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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

242 acting

7 crew

Popularity

1.8

movie

Known For

Up

Up

2009

as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Elf

Elf

2003

as Santa
JFK

JFK

1991

as Guy Bannister
The Animal

The Animal

2001

as Chief Wilson
Carl's Date

Carl's Date

2023

as Carl (voice)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022

as Grandpa (voice)
El Dorado

El Dorado

1966

as Bart Jason
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

2012

as Mr. Carson
Hard Rain

Hard Rain

1998

as Uncle Charlie
Dug's Special Mission

Dug's Special Mission

2009

as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Up
Up
2009 • as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
★ 8.0
Elf
Elf
2003 • as Santa
★ 6.7
JFK
JFK
1991 • as Guy Bannister
★ 7.6
The Animal
The Animal
2001 • as Chief Wilson
★ 5.2
Carl's Date
Carl's Date
2023 • as Carl (voice)
★ 7.4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 • as Grandpa (voice)
★ 6.8
El Dorado
El Dorado
1966 • as Bart Jason
★ 7.4
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012 • as Mr. Carson
★ 5.1
Hard Rain
Hard Rain
1998 • as Uncle Charlie
★ 5.9
Dug's Special Mission
Dug's Special Mission
2009 • as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010 • as Granny Goodness (voice)
★ 7.2
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 • as Ghost of Claude
★ 6.4
Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
2011 • as Warren Buffett
★ 6.9
The Bachelor
The Bachelor
1999 • as Gluckman
★ 5.1
All Star Superman
All Star Superman
2011 • as Perry White (voice)
★ 6.9
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002 • as Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 • as Self (voice)
★ 6.7
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970 • as Woody Garfield
★ 5.9
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981 • as Connolly
★ 6.5
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003 • as Uncle Nick
★ 4.0
I Know That Voice
I Know That Voice
2014 • as Self
★ 7.1
All of My Heart: Inn Love
All of My Heart: Inn Love
2017 • as Vern
★ 6.8
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003 • as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
★ 7.5
Love Finds You in Valentine
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016 • as Gabriel Morgan
★ 6.4
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
1989 • as Scowl the Owl (voice)
★ 5.8
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
1965 • as Henchman Veretti
★ 6.1
Foodfight!
Foodfight!
2012 • as Mr. Leonard (voice)
★ 2.0
The Girl Most Likely To...
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973 • as Det. Ralph Varone
★ 6.6
Super Sex
Super Sex
2016 • as George
★ 5.8
Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador
1988 • as Self
★ 5.9
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One)
1957 • as Juror (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995 • as Hudson (voice)
★ 7.0
Absolute Killers
Absolute Killers
2011
★ 1.0
movie
Captain Daddy
2021 • as Grampa (voice)
An SNL Thanksgiving
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 • as (archive footage)
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love
2019 • as Harry Karetas
★ 7.5
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 • as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
★ 7.0
The Games Maker
The Games Maker
2014 • as Nicholas Drago
★ 5.4
movie
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
• as Self (archive footage)
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1997 • as Marley (voice)
★ 6.5
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
1962 • as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 • as Scalawag (voice)
★ 5.6
Good Cops, Bad Cops
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
★ 4.2
All of My Heart
All of My Heart
2015 • as Vern
★ 6.9
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999 • as Santa Claus (voice)
★ 6.7
O'Hara's Wife
O'Hara's Wife
1982 • as Bob O'Hara
★ 5.7
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 6.0
Gigantic
Gigantic
2008 • as Kirby Weathersby
★ 5.6
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
2002 • as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
