Ed Asner

Acting

Ed Asner

Born November 15, 1929Kansas City, Missouri, USA392 credits

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

Filmography

The Gettysburg Address
2025The Gettysburg Address
as Edward Everett (voice)Movie
Altered Reality
2024Altered Reality
as Mike WilsonMovie
A Fargo Christmas Story
2023A Fargo Christmas Story
as Popcorn BudMovie
Carl's Date
2023Carl's Date
as Carl (voice)Movie
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)Movie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)Movie
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2021Scarlett
as LouMovie
Back Home Again
2021Back Home Again
as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)Movie
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Ghost of ClaudeMovie
The Premise
2021The Premise
as Mr. HolmesTV
Dug Days
2021Dug Days
as Carl (voice)TV
C
2021Captain Daddy
as Grampa (voice)Movie
B
2021Blood
as The ProphetMovie
Tiger Within
2020Tiger Within
as SamuelMovie
Bury Me in Armor
2020Bury Me in Armor
as Dimitry GeorgeMovie
Rain Beau's End
2020Rain Beau's End
as GunnyMovie
The Garden Left Behind
2020The Garden Left Behind
as Dr. ClearyMovie
Central Park
2020Central Park
as Ambrose (voice)TV
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
as Dr. Howard ArdenMovie
In Vino
2019In Vino
as CharlesMovie
Dead to Me
2019Dead to Me
as Abe RifkinTV
Faith, Hope & Love
2019Faith, Hope & Love
as Harry KaretasMovie
Doom Patrol
2019Doom Patrol
as Hospital PatientTV
Olympia
2018Olympia
as SelfMovie
Honor Amongst Men
2018Honor Amongst Men
as Pop HalmoMovie
Angels on Tap
2018Angels on Tap
as SwiftyMovie
Cobra Kai
2018Cobra Kai
as Sid WeinbergTV
E
2018Ed Asner's Oral History
as Self - IntervieweeMovie
Ballmastrz: 9009
2018Ballmastrz: 9009
as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)TV
Eva: A-7063
2018Eva: A-7063
as Narrator (voice)Movie
LA DA Story
2018LA DA Story
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Gliksmans
2017The Gliksmans
as MosheMovie
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Elder Pyreez (voice)Movie
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
as Arthur (voice)Movie
Joe's War
2017Joe's War
as HarryMovie
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
2017Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
as Adult Walter (voice)Movie
MacGyver
2016MacGyver
as SaulTV
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2016Titanic: Sinking the Myths
as Wilhelm MüllerMovie
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
2016Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
as Corporate ManagerMovie
Super Sex
2016Super Sex
as GeorgeMovie
Getting Ed Laid
2016Getting Ed Laid
as Ed RandallMovie
Love Meet Hope
2016Love Meet Hope
as Mr. JamesMovie
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016Love Finds You in Valentine
as Gabriel MorganMovie
B
2016Behind the Fear
as Narrator (voice)Movie
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015A Merry Murdoch Christmas
as Kris KringleMovie
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)Movie
The Nutcracker Sweet
2015The Nutcracker Sweet
as Owl (voice)Movie
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankie
as Howard JayTV
Frozen in Time
2014Frozen in Time
as Grandpa (voice)Movie
The Games Maker
2014The Games Maker
as Nicholas DragoMovie
Chasing Life
2014Chasing Life
as April's grandfatherTV
Audrey
2014Audrey
as WaltMovie
The Crazy Ones
2013The Crazy Ones
as Mr. FingerTV
Mom
2013Mom
as JackTV
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)Movie
A
2013American Road
as Walt WhitmanMovie
Second Chances
2013Second Chances
as Chief BuddyMovie
Teen Titans Go!
2013Teen Titans Go!
as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)TV
Casting By
2012Casting By
as SelfMovie
L
2012Liberator
as President WhitlockMovie
Foodfight!
2012Foodfight!
as Mr. Leonard (voice)Movie
Identical
2011Identical
as Yaakov WashingtonMovie
Too Big to Fail
2011Too Big to Fail
as Warren BuffettMovie
Let Go
2011Let Go
as ArtieMovie
Good Men
2011Good Men
as MortyMovie
Not Another B Movie
2011Not Another B Movie
as Angry InvestorMovie
Working Class
2011Working Class
as Hank GreziakTV
All Star Superman
2011All Star Superman
as Perry White (voice)Movie
Young Justice
2010Young Justice
as Kent Nelson (voice)TV
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
as Granny Goodness (voice)Movie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0
as August MarchTV
Regular Show
2010Regular Show
as Santa Claus (voice)TV
Dug's Special Mission
2009Dug's Special Mission
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Modern Family
2009Modern Family
as HerschelTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Guy RedmayneTV
Up
2009Up
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)Movie
Up: Upisodes
2009Up: Upisodes
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)TV
Generation Gap
2008Generation Gap
as Bart CahillMovie
Christmas Cottage
2008Christmas Cottage
