Ed Asner

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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Up

As Carl Fredricksen (voice)

Elf

As Santa

JFK

As Guy Bannister

Dug Days

As Carl (voice)

Fort Apache, the Bronx

As Connolly

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

As Grandpa (voice)

Too Big to Fail

As Warren Buffett

Koyaanisqatsi

As Self (archive footage)

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Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

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  Zooey Deschanel

  Shared 2 credits

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  John Heard

  Shared 2 credits

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  Dick Cavett

  Shared 2 credits

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  Pete Docter

  Shared 2 credits

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  Bob Peterson

  Shared 2 credits

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  Jane Alexander

  Shared 2 credits

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  Danny Aiello

  Shared 2 credits

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  Hildy Parks

  Shared 2 credits

Acted

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022 · Grandpa (voice)

Dug Days

2021 · Carl (voice)

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

2017 · Elder Pyreez (voice)

Too Big to Fail

2011 · Warren Buffett

Up

2009 · Carl Fredricksen (voice)

Generation Gap

2008 · Bart Cahill

Gigantic

2008 · Kirby Weathersby

Hard Four

2007 · Golden Hands Segal

Elf

2003 · Santa

The Long Way Home

1997 · George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)

JFK

1991 · Guy Bannister

Night of 100 Stars III

1990 · Self

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

Koyaanisqatsi

1983 · Self (archive footage)

Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981 · Connolly