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Ed Asner

Actor / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Politician / Comedian | * 11/15/1929 († 91, 08/29/2021) | Kansas City, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
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Eddie Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama. Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won SEVEN – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series on spin-off Lou Grant). His other Emmys were for performances in two miniseries: ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Animation

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Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8- ...

Up

PG

2009 | 4.0/5 | 1h 36min
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
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Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison. ...

JFK

R

1991 | 3.8/5 | 3h 9min
Drama, Thriller, History
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When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shak ...

Elf

PG

2003 | 3.3/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new be ...

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

NR

1970 | 3.8/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Ed Asner

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award Paul Robeson Award 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 3x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 3x Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Eugene V. Debs Award Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
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Movies with Ed Asner as Actor(199)

as Mike Wilson2024 Altered Reality
as Carl (voice)2023 Carl's Date
as himself2023 Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
as Popcorn Bud2023 A Fargo Christmas Story
as The Prophet2023 Blood
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)2022 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
as Ed2021 Senior Entourage
2021 Scarlett
as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)2021 Back Home Again
as Ghost of Claude2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
2020 The Garden Left Behind
2020 Tiger Within
2020 SEVEN
as Dr. Howard Arden2020 M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
as Gunny2020 Rain Beau's End
as Dimitry George2020 Bury Me in Armor
as Charles2019 In Vino
as Himself (archive footage)2019 LA DA Story
as Swifty2018 Angels on Tap
as Narrator (voice)2018 Eva: A-7063
as Pop Halmo2018 Honor Amongst Men
as himself2018 Olympia
as Jefferson2018 Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Vern2018 All of My Heart: The Wedding
as Tommy2018 The Parting Glass
as himself2017 And the Winner Isn't
as Arthur (voice)2017 CarGo
as Santa2017 Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
as Vern2017 All of My Heart: Inn Love
as Elder Pyreez2017 Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Santa2017 A StoryBots Christmas
as Rick2017 Saving Christmas
as Adult Walter (voice)2017 Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
as Harry2017 Joe's War
as George2016 Super Sex
as Wilhelm Müller2016 Titanic: Sinking the Myths
as Gabriel Morgan2016 Love Finds You in Valentine
as Mr. James2016 Love Meet Hope
as himself2016 The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
as Ed Randall2016 Getting Ed Laid
as Corporate Manager2016 Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)2015 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Owl2015 The Nutcracker Sweet
as Kris Kringle2015 A Merry Murdoch Christmas
as himself2015 I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
as Edward Everett (voice)2015 The Gettysburg Address
as Vern2015 All of My Heart
as himself2015 Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
as Grandpa (voice)2014 Frozen in Time
as Jefferson2014 Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
as Santa (voice)2014 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as himself2014 I Know That Voice
as Nicholas Drago2014 The Games Maker
as Mr Wilson2013 Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as Papa Noel2013 Christmas on the Bayou
as Bonta / Narrator2013 Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Chief Buddy2013 Second Chances
as President Whitlock2012 Liberator
as Charlie2012 Should've Been Romeo
as Mr. Leonard (voice)2012 Foodfight!
as Mr. Carson2012 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as himself2012 Casting By
as himself2012 Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
as Perry White (voice)2011 All Star Superman
as Voice2011 The Desert of Forbidden Art
as Rabbi2011 Hopelessly in June
as Morty2011 Good Men
as himself2011 Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
as Artie2011 Let Go
as Warren Buffett2011 Too Big to Fail
as himself2011 The Fisherman
as Angry Investor2011 Not Another B Movie
as Granny Goodness (voice)2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)2009 Dug's Special Mission
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)2009 Up
as Sidney2008 Christmas Cottage
as Bart Cahill2008 Generation Gap
as Kirby Weathersby2008 Gigantic
