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Ed Asner

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

236 acting

7 crew

Popularity

1.7

movie

Known For

Up

Up

2009

as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
JFK

JFK

1991

as Guy Bannister
Elf

Elf

2003

as Santa
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022

as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
El Dorado

El Dorado

1966

as Bart Jason
Carl's Date

Carl's Date

2023

as Carl (voice)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

2010

as Granny Goodness (voice)
The Animal

The Animal

2001

as Chief Wilson
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

2011

as Warren Buffett
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

2012

as Mr. Carson
Up
Up
2009 • as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
★ 8.0
JFK
JFK
1991 • as Guy Bannister
★ 7.6
Elf
Elf
2003 • as Santa
★ 6.7
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 • as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
★ 6.8
El Dorado
El Dorado
1966 • as Bart Jason
★ 7.4
Carl's Date
Carl's Date
2023 • as Carl (voice)
★ 7.4
Love Finds You in Valentine
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016 • as Gabriel Morgan
★ 6.4
Christmas Cottage
Christmas Cottage
2008 • as Sidney
★ 6.3
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010 • as Granny Goodness (voice)
★ 7.2
The Animal
The Animal
2001 • as Chief Wilson
★ 5.1
Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
2011 • as Warren Buffett
★ 7.0
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012 • as Mr. Carson
★ 5.1
All Star Superman
All Star Superman
2011 • as Perry White (voice)
★ 6.9
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003 • as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
★ 7.5
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
1962 • as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Casting By
Casting By
2012 • as Self
★ 6.9
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999 • as Santa Claus (voice)
★ 6.7
I Know That Voice
I Know That Voice
2014 • as Self
★ 7.1
Hard Rain
Hard Rain
1998 • as Uncle Charlie
★ 5.9
Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador
1988 • as Self
★ 5.8
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1997 • as Marley (voice)
★ 6.4
All of My Heart: The Wedding
All of My Heart: The Wedding
2018 • as Vern
★ 7.4
Daniel
Daniel
1983 • as Jacob Ascher
★ 6.6
The Girl Most Likely To...
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973 • as Det. Ralph Varone
★ 6.6
The Bachelor
The Bachelor
1999 • as Gluckman
★ 5.1
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003 • as Uncle Nick
★ 3.9
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
The Christmas Card
The Christmas Card
2006 • as Luke Spelman
★ 6.2
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 • as Ghost of Claude
★ 6.4
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
2025 • as Edward Everett (voice)
Foodfight!
Foodfight!
2012 • as Mr. Leonard (voice)
★ 1.9
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970 • as Woody Garfield
★ 5.8
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 6.7
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 8.0
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.0
Skin Game
Skin Game
1971 • as Plunkett
★ 6.5
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014 • as Santa (voice)
★ 5.3
Dug's Special Mission
Dug's Special Mission
2009 • as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017 • as Elder Pyreez (voice)
★ 3.5
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
1965 • as Det. Judd Ridley
★ 7.1
Gus
Gus
1976 • as Hank Cooper
★ 5.9
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 • as J. Jonah Jameson
★ 7.0
Let Go
Let Go
2011 • as Artie
★ 4.9
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 5.7
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't
2017 • as Self
★ 5.7
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
2002 • as J. Jonah Jameson
★ 7.5
Christmas on the Bayou
Christmas on the Bayou
2013 • as Papa Noel
★ 6.1
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017 • as Arthur (voice)
★ 3.9
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
1999 • as Mr. Harris (voice)
★ 6.9
The Games Maker
The Games Maker
2014 • as Nicholas Drago
★ 5.3
Gunn
Gunn
1967 • as Lt. Jacoby
★ 5.3
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003 • as Augie Sinclair
★ 5.8
Christmas Is Here Again
Christmas Is Here Again
2007 • as Krad (voice)
★ 4.3
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 • as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Hard Four
Hard Four
2007 • as Golden Hands Segal
★ 4.4
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004 • as J Jonah Jameson
★ 7.0
The Sissy Duckling
The Sissy Duckling
1999 • as Father Duck (voice)
★ 4.7
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 • as Scalawag (voice)
★ 5.4
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 • as Self
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995 • as Hudson (voice)
★ 7.0
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road
1970 • as Sheriff Muntz
★ 7.0
Gypsy
Gypsy
1993 • as Charles Thompson
★ 6.2
Gigantic
Gigantic
2008 • as Kirby Weathersby
★ 5.6
The Desert of Forbidden Art
The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011 • as Voice
★ 4.7
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 • as Reader (voice)
★ 6.7
The Doomsday Flight
The Doomsday Flight
