Acting

Ed Asner

1929–2021 · Acting

63.1avg grm

34titles

#67best rank

10honors

best title · #67 on siteUp2009 · as Carl Fredricksen82.6

Honors

10

1976Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1978Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

1980Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Drama

1972Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

1976Emmy — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Bio

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

ranked on this site

2020s3 titles

Being Mary Tyler Moore2023 · as Self58.4 D

Dug Days2021 · as Carl · series63.5 R

Rain Beau's End2020 · as Gunny58.5

2010s6 titles

AA Celebrity's Guide to Giving2018 · as Self · series65.3 O

Olympia2018 · as Self58.8 I

I Know That Voice2013 · as Self57.5 W

Working Class2011 · as Hank Greziak · series64.4 M

Michael: Every Day2011 · as Dr. Wasserman · series63.9 D

The Desert of Forbidden Art201058.6

2000s4 titles

Up2009 · as Carl Fredricksen82.6 S

Sir! No Sir!2005 · as Colonel Heinl58.8 OThe Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror2005 · as Narrator58.7 E

Elf2003 · as Santa51.6

1990s8 titles

TTell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press1996 · as Reader - Seldes' Writings58.8 F

Freakazoid!1995 · as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove · series64.0 S

Spider-Man: The Animated Series1994 · as J. Jonah Jameson · series64.3 G

Gargoyles1994 · as Burbank · series62.5 G

Gargoyles1994 · as Jack Danforth · series62.5 G

Gargoyles1994 · as Hudson · series62.5 F

Fish Police1992 · as Chief Abalone · series64.2 T

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill1990 · as Walter Kovacs · series64.2

1980s3 titles

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story1987 · as Self - Host · series64.2 H

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story1987 · as Narrator · series64.2 K

Koyaanisqatsi1982 · as Self - On TV68.0

1970s2 titles

Lou Grant1977 · as Lou Grant · series62.8 M

The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970 · as Lou Grant · series63.5

1960s8 titles

El Dorado1966 · as Bart Jason75.1 A

A Man Called Shenandoah1965 · as Sam Chance · series64.1 I

Insight1960 · as Father Gannon · series64.1 I

Insight1960 · as Bernie · series64.1 I

Insight1960 · as Fr. Lawrence · series64.1 R

Route 661960 · as Carl Selman · series62.3 R

Route 661960 · as Lt. Tegeler · series62.3 R

Route 661960 · as Custody Officer Lincoln Peers · series62.3

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Ed Asner

E

born1929

died2021

known forActing

titles on site34

best title rank#67 · Up (2009)

avg GRM63.1

honors10 · Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, 1976

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

ranked on this site

2020s

3 titles

58.4Being Mary Tyler Moore2023 · as Self D

63.5Dug Days2021 · as Carl · series R

58.5Rain Beau's End2020 · as Gunny

2010s

6 titles

A65.3A Celebrity's Guide to Giving2018 · as Self · series O

58.8Olympia2018 · as Self I

57.5I Know That Voice2013 · as Self W

64.4Working Class2011 · as Hank Greziak · series M

63.9Michael: Every Day2011 · as Dr. Wasserman · series D

58.6The Desert of Forbidden Art2010

2000s

4 titles

82.6Up2009 · as Carl Fredricksen S

58.8Sir! No Sir!2005 · as Colonel Heinl O58.7The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror2005 · as Narrator E

51.6Elf2003 · as Santa

1990s

8 titles

T58.8Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press1996 · as Reader - Seldes' Writings F

64.0Freakazoid!1995 · as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove · series S

64.3Spider-Man: The Animated Series1994 · as J. Jonah Jameson · series G

62.5Gargoyles1994 · as Burbank · series G

62.5Gargoyles1994 · as Jack Danforth · series G

62.5Gargoyles1994 · as Hudson · series F

64.2Fish Police1992 · as Chief Abalone · series T

64.2The Trials of Rosie O'Neill1990 · as Walter Kovacs · series

1980s

3 titles

64.2Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story1987 · as Self - Host · series H

64.2Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story1987 · as Narrator · series K

68.0Koyaanisqatsi1982 · as Self - On TV

1970s

2 titles

62.8Lou Grant1977 · as Lou Grant · series M

63.5The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970 · as Lou Grant · series

1960s

8 titles

75.1El Dorado1966 · as Bart Jason A

64.1A Man Called Shenandoah1965 · as Sam Chance · series I

64.1Insight1960 · as Father Gannon · series I

64.1Insight1960 · as Bernie · series I

64.1Insight1960 · as Fr. Lawrence · series R

62.3Route 661960 · as Carl Selman · series R

62.3Route 661960 · as Lt. Tegeler · series R

62.3Route 661960 · as Custody Officer Lincoln Peers · series

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