Ed Asner
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.
Acted in
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Edward Everett (voice)
Altered Reality
2024
as Mike Wilson
A Fargo Christmas Story
2023
as Popcorn Bud
Carl's Date
2023
as Carl (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Scarlett
2021
Back Home Again
2021
as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as Ghost of Claude
The Premise
2021
as Mr. Holmes
Dug Days
2021
as Carl (voice)
Senior Entourage
2021
as Ed
Tiger Within
2020
as Samuel
Bury Me in Armor
2020
as Dimitry George
SEVEN
2020
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self
Rain Beau's End
2020
as Gunny
The Garden Left Behind
2020
as Dr. Cleary
Central Park
2020
as Ambrose (voice)
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020
as Dr. Howard Arden
In Vino
2019
as Charles
Dead to Me
2019
as Abe Rifkin
Faith, Hope & Love
2019
as Harry Karetas
Doom Patrol
2019
as Hospital Patient
Olympia
2018
as Himself
All of My Heart: The Wedding
2018
as Vern
Honor Amongst Men
2018
as Pop Halmo
Angels on Tap
2018
as Swifty
The Parting Glass
2018
as Tommy
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
as Jefferson
Cobra Kai
2018
as Sid Weinberg
Ballmastrz: 9009
2018
as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
Eva: A-7063
2018
as Narrator (voice)
LA DA Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
A StoryBots Christmas
2017
as Santa
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
2017
as Santa
Saving Christmas
2017
as Rick
All of My Heart: Inn Love
2017
as Vern
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as Elder Pyreez
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017
as Arthur (voice)
Joe's War
2017
as Harry
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
2017
as Adult Walter (voice)
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016
as Self
MacGyver
2016
as Saul
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016
as Wilhelm Müller
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
2016
as Corporate Manager
Super Sex
2016
as George
Getting Ed Laid
2016
as Ed Randall
Love Meet Hope
2016
as Mr. James
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016
as Gabriel Morgan
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015
as Kris Kringle
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
2015
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
The Nutcracker Sweet
2015
as Owl
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Howard Jay
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015
as Himself
All of My Heart
2015
as Vern
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014
as Santa (voice)
Frozen in Time
2014
as Grandpa (voice)
The Games Maker
2014
as Nicholas Drago
Chasing Life
2014
as April's grandfather
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
2014
as Jefferson
Audrey
2014
as Walt
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
Christmas on the Bayou
2013
as Papa Noel
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013
as Mr Wilson
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Mr. Finger
Mom
2013
as Jack
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013
as Bonta / Narrator
American Road
2013
as Walt Whitman
Second Chances
2013
as Chief Buddy
Teen Titans Go!
2013
as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012
as Mr. Carson
Casting By
2012
as Self
Autism and Cake
2012
as Fred
Liberator
2012
as President Whitlock
Foodfight!
2012
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
Elephant Sighs
2012
as Leo
Men At Work
2012
as Bob
Should've Been Romeo
2012
as Charlie
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012
as Self
Identical
2011
as Yaakov Washington
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Warren Buffett
Let Go
2011
as Artie
Absolute Killers
2011
Good Men
2011
as Morty
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
2011
as Dr. Wasserman
Not Another B Movie
2011
as Angry Investor
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
2011
as Himself
Hopelessly in June
2011
as Rabbi
The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011
as Voice
Working Class
2011
as Hank Greziak
All Star Superman
2011
as Perry White (voice)
Young Justice
2010
as Kent Nelson (voice)
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as August March
Regular Show
2010
as Santa Claus (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Jameson
Dug's Special Mission
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
The Middle
2009
as Ben
The Cleveland Show
2009
Modern Family
2009
as Herschel
The Good Wife
2009
as Guy Redmayne
Up
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Up: Upisodes
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
The Line
2009
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
2008
as Narrator (Voice)
Generation Gap
2008
as Bart Cahill
Christmas Cottage
2008
as Sidney
Gigantic
2008
as Kirby Weathersby
The Spectacular Spider-Man
2008
as Ben Parker (voice)
Channels
2008
as Ed Packard
Hard Four
2007
as Golden Hands Segal
Christmas Is Here Again
2007
as Krad (voice)
Andy Barker, P.I.
2007
as Mickey Doyle
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Commandant Von Reichenstein
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
The Christmas Card
2006
as Luke Spelman
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
as Wilson White
The Boondocks
2005
as Ed Wuncler (voice)
Crab Orchard
2005
Bones
2005
as Rufus Tucker
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005
as Narrator
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
2005
as Himself
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
as J. Jonah Jameson
Sir! No Sir!
