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