Ed Asner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 15, 1929
- Died
- August 29, 2021
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography
Unplugged TBA
as Dr. Eaton (voice)
- Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary TBA
as Self (archive footage)
The Gettysburg Address 2025
as Edward Everett (voice)
An SNL Thanksgiving 2024
as (archive footage)
Altered Reality 2024
as Mike Wilson
A Fargo Christmas Story 2023
as Popcorn Bud
Carl's Date 2023
as Carl (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore 2023
as Self (voice)
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 2022
as Grandpa (voice), In Memory Of
- Scarlett
Scarlett 2021
as Lou
Back Home Again 2021
as Peter Lionsbridge (voice), In Memory Of
Muppets Haunted Mansion 2021
as Ghost of Claude, In Memory Of
Senior Entourage 2021
as Ed
A Man and His Prostate 2021
Actor
- Captain Daddy
Captain Daddy 2021
as Grampa (voice)
- Blood
Blood 2021
as The Prophet
Tiger Within 2020
as Samuel
Bury Me in Armor 2020
as Dimitry George
SEVEN 2020
Actor
Rain Beau's End 2020
as Gunny
The Garden Left Behind 2020
as Dr. Cleary
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters 2020
as Dr. Howard Arden
In Vino 2019
as Charles
Faith, Hope & Love 2019
as Harry Karetas
Olympia 2018
as Self
All of My Heart: The Wedding 2018
as Vern
Honor Amongst Men 2018
as Pop Halmo
Angels on Tap 2018
as Swifty
The Parting Glass 2018
as Tommy
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting 2018
as Jefferson
- Ed Asner's Oral History
Ed Asner's Oral History 2018
as Self - Interviewee
Eva: A-7063 2018
as Narrator (voice)
LA DA Story 2018
as Self (archive footage)
And the Winner Isn't 2017
as Self
A StoryBots Christmas 2017
as Santa
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! 2017
as Santa
Saving Christmas 2017
as Rick
The Gliksmans 2017
as Moshe
All of My Heart: Inn Love 2017
as Vern
Yamasong: March of the Hollows 2017
as Elder Pyreez (voice)
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! 2017
as Arthur (voice)
Joe's War 2017
as Harry
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man 2017
as Adult Walter (voice)
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy 2016
as Self
- Titanic: Sinking the Myths
Titanic: Sinking the Myths 2016
as Wilhelm Müller
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary 2016
as Corporate Manager
Super Sex 2016
as George
Getting Ed Laid 2016
as Ed Randall
Love Meet Hope 2016
as Mr. James
Love Finds You in Valentine 2016
as Gabriel Morgan
- Behind the Fear
Behind the Fear 2016
as Narrator (voice)
A Merry Murdoch Christmas 2015
as Kris Kringle
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts 2015
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 2015
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
The Nutcracker Sweet 2015
as Owl (voice)
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! 2015
as Himself
All of My Heart 2015
as Vern
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 2014
as Santa (voice)
Frozen in Time 2014
as Grandpa (voice)
The Games Maker 2014
as Nicholas Drago
Audrey 2014
as Walt
I Know That Voice 2014
as Self
Christmas on the Bayou 2013
as Papa Noel
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving 2013
as Mr Wilson
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero 2013
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
- American Road
American Road 2013
as Walt Whitman
Second Chances 2013
as Chief Buddy
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 2012
as Mr. Carson
Casting By 2012
as Self
Autism and Cake 2012
as Fred
- Liberator
Liberator 2012
as President Whitlock
Foodfight! 2012
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
Elephant Sighs 2012
as Leo
Should've Been Romeo 2012
as Charlie
- Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl 2012
as Self
- The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror 2011
as Narrator
Identical 2011
as Yaakov Washington
Too Big to Fail 2011
as Warren Buffett
Let Go 2011
as Artie, Executive Producer
Absolute Killers 2011
Actor
Good Men 2011
as Morty
Not Another B Movie 2011
as Angry Investor
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 2011
as Himself
Hopelessly in June 2011
as Rabbi
The Desert of Forbidden Art 2011
as Voice
All Star Superman 2011
as Perry White (voice)
- The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison 2010
Actor
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse 2010
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Christmas Dreams 2009
as Jerry
Dug's Special Mission 2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Up 2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist 2009
as Self
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union 2008
as Narrator (Voice)
Generation Gap 2008
as Bart Cahill
Christmas Cottage 2008
as Sidney
Gigantic 2008
as Kirby Weathersby
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns 2008
as Self
Channels 2008
as Ed Packard
Hard Four 2007
as Golden Hands Segal
Christmas Is Here Again 2007
as Krad (voice)
- From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks 2007
Actor
- The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers 2007
Actor
The Christmas Card 2006
as Luke Spelman
Crab Orchard 2005
Actor
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class 2005
as Narrator
- The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror 2005
as Himself
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga 2005
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Sir! No Sir! 2005
as Col. Heinl
Out of the Woods 2005
as Jack Green
- Sleeping Dogs Lie
Sleeping Dogs Lie 2005
as Sheriff Delaney
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 2004
as Self
Elf: That's a Wrap 2004
as Self
Elf: How they Made the North Pole 2004
as Self
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell 2004
as Self
Elf: Film School for Kids 2004
as Self
Missing Brendan 2004
as George Calden
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock 2004
as J Jonah Jameson (voice)
