Ed Asner
Acting
Born: Nov 15, 1929 — Died: Aug 29, 2021
From: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl's Date | Carl (voice) | 2023 | 7.444 |
| Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | 2023 | 6.614 |
| Muppets Haunted Mansion | Ghost of Claude | 2021 | 6.426 |
| Back Home Again | Peter Lionsbridge (voice) | 2021 | 7.0 |
| Getting Ed Laid | Ed Randall | 2016 | 1.0 |
| Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Granny Goodness (voice) | 2010 | 7.155 |
| Up | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | 2009 | 7.959 |
| Christmas Cottage | Sidney | 2008 | 6.3 |
| Gigantic | Kirby Weathersby | 2008 | 5.6 |
| Christmas Is Here Again | Krad (voice) | 2007 | 4.3 |
| Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | 2004 | 6.0 |
| Elf | Santa | 2003 | 6.666 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion | Self | 2002 | 8.0 |
| The Man Who Saved Christmas | Charles Gilbert | 2002 | 6.222 |
| The Animal | Chief Wilson | 2001 | 5.134 |
| The Bachelor | Gluckman | 1999 | 5.15 |
| Olive, the Other Reindeer | Santa Claus (voice) | 1999 | 6.725 |
| Hard Rain | Uncle Charlie | 1998 | 5.88 |
| Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger | 1995 | 8.667 | |
| JFK | Guy Bannister | 1991 | 7.602 |
| The Christmas Star | Horace McNickle | 1986 | 5.656 |
| Fort Apache, the Bronx | Connolly | 1981 | 6.516 |
| Gus | Hank Cooper | 1976 | 5.977 |
| Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975 | — |
| Skin Game | Plunkett | 1971 | 6.557 |
| They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Woody Garfield | 1970 | 5.874 |
| Daughter of the Mind | Saul Wiener | 1969 | 6.667 |
| El Dorado | Bart Jason | 1966 | 7.356 |
| The Satan Bug | Henchman Veretti | 1965 | 6.112 |
| A Man and His Prostate | — | ||
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1929 |
| From | Kansas City, Missouri, … |