as Ed Packard2008 Channels
2007 The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
as Krad (voice)2007 Christmas Is Here Again
as Golden Hands Segal2007 Hard Four
as Luke Spelman2006 The Christmas Card
as Jack Green2005 Out of the Woods
as Narrator2005 Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
as Sheriff Delaney2005 Sleeping Dogs Lie
2005 Crab Orchard
as Col. Heinl2005 Sir! No Sir!
as himself2005 The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
as himself2004 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as George Calden2004 Missing Brendan
as Uncle Nick2003 Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz2003 The Commission
as Narrator2003 Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
as Augie Sinclair2003 The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
as Santa2003 Elf
as J. Jonah Jameson2002 Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
as Charles Gilbert2002 The Man Who Saved Christmas
as Narrator2002 The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
as Angelo Roncalli2002 Pope John XXIII
as Jay Roth2001 Island Prey
as Chief Wilson2001 The Animal
as David Ben Gurion (voice)2001 In Search of Peace
as Dead Cat2001 Gahan Wilson's The Kid
as Geza2000 Bring Him Home
as Coach Billy Hicks2000 Perfect Game
2000 The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
as Davis Aldrich2000 Becoming Dick
as Thomas O'Claire2000 Above Suspicion
as Ira2000 Common Ground
as Santa Claus (voice)1999 Olive, The Other Reindeer
as Taylor1999 Love and Action in Chicago
as (voice)1999 Snowden's Christmas
as Father Duck (voice)1999 The Sissy Duckling
as Sid Gluckman1999 The Bachelor
as Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)1999 Our Friend, Martin
as Nutcracker1999 O' Christmas Tree
as Uncle Charlie1998 Hard Rain
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)1997 The Long Way Home
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)1997 The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Jack Patkanis1997 Payback
as Charlie Atwater1997 The Fumbleheads
as Marley (voice)1997 A Christmas Carol
1997 Academy Boyz
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)1997 Dog's Best Friend
as Narrator1996 Hanged on a Twisted Cross
as Santa Claus (voice)1996 The Story of Santa Claus
as Det. John Waters1996 Gone in the Night
as Hudson1996 Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
as Bruno1995 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)1994 Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
as Ab Abbot1994 Heads
1993 Down on the Waterfront
as Pop1993 Gypsy
as himself1992 Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as Ted Marx1991 Switched at Birth
as Guy Bannister1991 JFK
as Edward P. Mitchell1991 Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as himself1991 Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
as Sam1991 Silent Motive
as himself1990 Night Of 100 Stars III
as Harvey Metcalfe1990 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990 The Cops Are Robbers
as Scowl the Owl (voice)1989 Happily Ever After
as himself1988 Moon Over Parador
as Opah Oskar Reikman1988 A Friendship in Vienna
as Rev. Vincent Owens1987 Cracked Up
as Scalawag (voice)1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Horace McNickle1986 The Christmas Star
as Joshua (voice)1986 Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
as Clementine's father1986 Darlin' Clementine
as Dr. Resnick1986 Kate's Secret
as Matthew St James1986 Vital Signs
as Norman Cousins1984 Anatomy of an Illness
as Robert Sloane1983 A Case of Libel
as Jacob Ascher1983 Daniel
as Bob O'Hara1982 O'Hara's Wife
as Narrator1982 Americas in Transition
as Narrator (voice)1981 The Marva Collins Story
as Connolly1981 Fort Apache, the Bronx
as Simon Shaber1981 A Small Killing
as Eddie Madden1979 The Family Man
as Various Roles1978 The Good Doctor
as Adam1977 The Gathering
as Huey P. Long1977 The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
as Hank Cooper1976 Gus
as Dt. Ed Ames1975 The Impersonation Murder Case
as Ralph Flores1975 Hey, I'm Alive
as himself1975 Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Barney West1975 The Impostor
as Peter Singleton1975 Death Scream
as Frank Bass1974 The Wrestler
as Det. Ralph Varone1973 The Girl Most Likely to...
1972 Sam Cade
as Al Hunsicker1972 Haunts of the Very Rich
as Chief Otto Larkin1971 They Call It Murder
as Plunkett1971 Skin Game
as Fred Reardon1971 The Todd Killings
as Barstow1971 The Last Child
as Sheriff Muntz1970 House on Greenapple Road
as Dr. Morheim1970 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Ernie McKay1970 Halls of Anger
as Woody Garfield1970 They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Saul Wiener1969 Daughter of the Mind
as Lt. Moretti1969 Change of Habit
as Lt. Jacoby1967 Gunn
as Frank Rosenfeld1967 The Venetian Affair
as Feldman1966 The Doomsday Flight
as Bart Jason1966 El Dorado
as Det. Judd Ridley1965 The Slender Thread
as Henchman Veretti1965 The Satan Bug
as Pike1964 Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)1962 Kid Galahad
as Dave Keller1961 The Murder Men
1960 The New Girl
1957 The Night America Trembled
as Juror (uncredited)1957 The Defender (Studio One)

