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
Up
(2009)
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Carl's Date
(2023)
Carl (voice)
JFK
(1991)
Guy Bannister
Elf
(2003)
Santa
The Animal
(2001)
Chief Wilson
El Dorado
(1966)
Bart Jason
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
(2022)
Grandpa Heffley (voice)
I Know That Voice
(2014)
Self
Muppets Haunted Mansion
(2021)
Ghost of Claude
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
(2012)
Mr. Carson
Faith, Hope & Love
(2019)
Harry Karetas
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
(2010)
Granny Goodness (voice)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
(2005)
J. Jonah Jameson
Foodfight!
(2012)
Mr. Leonard (voice)
Hard Rain
(1998)
Uncle Charlie
All Star Superman
(2011)
Perry White (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Night America Trembled
(1957)
The Defender (Studio One)
(1957)
Juror (uncredited)
J-24
(1960)
The New Girl
(1960)
Kurt Harden
The Murder Men
(1961)
Dave Keller
Kid Galahad
(1962)
Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
Fanfare for a Death Scene
(1964)
Pike
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Henchman Veretti
The Slender Thread
(1965)
Det. Judd Ridley
The Doomsday Flight
(1966)
Feldman
El Dorado
(1966)
Bart Jason
The Venetian Affair
(1967)
Frank Rosenfeld
Gunn
(1967)
Lt. Jacoby
Change of Habit
(1969)
Lt. Moretti
Daughter of the Mind
(1969)
Saul Wiener
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
(1970)
Woody Garfield
Halls of Anger
(1970)
Ernie McKay
House on Greenapple Road
(1970)
Sheriff Muntz
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
(1970)
Dr. Morheim
They Call It Murder
(1971)
Chief Otto Larkin
Skin Game
(1971)
Plunkett
The Last Child
(1971)
Barstow
The Todd Killings
(1971)
Fred Reardon
Haunts of the Very Rich
(1972)
Al Hunsicker
Sam Cade
(1972)
The Girl Most Likely to...
(1973)
Det. Ralph Varone
The Wrestler
(1974)
Frank Bass
Mitzi & 100 Guys
(1975)
Self
Death Scream
(1975)
Peter Singleton
Twigs
(1975)
Phil
The Impostor
(1975)
Barney West
Hey, I'm Alive
(1975)
Ralph Flores
The Impersonation Murder Case
(1975)
Dt. Ed Ames
Gus
(1976)
Hank Cooper
The Gathering
(1977)
Adam
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
(1977)
Huey P. Long
The Good Doctor
(1978)
Various Roles
A Different Approach
(1978)
The Family Man
(1979)
Eddie Madden
The Marva Collins Story
(1981)
Narrator (voice)
A Small Killing
(1981)
Simon Shaber
Fort Apache, the Bronx
(1981)
Connolly
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Americas in Transition
(1982)
Narrator
O'Hara's Wife
(1982)
Bob O'Hara
Daniel
(1983)
Jacob Ascher
A Case of Libel
(1983)
Robert Sloane
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
(1984)
Self
Anatomy of an Illness
(1984)
Norman Cousins
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
(1986)
Joshua (voice)
Darlin' Clementine
(1986)
Lucky Jake
The Christmas Star
(1986)
Horace McNickle
Vital Signs
(1986)
Matthew St James
Kate's Secret
(1986)
Dr. Resnick
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
(1987)
Scalawag (voice)
Cracked Up
(1987)
Rev. Vincent Owens
Moon Over Parador
(1988)
Self
A Friendship in Vienna
(1988)
Opah Oskar Reikman
Happily Ever After
(1989)
Scowl the Owl (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
The Cops Are Robbers
(1990)
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
(1990)
Harvey Metcalfe
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
(1991)
Himself
Silent Motive
(1991)
Sam
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
(1991)
Edward P. Mitchell
JFK
(1991)
Guy Bannister
Switched at Birth
(1991)
Ted Marx
Earth and the American Dream
(1992)
Reader (voice)
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
(1993)
Self
Gypsy
(1993)
Pop
Down on the Waterfront
(1994)
Heads
(1994)
Ab Abbot
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
(1995)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
(1995)
Bruno
Gone in the Night
(1996)
Det. John Waters
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
(1996)
Hudson (voice)
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
(1996)
Narrator
The Story of Santa Claus
(1996)
Santa Claus (voice)
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
(1997)
Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
The Long Way Home
(1997)
George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Payback
(1997)
Jack Patkanis
A Christmas Carol
(1997)
Marley (voice)
Academy Boyz
(1997)
The Fumbleheads
(1997)
Charlie Atwater
Dog's Best Friend
(1997)
Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
Hard Rain
(1998)
Uncle Charlie
The Sissy Duckling
(1999)
Father Duck (voice)
O' Christmas Tree
(1999)
Nutcracker (voice)
Olive, The Other Reindeer
(1999)
Santa Claus (voice)
The Bachelor
(1999)
Gluckman
Snowden's Christmas
(1999)
(voice)
Love and Action in Chicago
(1999)
Taylor
Our Friend, Martin
(1999)
Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
Becoming Dick
(2000)
Davis Aldrich
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
(2000)
Bring Him Home
(2000)
Geza
Common Ground
(2000)
Ira
Above Suspicion
(2000)
Thomas O'Claire
Perfect Game
(2000)
Billy Hicks
Island Prey
(2001)
Jay Roth
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
(2001)
Dead Cat
In Search of Peace
(2001)
David Ben Gurion (voice)
The Animal
(2001)
Chief Wilson
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
(2002)
Narrator
Pope John XXIII
(2002)
Angelo Roncalli
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
(2002)
Jean XXIII
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
(2002)
Self
The Man Who Saved Christmas
(2002)
Charles Gilbert
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
(2002)
J. Jonah Jameson
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
(2003)
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
(2003)
Self
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
(2003)
Uncle Nick
The Commission
(2003)
Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
(2003)
Augie Sinclair
Elf
(2003)
Santa
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Missing Brendan
(2004)
George Calden
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
(2004)
Self
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
(2004)
J Jonah Jameson
Crab Orchard
(2005)
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
(2005)
Narrator
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
(2005)
Himself
Out of the Woods
(2005)
Jack Green
Sleeping Dogs Lie
(2005)
Sheriff Delaney
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
(2005)
J. Jonah Jameson
Sir! No Sir!
