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Ed Asner

Actor • Born 1929

Ed Asner

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About

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.

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The Simpsons posterThe SimpsonsSeries • 1989Family Guy posterFamily GuySeries • 1999American Dad! posterAmerican Dad!Series • 2005Bones posterBonesSeries • 2005Modern Family posterModern FamilySeries • 2009Hawaii Five-0 posterHawaii Five-0Series • 2010The X-Files posterThe X-FilesSeries • 1993Regular Show posterRegular ShowSeries • 2010Teen Titans Go! posterTeen Titans Go!Series • 2013The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeSeries • 2009King of the Hill posterKing of the HillSeries • 1997Curb Your Enthusiasm posterCurb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000ER posterERSeries • 1994The Middle posterThe MiddleSeries • 2009Great Performances posterGreat PerformancesSeries • 1971CSI: NY posterCSI: NYSeries • 2004Young Justice posterYoung JusticeSeries • 2010Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Mom posterMomSeries • 2013The Alfred Hitchcock Hour posterThe Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962The Fugitive posterThe FugitiveSeries • 1963Mission: Impossible posterMission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966