2005
as Col. Heinl
Out of the Woods
2005
as Jack Green
Sleeping Dogs Lie
2005
as Sheriff Delaney
American Dad!
2005
as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Narrator (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Mailbox #2 (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Grandpa Smith (voice)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
as Self
Center of the Universe
2004
as Art Barnett
Missing Brendan
2004
as George Calden
CSI: NY
2004
as Abraham Klein
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Hephaestus (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004
as J Jonah Jameson
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003
as Uncle Nick
Elf
2003
as Santa
The Commission
2003
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
as Officer Barr (voice)
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003
as Augie Sinclair
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003
as Self
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002
as Charles Gilbert
The Dead Zone
2002
as Marty Bracknell
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
2002
as Self
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
2002
as J. Jonah Jameson
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
2002
as Narrator
Pope John XXIII
2002
as Angelo Roncalli
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
2002
as Jean XXIII
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001
as Dead Cat
In Search of Peace
2001
as David Ben Gurion (voice)
The Animal
2001
as Chief Wilson
Island Prey
2001
as Jay Roth
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Mr. Weiner
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Fixer (voice)
Becoming Dick
2000
as Davis Aldrich
The Huntress
2000
Above Suspicion
2000
as Thomas O'Claire
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Perfect Game
2000
as Billy Hicks
Max Steel
2000
as Chuck Marshak (voice)
Common Ground
2000
as Ira
Bring Him Home
2000
as Geza
Snowden's Christmas
1999
as (voice)
Olive, The Other Reindeer
1999
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Bachelor
1999
as Gluckman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Martin Schultz
Love and Action in Chicago
1999
as Taylor
The Sissy Duckling
1999
as Father Duck (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Steve Bellows (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
O' Christmas Tree
1999
as Nutcracker (voice)
Maggie Winters
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Frank Hunter (voice)
Hercules
1998
as Mentor (voice)
More Tales of the City
1998
as Jack Lederer
The Closer
1998
Hard Rain
1998
as Uncle Charlie
A Christmas Carol
1997
as Marley (voice)
Academy Boyz
1997
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Earl Tucker
The Long Way Home
1997
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Johnny Bravo
1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
The Angry Beavers
1997
Dog's Best Friend
1997
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
The Practice
1997
as Judge Matlin Pratt
The Practice
1997
as Judge Marcus Winnaker
Payback
1997
as Jack Patkanis
King of the Hill
1997
as Stinky (voice)
The Fumbleheads
1997
as Charlie Atwater
The Story of Santa Claus
1996
as Santa Claus (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Granny Goodness (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Von Romme (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Arliss
1996
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
1996
as Hudson (voice)
Gone in the Night
1996
as Det. John Waters
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
1996
as Narrator
Freakazoid!
1995
as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995
as Bruno
Spider-Man
1994
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Gargoyles
1994
as Hudson (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Bud
ER
1994
as Dr. James McNulty
The Magic School Bus
1994
as (voice)
Down on the Waterfront
1994
Thunder Alley
1994
as Gil Jones
Duckman
1994
Heads
1994
as Ab Abbot
Gypsy
1993
as Charles Thompson
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Maurice
Politically Incorrect
1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
Mad About You
1992
as Zigmund Klarik
Hearts Afire
1992
as George Lahti
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Roland Daggett (voice)
Cruel Doubt
1992
as Bill Osteen
Fish Police
1992
JFK
1991
as Guy Bannister
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
as Edward P. Mitchell
Silent Motive
1991
as Sam
Switched at Birth
1991
as Ted Marx
Dinosaurs
1991
as Evil Georgie (voice)
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
1991
as Himself
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991
as Charlie (voice)
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Walter Kovacs
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Hoggish Greedly (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990
as Harvey Metcalfe
The Simpsons
1989
as Editor (voice)
Happily Ever After
1989
as Scowl the Owl (voice)
Roseanne
1988
Moon Over Parador
1988
as Self
A Friendship in Vienna
1988
as Opah Oskar Reikman
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
as Scalawag (voice)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
