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Ed Asner
Born 1929-11-15Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Gettysburg AddressEdward Everett (voice)An SNL Thanksgiving(archive footage)Altered RealityMike WilsonA Fargo Christmas StoryPopcorn BudCarl's DateCarl (voice)Being Mary Tyler MooreSelf (voice)Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesGrandpa (voice)ScarlettLouBack Home AgainPeter Lionsbridge (voice)Muppets Haunted MansionGhost of ClaudeSenior EntourageEdCaptain DaddyGrampa (voice)BloodThe ProphetTiger WithinSamuelBury Me in ArmorDimitry GeorgeSEVENRoleRain Beau's EndGunnyThe Garden Left BehindDr. ClearyM.O.M. Mothers of MonstersDr. Howard ArdenIn VinoCharlesFaith, Hope & LoveHarry KaretasOlympiaSelfAll of My Heart: The WeddingVern