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.

Ed Asner

Acting Born November 15, 1929 – Died August 29, 2021 Kansas 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.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Martin Schultz

The Simpsons

Editor (voice)

Family Guy

Steve Bellows (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

American Dad!

Narrator (voice)

American Dad!

TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)

American Dad!

Mailbox #2 (voice)

American Dad!

Grandpa Smith (voice)

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

Bones

Rufus Tucker