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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

Born

Nov 15, 1929

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died

Aug 29, 2021

Known For

Acting

Movies

237 acting

7 crew

Popularity

1.6

movie

Known For

Up

Up

2009

as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Carl's Date

Carl's Date

2023

as Carl (voice)
Elf

Elf

2003

as Santa
JFK

JFK

1991

as Guy Bannister
El Dorado

El Dorado

1966

as Bart Jason
The Animal

The Animal

2001

as Chief Wilson
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

2012

as Mr. Carson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022

as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Hard Rain

Hard Rain

1998

as Uncle Charlie
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

2011

as Warren Buffett
Up
Up
2009 • as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
★ 8.0
Carl's Date
Carl's Date
2023 • as Carl (voice)
★ 7.4
Elf
Elf
2003 • as Santa
★ 6.7
JFK
JFK
1991 • as Guy Bannister
★ 7.6
El Dorado
El Dorado
1966 • as Bart Jason
★ 7.4
The Animal
The Animal
2001 • as Chief Wilson
★ 5.1
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012 • as Mr. Carson
★ 5.1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 • as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
★ 6.8
Hard Rain
Hard Rain
1998 • as Uncle Charlie
★ 5.9
Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
2011 • as Warren Buffett
★ 6.9
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010 • as Granny Goodness (voice)
★ 7.2
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
The Bachelor
The Bachelor
1999 • as Gluckman
★ 5.2
All Star Superman
All Star Superman
2011 • as Perry White (voice)
★ 6.9
Daniel
Daniel
1983 • as Jacob Ascher
★ 6.7
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
1962 • as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981 • as Connolly
★ 6.5
Dug's Special Mission
Dug's Special Mission
2009 • as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 8.0
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003 • as Uncle Nick
★ 4.0
Second Chances
Second Chances
2013 • as Chief Buddy
★ 6.2
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995 • as Hudson (voice)
★ 7.0
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
2025 • as Edward Everett (voice)
Super Sex
Super Sex
2016 • as George
★ 5.8
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 • as Ghost of Claude
★ 6.4
Love Finds You in Valentine
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016 • as Gabriel Morgan
★ 6.4
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
1965 • as Henchman Veretti
★ 6.1
Casting By
Casting By
2012 • as Self
★ 6.9
Death Scream
Death Scream
1975 • as Peter Singleton
★ 6.6
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
1999 • as Mr. Harris (voice)
★ 7.1
Let Go
Let Go
2011 • as Artie
★ 4.9
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
1989 • as Scowl the Owl (voice)
★ 5.9
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014 • as Santa (voice)
★ 5.3
Hard Four
Hard Four
2007 • as Golden Hands Segal
★ 4.9
I Know That Voice
I Know That Voice
2014 • as Self
★ 7.1
Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador
1988 • as Self
★ 5.9
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017 • as Elder Pyreez (voice)
★ 3.6
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970 • as Woody Garfield
★ 5.9
Foodfight!
Foodfight!
2012 • as Mr. Leonard (voice)
★ 2.0
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't
2017 • as Self
★ 6.3
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
1965 • as Det. Judd Ridley
★ 7.1
movie
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990 • as Harvey Metcalfe
★ 6.9
The Girl Most Likely To...
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973 • as Det. Ralph Varone
★ 6.6
Gypsy
Gypsy
1994 • as Charles Thompson
★ 6.3
Gus
Gus
1976 • as Hank Cooper
★ 6.0
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 • as Self (voice)
★ 6.6
Gone in the Night
Gone in the Night
1996 • as Det. John Waters
★ 6.5
Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50
1978 • as Self
★ 9.0
All of My Heart: Inn Love
All of My Heart: Inn Love
2017 • as Vern
★ 6.9