1966 • as Feldman
★ 6.4
Haunts of the Very Rich
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972 • as Al Hunsicker
★ 5.3
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
2000 • as Thomas O'Claire
★ 5.5
They Call It Murder
They Call It Murder
1971 • as Chief Otto Larkin
★ 5.4
The Gathering
The Gathering
1977 • as Adam
★ 3.7
Change of Habit
Change of Habit
1969 • as Lt. Moretti
★ 5.3
Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind
1969 • as Saul Wiener
★ 6.4
Identical
Identical
2011 • as Yaakov Washington
★ 4.0
The Garden Left Behind
The Garden Left Behind
2020 • as Dr. Cleary
★ 5.2
Back Home Again
Back Home Again
2021 • as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
★ 7.0
Common Ground
Common Ground
2000 • as Ira
★ 4.9
Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50
1978 • as Self
movie
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home
1997 • as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
★ 7.1
Heads
Heads
1994 • as Ab Abbot
★ 2.2
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
2002 • as Angelo Roncalli
★ 6.9
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
★ 6.4
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
1989 • as Scowl the Owl (voice)
★ 5.7
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991 • as Edward P. Mitchell
★ 7.0
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 • as Dr. Morheim
★ 6.0
The Nutcracker Sweet
The Nutcracker Sweet
2015 • as Owl (voice)
★ 4.6
All of My Heart
All of My Heart
2015 • as Vern
★ 6.9
Payback
Payback
1997 • as Jack Patkanis
★ 6.7
A Friendship in Vienna
A Friendship in Vienna
1988 • as Opah Oskar Reikman
★ 6.0
Sam Cade
Sam Cade
1972
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015 • as Kris Kringle
★ 7.6
The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings
1971 • as Fred Reardon
★ 4.1
Generation Gap
Generation Gap
2008 • as Bart Cahill
★ 7.2
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997 • as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
★ 5.8
All of My Heart: Inn Love
All of My Heart: Inn Love
2017 • as Vern
★ 6.9
Absolute Killers
Absolute Killers
2011
★ 1.0
A Different Approach
A Different Approach
1978
★ 6.3
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993 • as Self
★ 5.6
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
1965 • as Henchman Veretti
★ 6.1
Kate's Secret
Kate's Secret
1986 • as Dr. Resnick
★ 6.0
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995 • as Bruno
★ 4.5
Rain Beau's End
Rain Beau's End
2020 • as Gunny
★ 2.7
movie
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990 • as Harvey Metcalfe
★ 6.2
Darlin' Clementine
Darlin' Clementine
1986 • as Lucky Jake
Death Scream
Death Scream
1975 • as Peter Singleton
★ 6.6
In Vino
In Vino
2019 • as Charles
★ 5.9
The Family Man
The Family Man
1979 • as Eddie Madden
Olympia
Olympia
2018 • as Self
★ 8.0
Super Sex
Super Sex
2016 • as George
★ 5.8
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love
2019 • as Harry Karetas
★ 7.5
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016 • as Self
★ 7.2
The Parting Glass
The Parting Glass
2018 • as Tommy
★ 5.4
The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair
1967 • as Frank Rosenfeld
★ 4.4
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981 • as Connolly
★ 6.5
In Search of Peace
In Search of Peace
2001 • as David Ben Gurion (voice)
★ 6.5
The Cops Are Robbers
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
★ 3.0
Senior Entourage
Senior Entourage
2021 • as Ed
★ 2.0
The Christmas Star
The Christmas Star
1986 • as Horace McNickle
★ 5.6
A Small Killing
A Small Killing
1981 • as Simon Shaber
★ 8.0
Snowden's Christmas
Snowden's Christmas
1999 • as Big Daddy (voice)
LA DA Story
LA DA Story
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Halls of Anger
Halls of Anger
1970 • as Ernie McKay
★ 5.0
The Last Child
The Last Child
1971 • as Barstow
★ 7.0
The Fumbleheads
The Fumbleheads
1997 • as Charlie Atwater
★ 3.0
movie
Vital Signs
1986 • as Matthew St James
★ 9.0
Sir! No Sir!
Sir! No Sir!
2005 • as Col. Heinl
★ 6.7
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One)
1957 • as Juror (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
The Wrestler
The Wrestler
1974 • as Frank Bass
★ 4.2
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013 • as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
★ 2.8
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
1986 • as Joshua (voice)
★ 8.2
Audrey
Audrey
2014 • as Walt
★ 1.0
Altered Reality
Altered Reality
2024 • as Mike Wilson
★ 5.9
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004 • as Self
★ 2.0
Second Chances
Second Chances
2013 • as Chief Buddy
★ 6.2
movie
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
2007
Island Prey
Island Prey
2001 • as Jay Roth
★ 4.0
Becoming Dick
Becoming Dick
2000 • as Davis Aldrich
★ 2.0
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003 • as Self
★ 9.4
Dog's Best Friend
Dog's Best Friend
1997 • as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
★ 1.7
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
2017 • as Santa
★ 4.9
Perfect Game
Perfect Game
2000 • as Billy Hicks
★ 6.2
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
★ 9.0
movie
Scarlett
2021 • as Lou
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness
1984 • as Norman Cousins
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015 • as Himself
★ 5.0
Angels on Tap
Angels on Tap
2018 • as Swifty
★ 5.0
The Impostor
The Impostor
1975 • as Barney West
