Acting
Ed Asner
EN, ES, IT cinema · 244 credits
Born
15 November 1929
Died
29 August 2021 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also known as Eddie Asner · 愛德華·阿斯納 · エド・アズナー · 에드 애스너 · Edward Asner
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
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Unplugged
as Dr. Eaton (voice)
The Gettysburg Address
as Edward Everett (voice)
Altered Reality
as Mike Wilson
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Carl's Date
as Carl (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
A Fargo Christmas Story
as Popcorn Bud
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Grandpa (voice), In Memory Of
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Ghost of Claude, In Memory Of
Back Home Again
as Peter Lionsbridge (voice), In Memory Of
Blood
2021
Blood
as The Prophet
Captain Daddy
2021
Captain Daddy
as Grampa (voice)
Tiger Within
as Samuel
The Garden Left Behind
as Dr. Cleary
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
as Dr. Howard Arden
SEVEN
Actor
Bury Me in Armor
as Dimitry George
Rain Beau's End
as Gunny
Faith, Hope & Love
as Harry Karetas
In Vino
as Charles
Ed Asner's Oral History
2018
Ed Asner's Oral History
as Self - Interviewee
The Parting Glass
as Tommy
Olympia
as Self
LA DA Story
as Self (archive footage)
Angels on Tap
as Swifty
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Jefferson
Eva: A-7063
as Narrator (voice)
Honor Amongst Men
as Pop Halmo
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Elder Pyreez (voice)
Joe's War
as Harry
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
as Arthur (voice)
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
as Adult Walter (voice)
Saving Christmas
as Rick
The Gliksmans
as Moshe
Getting Ed Laid
as Ed Randall
Love Finds You in Valentine
as Gabriel Morgan
Super Sex
as George
Love Meet Hope
as Mr. James
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
as Corporate Manager
Behind the Fear
2016
Behind the Fear
as Narrator (voice)
All of My Heart
as Vern
The Nutcracker Sweet
as Owl (voice)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
as Kris Kringle
The Games Maker
as Nicholas Drago
Audrey
as Walt
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Santa (voice)
Frozen in Time
as Grandpa (voice)
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as Mr Wilson
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
Second Chances
as Chief Buddy
Christmas on the Bayou
as Papa Noel
American Road
2013
American Road
as Walt Whitman
Should've Been Romeo
as Charlie
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as Mr. Carson
Foodfight!
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
Liberator
2012
Liberator
as President Whitlock
Casting By
as Self
Too Big to Fail
as Warren Buffett
All Star Superman
as Perry White (voice)
Hopelessly in June
as Rabbi
Let Go
as Artie, Executive Producer
Identical
as Yaakov Washington
Not Another B Movie
as Angry Investor
Good Men
as Morty
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
as Granny Goodness (voice)
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
Actor
Up
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Dug's Special Mission
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas Cottage
as Sidney
Gigantic
as Kirby Weathersby
Generation Gap
as Bart Cahill
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
as Narrator (Voice)
Channels
as Ed Packard
Christmas Is Here Again
as Krad (voice)
Hard Four
as Golden Hands Segal
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
Actor
The Christmas Card
as Luke Spelman
Sir! No Sir!
as Col. Heinl
Sleeping Dogs Lie
2005
Sleeping Dogs Lie
as Sheriff Delaney
Out of the Woods
as Jack Green
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
2005
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
as Himself
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Missing Brendan
as George Calden
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
as J Jonah Jameson (voice)
Elf
as Santa
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
as Augie Sinclair
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
as Narrator (voice)
The Commission
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
The Man Who Saved Christmas
as Charles Gilbert
Pope John XXIII
as Angelo Roncalli
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Animal
as Chief Wilson
Island Prey
as Jay Roth
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
as Dead Cat
In Search of Peace
as David Ben Gurion (voice)
Becoming Dick
as Davis Aldrich
Above Suspicion
as Thomas O'Claire
Perfect Game
as Billy Hicks
Bring Him Home
as Geza
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Executive Producer
The Bachelor
as Gluckman
Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Santa Claus (voice)
O' Christmas Tree
as Nutcracker (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
as Mr. Harris (voice)
Snowden's Christmas
as Big Daddy (voice)
The Sissy Duckling
as Father Duck (voice)
Hard Rain
as Uncle Charlie
A Christmas Carol
as Marley (voice)
The Long Way Home
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Payback
as Jack Patkanis, Executive Producer
Dog's Best Friend
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
The Fumbleheads
as Charlie Atwater
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
Gone in the Night
as Det. John Waters
The Story of Santa Claus
as Santa Claus (voice)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
as Hudson (voice)
Gypsy
as Charles Thompson
Heads
as Ab Abbot
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
JFK
as Guy Bannister
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as Edward P. Mitchell
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
as Charlie (voice)
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
as Harvey Metcalfe
Happily Ever After
as Scowl the Owl (voice)
A Friendship in Vienna
as Opah Oskar Reikman
Cracked Up
1987
Cracked Up
as Rev. Vincent Owens
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Scalawag (voice)
The Christmas Star
as Horace McNickle
Darlin' Clementine
as Lucky Jake
Vital Signs
1986
Vital Signs
as Matthew St James
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
as Joshua (voice)
Kate's Secret
as Dr. Resnick
Anatomy of an Illness
as Norman Cousins
Daniel
as Jacob Ascher
A Case of Libel
as Robert Sloane
Koyaanisqatsi
as Self (archive footage)
Americas in Transition
as Narrator
O'Hara's Wife
as Bob O'Hara
Fort Apache, the Bronx
as Connolly
The Marva Collins Story
as Narrator (voice)
A Small Killing
as Simon Shaber
The Family Man
as Eddie Madden
The Good Doctor
as Various Roles
Mickey's 50
as Self
The Gathering
as Adam
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
as Huey P. Long
Gus
as Hank Cooper
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
The Impersonation Murder Case
as Dt. Ed Ames
Twigs
as Phil
The Impostor
as Barney West
Hey, I'm Alive
as Ralph Flores
Death Scream
as Peter Singleton
The Wrestler
as Frank Bass
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Det. Ralph Varone
Haunts of the Very Rich
as Al Hunsicker
Skin Game
as Plunkett
The Todd Killings
as Fred Reardon
The Last Child
as Barstow
They Call It Murder
as Chief Otto Larkin
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Woody Garfield
Halls of Anger
as Ernie McKay
House on Greenapple Road
as Sheriff Muntz
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Dr. Morheim
Daughter of the Mind
as Saul Wiener
Change of Habit
as Lt. Moretti
Gunn
as Lt. Jacoby
El Dorado
as Bart Jason
The Venetian Affair
as Frank Rosenfeld
The Doomsday Flight
as Feldman
The Satan Bug
as Henchman Veretti
The Slender Thread
as Det. Judd Ridley
Kid Galahad
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
The Murder Men
as Dave Keller
The New Girl
1960
The New Girl
as Kurt Harden
The Defender (Studio One)
as Juror (uncredited)
The Night America Trembled
as 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)