Olympia
Olympia
2018 • as Self
★ 8.0
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999 • as Santa Claus (voice)
★ 6.7
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013 • as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
★ 2.8
Skin Game
Skin Game
1971 • as Plunkett
★ 6.6
All of My Heart: The Wedding
All of My Heart: The Wedding
2018 • as Vern
★ 7.4
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 • as Scalawag (voice)
★ 5.6
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
2002 • as J. Jonah Jameson
★ 7.5
Common Ground
Common Ground
2000 • as Ira
★ 5.0
Gigantic
Gigantic
2008 • as Kirby Weathersby
★ 5.6
Christmas Is Here Again
Christmas Is Here Again
2007 • as Krad (voice)
★ 4.3
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love
2019 • as Harry Karetas
★ 7.5
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020 • as Dr. Howard Arden
★ 5.9
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 6.8
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.0
All of My Heart
All of My Heart
2015 • as Vern
★ 6.9
The Christmas Star
The Christmas Star
1986 • as Horace McNickle
★ 5.6
O'Hara's Wife
O'Hara's Wife
1982 • as Bob O'Hara
★ 5.7
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 6.0
In Vino
In Vino
2019 • as Charles
★ 5.9
Absolute Killers
Absolute Killers
2011
★ 1.0
Change of Habit
Change of Habit
1969 • as Lt. Moretti
★ 5.4
The Nutcracker Sweet
The Nutcracker Sweet
2015 • as Owl (voice)
★ 4.6
Frozen in Time
Frozen in Time
2014 • as Grandpa (voice)
★ 4.4
Christmas Cottage
Christmas Cottage
2008 • as Sidney
★ 6.3
movie
Scarlett
2021 • as Lou
Altered Reality
Altered Reality
2024 • as Mike Wilson
★ 5.9
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 • as Reader (voice)
★ 6.7
Generation Gap
Generation Gap
2008 • as Bart Cahill
★ 7.2
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015 • as Himself
★ 5.0
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 • as Self
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017 • as Arthur (voice)
★ 3.9
The Garden Left Behind
The Garden Left Behind
2020 • as Dr. Cleary
★ 5.2
SEVEN
SEVEN
2020
★ 8.8
The Man Who Saved Christmas
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002 • as Charles Gilbert
★ 6.2
Senior Entourage
Senior Entourage
2021 • as Ed
★ 2.0
A Case of Libel
A Case of Libel
1983 • as Robert Sloane
★ 4.5
Christmas on the Bayou
Christmas on the Bayou
2013 • as Papa Noel
★ 6.1
The Christmas Card
The Christmas Card
2006 • as Luke Spelman
★ 6.2
The Fumbleheads
The Fumbleheads
1997 • as Charlie Atwater
★ 5.5
Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
The Games Maker
The Games Maker
2014 • as Nicholas Drago
★ 5.4
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984 • as Self
★ 6.7
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003 • as Self
★ 9.4
The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled
1957 • as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
★ 7.5
The Gathering
The Gathering
1977 • as Adam
★ 5.0
The Wrestler
The Wrestler
1974 • as Frank Bass
★ 5.0
The Doomsday Flight
The Doomsday Flight
1966 • as Feldman
★ 6.5
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1997 • as Marley (voice)
★ 6.5
Halls of Anger
Halls of Anger
1970 • as Ernie McKay
★ 5.3
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005 • as Narrator
★ 4.5
Saving Christmas
Saving Christmas
2017 • as Rick
★ 4.9
movie
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0
Tiger Within
Tiger Within
2020 • as Samuel
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
2000 • as Thomas O'Claire
★ 5.8
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One)
1957 • as Juror (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Impostor
The Impostor
1975 • as Barney West
★ 7.5
Sir! No Sir!
Sir! No Sir!
2005 • as Col. Heinl
★ 6.8
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road
1970 • as Sheriff Muntz
★ 7.4
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015 • as Kris Kringle
★ 7.6
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003 • as Augie Sinclair
★ 5.9
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 • as J. Jonah Jameson
★ 7.0
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993 • as Self
★ 5.8
The Parting Glass
The Parting Glass
