Ed Asner
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Schultz
1999
Series
American Dad!
Narrator (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Mailbox #2 (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Grandpa Smith (voice)
2005
Series
The Simpsons
Editor (voice)
1989
Series
Family Guy
Steve Bellows (voice)
1999
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Bones
Rufus Tucker
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
Modern Family
Herschel
2009
Series
Hawaii Five-0
August March
2010
Series
Regular Show
Santa Claus (voice)
2010
Series
The X-Files
Maurice
1993
Series
King of the Hill
Stinky (voice)
1997
Series
Teen Titans Go!
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
2013
Series
The Good Wife
Guy Redmayne
2009
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
1944
Series
Touched by an Angel
Bud
1994
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mr. Weiner
2000
Series
ER
James McNulty
1994
Series
Young Justice
Kent Nelson (voice)
2010
Series
CSI: NY
Abraham Klein
2004
Series
The Practice
Judge Matlin Pratt
1997
Series
The Practice
Judge Marcus Winnaker
1997
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Great Performances
1971
Series
Ironside
Marlon Davis
1967
Series
The Middle
Ben
2009
Series
Match Game
Self
1973
Series
The Fugitive
Roy Malinek
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Sheriff Mayhew
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Joe Bantam
1963
Series
Mission: Impossible
George Simpson
1966
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Frank Williams
1961
Series
Mom
Jack
2013
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jack Stander
1962
Series
Hawaii Five-O
August March
1969
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Roland Daggett (voice)
1992
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Cobra Kai
Sid Weinberg
2018
Series
Mad About You
Zigmund Klarik
1992
Series
MacGyver
Saul
2016
Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Lou Grant
1970
Series
Animaniacs
Vern (voice)
1993
Series
Studio One
Actor #3
1948
Series
The Virginian
George Johnson
1962
Series
The F.B.I.
John Carl Brock
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Walter Gretzler
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Pete Zacharias
1965
Series
Hot in Cleveland
Jameson
2010
Series
American Playhouse
Robert Sloane
1982
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
Highway to Heaven
1984
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
The Name of the Game
Cesare Marino
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Vince Leonard
1968
Series
Naked City
Lt. Vincent Busti
1958
Series
The Dead Zone
Marty Bracknell
2002
Series
Grace and Frankie
Howard Jay
2015
Series
The Defenders
Tim Sellers
1961
Series
The Defenders
Harry Obermayer
1961
Series
Johnny Bravo
1997
Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Granny Goodness (voice)
1996
Series
The Untouchables
Fedor Bartok
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Frank
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Jimmy Canada
1959
Series
Doom Patrol
Hospital Patient
2019
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Frank Hunter (voice)
1998
Series
The Wild Wild West
Furman Crotty
1965
Series
Arli$$
Lenny Crowley
1996
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
Route 66
Second Man
1960
Series
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
1994
Series
The Oscars
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Dinosaurs
Evil Georgie (voice)
1991
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Warden Bragan
1955
Series
Burke's Law
Pablo Vasquez
1963
Series
Run for Your Life
Carl Cappi
1965
Series
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Fixer (voice)
2000
Series
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Series
Gargoyles
Hudson (voice)
1994
Series
Medical Center
1969
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
1977
Film
Up
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
2009
Series
Hercules
Mentor (voice)
1998
Series
Duckman
Mort Sidelman (voice)
1994
Series
The Invaders
Taugus
1967
Series
The Invaders
Harry Ferguson
1967
Series
The Boondocks
Ed Wuncler (voice)
2005
Series
Justice League Unlimited
Hephaestus (voice)
2004
Series
Justice League Unlimited
Granny Goodness (voice)
2004
Series
Gunsmoke
Sgt. Wilks
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Redmond
1955
Series
The Cleveland Show
2009
Series
The Cleveland Show
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
2009
Series
The Cleveland Show
Walter (voice)
2009
Series
The Outer Limits
Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
1963
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Hoggish Greedly (voice)
1990
Series
Omnibus
1952
Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Ben Parker (voice)
2008
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Rhoda
1974
Series
Dharma & Greg
Earl Tucker
1997
Series
Outlaws
1960
Series
Police Story
1973
Series
Dead to Me
Abe Rifkin
2019
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
The Sarah Silverman Program
Commandant Von Reichenstein
2007
Series
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Von Romme (voice)
1996
Series
Freakazoid!
Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
1995
Series
Mr. Novak
Harmon Stern
1963
Series
Mr. Novak
Paul Berg
1963
Series
The Mod Squad
1968
Series
The Mod Squad
Harry Loring
1968
Series
The Angry Beavers
1997
Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
Sam Benedict
Dr. Everett Colner
1962
Series
The Magic School Bus
Gen. Aranius (voice)
1994
Series
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wilson White
2006
Series
Central Park
Ambrose (voice)
2020
Series
Cain's Hundred
Dave Keller
1961
Series
Stoney Burke
Kapp
1962
Series
Hearts Afire
George Lahti
1992
Series
The White Shadow
Edward Asner (uncredited)
1978
Film
Carl's Date
Carl (voice)
2023
Series
The Huntress
2000
Series
Chasing Life
April's grandfather
2014
Series
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Officer Barr (voice)
2003
Film
Elf
Santa
2003
Series
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
George Kramer
1966
Series
Men at Work
Bob
2012
Series
Roots
Thomas Davies
1977
Series
Roots
Capt. Thomas Davies
1977
Series
The Crazy Ones
Mr. Finger
2013
Series
The Lieutenant
1963
Series
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
CBS Playhouse
Nat Congdon
1966
Series
Decoy
Sergeant
1957
Series
The Rat Patrol
Captain Friedrich
1966
Series
Rich Man, Poor Man
Axel Jordache
1976
Film
The Animal
Chief Wilson
2001
Series
Dumb and Dumber
General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice)
1995
Series
Tall Tales & Legends
Lucky Jake
1985
Film
JFK
Guy Bannister
1991
Profiles in Courage
Oliver E. Wells
1964
Profiles in Courage
President Ulysses S. Grant
1964
Series
Max Steel
Chuck Marshak (voice)
2000
Series
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965
Series
The Bronx Zoo
1987
Film
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Grandpa (voice)
2022
Film
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Mr. Carson
2012
Series
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Walter Kovacs
1990
Series
Roseanne
1988
Series
The Eleventh Hour
1962
Series
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
2008
Series
Slattery's People
Frank Radcliff
1964
Film
Hard Rain
Uncle Charlie
1998
Series
The Premise
Mr. Holmes
2021
Series
Center of the Universe
Art Barnett
2004
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Series
Thunder Alley
Gil Jones
1994
Series
Dug Days
Carl (voice)
2021
Film
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
2023
Film
The Bachelor
Gluckman
1999
Series
Andy Barker, P.I.
Mickey Doyle
2007
Series
Fish Police
Chief Abalone (voice)
1992
Film
El Dorado
Bart Jason
1966
Series
Bruno the Kid
The Engineer (voice)
1996
Film
Too Big to Fail
Warren Buffett
2011
Series
Ballmastrz: 9009
Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
2018
Film
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Ghost of Claude
2021
Series
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
2020
Film
Dug's Special Mission
Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
2009
Maggie Winters
1998
Series
Politically Incorrect
1993
Series
Tender Is the Night
Devereux Warren
1985
Series
Working Class
Hank Greziak
2011
Film
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
1983
Film
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Granny Goodness (voice)
2010
Series
More Tales of the City
Jack Lederer
1998
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
All Star Superman
Perry White (voice)
2011
Film
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Uncle Nick
2003
Film
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Connolly
1981
The Closer
1998
Series
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self - Presenter
1987
Film
Foodfight!
Mr. Leonard (voice)
2012
Film
Christmas Cottage
Sidney
2008
Series
Cruel Doubt
Bill Osteen
1992
Series
Off the Rack
Sam Waltman
1985
Series
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Wasserman
2011
Film
I Know That Voice
Self
2014
Film
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
Dr. Howard Arden
2020
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
The Satan Bug
Henchman Veretti
1965
Film
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Woody Garfield
1970
Film
Kid Galahad
Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
1962
Film
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2005
Film
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Santa Claus (voice)
1999
Film
The Girl Most Likely To...
