Ed Asner
Acting
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
2025The Gettysburg Address
Edward Everett (voice)
2024Altered Reality
Mike Wilson
2023Carl's Date
Carl (voice)
2023Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
2023A Fargo Christmas Story
Popcorn Bud
2023Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Grandpa Heffley (voice)
2021Muppets Haunted Mansion
Ghost of Claude
2021Back Home Again
Peter Lionsbridge (voice)
2021Senior Entourage
Ed
2020Tiger Within
Samuel
2020The Garden Left Behind
Dr. Cleary
2020M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
Dr. Howard Arden
2020SEVEN
2020Bury Me in Armor
Dimitry George
2020Rain Beau's End
Gunny
2019Faith, Hope & Love
Harry Karetas
2019In Vino
Charles
2018The Parting Glass
Tommy
2018All of My Heart: The Wedding
Vern
2018Olympia
Self
2018LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
2018Angels on Tap
Swifty
2018Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Jefferson