as Self - Presenter
Cracked Up
1987
as Rev. Vincent Owens
The Bronx Zoo
1987
The Christmas Star
1986
as Horace McNickle
Kate's Secret
1986
as Dr. Resnick
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
1986
as Joshua (voice)
Vital Signs
1986
as Matthew St James
Darlin' Clementine
1986
as Lucky Jake
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Lucky Jake
Tender Is the Night
1985
as Devereux Warren
Off the Rack
1985
as Sam Waltman
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984
as Self
Highway to Heaven
1984
Anatomy of an Illness
1984
as Norman Cousins
A Case of Libel
1983
as Robert Sloane
Daniel
1983
as Jacob Ascher
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
as Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Americas in Transition
1982
as Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Bob O'Hara
The Marva Collins Story
1981
as Narrator (voice)
A Small Killing
1981
as Simon Shaber
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Connolly
The Family Man
1979
as Eddie Madden
The White Shadow
1978
as Edward Asner (uncredited)
The Good Doctor
1978
as Various Roles
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
A Different Approach
1978
The Gathering
1977
as Adam
Lou Grant
1977
as Lou Grant
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
1977
as Huey P. Long
Roots
1977
as Thomas Davies
Roots
1977
as Capt. Thomas Davies
Gus
1976
as Hank Cooper
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Axel Jordache
Hey, I'm Alive
1975
as Ralph Flores
Death Scream
1975
as Peter Singleton
The Impersonation Murder Case
1975
as Dt. Ed Ames
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
The Impostor
1975
as Barney West
Twigs
1975
as Phil
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Rhoda
1974
The Wrestler
1974
as Frank Bass
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Det. Ralph Varone
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Police Story
1973
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
as Al Hunsicker
Sam Cade
1972
They Call It Murder
1971
as Chief Otto Larkin
The Todd Killings
1971
as Fred Reardon
The Last Child
1971
as Barstow
Skin Game
1971
as Plunkett
Great Performances
1971
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
as Dr. Morheim
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Lou Grant
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Woody Garfield
Halls of Anger
1970
as Ernie McKay
House on Greenapple Road
1970
as Sheriff Muntz
Daughter of the Mind
1969
as Saul Wiener
Change of Habit
1969
as Lt. Moretti
Medical Center
1969
The Mod Squad
1968
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as August March
The Name of the Game
1968
as Cesare Marino
The Name of the Game
1968
as Vince Leonard
Gunn
1967
as Lt. Jacoby
Ironside
1967
The Venetian Affair
1967
as Frank Rosenfeld
The Invaders
1967
as Taugus
The Invaders
1967
as Harry Ferguson
El Dorado
1966
as Bart Jason
The Doomsday Flight
1966
as Feldman
CBS Playhouse
1966
Mission: Impossible
1966
as George Simpson
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Felony Squad
1966
The Rat Patrol
1966
as Captain Friedrich
The Slender Thread
1965
as Det. Judd Ridley
The F.B.I.
1965
as John Carl Brock
The F.B.I.
1965
as Walter Gretzler
The F.B.I.
1965
as Pete Zacharias
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Furman Crotty
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
as Carl Cappi
The Satan Bug
1965
as Henchman Veretti
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Oliver E. Wells
Profiles in Courage
1964
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Slattery's People
1964
as Frank Radcliff
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
as Pike
Mr. Novak
1963
as Harmon Stern
Mr. Novak
1963
as Paul Berg
Burke's Law
1963
as Pablo Vasquez
The Fugitive
1963
as Roy Malinek
The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff Mayhew
The Fugitive
1963
as Joe Bantam
The Outer Limits
1963
as Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
The Lieutenant
1963
Kid Galahad
1962
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour
1962
Stoney Burke
1962
as Kapp
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jack Stander
The Virginian
1962
as George Johnson
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Frank Williams
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Dave Keller
The Defenders
1961
as Tim Sellers
The Defenders
1961
as Harry Obermayer
The Murder Men
1961
as Dave Keller
Route 66
1960
Route 66
1960
as Second Man
Outlaws
1960
J-24
1960
The New Girl
1960
as Kurt Harden
The Untouchables
1959
as Fedor Bartok
The Untouchables
1959
as Frank
Naked City
1958
as Lt. Vincent Busti
Decoy
1957
as Sergeant
The Night America Trembled
1957
as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Warden Bragan
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sgt. Wilks
Gunsmoke
1955
as Redmond
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Actor #3
A Man and His Prostate
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
Ed Asner's Oral History
as Self - Interviewee
Everbrook (The Home)
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
as Narrator
Blood
as The Prophet
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self (archive footage)