Ed Asner

🎭 Actor

Ed Asner

🎂 Born 15 November 1929 (age 91)✝ 29 August 2021📍 Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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

Carl Fredricksen (voice)

Carl's Date

Elf

JFK

Full Filmography(211 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

2009UpCarl Fredricksen (voice)★ 8.0 2023Carl's DateCarl (voice)★ 7.4 2003ElfSanta★ 6.7 1991JFKGuy Bannister★ 7.6 1966El DoradoBart Jason★ 7.4 2001The AnimalChief Wilson★ 5.1 2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesGrandpa Heffley (voice)★ 6.8 1998Hard RainUncle Charlie★ 5.9 1999The BachelorGluckman★ 5.2 2010Superman/Batman: ApocalypseGranny Goodness (voice)★ 7.2 2012Home Alone: The Holiday HeistMr. Carson★ 5.1 2011All Star SupermanPerry White (voice)★ 6.9 2011Too Big to FailWarren Buffett★ 7.0 1983KoyaanisqatsiSelf (archive footage)★ 7.9 2025The Gettysburg AddressEdward Everett (voice)—2012Foodfight!Mr. Leonard (voice)★ 2.0 1995Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes AwakenHudson (voice)★ 7.0 2016Super SexGeorge★ 5.8 1983DanielJacob Ascher★ 6.7 1962Kid GalahadAssistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)★ 6.1 2017All of My Heart: Inn LoveVern★ 6.9 2021Muppets Haunted MansionGhost of Claude★ 6.4 2012Casting BySelf★ 6.9 2009Dug's Special MissionCarl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)★ 7.0 2014I Know That VoiceSelf★ 7.1 1965The Satan BugHenchman Veretti★ 6.1 1971Skin GamePlunkett★ 6.6 2016Love Finds You in ValentineGabriel Morgan★ 6.4 1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Woody Garfield★ 5.9 1981Fort Apache, the BronxConnolly★ 6.5 2011Let GoArtie★ 4.9 2018All of My Heart: The WeddingVern★ 7.4 1999Our Friend, MartinMr. Harris (voice)★ 7.1 2013Axel: The Biggest Little HeroBonta / Narrator (voice)★ 2.8 1988Moon Over ParadorSelf★ 5.9 1997A Christmas CarolMarley (voice)★ 6.5 1978Mickey's 50Self★ 9.0 1989Happily Ever AfterScowl the Owl (voice)★ 5.9 2000Common GroundIra★ 5.0 1994GypsyCharles Thompson★ 6.3 2008Christmas CottageSidney★ 6.3 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf★ 6.8 2017And the Winner Isn'tSelf★ 6.3 1976GusHank Cooper★ 6.0 2007Hard FourGolden Hands Segal★ 4.9 1973The Girl Most Likely To...Det. Ralph Varone★ 6.6 2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story—★ 9.0 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf★ 8.0 1982O'Hara's WifeBob O'Hara★ 5.7 2008GiganticKirby Weathersby★ 5.6 2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)—1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelf★ 4.0 2013Christmas on the BayouPapa Noel★ 6.1 2017Joe's WarHarry★ 2.7 1971The Last ChildBarstow★ 7.3 1975Death ScreamPeter Singleton★ 6.6 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightScalawag (voice)★ 5.6 1992Earth and the American DreamReader (voice)★ 6.7 1965The Slender ThreadDet. Judd Ridley★ 7.1 2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureUncle Nick★ 4.0 2005Sir! No Sir!Col. Heinl★ 6.8 2014Elf: Buddy's Musical ChristmasSanta (voice)★ 5.3 2014The Games MakerNicholas Drago★ 5.4 1981The Marva Collins StoryNarrator (voice)★ 7.4 1970Halls of AngerErnie McKay★ 5.3 2020Tiger WithinSamuel—2018OlympiaSelf★ 8.0 1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf★ 6.0 1972Sam Cade——1999Olive, the Other