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.
Born: November 15, 1929
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known For
Crab Orchard
A lifelong city boy finds that life in the country isn't nearly as horrible as he suspected it would be after being sent to live with his elderly grandfather and befriending a loyal dog named Sheeba.
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to become more independent and to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. Moore’s own 50-plus-year career has spanned award-winning films and Broadway shows, as well as two beloved television series that broke ground and continue to entertain viewers. This one-hour special includes highlights from a recent interview with Mary Tyler Moore, tributes from her co-stars and clips from iconic moments throughout her career. The program looks at her breakthrough role on The Dick Van Dyke Show, her iconic turn as TV's first independent career woman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her Academy Award-nominated work on Ordinary People.
LA DA Story
Los Angeles District Attorney’s office professes to protect the residents of Los Angeles County by prosecuting violent and dangerous criminals and seeking justice for all. But there is a dark side to the LA DA’s operations, when it is utilized by powers-that-be to persecute whistleblowers, violate the civil rights of U.S. citizens and stop investigations of criminal elements.
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty and Rue McClanahan -- with a collection of four programs offering an up-close look at the remarkable lives of the hit show's stars. Valerie Harper, John Ritter and Alex Trebek narrate this tribute, with guests including Angela Lansbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Rosie O'Donnell and many others.
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
An urgent plea to protect creatures from man's insensitivity and greed. The program offers clear explanations of why the survival of sea turtles, humpbacked whales, tiger, bears and other threatened animals is essential to the balance of nature.
SEVEN
What caused Building 7 to collapse on 9/11? Dr. Leroy Hulsey from the University of Alaska Fairbanks may have the answer, following an exhausting four year engineering study.
Regular Show
The surreal misadventures of two best friends - a blue jay and a raccoon - as they seek to liven up their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park.
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world as he enters his junior year of high school.
Batman: The Animated Series
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
Young Justice
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
Filmography
as Edward Everett (voice)
as Mike Wilson
as Popcorn Bud
as Carl (voice)
as Self (voice)
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
as Ghost of Claude
as Mr. Holmes
as Carl (voice)
as Ed
as 22 "I could sound like this if I wanted to" (voice) (uncredited)
as Samuel
as Dimitry George
as Gunny
as Dr. Cleary
as Ambrose (voice)
as Dr. Howard Arden
as Charles
as Self
as Abe Rifkin
as Harry Karetas
as Hospital Patient
as Himself
as Vern
as Pop Halmo
as Swifty
as Tommy
as Jefferson
as Sid Weinberg
as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Santa
as Rick
as Moshe
as Vern
as Elder Pyreez (voice)
as Arthur (voice)
as Harry
as Adult Walter (voice)
as Saul
as Corporate Manager
as George
as Ed Randall
as Mr. James
as Gabriel Morgan
as Kris Kringle
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
as Self
as Owl (voice)
as Howard Jay
as Himself
as Vern
as Santa (voice)
as Grandpa (voice)
as Nicholas Drago
as April's grandfather
as Jefferson
as Walt
as Self
as Papa Noel
as Mr Wilson
as Mr. Finger
as Jack
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
as Chief Buddy
as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
as Mr. Carson
as Self
as Fred
as President Whitlock
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
as Leo
as Bob
as Charlie
as Yaakov Washington
as Warren Buffett
as Artie
as Morty
as Dr. Wasserman
as Angry Investor
as Rabbi
as Voice
as Hank Greziak
as Perry White (voice)
as Kent Nelson (voice)
as Granny Goodness (voice)
as August March
as Santa Claus (voice)
as Jameson
as Jerry
