Ed Asner
Known for Acting · 391 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
The Simpsons
1989
as Editor (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Steve Bellows (voice)
Bones
2005
as Rufus Tucker
American Dad!
2005
as Narrator (voice) / TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) / Mailbox #2 (voice) / Grandpa Smith (voice)
TV Shows (154)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Martin Schultz
The Simpsons
1989
as Editor (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Steve Bellows (voice)
Bones
2005
as Rufus Tucker
American Dad!
2005
as Narrator (voice) / TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) / Mailbox #2 (voice) / Grandpa Smith (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as August March
Modern Family
2009
as Herschel
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
The X-Files
1993
as Maurice
Regular Show
2010
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Good Wife
2009
as Guy Redmayne
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Mr. Weiner
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
ER
1994
as James McNulty
King of the Hill
1997
as Stinky (voice)
CSI: NY
2004
as Abraham Klein
The Middle
2009
as Ben
Teen Titans Go!
2013
as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
The Fugitive
1963
as Roy Malinek / Sheriff Mayhew / Joe Bantam
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
Young Justice
2010
as Kent Nelson (voice)
Ironside
1967
as Marlon Davis
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as August March
The Practice
1997
as Judge Matlin Pratt / Judge Marcus Winnaker
Mom
2013
as Jack
Cobra Kai
2018
as Sid Weinberg
Great Performances
1971
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Roland Daggett (voice)
MacGyver
2016
as Saul
Mad About You
1992
as Zigmund Klarik
Mission: Impossible
1966
as George Simpson
Arli$$
1996
as Lenny Crowley
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jack Stander
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Virginian
1962
as George Johnson
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Jameson
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Bud
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Frank Williams
Johnny Bravo
1997
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Untouchables
1959
as Fedor Bartok / Frank / Jimmy Canada
Naked City
1958
as Lt. Vincent Busti
Dinosaurs
1991
as Evil Georgie (voice)
Animaniacs
1993
as Vern (voice)
Studio One
1948
as Actor #3
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Furman Crotty
The Invaders
1967
as Taugus / Harry Ferguson
The Dead Zone
2002
as Marty Bracknell
Highway to Heaven
1984
The F.B.I.
1965
as John Carl Brock / Walter Gretzler / Pete Zacharias
Spider-Man
1994
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Howard Jay
Match Game
1973
as Self
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Doom Patrol
2019
as Hospital Patient
Run for Your Life
1965
as Carl Cappi
Medical Center
1969
Movies (237)
Up
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Elf
2003
as Santa
Carl's Date
2023
as Carl (voice)
JFK
1991
as Guy Bannister
El Dorado
1966
as Bart Jason
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012
as Mr. Carson
Hard Rain
1998
as Uncle Charlie
The Animal
2001
as Chief Wilson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
The Bachelor
1999
as Gluckman
Skin Game
1971
as Plunkett
Olympia
2018
as Self
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Warren Buffett
All Star Superman
2011
as Perry White (voice)
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Happily Ever After
1989
as Scowl the Owl (voice)
Kid Galahad
1962
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
Let Go
2011
as Artie
Dug's Special Mission
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Super Sex
2016
as George
Gigantic
2008
as Kirby Weathersby
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Gus
1976
as Hank Cooper
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Edward Everett (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as Ghost of Claude
Death Scream
1975
as Peter Singleton
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003
as Uncle Nick
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Mr. Harris (voice)
Generation Gap
2008
as Bart Cahill
Foodfight!
2012
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Woody Garfield
Christmas Cottage
2008
as Sidney
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Casting By
2012
as Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014
as Santa (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Second Chances
2013
as Chief Buddy
Gypsy
1994
as Charles Thompson
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
All of My Heart: Inn Love
2017
as Vern
The Commission
2003
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
as Hudson (voice)
The Satan Bug
1965
as Henchman Veretti
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Daniel
1983
as Jacob Ascher
Audrey
2014
as Walt
Scarlett
2021
as Lou
The Slender Thread
1965
as Det. Judd Ridley
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017
as Arthur (voice)
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
as Santa Claus (voice)
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016
as Gabriel Morgan
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Connolly
The Garden Left Behind
2020
as Dr. Cleary
Christmas Is Here Again
2007
as Krad (voice)
The Story of Santa Claus
1996
as Santa Claus (voice)
Moon Over Parador
1988
as Self
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002
as Charles Gilbert
The Sissy Duckling
1999
as Father Duck (voice)
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Det. Ralph Varone
Common Ground
2000
as Ira
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
as J. Jonah Jameson
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
All of My Heart: The Wedding
2018
as Vern
Gunn
1967
as Lt. Jacoby
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)
Saving Christmas
2017
as Rick
Christmas on the Bayou
2013
as Papa Noel
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
SEVEN
2020
The Long Way Home
1997
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Bob O'Hara
Hard Four
2007
as Golden Hands Segal
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015
as Kris Kringle
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013
as Mr Wilson
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
All of My Heart
2015
as Vern
The Venetian Affair
1966
as Frank Rosenfeld
The Fumbleheads
1997
as Charlie Atwater
Joe's War
2017
as Harry
Above Suspicion
2000
as Thomas O'Claire
The Marva Collins Story
1981
as Narrator (voice)
Change of Habit
1969
as Lt. Moretti
Pope John XXIII
2002
as Angelo Roncalli
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984
as Self
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020
as Dr. Howard Arden
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012
as Self
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
as Scalawag (voice)
Payback
1997
as Jack Patkanis
The Parting Glass
2018
as Tommy
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
2002
as J. Jonah Jameson
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003
as Augie Sinclair
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Christmas Star
1986
as Horace McNickle
The Gathering
1977
as Adam
Daughter of the Mind
1969
as Saul Wiener
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as Elder Pyreez (voice)
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990
as Harvey Metcalfe
Snowden's Christmas
1999
as Big Daddy (voice)
A Different Approach
1978
Gone in the Night
1996
as Det. John Waters
Kate's Secret
1986
as Dr. Resnick
Perfect Game
2000
as Billy Hicks
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
A Christmas Carol
1997
as Marley (voice)
The Christmas Card
2006
as Luke Spelman
In Search of Peace
2001
as David Ben Gurion (voice)
Faith, Hope & Love
2019
as Harry Karetas
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
as Edward P. Mitchell
Crab Orchard
2005
A Friendship in Vienna
1988
as Opah Oskar Reikman
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016
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 391 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Ed Asner has appeared in 237 films and 154 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)
- JFK (1991) — as Guy Bannister
- El Dorado (1966) — as Bart Jason
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