Born 1929 (age 91) · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Appears in 394 titles

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

Up
8.0
Up
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Elf
6.7
Elf
2003
as Santa
JFK
7.6
JFK
1991
as Guy Bannister
The Animal
5.1
The Animal
2001
as Chief Wilson
Hard Rain
5.9
Hard Rain
1998
as Uncle Charlie
Koyaanisqatsi
7.9
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
7.1
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010
as Granny Goodness (voice)
El Dorado
7.4
El Dorado
1966
as Bart Jason
All Star Superman
6.9
All Star Superman
2011
as Perry White (voice)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
5.1
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012
as Mr. Carson
Carl's Date
7.4
Carl's Date
2023
as Carl (voice)
Dug's Special Mission
7.0
Dug's Special Mission
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
The Bachelor
5.2
The Bachelor
1999
as Gluckman
Too Big to Fail
7.0
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Warren Buffett
Muppets Haunted Mansion
6.4
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as Ghost of Claude
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6.8
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Gigantic
5.6
Gigantic
2008
as Kirby Weathersby
Foodfight!
2.0
Foodfight!
2012
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
Fort Apache, the Bronx
6.5
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Connolly
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
7.5
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)