ED ASNER
American actor born in 1929.
Made his breakthrough as the grumpy news editor Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore show, this then spun off into his own series, Lou Grant.
Asner has always been politically out-spoken and this has sometimes impacted on his career.
KEY TV ROLES
The Christmas Card (2006)
Once in a Lifetime: Just Go for It (2006)
Channels (2006)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
Ways of the Flesh (2006)
The Boondocks (voice) (2005-2006)
Crab Orchard (2006)
Lolo's Cafe (voice) (2006) (TV) (voice)
Hard Four (2005)
The Dead Zone: Coming Home (2005)
Out of the Woods (2005)
Center of the Universe (2005)
Justice League: The Ties That Bind (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Granny Goodness
Justice League: Hawk & Dove (2004) TV Episode (voice) (as Ed Asner) .... Hephaestus
Sleeping Dogs Lie (2005)
All In (2005)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (voice)
X-Men Legends (2004)
Happily Even After (uncredited)(2004)
The Practice: Mr. Shore Goes to Town (2004) TV Episode .... Judge Marcus Winnaker
The Practice:Pre-Trial Blues (2004) TV Episode .... Judge Marcus Winnaker
The Practice:Coming Home (2004) TV Episode .... Judge Marcus Winnaker
The Practice: The Blessing (1997) TV Episode .... Judge Matlin Pratt
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)
Elf (2003) .... Santa
Duck Dodgers: I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucker/Detained Duck (voice)(2003)
Missing Brendan (2003)
Grim & Evil: Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage! (2003)
Spider-Man: Keeping Secrets (2003)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (voice) (2003)
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003)
ER (2002-2003)
The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)
Fair Play (2002)
Johnny Bravo (voice) (2000 & 2002)
Papa Giovanni - Ioannes XXIII (2002)
King of the Hill (voice) (2002)
The Ellen Show: Ellen's First Christmess (2001)
The Kid (voice) (2001)
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Acupuncturist (2001)
Family Guy: One If by Clam, Two If by Sea (voice) (2001)
Dharma & Greg: How This Happened (2001)
The Animal (2001)
The Huntress: Generations (2001)
Max Steel (2001)
Donzi: The Legend (2001)
Island Prey (2001)
The Wild Thornberrys: The Anniversary (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Frank Hunter
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (voice) (2000)
Becoming Dick (2000)
Arli$$: Last Call (2000)
Above Suspicion (2000)
Perfect Game (2000)
The Hoop Life: The Second Chance (2000)
Touched by an Angel: Here I Am (2000)
Superman (voice) (1998-2002)
Common Ground (2000)
Mars and Beyond (2000)
Bring Him Home (2000)
Olive, the Other Reindeer (voice) (1999)
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Anniversary (1999)
The Bachelor (1999)
The Simpsons: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? (1999)
The Sissy Duckling (voice) (1999)
Love and Action in Chicago (1999)
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (voice) (1999)
Eli's Theory (1999)
Our Friend, Martin (voice) (1999)
O' Christmas Tree (1999)
The X Files: How the Ghosts Stole Christmas (1998) TV Episode .... Maurice
Maggie Winters: Angstgiving Day (1998)
Hercules (1998)
More Tales of the City (1998)
Mad About You (1998)
The Closer (1998)
Hard Rain (1998)
Soul Man: Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1998)
Ask Harriet: Pumps and Circumstances (1998)
Gargoyles (voice) (1998)
Recess (voice) (1997)
Academy Boyz (1997)
Jumanji: The Trial (voice) (1997)
Dead Man's Gun: Next of Kin (1997)
Payback (1997)
Basil (1997)
A Christmas Carol (voice) (1997)
Life with Louie: The Kiss Is the Thing (1997)
Dog's Best Friend (1997)
Two Weeks from Sunday (1997)
Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America (narrator) (1997)
The Fanatics (1997)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Nuclear Netherworld (voice) (1996)
Roseanne: Call Waiting (1996)
Bruno the Kid (voice)(1996)
Gone in the Night (1996)
Spider-Man (1995-96)
The Story of Santa Claus (1996)
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1996)
Freakazoid!: Relax-O-Vision (1995)
Thunder Alley (1994-95)
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: The Germ Turns (1995)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995)
The Golem (1995)
... aka The Golem of L.A. (USA)
Batman (voice) (1992-94)
The Magic School Bus (1994)
Animaniacs (voice) (1994)
Higher Education (1994)
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1994)
Hearts Afire (1992-93)
Gypsy (1993)
Bonkers: Seems Like Old Toons (voice) (1993)
Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic Boom (voice) (1993)
Happily Ever After (voice) (1993)
Heads (1993)
Down on the Waterfront (1993)
Cruel Doubt (1992)
Fish Police (voice) (1992)
The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You (voice) (1992)
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1991-92)
Mattie's Waltz (1992)
JFK (1991)
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
Silent Motive (1991)
Sazan aizu (1991)
Switched at Birth (1991)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (voice) (1990)
Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990)
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990)
The Wonderful Wishing Well (1989)
