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