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
Movies
- Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
- JFK
1991
- Carl's Date
2023
- Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
- Getting Ed Laid
2016
- The Bachelor
1999
- Elf
2003
- Skin Game
1971
- Gus
1976
- The Animal
2001
- Hard Rain
1998
- El Dorado
1966
- Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
- Happy Birthday Oscar Wi...
2004
- Christmas Is Here Again
2007
- Back Home Again
2021
- Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
- Olive, The Other Reinde...
1999
- The Satan Bug
1965
- They Call Me Mister Tib...
1970
- Christmas Cottage
2008
- The Christmas Star
1986
- Up
2009
- A Man and His Prostate
- The Mary Tyler Moore Re...
2002
- Going, Going, Almost Go...
1995
- Daughter of the Mind
1969
- Gigantic
2008
- The Man Who Saved Chris...
2002
- Superman/Batman: Apocal...
2010
- Too Big to Fail
2011
- Sir! No Sir!
2005
- The Christmas Card
2006
- A Christmas Carol
1997
- Saturday Night Live: Th...
2013
- Moon Over Parador
1988
- Gypsy
1993
- Change of Habit
1969
- Sleeping Dogs Lie
2005
- Scarlett
2021
- O' Christmas Tree
1999
- Out of the Woods
2005
- The Slender Thread
1965
- The King and Queen of M...
2003
- Halls of Anger
1970
- The Oil Factor: Behind ...
2005
- Daniel
1983
- All Star Superman
2011
- Betty White's 90th Birt...
2012
- The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
- Hard Four
2007
- Gunn
1967
- The Venetian Affair
1967
- Tiger Within
2020
- Papa Giovanni - Ioannes...
2002
- Fanfare for a Death Sce...
1964
- A Different Approach
1978
- Hopelessly in June
2011
- The Long Way Home
1997
- Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
- Should've Been Romeo
2012
- The Gathering
1977
- Home Alone: The Holiday...
2012
- Let Go
2011
- Yes Virginia, There Is ...
1991
- The Todd Killings
1971
- Our Friend, Martin
1999
- Not a Penny More, Not a...
1990
- A Friendship in Vienna
1988
- Island Prey
2001
- Full Blossom: The Life ...
2000
- The Last Child
1971
- A Fargo Christmas Story
2023
- Down on the Waterfront
1994
- Ed Asner's Oral History
- Class Dismissed: How TV...
2005
- El inventor de juegos
2014
- Darlin' Clementine
1986
- Anatomy of an Illness
1984
- Bonta 3D
2013
- The Defender (Studio On...
1957
- Second Chances
2013
- The Doomsday Flight
1966
- Kid Galahad
1962
- The Impersonation Murde...
1975
- Audrey
2014
- Payback
1997
- Generation Gap
2008
- Gone in the Night
1996
- The Triumph of William ...
2010
- The Murder Men
1961
- The Rich Have Their Own...
2007
- Twigs
1975
- The Impostor
1975
- Heads
1994
- J-24
1960
- Snowden's Christmas
1999
- Becoming Dick
2000
- Happily Ever After
1989
- House on Greenapple Road
1970
- The Desert of Forbidden...
2011
- Christmas Vacation 2: C...
2003
- Americas in Transition
1982
- Night of 100 Stars III
1990
- Elf: Buddy's Musical Ch...
2014
- All of My Heart
2015
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: R...
2022
- Foodfight!
2012
- Elephant Sighs
2012
- Night of 100 Stars II
1985
- The Old Man Who Cried W...
1970
- Autism and Cake
2012
- The Story of Santa Claus
1996
- Above Suspicion
2000
- Vital Signs
1986
- Faith, Hope & Love
2019
- Christmas on the Bayou
2013
- Yamasong: March of the ...
2017
- Everbrook (The Home)
- Dog's Best Friend
1997
- Perfect Game
2000
- They Call It Murder
1971
- The True Story of the A...
2011
- Dug's Special Mission
2009
- Papa Giovanni Joannes X...
2002
- The Life and Assassinat...
1977
- Crab Orchard
2005
- The Nutcracker Sweet
2015
- I Thought I Told You To...
2015
- Common Ground
2000
- Love Finds You in Valen...