2018 • as Tommy
★ 5.4
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003 • as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
★ 7.5
The Sissy Duckling
The Sissy Duckling
1999 • as Father Duck (voice)
★ 5.1
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
2008 • as Self
The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings
1971 • as Fred Reardon
★ 4.6
Joe's War
Joe's War
2017 • as Harry
★ 2.7
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home
1997 • as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
★ 7.1
Gunn
Gunn
1967 • as Lt. Jacoby
★ 5.6
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
2017 • as Santa
★ 4.9
Back Home Again
Back Home Again
2021 • as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
★ 7.0
Island Prey
Island Prey
2001 • as Jay Roth
★ 4.8
A Different Approach
A Different Approach
1978
★ 6.5
Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods
2005 • as Jack Green
★ 5.7
Kate's Secret
Kate's Secret
1986 • as Dr. Resnick
★ 6.3
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 • as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
★ 10.0
A Friendship in Vienna
A Friendship in Vienna
1988 • as Opah Oskar Reikman
★ 7.3
Heads
Heads
1994 • as Ab Abbot
★ 3.0
The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair
1966 • as Frank Rosenfeld
★ 4.9
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
★ 9.0
movie
Cracked Up
1987 • as Rev. Vincent Owens
★ 7.0
Good Cops, Bad Cops
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
★ 4.2
Dog's Best Friend
Dog's Best Friend
1997 • as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
★ 3.0
Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind
1969 • as Saul Wiener
★ 6.7
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor
1978 • as Various Roles
★ 0.5
Audrey
Audrey
2014 • as Walt
★ 1.0
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016 • as Self
★ 7.2
movie
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
• as Self (archive footage)
movie
The New Girl
1960 • as Kurt Harden
The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 • as Dr. Morheim
★ 6.8
The Last Child
The Last Child
1971 • as Barstow
★ 7.6
Becoming Dick
Becoming Dick
2000 • as Davis Aldrich
★ 4.0
The Commission
The Commission
2003 • as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
★ 4.5
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997 • as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
★ 6.1
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991 • as Edward P. Mitchell
★ 7.0
Snowden's Christmas
Snowden's Christmas
1999 • as Big Daddy (voice)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995 • as Bruno
★ 6.0
Rain Beau's End
Rain Beau's End
2020 • as Gunny
★ 2.8
The Story of Santa Claus
The Story of Santa Claus
1996 • as Santa Claus (voice)
★ 6.6
They Call It Murder
They Call It Murder
1971 • as Chief Otto Larkin
★ 5.4
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
1986 • as Joshua (voice)
★ 8.2
The Desert of Forbidden Art
The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011 • as Voice
★ 4.7
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001 • as Dead Cat
★ 8.0
Should've Been Romeo
Should've Been Romeo
2012 • as Charlie
★ 4.3
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
2002 • as Angelo Roncalli
★ 6.9
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964 • as Pike
★ 7.0
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004 • as J Jonah Jameson
★ 7.0
Perfect Game
Perfect Game
2000 • as Billy Hicks
★ 7.0
Missing Brendan
Missing Brendan
2004 • as George Calden
★ 5.5
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018 • as Jefferson
★ 1.0
Americas in Transition
Americas in Transition
1982 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
A Small Killing
A Small Killing
1981 • as Simon Shaber
★ 8.5
LA DA Story
LA DA Story
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Getting Ed Laid
Getting Ed Laid
2016 • as Ed Randall
★ 1.0
Christmas Dreams
Christmas Dreams
2009 • as Jerry
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004 • as Self
★ 6.0
Silent Motive
Silent Motive
1991 • as Sam
★ 4.5
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002 • as Self
Eva: A-7063
Eva: A-7063
