
Eddie Asner was an American actor. He is most notable for portraying Lou Grant on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and drama Lou Grant (1977–1982), making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Commitment to LifeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2021 | Senior EntourageMovie | Ed | 92 |
| 2021 | ScarlettMovie | Lou | 92 |
| 2020 | Central ParkSeries | Ambrose (voice) | 91 |
| 2020 | The Holiday Movies That Made UsSeries | Self | 91 |
| 2020 | The Garden Left BehindMovie | Dr. Cleary | 91 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self | 90 |
| 2019 | Dead to MeSeries | Abe Rifkin | 90 |
| 2019 | Doom PatrolSeries | Hospital Patient | 90 |
| 2018 | Cobra KaiSeries | Sid Weinberg | 89 |
| 2018 | Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingMovie | Jefferson | 89 |
| 2018 | Honor Amongst MenMovie | Pop Halmo | 89 |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn'tMovie | Self | 88 |
| 2017 | Saving ChristmasMovie | Rick | 88 |
| 2016 | MacGyverSeries | Saul | 87 |
| 2015 | Grace and FrankieSeries | Howard Jay | 86 |
| 2015 | All of My HeartMovie | Vern | 86 |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationMovie | Self / Lou Grant (archive footage) | 86 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family FeudSeries | Self | 86 |
| 2015 | A Merry Murdoch ChristmasMovie | Kris Kringle | 86 |
| 2015 | Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the ArtsMovie | Self | 86 |
| 2014 | I Know That VoiceMovie | Self | 85 |
| 2014 | Frozen in TimeMovie | Grandpa (voice) | 85 |
| 2014 | Chasing LifeSeries | April's grandfather | 85 |
| 2014 | AudreyMovie | Walt | 85 |
| 2013 | MomSeries | Jack | 84 |
| 2013 | Teen Titans Go!Series | Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice) | 84 |
| 2013 | The Crazy OnesSeries | Mr. Finger | 84 |
| 2013 | American RoadMovie | Walt Whitman | 84 |
| 2013 | Axel: The Biggest Little HeroMovie | Bonta / Narrator (voice) | 84 |
| 2012 | Foodfight!Movie | Mr. Leonard (voice) | 83 |
| 2012 | Casting ByMovie | Self | 83 |
| 2012 | Should've Been RomeoMovie | Charlie | 83 |
| 2012 | Men at WorkSeries | Bob | 83 |
| 2011 | Not Another B MovieMovie | Angry Investor | 82 |
| 2011 | All Star SupermanMovie | Perry White (voice) | 82 |
| 2011 | Good MenMovie | Morty | 82 |
| 2011 | Let GoMovie | Artie | 82 |
| 2011 | Too Big to FailMovie | Warren Buffett | 82 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0Series | August March | 81 |
| 2010 | Hot in ClevelandSeries | Jameson | 81 |
| 2010 | Regular ShowSeries | Santa Claus (voice) | 81 |
| 2010 | Young JusticeSeries | Kent Nelson (voice) | 81 |
| 2010 | Superman/Batman: ApocalypseMovie | Granny Goodness (voice) | 81 |
| 2009 | The MiddleSeries | Ben | 80 |
| 2009 | The Good WifeSeries | Guy Redmayne | 80 |
| 2009 | Modern FamilySeries | Herschel | 80 |
| 2009 | The Cleveland ShowSeries | — | 80 |
| 2009 | UpMovie | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | 80 |
| 2008 | Christmas CottageMovie | Sidney | 79 |
| 2008 | GiganticMovie | Kirby Weathersby | 79 |
| 2008 | Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American CampaignsMovie | Self | 79 |
| 2007 | Hard FourMovie | Golden Hands Segal | 78 |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program.Series | Commandant Von Reichenstein | 78 |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset StripSeries | Wilson White | 77 |
| 2005 | BonesSeries | Rufus Tucker | 76 |
| 2005 | American Dad!Series | Grandpa Smith (voice) | 76 |
| 2005 | Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working ClassMovie | Narrator | 76 |
| 2005 | Spider-Man: The Venom SagaMovie | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 76 |
| 2005 | The BoondocksSeries | Ed Wuncler (voice) | 76 |
| 2005 | The Oil Factor: Behind the War on TerrorMovie | Himself | 76 |
| 2004 | CSI: NYSeries | Abraham Klein | 75 |
| 2004 | Justice League UnlimitedSeries | Hephaestus (voice) | 75 |
| 2004 | Spider-Man vs. Doc OckMovie | J Jonah Jameson (voice) | 75 |
| 2004 | Missing BrendanMovie | George Calden | 75 |
| 2003 | ElfMovie | Santa | 74 |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesSeries | Officer Barr (voice) | 74 |
| 2003 | The CommissionMovie | Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz | 74 |
| 2003 | Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureMovie | Uncle Nick | 74 |
| 2002 | The Dead ZoneSeries | Marty Bracknell | 73 |
| 2002 | Remembering RootsMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2002 | Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain ShowdownMovie | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 73 |