TV Shows/Series with Ed Asner as Actor(139)

as Mr. Holmes2021 The Premise
as Carl (voice)2021 Dug Days
as Ambrose (voice)2020 Central Park
as himself2020 The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Hospital Patient2019 Doom Patrol
as Abe Rifkin2019 Dead to Me
as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)2018 Ballmastrz: 9009
as Sid Weinberg2018 Cobra Kai
as Saul2016 MacGyver
as Howard Jay2015 Grace and Frankie
as himself2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as April's grandfather2014 Chasing Life
as Jack2013 Mom
as Bob2012 Men At Work
as Dr. Wasserman2011 Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
as Hank Greziak2011 Working Class
2010 Hawaii Five-0
as Jameson2010 Hot in Cleveland
as Kent Nelson (voice)2010 Young Justice
as Santa Claus (voice)2010 Regular Show
as Herschel2009 Modern Family
2009 The Cleveland Show
2009 The Line
as Ben Parker (voice)2008 The Spectacular Spider-Man
2007 Andy Barker, P.I.
as Wilson White2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Grandpa Smith (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Mailbox #2 (voice)2005 American Dad!
as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Narrator (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Rufus Tucker2005 Bones
2005 The Boondocks
as Art Barnett2004 Center of the Universe
as Abraham Klein2004 CSI: NY
as Hephaestus (voice)2004 Justice League Unlimited
as Granny Goodness (voice)2004 Justice League Unlimited
2003 World Poker Tour
as Officer Barr (voice)2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2002 The Dead Zone
as Chuck Marshak2000 Max Steel
2000 The Huntress
as Mr. Weiner2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Martin Schultz1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Steve Bellows (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Jack Lederer1998 More Tales of the City
1998 The Closer
1998 Maggie Winters
as Frank Hunter (voice)1998 The Wild Thornberrys
as Mentor (voice)1998 Hercules
1997 The Practice
1997 The Angry Beavers
as Stinky (voice)1997 King of the Hill
1997 Johnny Bravo
as Earl Tucker1997 Dharma & Greg
1996 Arliss
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Granny Goodness (voice)1996 Superman: The Animated Series
as Von Romme (voice)1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)1995 Freakazoid!
1994 Duckman
as Dr. James McNulty1994 ER
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)1994 Spider-Man
as Bud1994 Touched by an Angel
as Hudson (voice)1994 Gargoyles
as Gil Jones1994 Thunder Alley
as Maurice1993 The X-Files
1993 Bonkers
as Bill Osteen1992 Cruel Doubt
1992 Fish Police
1992 Mad About You
as Zigmund Klarik1992 Mad About You
as Roland Daggett (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
as Evil Georgie (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Walter Kovacs1990 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1989 The Simpsons
1988 Roseanne
1987 The Bronx Zoo
as Sam Waltman1985 Off the Rack
as Devereux Warren1985 Tender Is the Night
1985 The Second City 25th Anniversary Special
as Lucky Jake1985 Tall Tales & Legends
1984 Highway to Heaven
as Edward Asner (uncredited)1978 The White Shadow
as Lou Grant1977 Lou Grant
as Thomas Davies1977 Roots
as Axel Jordache1976 Rich Man, Poor Man
as Self - Host / Various1975 Saturday Night Live
1974 Rhoda
1973 Police Story
1971 Great Performances
as Lou Grant1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as himself1970 The Flip Wilson Show
1969 Medical Center
as Cesare Marino1968 The Name of the Game
as Vince Leonard1968 The Name of the Game
as August March1968 Hawaii Five-O
1968 The Mod Squad
as Taugus1967 The Invaders
as Harry Ferguson1967 The Invaders
1967 Ironside
1966 Felony Squad
as Captain Friedrich1966 The Rat Patrol
1966 CBS Playhouse
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1965 The Wild Wild West
1965 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as John Carl Brock1965 The F.B.I.
as Walter Gretzler1965 The F.B.I.
as Pete Zacharias1965 The F.B.I.
as Carl Cappi1965 Run for Your Life
as Oliver E. Wells1964 Profiles in Courage
as President Ulysses S. Grant1964 Profiles in Courage
1964 Slattery's People
as Pablo Vasquez1963 Burke's Law
as Harmon Stern1963 Mr. Novak
as Paul Berg1963 Mr. Novak
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Sheriff Mayhew1963 The Fugitive
as Roy Malinek1963 The Fugitive
as Joe Bantam1963 The Fugitive
as Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo1963 The Outer Limits
1963 The Lieutenant
as Jack Stander1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as George Johnson1962 The Virginian
1962 Stoney Burke
1962 The Eleventh Hour
as Dave Keller1961 Cain's Hundred
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
as Tim Sellers1961 The Defenders
as Harry Obermayer1961 The Defenders
as Dr. Frank Williams1961 Dr. Kildare
1960 Outlaws
1960 Route 66
as Lt. Vincent Busti1958 Naked City
as Sergeant1957 Decoy
as Warden Bragan1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sgt. Wilks1955 Gunsmoke
as Redmond1955 Gunsmoke
as Actor #31948 Studio One

Movies with Ed Asner as Crew(2)

Crew/In Memory Of2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion
Production/Executive Producer2011 Let Go

TV Shows/Series with Ed Asner as Crew(2)

Crew/In Memory Of2019 Dead to Me
Crew/In Memory Of2010 Young Justice

Full Name: Eddie Asner
Born: Friday, 11/15 1929 (November) in Kansas City, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 08/29 2021 (August) in Tarzana (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Chicago, Wyandotte High School
Employer: Screen Actors Guild
Member of: Democratic Socialists of America
Spouses (current/former): Nancy Sykes, Cindy Gilmore
Children: Kate Asner
Other names for Ed Asner (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Eddie Asner"
"Edward Asner"
Ed Asner frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (143x, Actor)
David Herman (103x, Actor)
Roger Craig Smith (84x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (83x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (67x, Actor)
Rachael MacFarlane (64x, Actress)
Jeff Bennett (57x, Actor)
Courtenay Taylor (55x, Actress)
Tress MacNeille (52x, Actress)
Dee Bradley Baker (51x, Actor)
John Viener (46x, Actor)
Bob Peterson (9x, Crew)
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