2018 • as Narrator (voice)
A StoryBots Christmas
A StoryBots Christmas
2017 • as Santa
★ 5.5
Darlin' Clementine
Darlin' Clementine
1986 • as Lucky Jake
Haunts of the Very Rich
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972 • as Al Hunsicker
★ 5.5
Identical
Identical
2011 • as Yaakov Washington
★ 4.0
The Gliksmans
The Gliksmans
2017 • as Moshe
movie
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
2002 • as Self
★ 8.0
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard
2005
★ 9.0
Sam Cade
Sam Cade
1972
The Family Man
The Family Man
1979 • as Eddie Madden
★ 8.0
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
1991 • as Himself
★ 7.0
movie
Blood
2021 • as The Prophet
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
2009 • as Self
Twigs
Twigs
1975 • as Phil
Not Another B Movie
Not Another B Movie
2011 • as Angry Investor
★ 4.8
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
2003 • as Narrator (voice)
Hey, I'm Alive
Hey, I'm Alive
1975 • as Ralph Flores
★ 6.7
Angels on Tap
Angels on Tap
2018 • as Swifty
★ 5.0
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013 • as Mr Wilson
★ 7.5
movie
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016 • as Wilhelm Müller
Down on the Waterfront
Down on the Waterfront
1994
★ 6.5
O' Christmas Tree
O' Christmas Tree
1999 • as Nutcracker (voice)
★ 5.4
Bring Him Home
Bring Him Home
2000 • as Geza
★ 7.7
Payback
Payback
1997 • as Jack Patkanis
★ 6.8
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 • as Self
★ 7.0
Elephant Sighs
Elephant Sighs
2012 • as Leo
★ 2.3
In Search of Peace
In Search of Peace
2001 • as David Ben Gurion (voice)
★ 7.0
A Fargo Christmas Story
A Fargo Christmas Story
2023 • as Popcorn Bud
Honor Amongst Men
Honor Amongst Men
2018 • as Pop Halmo
Bury Me in Armor
Bury Me in Armor
2020 • as Dimitry George
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness
1984 • as Norman Cousins
★ 7.0
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
★ 8.7
A Man and His Prostate
A Man and His Prostate
Love and Action in Chicago
Love and Action in Chicago
1999 • as Taylor
★ 4.9
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991 • as Charlie (voice)
★ 9.0
movie
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
2011 • as Narrator
movie
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010
The Murder Men
The Murder Men
1961 • as Dave Keller
★ 10.0
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
2008 • as Narrator (Voice)
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
1977 • as Huey P. Long
★ 7.0
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
2011 • as Himself
★ 8.0
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996 • as Self
★ 10.0
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
2015 • as Self
Hopelessly in June
Hopelessly in June
2011 • as Rabbi
★ 5.0
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
2017 • as Adult Walter (voice)
movie
Academy Boyz
1997
★ 4.5
movie
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
2007
★ 10.0
Unplugged
Unplugged
• as Dr. Eaton (voice)
Good Men
Good Men
2011 • as Morty
movie
Liberator
2012 • as President Whitlock
★ 7.7
movie
Sleeping Dogs Lie
2005 • as Sheriff Delaney
★ 5.6
movie
Vital Signs
1986 • as Matthew St James
★ 8.0
Channels
Channels
2008 • as Ed Packard
★ 3.0
movie
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
2000 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
2002 • as Narrator
★ 7.5
Love Meet Hope
Love Meet Hope
2016 • as Mr. James
★ 7.0
movie
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
1996 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
Autism and Cake
Autism and Cake
2012 • as Fred
movie
Behind the Fear
2016 • as Narrator (voice)
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
2016 • as Corporate Manager
J-24
J-24
1960
movie
Captain Daddy
2021 • as Grampa (voice)
movie
American Road
2013 • as Walt Whitman
movie
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
2005 • as Himself
★ 6.4
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
2002 • as Jean XXIII
movie
Ed Asner's Oral History
2018 • as Self - Interviewee
movie
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
The Impersonation Murder Case
The Impersonation Murder Case
1975 • as Dt. Ed Ames