| 2001 | The AnimalMovie | Chief Wilson | 72 |
| 2001 | In Search of PeaceMovie | David Ben Gurion (voice) | 72 |
| 2000 | Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries | Mr. Weiner | 71 |
| 2000 | The HuntressSeries | — | 71 |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandSeries | Fixer (voice) | 71 |
| 2000 | Bring Him HomeMovie | Geza | 71 |
| 2000 | Perfect GameMovie | Billy Hicks | 71 |
| 2000 | Above SuspicionMovie | Thomas O'Claire | 71 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries | Martin Schultz | 70 |
| 1999 | Family GuySeries | Steve Bellows (voice) | 70 |
| 1999 | The BachelorMovie | Gluckman | 70 |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysSeries | Frank Hunter (voice) | 69 |
| 1998 | HerculesSeries | Mentor (voice) | 69 |
| 1998 | More Tales of the CitySeries | Jack Lederer | 69 |
| 1997 | King of the HillSeries | Stinky (voice) | 68 |
| 1997 | The PracticeSeries | Judge Marcus Winnaker | 68 |
| 1997 | Dharma & GregSeries | Earl Tucker | 68 |
| 1997 | Johnny BravoSeries | — | 68 |
| 1997 | The Angry BeaversSeries | — | 68 |
| 1997 | Dog's Best FriendMovie | Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice) | 68 |
| 1997 | A Christmas CarolMovie | Marley (voice) | 68 |
| 1996 | Arli$$Series | Lenny Crowley | 67 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood StorySeries | — | 67 |
| 1996 | Gone in the NightMovie | Det. John Waters | 67 |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated SeriesSeries | Granny Goodness (voice) | 67 |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestSeries | Von Romme (voice) | 67 |
| 1996 | The Story of Santa ClausMovie | Santa Claus (voice) | 67 |
| 1996 | Bruno the KidSeries | The Engineer (voice) | 67 |
| 1995 | Dumb and DumberSeries | General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice) | 66 |
| 1995 | Freakazoid!Series | Sgt. Cosgrove (voice) | 66 |
| 1994 | DuckmanSeries | Mort Sidelman (voice) | 65 |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelSeries | Bud | 65 |
| 1994 | ERSeries | James McNulty | 65 |
| 1994 | The Magic School BusSeries | Gen. Aranius (voice) | 65 |
| 1994 | Spider-ManSeries | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 65 |
| 1994 | HeadsMovie | Ab Abbot | 65 |
| 1994 | GargoylesSeries | Hudson (voice) | 65 |
| 1994 | Thunder AlleySeries | Gil Jones | 65 |
| 1994 | GypsyMovie | Charles Thompson | 65 |
| 1993 | The X-FilesSeries | Maurice | 64 |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSeries | Self | 64 |
| 1993 | AnimaniacsSeries | Vern (voice) | 64 |
| 1993 | Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracyMovie | Self | 64 |
| 1993 | Politically IncorrectSeries | — | 64 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries | Roland Daggett (voice) | 63 |
| 1992 | Mad About YouSeries | Zigmund Klarik | 63 |
| 1992 | Hearts AfireSeries | George Lahti | 63 |
| 1992 | Earth and the American DreamMovie | Reader (voice) | 63 |
| 1992 | Fish PoliceSeries | Chief Abalone (voice) | 63 |
| 1992 | Cruel DoubtSeries | Bill Osteen | 63 |
| 1991 | JFKMovie | Guy Bannister | 62 |
| 1991 | DinosaursSeries | Evil Georgie (voice) | 62 |
| 1991 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausMovie | Edward P. Mitchell | 62 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie | Self | 61 |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries | Hoggish Greedly (voice) | 61 |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'NeillSeries | Walter Kovacs | 61 |
| 1990 | Good Cops, Bad CopsMovie | — | 61 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Editor (voice) | 60 |
| 1989 | Happily Ever AfterMovie | Scowl the Owl (voice) | 60 |
| 1988 | RoseanneSeries | — | 59 |
| 1988 | Moon Over ParadorMovie | Self | 59 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie | Self | 58 |
| 1987 | Cracked UpMovie | Rev. Vincent Owens | 58 |
| 1986 | Kate's SecretMovie | Dr. Resnick | 57 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 56 |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & LegendsSeries | Lucky Jake | 56 |
| 1984 | Highway to HeavenSeries | — | 55 |
| 1983 | DanielMovie | Jacob Ascher | 54 |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 54 |
| 1983 | A Case of LibelMovie | Robert Sloane | 54 |
| 1983 | KoyaanisqatsiMovie | Self (archive footage) | 54 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMovie | Self | 53 |
| 1981 | Fort Apache, the BronxMovie | Connolly | 52 |
| 1981 | A Small KillingMovie | Simon Shaber | 52 |
| 1978 | Mickey's 50Movie | Self | 49 |
| 1978 | The White ShadowSeries | Edward Asner (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1977 | Lou GrantSeries | Lou Grant | 48 |