2016
- Super Sex
2016
- The Real Story of Happy...
1991
- Balancing Acts: A Jewis...
2008
- Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003
- Architects & Engineers:...
2011
- The Marva Collins Story
1981
- Titanic: Sinking the My...
2016
- The Golden Girls: Lifet...
2003
- NBC Salutes the 25th An...
1978
- Identical
2011
- Hanged on a Twisted Cro...
1996
- Goldilocks and the Thre...
1995
- From Wharf Rats to Lord...
2007
- Mary Tyler Moore: A Cel...
2015
- American Road
2013
- Joshua and the Battle o...
1986
- Hey, I'm Alive
1975
- The Fumbleheads
1997
- Beyond JFK: The Questio...
1993
- Joe's War
2017
- CarGo: The City on 4 Wh...
2017
- Bring Him Home
2000
- Mary Tyler Moore: The 2...
1991
- All of My Heart: Inn Lo...
2017
- The Cops Are Robbers
1990
- Missing Brendan
2004
- Waiting in the Wings: T...
2014
- Santa Stole Our Dog: A ...
2017
- A StoryBots Christmas
2017
- And the Winner Isn't
2017
- Kate's Secret
1986
- Plan Colombia: Cashing ...
2003
- Liberator
2012
- Frozen in Time
2014
- I Know That Voice
2014
- Framed: The Adventures ...
2017
- Spider-Man: The Ultimat...
2002
- Spider-Man: The Venom S...
2005
- The Parting Glass
2018
- O'Hara's Wife
1982
- All of My Heart: The We...
2018
- Saving Christmas
2017
- Olympia
2018
- Love Meet Hope
2016
- The Family Man
1979
- The Garden Left Behind
2020
- Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004
- Not Another B Movie
2011
- Channels
2008
- Academy Boyz
1997
- LA DA Story
2018
- Angels on Tap
2018
- The Gettysburg Address
2025
- Silent Motive
1991
- The Tulsa Lynching of 1...
2000
- Donald Duck's 50th Birt...
1984
- A Case of Libel
1983
- Cracked Up
1987
- Gargoyles: The Heroes A...
1996
- The Wrestler
1974
- Switched at Birth
1991
- Mary Jane: A Musical Po...
2016
- The New Girl
1960
- Altered Reality
2024
- Earth and the American ...
1992
- The Sissy Duckling
1999
- M.O.M. Mothers of Monst...
2020
- In Vino
2019
- Death Scream
1975
- Waiting in the Wings: S...
2018
- Pinocchio and the Emper...
1987
- Generation A: Portraits...
2015
- Eva: A-7063
2018
- Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001
- Honor Amongst Men
2018
- In Search of Peace
2001
- The Commission
2003
- SEVEN
2020
- Sam Cade
1972
- Good Men
2011
- Bury Me in Armor
2020
- A Merry Murdoch Christm...
2015
- Rain Beau's End
2020
- The Good Doctor
1978
- Senior Entourage
2021
- The Night America Tremb...
1957
- The Good War and Those ...
2002
- A Small Killing
1981
- Casting By
2012
- Love and Action in Chic...
1999
- Night of 100 Stars
1982
- Absolute Killers
2011
- Blood
2021
- The Best Democracy Mone...
2016
- The Trial of Adolf Eich...
1997
- Untitled SAG-AFTRA Docu...
- Koyaanisqatsi
1983
- Happy 100th Birthday, H...
1987
- Mickey's 50
1978
- Behind the Fear
2016
TV Shows
- Lou Grant
1977
- Duckman
1994
- Mad About You
1992
- Arliss
1996
- The Simpsons
1989
- Burke's Law
1963
- Cain's Hundred
1961
- Family Guy
1999
- Rhoda
1974
- The Dead Zone
2002
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
- The F.B.I.
1965
- Touched by an Angel
1994
- Gargoyles
1994
- Hawaii Five-O
1968
- King of the Hill
1997
- Route 66
1960
- Johnny Bravo
1997
- The Wild Thornberrys
1998
- Highway to Heaven
1984
- CSI: NY
2004
- Roseanne
1988
- MacGyver
2016
- Naked City
1958
- Dharma & Greg
1997
- The Boondocks
2005
- The Mod Squad
1968
- The Practice
1997
- Medical Center
1969
- Gunsmoke
1955
- E! True Hollywood Story
1996
- The X-Files
1993
- Studio One
1948
- Superman: The Animated ...
