Matthew St James
The Impostor (1975)
as Barney West
Blood (2021)
as The Prophet
Love Meet Hope (2016)
as Mr. James
The Murder Men (1961)
as Dave Keller
Autism and Cake (2012)
as Fred
American Road (2013)
as Walt Whitman
The Gliksmans (2017)
as Moshe
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers (2007)
Actor
Feat of Clay (1992)
as Roland Daggett (voice)