★ 6.0
O' Christmas Tree
O' Christmas Tree
1999 • as Nutcracker (voice)
★ 5.1
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
2002 • as Jean XXIII
A Case of Libel
A Case of Libel
1983 • as Robert Sloane
★ 2.0
The Commission
The Commission
2003 • as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
★ 1.0
Love and Action in Chicago
Love and Action in Chicago
1999 • as Taylor
★ 4.7
A StoryBots Christmas
A StoryBots Christmas
2017 • as Santa
★ 5.6
Saving Christmas
Saving Christmas
2017 • as Rick
★ 4.9
Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods
2005 • as Jack Green
★ 5.2
O'Hara's Wife
O'Hara's Wife
1982 • as Bob O'Hara
★ 3.5
movie
Cracked Up
1987 • as Rev. Vincent Owens
Should've Been Romeo
Should've Been Romeo
2012 • as Charlie
★ 4.3
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984 • as Self
★ 6.0
Twigs
Twigs
1975 • as Phil
Channels
Channels
2008 • as Ed Packard
★ 3.0
Frozen in Time
Frozen in Time
2014 • as Grandpa (voice)
★ 4.4
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991 • as Charlie (voice)
Missing Brendan
Missing Brendan
2004 • as George Calden
★ 4.0
The Man Who Saved Christmas
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002 • as Charles Gilbert
★ 6.1
movie
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
2002 • as Self
Not Another B Movie
Not Another B Movie
2011 • as Angry Investor
★ 4.8
movie
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
• as Self (archive footage)
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964 • as Pike
★ 6.0
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020 • as Dr. Howard Arden
★ 6.0
The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
movie
Liberator
2012 • as President Whitlock
★ 7.7
Honor Amongst Men
Honor Amongst Men
2018 • as Pop Halmo
Silent Motive
Silent Motive
1991 • as Sam
★ 1.0
A Fargo Christmas Story
A Fargo Christmas Story
2023 • as Popcorn Bud
movie
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016 • as Wilhelm Müller
Joe's War
Joe's War
2017 • as Harry
★ 2.5
The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled
1957 • as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
★ 7.5
SEVEN
SEVEN
2020
★ 8.8
Getting Ed Laid
Getting Ed Laid
2016 • as Ed Randall
★ 1.0
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001 • as Dead Cat
Down on the Waterfront
Down on the Waterfront
1994
★ 5.0
movie
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
2000 • as Self
Hey, I'm Alive
Hey, I'm Alive
1975 • as Ralph Flores
★ 5.0
Unplugged
Unplugged
• as Dr. Eaton (voice)
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
1991 • as Himself
★ 6.0
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
2008 • as Narrator (Voice)
movie
Academy Boyz
1997
★ 3.0
Eva: A-7063
Eva: A-7063
2018 • as Narrator (voice)
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
1977 • as Huey P. Long
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
2016 • as Corporate Manager
The Story of Santa Claus
The Story of Santa Claus
1996 • as Santa Claus (voice)
★ 6.5
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005 • as Narrator
★ 4.5
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
movie
Captain Daddy
2021 • as Grampa (voice)
Elephant Sighs
Elephant Sighs
2012 • as Leo
★ 2.3
movie
The New Girl
1960 • as Kurt Harden
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor
1978 • as Various Roles
★ 0.5
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
2017 • as Adult Walter (voice)
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018 • as Jefferson
★ 1.0
Bring Him Home
Bring Him Home
2000 • as Geza
★ 6.5
The Impersonation Murder Case
The Impersonation Murder Case
1975 • as Dt. Ed Ames
movie
Sleeping Dogs Lie
2005 • as Sheriff Delaney
★ 5.0
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013 • as Mr Wilson
★ 7.5
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
2015 • as Self
movie
Blood
2021 • as The Prophet
The Murder Men
The Murder Men
1961 • as Dave Keller
A Man and His Prostate
A Man and His Prostate
movie
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
1996 • as Narrator
Bury Me in Armor
Bury Me in Armor
2020 • as Dimitry George
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
2009 • as Self
Hopelessly in June
Hopelessly in June
2011 • as Rabbi
★ 5.0
movie
American Road
2013 • as Walt Whitman
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996 • as Self
movie
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002 • as Self
movie
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
2008 • as Self
Good Men
Good Men
2011 • as Morty
movie
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
2005 • as Himself
★ 6.2
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
2011 • as Himself
★ 8.0
Autism and Cake
Autism and Cake
2012 • as Fred
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard
2005
★ 10.0
The Gliksmans
The Gliksmans
2017 • as Moshe
Love Meet Hope
Love Meet Hope
2016 • as Mr. James
★ 7.0
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
2003 • as Narrator (voice)
Tiger Within
Tiger Within
2020 • as Samuel
Christmas Dreams
Christmas Dreams
2009 • as Jerry
movie
Behind the Fear
2016 • as Narrator (voice)
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
2002 • as Narrator
★ 6.0
J-24
J-24
1960
Americas in Transition
Americas in Transition
1982 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
movie
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
2011 • as Narrator
movie
Ed Asner's Oral History
2018 • as Self - Interviewee