ReindeerSanta Claus (voice)★ 6.7 2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!Arthur (voice)★ 3.9 1990Good Cops, Bad Cops—★ 4.2 2021Back Home AgainPeter Lionsbridge (voice)★ 7.0 2000Above SuspicionThomas O'Claire★ 5.8 2019In VinoCharles★ 5.9 2003Daredevil vs. Spider-ManJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)★ 7.5 1977The GatheringAdam★ 5.0 2013Second ChancesChief Buddy★ 6.2 2019Faith, Hope & LoveHarry Karetas★ 7.5 2020M.O.M. Mothers of MonstersDr. Howard Arden★ 6.0 2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsElder Pyreez (voice)★ 3.6 2023Being Mary Tyler MooreSelf (voice)★ 6.6 1975Mitzi & 100 GuysSelf—2018LA DA StorySelf (archive footage)★ 10.0 1997The Long Way HomeGeorge Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)★ 7.1 1966The Venetian AffairFrank Rosenfeld★ 4.9 2018The Parting GlassTommy★ 5.4 1969Change of HabitLt. Moretti★ 5.4 2005Spider-Man: The Venom SagaJ. Jonah Jameson★ 7.0 2000Perfect GameBilly Hicks★ 7.0 1966The Doomsday FlightFeldman★ 6.5 2008Generation GapBart Cahill★ 7.2 1996Gone in the NightDet. John Waters★ 6.5 2002Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain ShowdownJ. Jonah Jameson★ 7.5 1974The WrestlerFrank Bass★ 5.0 2009Christmas DreamsJerry—2002The Man Who Saved ChristmasCharles Gilbert★ 6.2 1957The Defender (Studio One)Juror (uncredited)★ 7.5 1970House on Greenapple RoadSheriff Muntz★ 7.4 2001Island PreyJay Roth★ 4.8 2007Christmas Is Here AgainKrad (voice)★ 4.3 1999The Sissy DucklingFather Duck (voice)★ 5.1 1984Anatomy of an IllnessNorman Cousins★ 7.0 2015Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf / Lou Grant (archive footage)★ 10.0 2017A StoryBots ChristmasSanta★ 5.5 2000Becoming DickDavis Aldrich★ 4.0 2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesSelf★ 9.4 1993Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracySelf★ 5.8 2003The King and Queen of Moonlight BayAugie Sinclair★ 5.9 2005Out of the WoodsJack Green★ 5.7 1991Silent MotiveSam★ 4.5 1997Dog's Best FriendJeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)★ 3.0 2002Remembering RootsSelf—2015All of My HeartVern★ 6.9 2015A Merry Murdoch ChristmasKris Kringle★ 7.6 2014Frozen in TimeGrandpa (voice)★ 4.4 1986Kate's SecretDr. Resnick★ 6.3 1996The Story of Santa ClausSanta Claus (voice)★ 6.6 2017Saving ChristmasRick★ 4.9 1986The Christmas StarHorace McNickle★ 5.6 1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneySelf★ 7.0 1971They Call It MurderChief Otto Larkin★ 6.3 1972Haunts of the Very RichAl Hunsicker★ 5.5 2011The Desert of Forbidden ArtVoice★ 4.7 2011Absolute Killers—★ 1.0 2004Spider-Man vs. Doc OckJ Jonah Jameson★ 7.0 1971The Todd KillingsFred Reardon★ 4.6 2002Pope John XXIIIAngelo Roncalli★ 6.9 2021Senior EntourageEd★ 2.0 1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannDr. Robert Servatius (voice)★ 6.1 1997PaybackJack Patkanis★ 6.8 1986Joshua and the Battle of JerichoJoshua (voice)★ 8.2 2003Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War FailureNarrator (voice)—2004Happy Birthday Oscar WildeSelf★ 6.0 1978A Different Approach—★ 6.5 1994Down on the Waterfront—★ 6.5 1979The Family ManEddie Madden★ 8.0 1967GunnLt. Jacoby★ 5.6 2017The GliksmansMoshe—1975The ImpostorBarney West★ 7.5 1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfDr. Morheim★ 6.8 1994HeadsAb