1996
- The Fugitive
1963
- Freakazoid!
1995
- The Holiday Movies That...
2020
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
- Andy Barker, P.I.
2007
- The Huntress
2000
- The Closer
1998
- Ironside
1967
- ER
1994
- Max Steel
2000
- Alfred Hitchcock Presen...
1955
- Target: The Corruptors!
1961
- Outlaws
1960
- Men At Work
2012
- The Eleventh Hour
1962
- Felony Squad
1966
- Run for Your Life
1965
- The White Shadow
1978
- Police Story
1973
- The Fugitive
1963
- The Virginian
1962
- Center of the Universe
2004
- The Bronx Zoo
1987
- Bob Hope Presents the C...
1963
- Slattery's People
1964
- The Fugitive
1963
- Profiles in Courage
1964
- The Flip Wilson Show
1970
- The Trials of Rosie O'N...
1990
- Roots
1977
- Decoy
1957
- Fish Police
1992
- The Rat Patrol
1966
- Mr. Novak
1963
- Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
- Off the Rack
1985
- CBS Playhouse
1966
- Thunder Alley
1994
- The Lieutenant
1963
- Please Don't Eat the Da...
1965
- The Cleveland Show
2009
- Studio 60 on the Sunset...
2006
- Dr. Kildare
1961
- The Outer Limits
1963
- The Defenders
1961
- The Defenders
1961
- Central Park
2020
- The Emmy Awards
1949
- The Line
2009
- Working Class
2011
- The RKO Story: Tales Fr...
1987
- The Premise
2021
- Young Justice
2010
- Maggie Winters
1998
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- The Dean Martin Celebri...
1973
- Michael: Tuesdays and T...
2011
- The Mary Tyler Moore Sh...
1970
- Justice League Unlimited
2004
- Justice League Unlimited
2004
- Dug Days
2021
- The Untouchables
1959
- Chasing Life
2014
- Mom
2013
- Batman: The Animated Se...
1992
- Law & Order: Special Vi...
1999
- Spider-Man
1994
- American Dad!
2005
- American Dad!
2005
- The Practice
1997
- American Dad!
2005
- Intimate Portrait
1993
- Route 66
1960
- The F.B.I.
1965
- The F.B.I.
1965
- The Magic School Bus
1994
- The Mike Douglas Show
1961
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Hercules
1998
- Hearts Afire
1992
- The Wild Wild West
1965
- The Mike Douglas Show
1961
- The Tonight Show Starri...
1962
- Reading Rainbow
1983
- Cruel Doubt
1992
- Celebrity Family Feud
2015
- The Good Wife
2009
- Profiles in Courage
1964
- Tender Is the Night
1985
- Mr. Novak
1963
- Hawaii Five-0
2010
- The Name of the Game
1968
- The Name of the Game
1968
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
- Captain Planet and the ...
1990
- Ballmastrz: 9009
2018
- Teen Titans Go!
2013
- Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
- Up: Upisodes
2009
- The Spectacular Spider-...
2008
- Buzz Lightyear of Star ...
2000
- The Real Adventures of ...
1996
- Grace and Frankie
2015
- Spider-Man: The New Ani...
2003
- Dinosaurs
1991
- Cobra Kai
2018
- The Angry Beavers
1997
- Regular Show
2010
- Tall Tales & Legends
1985
- Roots
1977
- The Invaders
1967
- The Invaders
1967
- More Tales of the City
1998
- The Middle
2009
- Bones
2005
- Modern Family
2009
- Hot in Cleveland
2010
- American Dad!
2005
- Tony Awards
1956
- The Crazy Ones
2013
- Stoney Burke
1962
- Doom Patrol
2019
- Dead to Me
2019
- The Sarah Silverman Pro...
2007
- Dinah!
1974
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Politically Incorrect
1993
- Mission: Impossible
1966
- The Alfred Hitchcock Ho...
1962
- Great Performances
1971
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- The Untouchables
1959
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Omnibus
1952
- The Mod Squad
1968
- Gargoyles
1994