Ed Asner
Known for Acting
Biography
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
2009
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Soul
2020
as 22 "I could sound like this if I wanted to" (voice) (uncredited)
JFK
1991
as Guy Bannister
Elf
2003
as Santa
The Animal
2001
as Chief Wilson
Hard Rain
1998
as Uncle Charlie
Carl's Date
2023
as Carl (voice)
Daniel
1983
as Jacob Ascher
El Dorado
1966
as Bart Jason
Foodfight!
2012
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012
as Mr. Carson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
The Bachelor
1999
as Gluckman
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Warren Buffett
All Star Superman
2011
as Perry White (voice)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self