Det. Ralph Varone
1973
Film
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Hudson (voice)
1995
Film
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Scalawag (voice)
1987
Film
The Gettysburg Address
Edward Everett (voice)
2025
Film
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2002
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
All of My Heart
Vern
2015
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
The Games Maker
Nicholas Drago
2014
Film
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2003
Film
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Santa (voice)
2014
Film
Happily Ever After
Scowl the Owl (voice)
1989
Film
The Slender Thread
Det. Judd Ridley
1965
Film
All of My Heart: Inn Love
Vern
2017
Film
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
Arthur (voice)
2017
Film
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2002
Film
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Film
O'Hara's Wife
Bob O'Hara
1982
Film
The Christmas Card
Luke Spelman
2006
Film
Island Prey
Jay Roth
2001
Film
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Faith, Hope & Love
Harry Karetas
2019
Film
Our Friend, Martin
Mr. Harris (voice)
1999
Film
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
1993
Film
Gigantic
Kirby Weathersby
2008
Film
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
Film
The Long Way Home
George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
1997
Film
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Elder Pyreez (voice)
2017
Film
Christmas Is Here Again
Krad (voice)
2007
Series
Switched at Birth
Ted Marx
1991
Film
All of My Heart: The Wedding
Vern
2018
Film
Change of Habit
Lt. Moretti
1969
Film
A Christmas Carol
Marley (voice)
1997
Film
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Bonta / Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
Film
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
2015
Film
Skin Game
Plunkett
1971
Film
The Defender (Studio One)
Juror (uncredited)
1957
Film
Let Go
Artie
2011
Film
Super Sex
George
2016
Film
Gone in the Night
Det. John Waters
1996
Captain Daddy
Grampa (voice)
2021
Film
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Dr. Morheim
1970
Film
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Film
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Charles Gilbert
2002
Film
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Film
Unplugged
Dr. Eaton (voice)
Film
Moon Over Parador
Self
1988
Film
Absolute Killers
2011
Film
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Jefferson
2018
Film
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Self
2004
Film
Olympia
Self
2018
Film
Love Finds You in Valentine
Gabriel Morgan
2016
Film
Should've Been Romeo
Charlie
2012
Film
The Parting Glass
Tommy
2018
Film
They Call It Murder
Chief Otto Larkin
1971
Film
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Self
2003
Film
Second Chances
Chief Buddy
2013
Film
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Augie Sinclair
2003
Film
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
J Jonah Jameson (voice)
2004
Series
Up: Upisodes
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
2009
Film
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Edward P. Mitchell
1991
Film
Out of the Woods
Jack Green
2005
Scarlett
Lou
2021
Film
SEVEN
2020
Film
House on Greenapple Road
Sheriff Muntz
1970
Film
Remembering Roots
Self
2002
Film
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
Film
Gus
Hank Cooper
1976
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
2012
Film
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
1997
Film
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
Kris Kringle
2015
Film
Love and Action in Chicago
Taylor
1999
Film
The Desert of Forbidden Art
Voice
2011
Film
Christmas on the Bayou
Papa Noel
2013
Film
Casting By
Self
2012
Film
Back Home Again
Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
2021
Film
Altered Reality
Mike Wilson
2024
Film
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Film
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Himself
2015
Film
A Case of Libel
Robert Sloane
1983
Film
Dog's Best Friend
Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
1997
Film
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Dead Cat
2001
Film
Daughter of the Mind
Saul Wiener
1969
Film
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Self
2016
Film
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978
Film
Anatomy of an Illness
Norman Cousins
1984
Film
The Nutcracker Sweet
Owl (voice)
2015
Film
The Venetian Affair
Frank Rosenfeld
1966
Film
Sir! No Sir!