Abbot★ 3.0 1997The FumbleheadsCharlie Atwater★ 5.5 1984Donald Duck's 50th BirthdaySelf★ 6.7 2020SEVEN—★ 8.8 2012Should've Been RomeoCharlie★ 4.3 1986Darlin' ClementineLucky Jake—2001In Search of PeaceDavid Ben Gurion (voice)★ 7.0 1975TwigsPhil—2024Altered RealityMike Wilson★ 5.9 2018Honor Amongst MenPop Halmo—1981A Small KillingSimon Shaber★ 8.5 1969Daughter of the MindSaul Wiener★ 6.7 2014AudreyWalt★ 1.0 1978The Good DoctorVarious Roles★ 0.5 2011Good MenMorty—2012Elephant SighsLeo★ 2.3 2015The Nutcracker SweetOwl (voice)★ 4.6 1999Snowden's ChristmasBig Daddy (voice)—2003The CommissionCapt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz★ 4.5 1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausEdward P. Mitchell★ 7.0 2018Eva: A-7063Narrator (voice)—1999Love and Action in ChicagoTaylor★ 4.9 2005Crab Orchard—★ 9.0 2004Missing BrendanGeorge Calden★ 5.5 2006The Christmas CardLuke Spelman★ 6.2 1975Hey, I'm AliveRalph Flores★ 6.7 2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!Himself★ 5.0 2020Rain Beau's EndGunny★ 2.8 2017Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!Santa★ 4.9 1964Fanfare for a Death ScenePike★ 7.0 2017Framed: The Adventures of Zion ManAdult Walter (voice)—1960J-24——1961The Murder MenDave Keller★ 10.0 1996Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeSelf★ 10.0 1999O' Christmas TreeNutcracker (voice)★ 5.4 2018Angels on TapSwifty★ 5.0 2001Gahan Wilson's The KidDead Cat★ 8.0 1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger—★ 8.7 1957The Night America Trembled3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)★ 7.5 2020The Garden Left BehindDr. Cleary★ 5.2 2008Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American CampaignsSelf—1988A Friendship in ViennaOpah Oskar Reikman★ 7.3 2018Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingJefferson★ 1.0 1983A Case of LibelRobert Sloane★ 4.5 2008ChannelsEd Packard★ 3.0 2011Not Another B MovieAngry Investor★ 4.8 2011Hopelessly in JuneRabbi★ 5.0 2002Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIIIJean XXIII—2016Getting Ed LaidEd Randall★ 3.0 1995Goldilocks and the Three BearsBruno★ 6.0 2008Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet UnionNarrator (Voice)—2012Autism and CakeFred—2016Love Meet HopeMr. James★ 7.0 2011IdenticalYaakov Washington★ 4.0 2023A Fargo Christmas StoryPopcorn Bud—2020Bury Me in ArmorDimitry George—2013Saturday Night Live: ThanksgivingMr Wilson★ 7.7 2005Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working ClassNarrator★ 4.5 1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary ShowHimself★ 7.0 2016The Best Democracy Money Can BuySelf★ 7.2 2009American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical HumanistSelf—1975The Impersonation Murder CaseDt. Ed Ames—1977The Life and Assassination of the KingfishHuey P. Long★ 7.0 2000Bring Him HomeGeza★ 7.7 1982Americas in TransitionNarrator★ 7.0 2002The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight ItNarrator★ 7.5 2015Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the ArtsSelf—2016Mary Jane: A Musical PotumentaryCorporate Manager—2011Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7Himself★ 8.0 1991The Real Story of Happy Birthday To YouCharlie (voice)★ 9.0

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