as SidneyMovie
Gigantic
2008Gigantic
as Kirby WeathersbyMovie
The Spectacular Spider-Man
2008The Spectacular Spider-Man
as Ben Parker (voice)TV
Channels
2008Channels
as Ed PackardMovie
Hard Four
2007Hard Four
as Golden Hands SegalMovie
Christmas Is Here Again
2007Christmas Is Here Again
as Krad (voice)Movie
Andy Barker, P.I.
2007Andy Barker, P.I.
as Mickey DoyleTV
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.
as Commandant Von ReichensteinTV
The Christmas Card
2006The Christmas Card
as Luke SpelmanMovie
The Boondocks
2005The Boondocks
as Ed Wuncler (voice)TV
Bones
2005Bones
as Rufus TuckerTV
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as J. Jonah JamesonMovie
Sir! No Sir!
2005Sir! No Sir!
as Col. HeinlMovie
Out of the Woods
2005Out of the Woods
as Jack GreenMovie
S
2005Sleeping Dogs Lie
as Sheriff DelaneyMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)TV
Missing Brendan
2004Missing Brendan
as George CaldenMovie
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NY
as Abraham KleinTV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimited
as Hephaestus (voice)TV
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
as J Jonah JamesonMovie
Elf
2003Elf
as SantaMovie
The Commission
2003The Commission
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' FritzMovie
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)Movie
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002The Man Who Saved Christmas
as Charles GilbertMovie
The Dead Zone
2002The Dead Zone
as Marty BracknellTV
Pope John XXIII
2002Pope John XXIII
as Angelo RoncalliMovie
In Search of Peace
2001In Search of Peace
as David Ben Gurion (voice)Movie
The Animal
2001The Animal
as Chief WilsonMovie
Island Prey
2001Island Prey
as Jay RothMovie
Becoming Dick
2000Becoming Dick
as Davis AldrichMovie
Above Suspicion
2000Above Suspicion
as Thomas O'ClaireMovie
Perfect Game
2000Perfect Game
as Billy HicksMovie
Max Steel
2000Max Steel
as Chuck Marshak (voice)TV
Bring Him Home
2000Bring Him Home
as GezaMovie
Snowden's Christmas
1999Snowden's Christmas
as Big Daddy (voice)Movie
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Santa Claus (voice)Movie
The Bachelor
1999The Bachelor
as GluckmanMovie
The Sissy Duckling
1999The Sissy Duckling
as Father Duck (voice)Movie
Family Guy
1999Family Guy
as Steve Bellows (voice)TV
Our Friend, Martin
1999Our Friend, Martin
as Mr. Harris (voice)Movie
O' Christmas Tree
1999O' Christmas Tree
as Nutcracker (voice)Movie
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrys
as Frank Hunter (voice)TV
Hercules
1998Hercules
as Mentor (voice)TV
Hard Rain
1998Hard Rain
as Uncle CharlieMovie
A Christmas Carol
1997A Christmas Carol
as Marley (voice)Movie
Dharma & Greg
1997Dharma & Greg
as Earl TuckerTV
The Long Way Home
1997The Long Way Home
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)Movie
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)Movie
Dog's Best Friend
1997Dog's Best Friend
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)Movie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Judge Matlin PrattTV
Payback
1997Payback
as Jack PatkanisMovie
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hill
as Stinky (voice)TV
The Fumbleheads
1997The Fumbleheads
as Charlie AtwaterMovie
The Story of Santa Claus
1996The Story of Santa Claus
as Santa Claus (voice)Movie
Bruno the Kid
1996Bruno the Kid
as The Engineer (voice)TV
Superman: The Animated Series
1996Superman: The Animated Series
as Granny Goodness (voice)TV
Arli$$
1996Arli$$
as Lenny CrowleyTV
Gone in the Night
1996Gone in the Night
as Det. John WatersMovie
Dumb and Dumber
1995Dumb and Dumber
as General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice)TV
Freakazoid!
1995Freakazoid!
as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)TV
Spider-Man
1994Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)TV
Gargoyles
1994Gargoyles
as Hudson (voice)TV
ER
1994ER
as James McNultyTV
The Magic School Bus
1994The Magic School Bus
as Gen. Aranius (voice)TV
Thunder Alley
1994Thunder Alley
as Gil JonesTV
Duckman
1994Duckman
as Mort Sidelman (voice)TV
Heads
1994Heads
as Ab AbbotMovie
Gypsy
1993Gypsy
as Charles ThompsonMovie
Animaniacs
1993Animaniacs
as Vern (voice)TV
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
as MauriceTV
Earth and the American Dream
1992Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)Movie
Mad About You
1992Mad About You
as Zigmund KlarikTV
Hearts Afire
1992Hearts Afire
as George LahtiTV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Series
as Roland Daggett (voice)TV
Cruel Doubt
1992Cruel Doubt
as Bill OsteenTV
JFK
1991JFK
as Guy BannisterMovie
Dinosaurs
1991Dinosaurs
as Evil Georgie (voice)TV
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Hoggish Greedly (voice)TV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Editor (voice)TV
Happily Ever After
1989Happily Ever After
as Scowl the Owl (voice)Movie
A Friendship in Vienna
1988A Friendship in Vienna
