Deceased

When Did Ed Asner Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asEddie Asner, 愛德華·阿斯納, エド・アズナー, 에드 애스너, Edward Asner GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/11/1929Born inKansas City, Missouri, USADied29/08/2021 (aged 91)Died inTarzanaWikidataQ154421 ↗Buried atSheffield CemeteryTMDb#68812 ↗

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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Filmography294 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	The Gettysburg AddressMovie	Edward Everett (voice)	96
2024	Altered RealityMovie	Mike Wilson	95
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
2020	M.O.M. Mothers of MonstersMovie	Dr. Howard Arden	91
2020	Rain Beau's EndMovie	Gunny	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
2018	The Parting GlassMovie	Tommy	89
2018	Angels on TapMovie	Swifty	89
2018	OlympiaMovie	Self	89
2017	And the Winner Isn'tMovie	Self	88
2017	Saving ChristmasMovie	Rick	88
2017	All of My Heart: Inn LoveMovie	Vern	88
2017	Framed: The Adventures of Zion ManMovie	Adult Walter (voice)	88
2016	MacGyverSeries	Saul	87
2016	Love Finds You in ValentineMovie	Gabriel Morgan	87
2016	The Best Democracy Money Can BuyMovie	Self	87
2016	Super SexMovie	George	87
2016	Titanic: Sinking the MythsMovie	Wilhelm Müller	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
2015	I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!Movie	Himself	86
2014	I Know That VoiceMovie	Self	85
2014	Frozen in TimeMovie	Grandpa (voice)	85
2014	Chasing LifeSeries	April's grandfather	85
2014	The Games MakerMovie	Nicholas Drago	85
2014	Elf: Buddy's Musical ChristmasMovie	Santa (voice)	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	Second ChancesMovie	Chief Buddy	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
2011	Absolute KillersMovie	—	82
2011	Michael: Tuesdays and ThursdaysSeries	Dr. Wasserman	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
2009	Christmas DreamsMovie	Jerry	80
2009	Up: UpisodesSeries	Carl Fredricksen (voice)	80
2008	Christmas CottageMovie	Sidney	79
2008	GiganticMovie	Kirby Weathersby	79
2008	ChannelsMovie	Ed Packard	79
2008	Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American CampaignsMovie	Self	79
2008	Shatner's Raw NerveSeries	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
2005	Sleeping Dogs LieMovie	Sheriff Delaney	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
2004	W.I.T.C.H.Series	Napoleone (voice)	75
2004	Elf: That's a WrapMovie	Self	75
2004	Elf: Film School for KidsMovie	Self	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
2002	Spider-Man: The Return of the Green GoblinMovie	J. Jonah Jameson (voice)	73
2002	John XXIII: The Pope of PeaceSeries	Angelo Roncalli	73
2001	The AnimalMovie	Chief Wilson	72
2001	In Search of PeaceMovie	David Ben Gurion (voice)	72
2001	Gahan Wilson's The KidMovie	Dead Cat	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
2000	Max SteelSeries	Chuck Marshak (voice)	71
2000	Common GroundMovie	Ira	71
2000	Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts BlossomMovie	Self	71
2000	Becoming DickMovie	Davis Aldrich	71
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries	Martin Schultz	70
1999	Family GuySeries	Steve Bellows (voice)	70
1999	The BachelorMovie	Gluckman	70
1999	O' Christmas TreeMovie	Nutcracker (voice)	70
1999	Olive, the Other ReindeerMovie	Santa Claus (voice)	70
1999	Snowden's ChristmasMovie	Big Daddy (voice)	70
1998	The Wild ThornberrysSeries	Frank Hunter (voice)	69
1998	HerculesSeries	Mentor (voice)	69
1998	More Tales of the CitySeries	Jack Lederer	69
1998	Maggie WintersSeries	—	69
1998	The CloserSeries	—	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
1997	The Trial of Adolf EichmannMovie	Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)	68
1997	PaybackMovie	Jack Patkanis	68
1997	The FumbleheadsMovie	Charlie Atwater	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
1995	Goldilocks and the Three BearsMovie	Bruno	66
1995	Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes AwakenMovie	Hudson (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
1994	Down on the WaterfrontMovie	—	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
1991	Switched at BirthSeries	Ted Marx	62
1991	The Real Story of Happy Birthday To YouMovie	Charlie (voice)	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
1990	Not a Penny More, Not a Penny LessMovie	Harvey Metcalfe	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
1987	Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightMovie	Scalawag (voice)	58
1986	Kate's SecretMovie	Dr. Resnick	57
1986	Vital SignsMovie	Matthew St James	57
1986	Joshua and the Battle of JerichoMovie	Joshua (voice)	57
1985	Night of 100 Stars IIMovie	Self	56
1985	Tall Tales & LegendsSeries	Lucky Jake	56
1985	Tender Is the NightSeries	Devereux Warren	56
1985	Off the RackSeries	Sam Waltman	56
1984	Highway to HeavenSeries	—	55
1984	Donald Duck's 50th BirthdayMovie	Self	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
1982	O'Hara's WifeMovie	Bob O'Hara	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
1978	NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneyMovie	Self	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
1977	The GatheringMovie	Adam	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
1975	The Impersonation Murder CaseMovie	Dt. Ed Ames	46
1975	Death ScreamMovie	Peter Singleton	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
1970	House on Greenapple RoadMovie	Sheriff Muntz	41
1970	The Old Man Who Cried WolfMovie	Dr. Morheim	41
1969	Medical CenterSeries	—	40
1969	Daughter of the MindMovie	Saul Wiener	40
1969	Change of HabitMovie	Lt. Moretti	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
1964	Fanfare for a Death SceneMovie	Pike	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
1961	The Murder MenMovie	Dave Keller	32
1960	Route 66Series	—	31
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	31
1960	The New GirlMovie	Kurt Harden	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
0	UnpluggedMovie	Dr. Eaton (voice)	—