Acting
Ed Asner
Born November 15, 1929 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA · Died August 29, 2021
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
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Up
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
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The Simpsons
Editor (voice)
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Cobra Kai
Sid Weinberg
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Family Guy
Steve Bellows (voice)
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Elf
Santa
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Schultz
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The X-Files
Maurice
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Bones
Rufus Tucker
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Modern Family
Herschel
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JFK
Guy Bannister
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American Dad!
Narrator (voice), TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice), Mailbox #2 (voice), Grandpa Smith (voice)
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Regular Show
Santa Claus (voice)
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Batman: The Animated Series
Roland Daggett (voice)
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Hawaii Five-0
August March
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Doom Patrol
Hospital Patient
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The Animal
Chief Wilson
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Young Justice
Kent Nelson (voice), In Memory Of
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Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
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Dinosaurs
Evil Georgie (voice)
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mr. Weiner
Filmography
- 2023Carl's DateCarl (voice)Movie
- 2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesGrandpa (voice), In Memory OfMovie
- 2021Muppets Haunted MansionGhost of Claude, In Memory OfMovie
- 2021Dug DaysCarl (voice)Series
- 2020Central ParkAmbrose (voice)Series
- 2020M.O.M. Mothers of MonstersDr. Howard ArdenMovie
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
- 2019Dead to MeAbe Rifkin, In Memory OfSeries
- 2019Doom PatrolHospital PatientSeries
- 2018All of My Heart: The WeddingVernMovie
- 2018Cobra KaiSid WeinbergSeries
- 2017All of My Heart: Inn LoveVernMovie
- 2016MacGyverSaulSeries
- 2016Love Finds You in ValentineGabriel MorganMovie
- 2015Grace and FrankieHoward JaySeries
- 2015All of My HeartVernMovie
- 2014The Games MakerNicholas DragoMovie
- 2014Chasing LifeApril's grandfatherSeries
- 2014I Know That VoiceSelfMovie
- 2013The Crazy OnesMr. FingerSeries
- 2013MomJackSeries
- 2013Teen Titans Go!Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)Series
- 2012Home Alone: The Holiday HeistMr. CarsonMovie
- 2012Foodfight!Mr. Leonard (voice)Movie
- 2012Men at WorkBobSeries
- 2011Too Big to FailWarren BuffettMovie
- 2011All Star SupermanPerry White (voice)Movie
- 2010Young JusticeKent Nelson (voice), In Memory OfSeries
- 2010Superman/Batman: ApocalypseGranny Goodness (voice)Movie
- 2010Hawaii Five-0August MarchSeries
- 2010Regular ShowSanta Claus (voice)Series
- 2010Hot in ClevelandJamesonSeries
- 2009Dug's Special MissionCarl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)Movie
- 2009The MiddleBenSeries
- 2009The Cleveland ShowSeries
- 2009Modern FamilyHerschelSeries
- 2009The Good WifeGuy RedmayneSeries
- 2009UpCarl Fredricksen (voice)Movie
- 2008Christmas CottageSidneyMovie
- 2008GiganticKirby WeathersbyMovie
- 2008The Spectacular Spider-ManBen Parker (voice)Series
- 2007The Sarah Silverman ProgramCommandant Von ReichensteinSeries
- 2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson WhiteSeries
- 2005The BoondocksEd Wuncler (voice)Series
- 2005BonesRufus TuckerSeries
- 2005Spider-Man: The Venom SagaJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)Movie
- 2005American Dad!Narrator (voice), TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice), Mailbox #2 (voice), Grandpa Smith (voice)Series
- 2004W.I.T.C.H.Napoleone (voice)Series
- 2004CSI: NYAbraham KleinSeries
- 2004Justice League UnlimitedHephaestus (voice), Granny Goodness (voice)Series
- 2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureUncle NickMovie
- 2003ElfSantaMovie
- 2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesOfficer Barr (voice)Series
- 2003Daredevil vs. Spider-ManJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)Movie
- 2002Spider-Man: The Return of the Green GoblinJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)Movie
- 2002The Dead ZoneMarty BracknellSeries
- 2001The AnimalChief WilsonMovie
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmMr. WeinerSeries
- 2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandFixer (voice)Series
- 2000Max SteelChuck Marshak (voice)Series
- 1999Olive, the Other ReindeerSanta Claus (voice)Movie
- 1999The BachelorGluckmanMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMartin SchultzSeries
- 1999Family GuySteve Bellows (voice)Series
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysFrank Hunter (voice)Series
- 1998HerculesMentor (voice)Series
- 1998Hard RainUncle CharlieMovie
- 1997A Christmas CarolMarley (voice)Movie
- 1997Dharma & GregEarl TuckerSeries
- 1997Johnny BravoSeries
- 1997The Angry BeaversSeries
- 1997The PracticeJudge Matlin Pratt, Marcus WinnakerSeries
- 1997King of the HillStinky (voice)Series
- 1996Superman: The Animated SeriesGranny Goodness (voice)Series
- 1996The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestVon Romme (voice)Series
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1995Freakazoid!Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)Series
- 1994Spider-ManJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)Series
- 1994GargoylesHudson (voice)Series
- 1994Touched by an AngelBudSeries
- 1994ERJames McNultySeries
- 1994The Magic School BusGen. Aranius (voice)Series
- 1994DuckmanMort Sidelman (voice)Series
- 1993AnimaniacsVern (voice)Series
- 1993The X-FilesMauriceSeries
- 1992Mad About YouZigmund KlarikSeries
- 1992Batman: The Animated SeriesRoland Daggett (voice)Series
- 1991JFKGuy BannisterMovie
- 1991DinosaursEvil Georgie (voice)Series
- 1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersHoggish Greedly (voice)Series
- 1989The SimpsonsEditor (voice)Series
- 1989Happily Ever AfterScowl the Owl (voice)Movie
- 1988RoseanneSeries
- 1988Moon Over ParadorSelfMovie
- 1984Highway to HeavenSeries
- 1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
- 1983KoyaanisqatsiSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1981Fort Apache, the BronxConnollyMovie
- 1977RootsThomas Davies, Capt. Thomas DaviesSeries
- 1976GusHank CooperMovie
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host, Self (uncredited)Series
- 1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowLou GrantSeries
- 1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Woody GarfieldMovie
- 1969Hawaii Five-OAugust MarchSeries
- 1967IronsideMarlon DavisSeries
- 1967The InvadersTaugus, Harry FergusonSeries
- 1966El DoradoBart JasonMovie
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleGeorge SimpsonSeries
- 1965The Slender ThreadDet. Judd RidleyMovie
- 1965The Wild Wild WestFurman CrottySeries
- 1965The Satan BugHenchman VerettiMovie
- 1963The FugitiveRoy Malinek, Sheriff Mayhew, Joe BantamSeries
- 1963The Outer LimitsDetective Sgt. Thomas SiroleoSeries
- 1962Kid GalahadAssistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)Movie
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourJack StanderSeries
- 1959The UntouchablesFedor Bartok, Frank, Jimmy CanadaSeries
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWarden BraganSeries
- 1955GunsmokeSgt. Wilks, RedmondSeries
- 1953The OscarsCarl Fredricksen (voice), SelfSeries