Ed Asner

Ed Asner

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...

Known For

Up

as Carl Fredricksen (voice)

Elf

as Santa

JFK

as Guy Bannister

Cast Credits

Altered Reality

as Mike Wilson

Carl's Date

as Carl (voice)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

as Grandpa Heffley (voice)

Scarlett

as Lou

Back Home Again

as Peter Lionsbridge (voice)

Muppets Haunted Mansion

as Ghost of Claude

Captain Daddy

as Grampa (voice)

Blood

as The Prophet

Soul

as 22 "I could sound like this if I wanted to" (voice) (uncredited)

Tiger Within

as Samuel

Bury Me in Armor

as Dimitry George

M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters

as Dr. Howard Arden

In Vino

as Charles

Faith, Hope & Love

as Harry Karetas

Honor Amongst Men

as Pop Halmo

Angels on Tap

as Swifty

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

as Elder Pyreez (voice)

Crew Credits

Back Home Again

In Memory Of

Let Go

Executive Producer

Payback

Executive Producer