Ed Asner
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            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
            
                        Bones
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Gunsmoke
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mission: Impossible
                    
                
                    
                        
                        American Dad!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Kelly Clarkson Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The F.B.I.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        ER
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Fugitive
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hawaii Five-0
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Middle
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Practice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Good Wife
                    
                
                    
                        
                        MacGyver
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Studio One
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Virginian
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CSI: NY
                    
                
                    
                        
                        E! True Hollywood Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Modern Family
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mad About You
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Alfred Hitchcock Presents
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Sarah Silverman Program.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tony Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hawaii Five-O
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Route 66
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Wild Wild West
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Superman: The Animated Series
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Omnibus
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Celebrity Family Feud
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hot in Cleveland
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Police Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dr. Kildare
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Defenders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Sam Benedict
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Run for Your Life
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dinosaurs
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Regular Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Roseanne
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The X-Files
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Saturday Night Live
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Highway to Heaven
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Arli$$
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Golden Globe Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cain's Hundred
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Outlaws
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Rhoda
                    
                
                    
                        
                        King of the Hill
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Profiles in Courage
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Doom Patrol
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cobra Kai
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Teen Titans Go!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Touched by an Angel
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Flip Wilson Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Family Guy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Cleveland Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Grace and Frankie
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hercules
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Justice League Unlimited
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Rat Patrol
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Batman: The Animated Series
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mom
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mr. Novak
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CBS Playhouse
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Crazy Ones
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Emmy Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Angry Beavers
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Wild Thornberrys
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Holiday Movies That Made Us
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ironside
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Central Park
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Medical Center
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dead to Me
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Premise
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Politically Incorrect
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Boondocks
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Match Game
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Please Don't Eat the Daisies
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Magic School Bus
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hearts Afire
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Men At Work
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Curb Your Enthusiasm
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Andy Barker, P.I.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Young Justice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Lieutenant
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Eleventh Hour
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Maggie Winters
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Spectacular Spider-Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ballmastrz: 9009
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Earth and the American Dream
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Movies That Made Us
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tall Tales & Legends
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Kid Galahad
                    
                
                    
                        
                        JFK
                    
                
                    
                        
                        More Tales of the City
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Switched at Birth
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Too Big to Fail
                    
                
                    
                        
                        El Dorado
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Common Ground
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Bronx Zoo
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spider-Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Center of the Universe
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Snowden's Christmas
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Slender Thread
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tender Is the Night
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hard Rain
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Animal
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Daniel
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Heads
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dug's Special Mission
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Rich Man, Poor Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Elf
                    
                
                    
                        
                        All Star Superman
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Gunn
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Closer
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Sissy Duckling
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Night America Trembled
                    
                
                    
                        
                        SEVEN
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fish Police
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Good Doctor
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Mary Tyler Moore Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Super Sex
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dug Days
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Case of Libel
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Friendship in Vienna
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Pope John XXIII
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Games Maker
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Up
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Name of the Game
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Story of Santa Claus
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lou Grant
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Christmas Star
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Carl's Date
                    
                
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