★ 7.5
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014 • as Santa (voice)
★ 5.2
Christmas Cottage
Christmas Cottage
2008 • as Sidney
★ 6.3
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017 • as Arthur (voice)
★ 3.7
Bring Him Home
Bring Him Home
2000 • as Geza
★ 7.7
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
1999 • as Mr. Harris (voice)
★ 7.1
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.3
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
2017 • as Santa
★ 4.9
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home
1997 • as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
★ 7.1
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004 • as Self
★ 6.0
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
2009 • as Self
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991 • as Edward P. Mitchell
★ 7.2
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
2004 • as Self
All of My Heart: The Wedding
All of My Heart: The Wedding
2018 • as Vern
★ 7.4
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017 • as Elder Pyreez (voice)
★ 3.6
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
2025 • as Edward Everett (voice)
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't
2017 • as Self
★ 6.2
Island Prey
Island Prey
2001 • as Jay Roth
★ 4.8
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015 • as Kris Kringle
★ 7.6
Unplugged
Unplugged
• as Dr. Eaton (voice)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013 • as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
★ 2.8
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 • as Self
★ 2.0
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
Gus
Gus
1976 • as Hank Cooper
★ 5.9
Christmas Is Here Again
Christmas Is Here Again
2007 • as Krad (voice)
★ 4.8
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
2002 • as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
★ 7.5
Elf: Film School for Kids
Elf: Film School for Kids
2004 • as Self
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
1965 • as Det. Judd Ridley
★ 7.1
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004 • as J Jonah Jameson (voice)
★ 7.0
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard
2005
★ 9.0
The Christmas Card
The Christmas Card
2006 • as Luke Spelman
★ 6.2
The Nutcracker Sweet
The Nutcracker Sweet
2015 • as Owl (voice)
★ 4.6
Twigs
Twigs
1975 • as Phil
The Parting Glass
The Parting Glass
2018 • as Tommy
★ 5.3
Casting By
Casting By
2012 • as Self
★ 6.9
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road
1970 • as Sheriff Muntz
★ 7.4
Gypsy
Gypsy
1994 • as Charles Thompson
★ 6.2
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020 • as Dr. Howard Arden
★ 6.0
The Story of Santa Claus
The Story of Santa Claus
1996 • as Santa Claus (voice)
★ 6.6
Gone in the Night
Gone in the Night
1996 • as Det. John Waters
★ 6.5
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 5.8
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
2000 • as Thomas O'Claire
★ 5.8
Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods
2005 • as Jack Green
★ 5.7
The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair
1966 • as Frank Rosenfeld
★ 4.9
Daniel
Daniel
1983 • as Jacob Ascher
★ 6.6
The Desert of Forbidden Art
The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011 • as Voice
★ 4.7
Dog's Best Friend
Dog's Best Friend
1997 • as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
★ 3.0
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964 • as Pike
★ 7.0
Elf: That's a Wrap
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004 • as Self
Skin Game
Skin Game
1971 • as Plunkett
★ 6.6
Haunts of the Very Rich
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972 • as Al Hunsicker
★ 5.5
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
2017 • as Adult Walter (voice)
The Man Who Saved Christmas
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002 • as Charles Gilbert
★ 6.2
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
2002 • as Angelo Roncalli
★ 6.9
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993 • as Self
★ 5.8
Change of Habit
Change of Habit
1969 • as Lt. Moretti
★ 5.3
Second Chances
Second Chances
2013 • as Chief Buddy
★ 6.2
Love and Action in Chicago
Love and Action in Chicago
