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 (13)
Carl's Date
as Carl (voice)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Grandpa Heffley (voice)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as Mr. Carson
Too Big to Fail
as Warren Buffett
All Star Superman
as Perry White (voice)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
as Granny Goodness (voice)
Up
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Elf
as Santa
The Animal
as Chief Wilson
The Bachelor
as Gluckman
Hard Rain
as Uncle Charlie
Daniel
as Jacob Ascher
El Dorado
as Bart Jason