(2005)
Col. Heinl
The Christmas Card
(2006)
Luke Spelman
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
(2007)
Hard Four
(2007)
Golden Hands Segal
Christmas Is Here Again
(2007)
Krad (voice)
Generation Gap
(2008)
Bart Cahill
Christmas Cottage
(2008)
Sidney
Gigantic
(2008)
Kirby Weathersby
Channels
(2008)
Ed Packard
Up
(2009)
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Dug's Special Mission
(2009)
Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
(2010)
Granny Goodness (voice)
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
(2010)
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
(2011)
Himself
Absolute Killers
(2011)
The Desert of Forbidden Art
(2011)
Voice
Let Go
(2011)
Artie
Hopelessly in June
(2011)
Rabbi
Good Men
(2011)
Morty
All Star Superman
(2011)
Perry White (voice)
Too Big to Fail
(2011)
Warren Buffett
Not Another B Movie
(2011)
Angry Investor
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
(2012)
Self
Elephant Sighs
(2012)
Leo
Foodfight!
(2012)
Mr. Leonard (voice)
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Should've Been Romeo
(2012)
Charlie
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
(2012)
Mr. Carson
Liberator
(2012)
President Whitlock
Autism and Cake
(2012)
Fred
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
(2013)
Bonta / Narrator
Christmas on the Bayou
(2013)
Papa Noel
Second Chances
(2013)
Chief Buddy
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
(2013)
Mr Wilson
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
(2014)
Jefferson
The Games Maker
(2014)
Nicholas Drago
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
(2014)
Santa (voice)
Audrey
(2014)
Walt
I Know That Voice
(2014)
Self
Frozen in Time
(2014)
Grandpa (voice)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
(2015)
Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
The Nutcracker Sweet
(2015)
Owl
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
(2015)
Himself
All of My Heart
(2015)
Vern
The Gettysburg Address
(2015)
Edward Everett (voice)
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
(2015)
Self
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
(2015)
Kris Kringle
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
(2016)
Corporate Manager
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
(2016)
Self
Love Meet Hope
(2016)
Mr. James
Getting Ed Laid
(2016)
Ed Randall
Love Finds You in Valentine
(2016)
Gabriel Morgan
Super Sex
(2016)
George
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
(2016)
Wilhelm Müller
Saving Christmas
(2017)
Rick
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
(2017)
Adult Walter (voice)
And the Winner Isn't
(2017)
Self
A StoryBots Christmas
(2017)
Santa
All of My Heart: Inn Love
(2017)
Vern
CarGo
(2017)
Arthur (voice)
Joe's War
(2017)
Harry
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
(2017)
Elder Pyreez
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
(2017)
Santa
Honor Amongst Men
(2018)
Pop Halmo
Eva: A-7063
(2018)
Narrator (voice)
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
(2018)
Jefferson
LA DA Story
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Angels on Tap
(2018)
Swifty
All of My Heart: The Wedding
(2018)
Vern
The Parting Glass
(2018)
Tommy
Olympia
(2018)
Himself
In Vino
(2019)
Charles
Faith, Hope & Love
(2019)
Harry Karetas
Bury Me in Armor
(2020)
Dimitry George
Rain Beau's End
(2020)
Gunny
SEVEN
(2020)
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
(2020)
Dr. Howard Arden
The Garden Left Behind
(2020)
Dr. Cleary
Tiger Within
(2020)
Samuel
Senior Entourage
(2021)
Ed
Muppets Haunted Mansion
(2021)
Ghost of Claude
Back Home Again
(2021)
Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
Scarlett
(2021)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
(2022)
Grandpa Heffley (voice)
A Fargo Christmas Story
(2023)
Popcorn Bud
Being Mary Tyler Moore
(2023)
Self (voice)
Carl's Date
(2023)
Carl (voice)
Altered Reality
(2024)
Mike Wilson
Production
Crew