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