as Opah Oskar ReikmanMovie
C
1987Cracked Up
as Rev. Vincent OwensMovie
The Christmas Star
1986The Christmas Star
as Horace McNickleMovie
Kate's Secret
1986Kate's Secret
as Dr. ResnickMovie
V
1986Vital Signs
as Matthew St JamesMovie
Darlin' Clementine
1986Darlin' Clementine
as Lucky JakeMovie
Tender Is the Night
1985Tender Is the Night
as Devereux WarrenTV
Off the Rack
1985Off the Rack
as Sam WaltmanTV
Anatomy of an Illness
1984Anatomy of an Illness
as Norman CousinsMovie
A Case of Libel
1983A Case of Libel
as Robert SloaneMovie
Daniel
1983Daniel
as Jacob AscherMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Koyaanisqatsi
1983Koyaanisqatsi
as Self (archive footage)Movie
O'Hara's Wife
1982O'Hara's Wife
as Bob O'HaraMovie
The Marva Collins Story
1981The Marva Collins Story
as Narrator (voice)Movie
A Small Killing
1981A Small Killing
as Simon ShaberMovie
The Family Man
1979The Family Man
as Eddie MaddenMovie
The White Shadow
1978The White Shadow
as Edward Asner (uncredited)TV
Mickey's 50
1978Mickey's 50
as SelfMovie
The Good Doctor
1978The Good Doctor
as Various RolesMovie
The Gathering
1977The Gathering
as AdamMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grant
as Lou GrantTV
Roots
1977Roots
as Thomas DaviesTV
Gus
1976Gus
as Hank CooperMovie
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976Rich Man, Poor Man
as Axel JordacheTV
Hey, I'm Alive
1975Hey, I'm Alive
as Ralph FloresMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostTV
Death Scream
1975Death Scream
as Peter SingletonMovie
The Impostor
1975The Impostor
as Barney WestMovie
Twigs
1975Twigs
as PhilMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!
as SelfTV
The Wrestler
1974The Wrestler
as Frank BassMovie
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973The Girl Most Likely To...
as Det. Ralph VaroneMovie
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972Haunts of the Very Rich
as Al HunsickerMovie
They Call It Murder
1971They Call It Murder
as Chief Otto LarkinMovie
The Todd Killings
1971The Todd Killings
as Fred ReardonMovie
The Last Child
1971The Last Child
as BarstowMovie
Skin Game
1971Skin Game
as PlunkettMovie
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Woody GarfieldMovie
Halls of Anger
1970Halls of Anger
as Ernie McKayMovie
House on Greenapple Road
1970House on Greenapple Road
as Sheriff MuntzMovie
Daughter of the Mind
1969Daughter of the Mind
as Saul WienerMovie
Change of Habit
1969Change of Habit
as Lt. MorettiMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as August MarchTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Game
as Cesare MarinoTV
Gunn
1967Gunn
as Lt. JacobyMovie
Ironside
1967Ironside
as Marlon DavisTV
The Venetian Affair
1967The Venetian Affair
as Frank RosenfeldMovie
The Invaders
1967The Invaders
as TaugusTV
El Dorado
1966El Dorado
as Bart JasonMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossible
as George SimpsonTV
The Rat Patrol
1966The Rat Patrol
as Captain FriedrichTV
The Slender Thread
1965The Slender Thread
as Det. Judd RidleyMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as John Carl BrockTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild West
as Furman CrottyTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Life
as Carl CappiTV
The Satan Bug
1965The Satan Bug
as Henchman VerettiMovie
P
1964Profiles in Courage
as Oliver E. WellsTV
Slattery's People
1964Slattery's People
as Frank RadcliffTV
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novak
as Harmon SternTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Law
as Pablo VasquezTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as Roy MalinekTV
The Outer Limits
1963The Outer Limits
as Detective Sgt. Thomas SiroleoTV
Kid Galahad
1962Kid Galahad
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)Movie
The Virginian
1962The Virginian
as George JohnsonTV
Sam Benedict
1962Sam Benedict
as Dr. Everett ColnerTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Frank WilliamsTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundred
as Dave KellerTV
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as Tim SellersTV
The Murder Men
1961The Murder Men
as Dave KellerMovie
T
1960The New Girl
as Kurt HardenMovie
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchables
as Fedor BartokTV
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Lt. Vincent BustiTV
Decoy
1957Decoy
as SergeantTV
The Night America Trembled
1957The Night America Trembled
as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)Movie
The Defender (Studio One)
1957The Defender (Studio One)
as Juror (uncredited)Movie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as Sgt. WilksTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)TV
Studio One
1948Studio One
as Actor #3TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV
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Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Unplugged
Unplugged
as Dr. Eaton (voice)Movie