Ed Asner
Actor
Biography
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
Elf
as Santa 2003
JFK
as Guy Bannister 1991
The Animal
as Chief Wilson 2001
Hard Rain
as Uncle Charlie 1998
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
as Granny Goodness (voice) 2010
El Dorado
as Bart Jason 1966
All Star Superman
as Perry White (voice) 2011
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as Mr. Carson 2012
Carl's Date
as Carl (voice) 2023
Dug's Special Mission
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited) 2009
The Bachelor
as Gluckman 1999
Too Big to Fail
as Warren Buffett 2011
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Ghost of Claude 2021
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Grandpa Heffley (voice) 2022
Gigantic
as Kirby Weathersby 2008
Foodfight!
as Mr. Leonard (voice) 2012