Ed Asner

Personal Info

Birthday

November 15, 1929

Day of Death

2021-08-29

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Eddie Asner

愛德華·阿斯納

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Edward Asner

Ed Asner

Biography

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

Family Guy

King of the Hill

American Dad!

Bones

Modern Family

Hawaii Five-0

Filmography

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