A Friendship in Vienna (1988)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) (voice)
Cracked Up (1987)
The Bronx Zoo (1987)
The Christmas Star (1986)
Kate's Secret (1986)
Highway to Heaven: The Last Assignment (1986)
Vital Signs (1986)
The Greatest Stories of the Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Tender Is the Night (1985)
Tall Tales and Legends: My Darlin' Clementine (1985)
Off the Rack (1984)
Saturday Night Live: Episode #10.6 (1984)
Anatomy of an Illness (1984)
Daniel (1983)
A Case of Libel (1983)
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
A Small Killing (1981)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
The Family Man (1979)
The Good Doctor (1978)
The Gathering (1977)
Disneyland: Gus (1977)
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977)
Roots (1977)
Lou Grant (1977-82)
Insight: The Side of Eden (1977)
Insight: The Freak (1972)
Insight: The Poker Game (1969)
Police Story: Three Days to Thirty (1976)
Police Story: A Dangerous Age (1974)
Gus (1976)
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
Hawaii Five-O: Wooden Model of a Rat (1975)
Hey, I'm Alive (1975)
Death Scream (1975)
Wide World of Mystery: The Impersonation Murder Case (1975)
The Impostor (1975)
Rhoda: Rhoda's Wedding (as Lou Grant) (1974
The Wrestler (1974)
The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)
The Police Story (1973)
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
The Mod Squad: The Connection (1972) TV Episode (as Ed Asner)
The Mod Squad: Color of Laughter, Color of Tears (1971)
The Mod Squad: Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot! (1970)
Cade's County: The Fake (1972)
They Call It Murder (1971)
The Todd Killings (1971)
The Last Child (1971)
Skin Game (1971)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970)
Halls of Anger (1970)
The House on Greenapple Road (1970)
Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring (1970)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-75)
CBS Playhouse: Sadbird (1969)
Daughter of the Mind (1969)
Here Come the Brides: The Legend of Big Foot (1969)
Here Come the Brides: The Firemaker (1969)
Change of Habit (1969)
The Name of the Game: The Perfect Image (1969)
The Name of the Game: The Inquiry (1969)
Medical Center: The Last 10 Yards (1969)
Ironside: Not with a Whimper, But a Bang (1969)
Ironside: The Fourthent Runner (1967)
The F.B.I.: The Attorney (1969)
The F.B.I.: The Dynasty (1968)
The F.B.I.: The Tormentors (1966)
Mission: Impossible: The Mind of Stefan Miklos (1969)
The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Amnesiac (1968)
The Iron Horse: The Prisoner (1967)
Judd for the Defense: The Other Face of the Law (1967)
Gunn (1967)
The Invaders: Wall of Crystal (1967) TV Episode (as Ed Asner)
The Invaders: The Miracle (1967) TV Episode (as Ed Asner)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.:
- The Double-O-Nothing Affair (1967)
The Venetian Affair (1967)
The Fugitive: Run the Man Down (1967)
The Fugitive: Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue (1965)
The Fugitive: Masquerade (1965)
El Dorado (1966)
The Doomsday Flight (1966)
Felony Squad: The Killer Instinct (1966)
Gunsmoke: The Whispering Tree (1966)
Gunsmoke: Hung High (1964)
Run for Your Life: The Committee for the 25th (1966)
The Rat Patrol: The Life Against Death Raid (1966)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies: My Good Friend, Whatsisname (1966)
The Slender Thread (1965)
A Man Called Shenandoah: The Verdict (1965)
Burke's Law: Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
The Satan Bug (1965)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Exile (1965)
Profiles in Courage: Hamilton Fish (1965)
Profiles in Courage: Richard T. Ely (1964)
Mr. Novak: An Elephant Is Like a Tree (1965)
The Reporter: Vote for Murder (1964)
The Defenders: Hero of the People (1964)
The Defenders: The Cruel Hook (1963)
Slattery's People (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: A Case of Armed Robbery (1964)
Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
The Outer Limits: It Crawled Out of the Woodwork (1963)
The Lieutenant: A Troubled Image (1963)
Ben Casey: The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2 (1963)
Stoney Burke: Tigress by the Tail (1963)
Dr. Kildare: Tightrope Into Nowhere (1963)
Dr. Kildare: The Legacy (1962)
The Virginian: Echo of Another Day (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: To Catch a Butterfly (1963)
The Eleventh Hour: My Name Is Judith, I'm Lost, You See (1963)
The Lloyd Bridges Show: The Scapegoat (1963)
The Untouchables: Search for a Dead Man (1963)
The Untouchables: Elegy (1962)
The Untouchables: The Night They Shot Santa Claus (1962)
The Untouchables: The Death Tree (1962)
Alcoa Premiere: The Contenders (1962)
Route 66: Welcome to the Wedding (1962)
Route 66: Shoulder the Sky, My Lad (1962)
Route 66: The Mud Nest (1961)
Route 66: The Opponent (1961)
Kid Galahad (1962) (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: What Frightened You, Fred? (1962)
Cain's Hundred: Blues for a Junkman (1962)
Outlaws: The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid (1962)
Target: The Corruptors - The Golden Carpet (1961)
Naked City: New York to L.A. (1961)
The Murder Men (1961)
Studio One: The Night America Trembled (1957)
Studio One: The Defender (2 part story in an uncredited role)
