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