1999 • as Taylor
★ 4.9
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
★ 9.0
The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings
1971 • as Fred Reardon
★ 4.6
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
1986 • as Joshua (voice)
★ 8.2
Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013 • as Mr Wilson
★ 7.5
The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997 • as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
★ 5.6
They Call It Murder
They Call It Murder
1971 • as Chief Otto Larkin
★ 6.4
Joe's War
Joe's War
2017 • as Harry
★ 2.7
SEVEN
SEVEN
2020
★ 7.6
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996 • as Self
★ 10.0
O' Christmas Tree
O' Christmas Tree
1999 • as Nutcracker (voice)
★ 5.4
movie
Scarlett
2021 • as Lou
Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind
1969 • as Saul Wiener
★ 6.7
Bury Me in Armor
Bury Me in Armor
2020 • as Dimitry George
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 • as Reader (voice)
★ 6.7
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
2004 • as Self
Christmas on the Bayou
Christmas on the Bayou
2013 • as Papa Noel
★ 6.1
Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50
1978 • as Self
★ 9.0
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015 • as Himself
★ 5.0
Hey, I'm Alive
Hey, I'm Alive
1975 • as Ralph Flores
★ 6.7
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003 • as Augie Sinclair
★ 5.9
The Doomsday Flight
The Doomsday Flight
1966 • as Feldman
★ 6.5
Heads
Heads
1994 • as Ab Abbot
★ 3.4
Payback
Payback
1997 • as Jack Patkanis
★ 6.8
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
★ 7.0
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018 • as Jefferson
★ 1.0
Rain Beau's End
Rain Beau's End
2020 • as Gunny
★ 2.8
Channels
Channels
2008 • as Ed Packard
★ 3.0
A Friendship in Vienna
A Friendship in Vienna
1988 • as Opah Oskar Reikman
★ 7.3
The Garden Left Behind
The Garden Left Behind
2020 • as Dr. Cleary
★ 5.6
The Christmas Star
The Christmas Star
1986 • as Horace McNickle
★ 5.7
Let Go
Let Go
2011 • as Artie
★ 5.0
Gunn
Gunn
1967 • as Lt. Jacoby
★ 5.6
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995 • as Bruno
★ 6.0
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 • as Dr. Morheim
★ 6.3
Sir! No Sir!
Sir! No Sir!
2005 • as Col. Heinl
★ 6.8
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003 • as Self
★ 9.4
Common Ground
Common Ground
2000 • as Ira
★ 5.0
A Case of Libel
A Case of Libel
1983 • as Robert Sloane
★ 4.5
Not Another B Movie
Not Another B Movie
2011 • as Angry Investor
★ 4.8
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016 • as Self
★ 7.2
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 • as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Should've Been Romeo
Should've Been Romeo
2012 • as Charlie
★ 3.8
Kate's Secret
Kate's Secret
1986 • as Dr. Resnick
★ 6.3
Perfect Game
Perfect Game
2000 • as Billy Hicks
★ 7.0
Generation Gap
Generation Gap
2008 • as Bart Cahill
★ 7.2
A StoryBots Christmas
A StoryBots Christmas
2017 • as Santa
★ 5.5
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990 • as Harvey Metcalfe
★ 6.9
Halls of Anger
Halls of Anger
1970 • as Ernie McKay
★ 5.2
Back Home Again
Back Home Again
2021 • as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
★ 7.0
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984 • as Self
★ 6.7
The Sissy Duckling
The Sissy Duckling
1999 • as Father Duck (voice)
★ 5.1
Frozen in Time
Frozen in Time
2014 • as Grandpa (voice)
★ 3.9
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001 • as Dead Cat
★ 5.0
A Man and His Prostate
A Man and His Prostate
2021
Altered Reality
Altered Reality
2024 • as Mike Wilson
★ 5.1
movie
The New Girl
1960 • as Kurt Harden
Autism and Cake
Autism and Cake
2012 • as Fred
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness
1984 • as Norman Cousins
★ 7.0
Honor Amongst Men
Honor Amongst Men
2018 • as Pop Halmo
★ 2.0
Hard Four
Hard Four
2007 • as Golden Hands Segal
★ 4.9
The Gathering
The Gathering
1977 • as Adam
★ 4.8
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991 • as Charlie (voice)
★ 9.0
A Different Approach
A Different Approach
1978
★ 6.0
Down on the Waterfront
Down on the Waterfront
1994
★ 6.5
Death Scream
Death Scream
1975 • as Peter Singleton