| 1977 | RootsSeries | Capt. Thomas Davies | 48 |
| 1977 | The Life and Assassination of the KingfishMovie | Huey P. Long | 48 |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor ManSeries | Axel Jordache | 47 |
| 1976 | GusMovie | Hank Cooper | 47 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1975 | The ImpostorMovie | Barney West | 46 |
| 1974 | Dinah!Series | Self | 45 |
| 1974 | RhodaSeries | — | 45 |
| 1974 | The WrestlerMovie | Frank Bass | 45 |
| 1973 | Match GameSeries | Self | 44 |
| 1973 | Police StorySeries | — | 44 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries | Self | 44 |
| 1972 | Haunts of the Very RichMovie | Al Hunsicker | 43 |
| 1972 | Sam CadeMovie | — | 43 |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSeries | — | 42 |
| 1971 | The Todd KillingsMovie | Fred Reardon | 42 |
| 1971 | Skin GameMovie | Plunkett | 42 |
| 1971 | They Call It MurderMovie | Chief Otto Larkin | 42 |
| 1971 | The Last ChildMovie | Barstow | 42 |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries | Lou Grant | 41 |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Movie | Woody Garfield | 41 |
| 1970 | Halls of AngerMovie | Ernie McKay | 41 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson ShowSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1969 | Medical CenterSeries | — | 40 |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameSeries | Cesare Marino | 39 |
| 1968 | The Mod SquadSeries | — | 39 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OSeries | August March | 39 |
| 1967 | IronsideSeries | Marlon Davis | 38 |
| 1967 | GunnMovie | Lt. Jacoby | 38 |
| 1967 | The InvadersSeries | Taugus | 38 |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleSeries | George Simpson | 37 |
| 1966 | The Rat PatrolSeries | Captain Friedrich | 37 |
| 1966 | The Doomsday FlightMovie | Feldman | 37 |
| 1966 | Felony SquadSeries | — | 37 |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series | George Kramer | 37 |
| 1966 | El DoradoMovie | Bart Jason | 37 |
| 1966 | CBS PlayhouseSeries | Nat Congdon | 37 |
| 1966 | The Venetian AffairMovie | Frank Rosenfeld | 37 |
| 1965 | Run for Your LifeSeries | Carl Cappi | 36 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Series | Pete Zacharias | 36 |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestSeries | Furman Crotty | 36 |
| 1965 | The Slender ThreadMovie | Det. Judd Ridley | 36 |
| 1965 | The Satan BugMovie | Henchman Veretti | 36 |
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the DaisiesSeries | — | 36 |
| 1964 | Profiles in CourageSeries | President Ulysses S. Grant | 35 |
| 1963 | The FugitiveSeries | Roy Malinek | 34 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries | — | 34 |
| 1963 | Mr. NovakSeries | Harmon Stern | 34 |
| 1963 | Burke's LawSeries | Pablo Vasquez | 34 |
| 1963 | The FugitiveSeries | Joe Bantam | 34 |
| 1963 | The LieutenantSeries | — | 34 |
| 1963 | The Outer LimitsSeries | Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo | 34 |
| 1962 | The VirginianSeries | George Johnson | 33 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries | Jack Stander | 33 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1962 | Stoney BurkeSeries | Kapp | 33 |
| 1962 | Sam BenedictSeries | Dr. Everett Colner | 33 |
| 1962 | Kid GalahadMovie | Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited) | 33 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareSeries | Dr. Frank Williams | 32 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Tim Sellers | 32 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 32 |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredSeries | Dave Keller | 32 |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors!Series | — | 32 |
| 1960 | Route 66Series | — | 31 |
| 1960 | OutlawsSeries | — | 31 |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesSeries | Frank | 30 |
| 1958 | Naked CitySeries | Lt. Vincent Busti | 29 |
| 1957 | The Night America TrembledMovie | 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner) | 28 |
| 1957 | The Defender (Studio One)Movie | Juror (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1957 | DecoySeries | Sergeant | 28 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Warden Bragan | 26 |
| 1955 | GunsmokeSeries | Redmond | 26 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | 24 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 24 |
| 1952 | OmnibusSeries | — | 23 |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSeries | Self | 20 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Actor #3 | 19 |