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
as Ben
as Herschel
as Guy Redmayne
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
as Self
as Narrator (Voice)
as Bart Cahill
as Sidney
as Kirby Weathersby
as Ben Parker (voice)
as Ed Packard
as Golden Hands Segal
as Krad (voice)
as Mickey Doyle
as Commandant Von Reichenstein
as Luke Spelman
as Wilson White
as Ed Wuncler (voice)
as Rufus Tucker
as Himself
as J. Jonah Jameson
as Col. Heinl
as Jack Green
as Narrator (voice)
as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
as Mailbox #2 (voice)
as Grandpa Smith (voice)
as Self
as Art Barnett
as George Calden
as Abraham Klein
as Hephaestus (voice)
as Granny Goodness (voice)
as J Jonah Jameson
as Santa
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
as Narrator (voice)
as Officer Barr (voice)
as Augie Sinclair
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
as Charles Gilbert
as Marty Bracknell
as J. Jonah Jameson
as Angelo Roncalli
as Jean XXIII
as Dead Cat
as David Ben Gurion (voice)
as Chief Wilson
as Jay Roth
as Mr. Weiner
as Fixer (voice)
as Davis Aldrich
as Thomas O'Claire
as Billy Hicks
as Chuck Marshak (voice)
as Ira
as Geza
as Big Daddy (voice)
as Santa Claus (voice)
as Gluckman
as Martin Schultz
as Taylor
as Father Duck (voice)
as Steve Bellows (voice)
as Mr. Harris (voice)
as Nutcracker (voice)
as Frank Hunter (voice)
as Mentor (voice)
as Jack Lederer
as Uncle Charlie
as Marley (voice)
as Earl Tucker
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
as Judge Matlin Pratt
as Judge Marcus Winnaker
as Jack Patkanis
as Stinky (voice)
as Charlie Atwater
as Santa Claus (voice)
as The Engineer (voice)
as Granny Goodness (voice)
as Von Romme (voice)
as Det. John Waters
as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
as Hudson (voice)
as Bruno
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
as Hudson (voice)
as Bud
as Dr. James McNulty
as Gen. Aranius (voice)
as Gil Jones
as Mort Sidelman (voice)
as Ab Abbot
as Charles Thompson
as Self
as Maurice
as Reader (voice)
as Zigmund Klarik
as George Lahti
as Roland Daggett (voice)
as Bill Osteen
as Guy Bannister
as Edward P. Mitchell
as Sam
as Ted Marx
as Evil Georgie (voice)
as Charlie (voice)
as Walter Kovacs
as Hoggish Greedly (voice)
as Self
as Editor (voice)
as Scowl the Owl (voice)
as Self
as Opah Oskar Reikman
as Scalawag (voice)
as Self - Presenter
as Horace McNickle
as Dr. Resnick
as Joshua (voice)
as Lucky Jake
as Lucky Jake
as Devereux Warren
as Sam Waltman
as Self
as Self
as Norman Cousins
as Robert Sloane
as Jacob Ascher
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Self
as Bob O'Hara
as Narrator (voice)
as Simon Shaber
as Connolly
as Eddie Madden
as Edward Asner (uncredited)
as Self
as Various Roles
as Adam
as Lou Grant
as Huey P. Long
as Thomas Davies
as Capt. Thomas Davies
as Hank Cooper
as Axel Jordache
as Ralph Flores
as Self - Host
as Self (uncredited)
as Peter Singleton
as Dt. Ed Ames
as Self
as Barney West
as Phil
as Self
as Frank Bass
as Det. Ralph Varone
as Self
as Al Hunsicker
as Chief Otto Larkin
as Fred Reardon
as Barstow
as Plunkett
as Dr. Morheim
as Lou Grant
as Self
as Woody Garfield
as Ernie McKay
as Sheriff Muntz
as Saul Wiener
as Lt. Moretti
as Harry Loring
as August March
as Cesare Marino
as Vince Leonard
as Lt. Jacoby
as Frank Rosenfeld
as Taugus
as Harry Ferguson
as Bart Jason
as Feldman
as George Simpson
as George Kramer
as Captain Friedrich
as Det. Judd Ridley
as John Carl Brock
as Walter Gretzler
as Pete Zacharias
as Furman Crotty
as Carl Cappi
as Henchman Veretti
as Frank Radcliff
as Pike
as Harmon Stern
as Paul Berg
as Pablo Vasquez
as Roy Malinek
as Sheriff Mayhew
as Joe Bantam
as Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
as Self
as Kapp
as Jack Stander
as George Johnson
as Dr. Everett Colner
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Dr. Frank Williams
as Dave Keller
as Tim Sellers
as Harry Obermayer
as Dave Keller
as Second Man
as Fedor Bartok
as Frank
as Jimmy Canada
as Lt. Vincent Busti
as Sergeant
as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
as Juror (uncredited)
as Self - Presenter
as Warden Bragan
as Sgt. Wilks
as Redmond
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Actor #3
as Self - Nominee
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Winner