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure 2003
as Uncle Nick
The Commission 2003
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
Elf 2003
as Santa
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure 2003
as Narrator (voice)
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay 2003
as Augie Sinclair
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man 2003
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series 2003
as Self
The Man Who Saved Christmas 2002
as Charles Gilbert
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin 2002
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion 2002
as Self
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown 2002
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Remembering Roots 2002
as Self
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It 2002
as Narrator
Pope John XXIII 2002
as Angelo Roncalli
Gahan Wilson's The Kid 2001
as Dead Cat
In Search of Peace 2001
as David Ben Gurion (voice)
The Animal 2001
as Chief Wilson
Island Prey 2001
as Jay Roth
- Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom 2000
as Self
Becoming Dick 2000
as Davis Aldrich
Above Suspicion 2000
as Thomas O'Claire
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story 2000
Actor
Perfect Game 2000
as Billy Hicks
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle 2000
Executive Producer
Common Ground 2000
as Ira
Bring Him Home 2000
as Geza
Snowden's Christmas 1999
as Big Daddy (voice)
Olive, the Other Reindeer 1999
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Bachelor 1999
as Gluckman
Love and Action in Chicago 1999
as Taylor
The Sissy Duckling 1999
as Father Duck (voice)
Our Friend, Martin 1999
as Mr. Harris (voice)
O' Christmas Tree 1999
as Nutcracker (voice)
Hard Rain 1998
as Uncle Charlie
- Academy Boyz
Academy Boyz 1997
Actor
A Christmas Carol 1997
as Marley (voice)
The Long Way Home 1997
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann 1997
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
Dog's Best Friend 1997
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
Payback 1997
as Jack Patkanis, Executive Producer
The Fumbleheads 1997
as Charlie Atwater
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade 1996
as Self
The Story of Santa Claus 1996
as Santa Claus (voice)
- Hanged on a Twisted Cross
Hanged on a Twisted Cross 1996
as Narrator
Gone in the Night 1996
as Det. John Waters
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger 1995
Actor
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken 1995
as Hudson (voice)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1995
as Bruno
Gypsy 1994
as Charles Thompson
Down on the Waterfront 1994
Actor
Heads 1994
as Ab Abbot
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy 1993
as Self
Earth and the American Dream 1992
as Reader (voice)
JFK 1991
as Guy Bannister
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus 1991
as Edward P. Mitchell
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier 1991
Thanks
Silent Motive 1991
as Sam
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show 1991
as Himself
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You 1991
as Charlie (voice)
Good Cops, Bad Cops 1990
Actor
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less 1990
as Harvey Metcalfe
Happily Ever After 1989
as Scowl the Owl (voice)
Moon Over Parador 1988
as Self
A Friendship in Vienna 1988
as Opah Oskar Reikman
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 1987
as Scalawag (voice)
- Cracked Up
Cracked Up 1987
as Rev. Vincent Owens
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
The Christmas Star 1986
as Horace McNickle
Kate's Secret 1986
as Dr. Resnick
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho 1986
as Joshua (voice)
- Vital Signs
Vital Signs 1986
as Matthew St James
Darlin' Clementine 1986
as Lucky Jake
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday 1984
as Self
Anatomy of an Illness 1984
as Norman Cousins
A Case of Libel 1983
as Robert Sloane
Daniel 1983
as Jacob Ascher
Koyaanisqatsi 1983
as Self (archive footage)
Americas in Transition 1982
as Narrator
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
O'Hara's Wife 1982
as Bob O'Hara
The Marva Collins Story 1981
as Narrator (voice)
A Small Killing 1981
as Simon Shaber
Fort Apache, the Bronx 1981
as Connolly
The Family Man 1979
as Eddie Madden
Mickey's 50 1978
as Self
The Good Doctor 1978
as Various Roles
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney 1978
as Self
A Different Approach 1978
Actor
The Gathering 1977
as Adam
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish 1977
as Huey P. Long
Gus 1976
as Hank Cooper
Hey, I'm Alive 1975
as Ralph Flores
Death Scream 1975
as Peter Singleton
The Impersonation Murder Case 1975
as Dt. Ed Ames
Mitzi & 100 Guys 1975
as Self
The Impostor 1975
as Barney West
Twigs 1975
as Phil
The Wrestler 1974
as Frank Bass
The Girl Most Likely To... 1973
as Det. Ralph Varone
Haunts of the Very Rich 1972
as Al Hunsicker
Sam Cade 1972
Actor
They Call It Murder 1971
as Chief Otto Larkin
The Todd Killings 1971
as Fred Reardon
The Last Child 1971
as Barstow
Skin Game 1971
as Plunkett
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 1970
as Dr. Morheim
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 1970
as Woody Garfield
Halls of Anger 1970
as Ernie McKay
House on Greenapple Road 1970
as Sheriff Muntz
Daughter of the Mind 1969
as Saul Wiener
Change of Habit 1969
as Lt. Moretti
Gunn 1967
as Lt. Jacoby
El Dorado 1966
as Bart Jason
The Doomsday Flight 1966
as Feldman
The Venetian Affair 1966
as Frank Rosenfeld
The Slender Thread 1965
as Det. Judd Ridley
The Satan Bug 1965
as Henchman Veretti
Fanfare for a Death Scene 1964
as Pike
Kid Galahad 1962
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
The Murder Men 1961
as Dave Keller
J-24 1960
Actor
- The New Girl
The New Girl 1960
as Kurt Harden
The Night America Trembled 1957
as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
The Defender (Studio One) 1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.