Ed Asner
Acting
Born November 15, 1929 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died August 29, 2021
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
Filmography
Carl's Date
2023 · Carl (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 · Self (voice)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 · Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 · Ghost of Claude
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020 · Dr. Howard Arden
Faith, Hope & Love
2019 · Harry Karetas
In Vino
2019 · Charles
The Parting Glass
2018 · Tommy
All of My Heart: The Wedding
2018 · Vern
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017 · Elder Pyreez (voice)
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
2017 · Arthur (voice)
All of My Heart: Inn Love
2017 · Vern
A StoryBots Christmas
2017 · Santa
Saving Christmas
2017 · Rick
Love Finds You in Valentine
2016 · Gabriel Morgan
All of My Heart
2015 · Vern
The Games Maker
2014 · Nicholas Drago
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014 · Santa (voice)
I Know That Voice
2014 · Self
Second Chances
2013 · Chief Buddy
Christmas on the Bayou
2013 · Papa Noel
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012 · Mr. Carson
Foodfight!
2012 · Mr. Leonard (voice)
Casting By
2012 · Self
Too Big to Fail
2011 · Warren Buffett
All Star Superman
2011 · Perry White (voice)
Let Go
2011 · Artie
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010 · Granny Goodness (voice)
Up
2009 · Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Dug's Special Mission
2009 · Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas Cottage
2008 · Sidney
Gigantic
2008 · Kirby Weathersby
Christmas Is Here Again
2007 · Krad (voice)
The Christmas Card
2006 · Luke Spelman
Sir! No Sir!
2005 · Col. Heinl
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 · J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004 · J Jonah Jameson
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)
Pope John XXIII
2002 · Angelo Roncalli
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
2002 · J. Jonah Jameson
The Animal
2001 · Chief Wilson
Above Suspicion
2000 · Thomas O'Claire
Common Ground
2000 · Ira
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)
The Sissy Duckling
1999 · Father Duck (voice)
Love and Action in Chicago
1999 · Taylor
Hard Rain
1998 · Uncle Charlie
A Christmas Carol
1997 · Marley (voice)
The Long Way Home
1997 · George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Gone in the Night
1996 · Det. John Waters
The Story of Santa Claus
1996 · Santa Claus (voice)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995 · Hudson (voice)
Gypsy
1994 · Charles Thompson
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993 · Self
JFK
1991 · Guy Bannister
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991 · Edward P. Mitchell
Happily Ever After
1989 · Scowl the Owl (voice)
Moon Over Parador
1988 · Self
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 · Scalawag (voice)
The Christmas Star
1986 · Horace McNickle
Kate's Secret
1986 · Dr. Resnick
Daniel
1983 · Jacob Ascher
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · Self (archive footage)
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981 · Connolly
Gus
1976 · Hank Cooper
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973 · Det. Ralph Varone
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972 · Al Hunsicker
Skin Game
1971 · Plunkett
The Todd Killings
1971 · Fred Reardon
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970 · Woody Garfield
Daughter of the Mind
1969 · Saul Wiener
Change of Habit
1969 · Lt. Moretti
Gunn
1967 · Lt. Jacoby
El Dorado
1966 · Bart Jason
The Venetian Affair
1966 · Frank Rosenfeld
The Satan Bug
1965 · Henchman Veretti
The Slender Thread
1965 · Det. Judd Ridley
Kid Galahad
1962 · Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)