Ed Asner
Known for Acting · 397 credits
- Born
- 1929-11-15
- Died
- 2021-08-29
- Place of birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Eddie Asner · 愛德華·阿斯納 · エド・アズナー · 에드 애스너 · Edward 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
1999
as Martin Schultz
Family Guy
1999
as Steve Bellows (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Editor (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Mailbox #2 (voice) / Grandpa Smith (voice)
Bones
2005
as Rufus Tucker
TV Shows (155)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Martin Schultz
Family Guy
1999
as Steve Bellows (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Editor (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Mailbox #2 (voice) / Grandpa Smith (voice)
Bones
2005
as Rufus Tucker
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as August March
Modern Family
2009
as Herschel
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Maurice
Teen Titans Go!
2013
as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
The Fugitive
1963
as Roy Malinek / Sheriff Mayhew / Joe Bantam
King of the Hill
1997
as Stinky (voice)
Regular Show
2010
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
The Good Wife
2009
as Guy Redmayne
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
ER
1994
as James McNulty
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Mr. Weiner
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
The Middle
2009
as Ben
Young Justice
2010
as Kent Nelson (voice)
CSI: NY
2004
as Abraham Klein
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Lou Grant
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as August March
Mom
2013
as Jack
Great Performances
1971
Ironside
1967
as Marlon Davis
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Practice
1997
as Judge Matlin Pratt / Judge Marcus Winnaker
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
MacGyver
2016
as Saul
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jack Stander
Cobra Kai
2018
as Sid Weinberg
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Furman Crotty
The Virginian
1962
as George Johnson
Mission: Impossible
1966
as George Simpson
Lou Grant
1977
as Lou Grant
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Roland Daggett (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Bud
Animaniacs
1993
as Vern (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Jameson
Match Game
1973
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Frank Williams
Burke's Law
1963
as Pablo Vasquez
American Playhouse
1982
as Robert Sloane
The Untouchables
1959
as Fedor Bartok / Frank / Jimmy Canada
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Spider-Man
1994
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Cleveland Show
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) / Walter (voice)
Johnny Bravo
1997
Mad About You
1992
as Zigmund Klarik
Highway to Heaven
1984
The F.B.I.
1965
as John Carl Brock / Walter Gretzler / Pete Zacharias
Naked City
1958
as Lt. Vincent Busti
Run for Your Life
1965
as Carl Cappi
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Arli$$
1996
as Lenny Crowley
Doom Patrol
2019
as Hospital Patient
Movies (242)
Up
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Elf
2003
as Santa
Carl's Date
2023
as Carl (voice)
The Animal
2001
as Chief Wilson
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012
as Mr. Carson
JFK
1991
as Guy Bannister
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
as Hudson (voice)
Unplugged
as Dr. Eaton (voice)
Foodfight!
2012
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
SEVEN
2020
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010
as Granny Goodness (voice)
El Dorado
1966
as Bart Jason
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Warren Buffett
All Star Superman
2011
as Perry White (voice)
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Connolly
The Bachelor
1999
as Gluckman
Hard Rain
1998
as Uncle Charlie
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as Ghost of Claude
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
as Self (archive footage)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Woody Garfield
Dug's Special Mission
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Daniel
1983
as Jacob Ascher
All of My Heart: Inn Love
2017
as Vern
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Edward Everett (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Mr. Harris (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Christmas Dreams
2009
as Jerry
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003
as Uncle Nick
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Remembering Roots
2002
as Self
Super Sex
2016
as George
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Bob O'Hara
Elf: Film School for Kids
2004
as Self
The Games Maker
2014
as Nicholas Drago
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
Second Chances
2013
as Chief Buddy
Olympia
2018
as Self
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017
as Arthur (voice)
Christmas on the Bayou
2013
as Papa Noel
Should've Been Romeo
2012
as Charlie
Crab Orchard
2005
Happily Ever After
1989
as Scowl the Owl (voice)
Casting By
2012
as Self
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020
as Dr. Howard Arden
The Venetian Affair
1966
as Frank Rosenfeld
A StoryBots Christmas
2017
as Santa
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
Twigs
1975
as Phil
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016
as Gabriel Morgan
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
as Self
The Todd Killings
1971
as Fred Reardon
Scarlett
2021
as Lou
The Satan Bug
1965
as Henchman Veretti
Gus
1976
as Hank Cooper
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
The Christmas Card
2006
as Luke Spelman
Absolute Killers
2011
Christmas Cottage
2008
as Sidney
The Sissy Duckling
1999
as Father Duck (voice)
A Case of Libel
1983
as Robert Sloane
Gypsy
1994
as Charles Thompson
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Story of Santa Claus
1996
as Santa Claus (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)
Faith, Hope & Love
2019
as Harry Karetas
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004
as Self
They Call It Murder
1971
as Chief Otto Larkin
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
2004
as Self
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Det. Ralph Varone
Gunn
1967
as Lt. Jacoby
Kate's Secret
1986
as Dr. Resnick
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
as Al Hunsicker
The Long Way Home
1997
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
The Slender Thread
1965
as Det. Judd Ridley
Island Prey
2001
as Jay Roth
The Gathering
1977
as Adam
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
A Christmas Carol
1997
as Marley (voice)
Above Suspicion
2000
as Thomas O'Claire
Moon Over Parador
1988
as Self
The Marva Collins Story
1981
as Narrator (voice)
Snowden's Christmas
1999
as Big Daddy (voice)
The Doomsday Flight
1966
as Feldman
Halls of Anger
1970
as Ernie McKay
A Friendship in Vienna
1988
as Opah Oskar Reikman
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015
as Kris Kringle
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Christmas Is Here Again
2007
as Krad (voice)
Generation Gap
2008
as Bart Cahill
Let Go
2011
as Artie
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014
as Santa (voice)
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996
as Self
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011
as Voice
Perfect Game
2000
as Billy Hicks
Kid Galahad
1962
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
Change of Habit
1969
as Lt. Moretti
Skin Game
1971
as Plunkett
All of My Heart: The Wedding
2018
as Vern
The Nutcracker Sweet
2015
as Owl (voice)
The Garden Left Behind
2020
as Dr. Cleary
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
as Scalawag (voice)
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
Academy Boyz
1997
Captain Daddy
2021
as Grampa (voice)
All of My Heart
2015
as Vern
The Good Doctor
1978
as Various Roles
A Different Approach
1978
Elephant Sighs
2012
as Leo
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004
as J Jonah Jameson (voice)
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
2009
as Self
About 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, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT. With 397 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Ed Asner has appeared in 242 films and 155 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ed Asner Movies
- Up (2009) — as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
- Elf (2003) — as Santa
- Carl's Date (2023) — as Carl (voice)
- The Animal (2001) — as Chief Wilson
- Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) — as Mr. Carson
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