Ed Asner
Acting
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 396
Movies (241)
The Gettysburg Address2025Edward Everett (voice)
Altered Reality2024Mike Wilson
A Fargo Christmas Story2023Popcorn Bud
Carl's Date2023Carl (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore2023Self (voice)
Commitment to Life2023Self (archive footage)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules2022Grandpa Heffley (voice)- Scarlett2021Lou
Back Home Again2021Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion2021Ghost of Claude
Senior Entourage2021Ed- Captain Daddy2021Grampa (voice)
- Blood2021The Prophet
Tiger Within2020Samuel
Bury Me in Armor2020Dimitry George
SEVEN2020
Rain Beau's End2020Gunny
The Garden Left Behind2020Dr. Cleary
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters2020Dr. Howard Arden
In Vino2019Charles
Faith, Hope & Love2019Harry Karetas
Olympia2018Self
All of My Heart: The Wedding2018Vern
Honor Amongst Men2018Pop Halmo
Angels on Tap2018Swifty
The Parting Glass2018Tommy
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting2018Jefferson- Ed Asner's Oral History2018Self - Interviewee
Eva: A-70632018Narrator (voice)
LA DA Story2018Self (archive footage)
Shows (155)
The Premise2021Mr. Holmes
Dug Days2021Carl (voice)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us2020Self
Central Park2020Ambrose (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019Self
Dead to Me2019Abe Rifkin
Doom Patrol2019Hospital Patient
Cobra Kai2018Sid Weinberg
Ballmastrz: 90092018Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
MacGyver2016Saul
Celebrity Family Feud2015Self
Grace and Frankie2015Howard Jay
Chasing Life2014April's grandfather
The Crazy Ones2013Mr. Finger
Mom2013Jack
Teen Titans Go!2013Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
Men at Work2012Bob
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays2011Dr. Wasserman
Working Class2011Hank Greziak
Young Justice2010Kent Nelson (voice)
Hawaii Five-02010August March
Regular Show2010Santa Claus (voice)
Hot in Cleveland2010Jameson
The Middle2009Ben
The Cleveland Show2009
Modern Family2009Herschel
The Good Wife2009Guy Redmayne
Up: Upisodes2009Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Shatner's Raw Nerve2008Self
The Spectacular Spider-Man2008Ben Parker (voice)