★ 6.6
Saving Christmas
Saving Christmas
2017 • as Rick
★ 4.9
Hopelessly in June
Hopelessly in June
2011 • as Rabbi
★ 5.0
Good Men
Good Men
2011 • as Morty
The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled
1957 • as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
★ 7.5
Christmas Dreams
Christmas Dreams
2009 • as Jerry
The Fumbleheads
The Fumbleheads
1997 • as Charlie Atwater
★ 5.5
The Last Child
The Last Child
1971 • as Barstow
★ 7.3
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
2008 • as Self
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
★ 8.7
movie
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
2007
★ 10.0
In Vino
In Vino
2019 • as Charles
★ 5.9
movie
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
2011 • as Narrator
Snowden's Christmas
Snowden's Christmas
1999 • as Big Daddy (voice)
Audrey
Audrey
2014 • as Walt
★ 1.0
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
2008 • as Narrator (Voice)
movie
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
2000 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Murder Men
The Murder Men
1961 • as Dave Keller
★ 10.0
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005 • as Narrator
★ 4.5
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
1991 • as Himself
★ 7.0
The Wrestler
The Wrestler
1974 • as Frank Bass
★ 5.0
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
2003 • as Narrator (voice)
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
1977 • as Huey P. Long
★ 7.0
movie
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0
Olympia
Olympia
2018 • as Self
★ 8.0
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
2015 • as Self
Silent Motive
Silent Motive
1991 • as Sam
★ 4.5
movie
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
2005 • as Himself
★ 6.4
Sam Cade
Sam Cade
1972
movie
Academy Boyz
1997
★ 4.5
movie
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
2002 • as Self
★ 8.0
A Fargo Christmas Story
A Fargo Christmas Story
2023 • as Popcorn Bud
Getting Ed Laid
Getting Ed Laid
2016 • as Ed Randall
★ 2.8
LA DA Story
LA DA Story
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
J-24
J-24
1960
Becoming Dick
Becoming Dick
2000 • as Davis Aldrich
★ 4.0
movie
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016 • as Wilhelm Müller
Missing Brendan
Missing Brendan
2004 • as George Calden
★ 5.5
movie
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
1996 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
The Gliksmans
The Gliksmans
2017 • as Moshe
Angels on Tap
Angels on Tap
2018 • as Swifty
★ 5.0
Senior Entourage
Senior Entourage
2021 • as Ed
★ 2.0
Darlin' Clementine
Darlin' Clementine
1986 • as Lucky Jake
Elephant Sighs
Elephant Sighs
2012 • as Leo
★ 2.3
The Impostor
The Impostor
1975 • as Barney West
★ 7.5
Identical
Identical
2011 • as Yaakov Washington
★ 4.0
movie
Cracked Up
1987 • as Rev. Vincent Owens
★ 7.0
Love Meet Hope
Love Meet Hope
2016 • as Mr. James
★ 7.0
Tiger Within
Tiger Within
2020 • as Samuel
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor
1978 • as Various Roles
★ 0.5
The Family Man
The Family Man
1979 • as Eddie Madden
★ 8.0
movie
Vital Signs
1986 • as Matthew St James
★ 8.0
The Commission
The Commission
2003 • as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
★ 4.5
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
2016 • as Corporate Manager
movie
Ed Asner's Oral History
2018 • as Self - Interviewee
The Impersonation Murder Case
The Impersonation Murder Case
1975 • as Dt. Ed Ames
movie
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
2002 • as Narrator
★ 7.5
A Small Killing
A Small Killing
1981 • as Simon Shaber
★ 8.5
movie
Liberator
2012 • as President Whitlock
★ 7.7
Eva: A-7063
Eva: A-7063
2018 • as Narrator (voice)
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
2011 • as Himself
★ 8.0
movie
Blood
2021 • as The Prophet
Americas in Transition
Americas in Transition
1982 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
movie
Sleeping Dogs Lie
2005 • as Sheriff Delaney
★ 5.6
movie
Behind the Fear
2016 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
American Road
2013 • as Walt Whitman
movie
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010
In Search of Peace
In Search of Peace
2001 • as David Ben Gurion (voice)
★ 7.0