Col. Heinl
2005
Film
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self
1984
Film
Daniel
Jacob Ascher
1983
Film
Gypsy
Charles Thompson
1994
Film
A Friendship in Vienna
Opah Oskar Reikman
1988
Film
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
Santa
2017
Film
The Garden Left Behind
Dr. Cleary
2020
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Harvey Metcalfe
1990
Film
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
2004
Film
Down on the Waterfront
1994
Film
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Bruno
1995
Film
The Night America Trembled
3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
1957
Film
Twigs
Phil
1975
Film
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
2004
Film
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
Adult Walter (voice)
2017
Film
Christmas Dreams
Jerry
2009
Film
Common Ground
Ira
2000
Film
The Story of Santa Claus
Santa Claus (voice)
1996
Film
Channels
Ed Packard
2008
Film
Kate's Secret
Dr. Resnick
1986
Film
Haunts of the Very Rich
Al Hunsicker
1972
Film
The Christmas Star
Horace McNickle
1986
Film
A StoryBots Christmas
Santa
2017
Film
The Sissy Duckling
Father Duck (voice)
1999
Film
Death Scream
Peter Singleton
1975
Film
Not Another B Movie
Angry Investor
2011
Film
Pope John XXIII
Angelo Roncalli
2002
Film
The Impersonation Murder Case
Dt. Ed Ames
1975
Film
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
1996
Film
Rain Beau's End
Gunny
2020
Film
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
Self
2009
Film
The Todd Killings
Fred Reardon
1971
John XXIII: The Pope of Peace
Angelo Roncalli
2002
Film
Gunn
Lt. Jacoby
1967
Film
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Joshua (voice)
1986
Film
The Marva Collins Story
Narrator (voice)
1981
Film
Hey, I'm Alive
Ralph Flores
1975
Film
A Different Approach
1978
Film
Senior Entourage
Ed
2021
Film
Generation Gap
Bart Cahill
2008
Film
The Impostor
Barney West
1975
Film
Snowden's Christmas
Big Daddy (voice)
1999
Film
Joe's War
Harry
2017
Film
Sam Cade
1972
Film
The Family Man
Eddie Madden
1979
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Film
The Last Child
Barstow
1971
Film
O' Christmas Tree
Nutcracker (voice)
1999
Film
Saving Christmas
Rick
2017
Film
The Doomsday Flight
Feldman
1966
Film
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Film
The Gathering
Adam
1977
Film
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Himself
1991
Film
Silent Motive
Sam
1991
Film
Crab Orchard
2005
Film
Above Suspicion
Thomas O'Claire
2000
Film
Perfect Game
Billy Hicks
2000
Film
Becoming Dick
Davis Aldrich
2000
Film
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Mr Wilson
2013
Film
The Fumbleheads
Charlie Atwater
1997
Film
Angels on Tap
Swifty
2018
Film
Honor Amongst Men
Pop Halmo
2018
Film
Missing Brendan
George Calden
2004
Film
Getting Ed Laid
Ed Randall
2016
Film
Audrey
Walt
2014
Film
The Commission
Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
2003
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
Self
2002
Film
Heads
Ab Abbot
1994
Film
The Gliksmans
Moshe
2017
Film
Payback
Jack Patkanis
1997
Film
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Narrator
2005
Film
Elephant Sighs
Leo
2012
Academy Boyz
1997
Film
Halls of Anger
Ernie McKay
1970
Film
Bury Me in Armor
Dimitry George
2020
Film
Hard Four
Golden Hands Segal
2007
Film
J-24
1960
Film
Bring Him Home
Geza
2000
Film
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
Self
2008
Film
The Wrestler
Frank Bass
1974
Film
Good Men
Morty
2011
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
Wilhelm Müller
2016
Film
Hopelessly in June
Rabbi
2011
Film
Frozen in Time
Grandpa (voice)
2014
Film
Eva: A-7063
Narrator (voice)
2018
Ed Asner's Oral History
Self - Interviewee
2018
Film
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Pike
1964
Film
The Murder Men
Dave Keller
1961
Film
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Narrator (Voice)
2008
Film
The Good Doctor
Various Roles
1978
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
Self
2000
Film
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Self
2015
Film
In Vino
Charles
2019
Film
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
Huey P. Long
1977
Film
LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
Self
2004
Blood
The Prophet
2021
Film
Darlin' Clementine
Lucky Jake
1986
Film
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
Corporate Manager
2016
Film
A Fargo Christmas Story
Popcorn Bud
2023
Vital Signs
Matthew St James
1986
Film
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
Charlie (voice)
1991
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
2007
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010
The New Girl
Kurt Harden
1960
Cracked Up
Rev. Vincent Owens
1987
Film
Autism and Cake
Fred
2012
Film
A Small Killing
Simon Shaber
1981
Film
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
Self
2004
Film
Tiger Within
Samuel
2020
Film
A Man and His Prostate
Liberator
President Whitlock
2012
Film
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Identical
Yaakov Washington
2011
Film
Love Meet Hope
Mr. James
2016
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
Narrator
2011
Film
In Search of Peace
David Ben Gurion (voice)
2001
Film
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
Himself
2011
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
Narrator
1996
Behind the Fear
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
Narrator
2002
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
American Road
Walt Whitman
2013
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
Himself
2005
Film
Americas in Transition
Narrator
1982
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Sheriff Delaney
2005