Ed Asner
ActingBorn Nov 15, 1929Died Aug 29, 2021
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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
The Murder Men
movie1961
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
movie2015
LA DA Story
movie2018
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
movie1996
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
movie1991
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
movie2000
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
movie2003
Crab Orchard
movie2005
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
movie1991
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
movie2000
Mickey's 50
movie1978
Thunder Alley
tv1994
Filmography
2025The Gettysburg Addressas Edward Everett (voice)movie2024Altered Realityas Mike Wilsonmovie2023A Fargo Christmas Storyas Popcorn Budmovie2023Carl's Dateas Carl (voice)movie2023Being Mary Tyler Mooreas Self (voice)movie2023Commitment to Lifeas Self (archive footage)movie2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rulesas In Memory Ofmovie2021Scarlettas Loumovie2021Back Home Againas In Memory Ofmovie2021Muppets Haunted Mansionas In Memory Ofmovie2021The Premiseas Mr. Holmestv2021Dug Daysas Carl (voice)tv2021Senior Entourageas Edmovie2021Captain Daddyas Grampa (voice)movie2021Bloodas The Prophetmovie2020Tiger Withinas Samuelmovie2020Bury Me in Armoras Dimitry Georgemovie2020SEVENmovie2020The Holiday Movies That Made Usas Selftv2020Rain Beau's Endas Gunnymovie2020The Garden Left Behindas Dr. Clearymovie2020Central Parkas Ambrose (voice)tv2020M.O.M. Mothers of Monstersas Dr. Howard Ardenmovie2019In Vinoas Charlesmovie2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Selftv2019Dead to Meas In Memory Oftv2019Faith, Hope & Loveas Harry Karetasmovie2019Doom Patrolas Hospital Patienttv2018Olympiaas Selfmovie2018All of My Heart: The Weddingas Vernmovie2018Honor Amongst Menas Pop Halmomovie2018Angels on Tapas Swiftymovie2018The Parting Glassas Tommymovie2018Waiting in the Wings: Still Waitingas Jeffersonmovie2018Cobra Kaias Sid Weinbergtv2018Ed Asner's Oral Historyas Self - Intervieweemovie2018Ballmastrz: 9009as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)tv2018Eva: A-7063as Narrator (voice)movie2018LA DA Storyas Self (archive footage)movie2017And the Winner Isn'tas Selfmovie2017A StoryBots Christmasas Santamovie2017Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!as Santamovie2017Saving Christmasas Rickmovie2017The Gliksmansas Moshemovie2017All of My Heart: Inn Loveas Vernmovie2017Yamasong: March of the Hollowsas Elder Pyreez (voice)movie2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!as Arthur (voice)movie2017Joe's Waras Harrymovie2017Framed: The Adventures of Zion Manas Adult Walter (voice)movie2016The Best Democracy Money Can Buyas Selfmovie2016MacGyveras Saultv2016Titanic: Sinking the Mythsas Wilhelm Müllermovie2016Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentaryas Corporate Managermovie2016Super Sexas Georgemovie2016Getting Ed Laidas Ed Randallmovie2016Love Meet Hopeas Mr. Jamesmovie2016Love Finds You in Valentineas Gabriel Morganmovie2016Behind the Fearas Narrator (voice)movie2015A Merry Murdoch Christmasas Kris Kringlemovie2015Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Artsas Selfmovie2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebrationas Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)movie2015Celebrity Family Feudas Selftv2015The Nutcracker Sweetas Owl (voice)movie2015Grace and Frankieas Howard Jaytv2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!as Himselfmovie2015All of My Heartas Vernmovie2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmasas Santa (voice)movie2014Frozen in Timeas Grandpa (voice)movie2014The Games Makeras Nicholas Dragomovie2014Chasing Lifeas April's grandfathertv2014Audreyas Waltmovie2014I Know That Voiceas Selfmovie2013Christmas on the Bayouas Papa Noelmovie2013Saturday Night Live: Thanksgivingas Mr Wilsonmovie2013The Crazy Onesas Mr. Fingertv2013Momas Jacktv2013Axel: The Biggest Little Heroas Bonta / Narrator (voice)movie2013American Roadas Walt Whitmanmovie2013Second Chancesas Chief Buddymovie2013Teen Titans Go!as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)tv