
Biography
Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama. Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series on spin-off Lou Grant). His other Emmys were for performances in two television miniseries: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), for which he won the Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Performance in a television series award, and Roots (1977), for which he won the Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a television series award.Asner played John Wayne's adversary Bart Jason in the 1966 Western El Dorado. He portrayed Santa Claus in several films, including in 2003's Elf. In 2007, he voiced the main villain Krad in Christmas Is Here Again. In 2009, he voiced Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's animated film Up and made a guest appearance on CSI: NY in the episode "Yahrzeit". In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT. He starred in Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays, on CBC Television and appeared in The Glades. Asner guest-starred as Guy Redmayne in the sixth season of The Good Wife. He had a guest role in Cobra Kai, appearing as Sid Weinberg in seasons one and three. In 2020, he had a recurring role as James Staghorne Sr. on Briarpatch. As a voice actor, he voiced Roland Daggett and Granny Goodness in the DC Animated Universe and J. Jonah Jameson in the 1994 Spider-Man series.
Filmography
All 357
Movies 220
TV Shows 137
Self 42
Voice 29
Narrator 9

Dug Days: Carl’s Date (2023)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)

The Triumph of William Henry Harrison (2022)

Scarlett (2021)

Back Home Again (2021)

Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

The Premise (2021)

Dug Days (2021)

Senior Entourage (2021)

Tiger Within (2020)

Bury Me in Armor (2020)

SEVEN (2020)

The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020)

Rain Beau's End (2020)

The Garden Left Behind (2020)

Central Park (2020)

M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters (2020)

Miracle in the Valley (2019)

In Vino (2019)

The Tattooed Torah (2019)

Dead to Me (2019)

Doom Patrol (2019)

Olympia (2018)

All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)

Honor Amongst Men (2018)

Angels on Tap (2018)

The Parting Glass (2018)

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018)

Cobra Kai (2018)

Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018)

Eva: A-7063 (2018)

LA DA Story (2018)

Up to Snuff (2018)

And the Winner Isn't (2017)

A StoryBots Christmas (2017)

Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! (2017)

Saving Christmas (2017)

All of My Heart: Inn Love (2017)

Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)

CarGo (2017)

Joe's War (2017)

Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man (2017)

MacGyver (2016)

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)

Titanic: Sinking the Myths (2016)

The Demolition of Truth-Psychologists Examine 9/11 (2016)

Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary (2016)

Super Sex (2016)

Getting Ed Laid (2016)

Love Meet Hope (2016)

Love Finds You in Valentine (2016)

Behind the Fear (2016)

A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015)

Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (2015)

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

Celebrity Family Feud (2015)

The Nutcracker Sweet (2015)

Grace and Frankie (2015)

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! (2015)

All of My Heart (2015)

The Gettysburg Address (2015)

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)

Frozen in Time (2014)

Absolute Killers (2014)

The Games Maker (2014)

Chasing Life (2014)

Waiting in the Wings: The Musical (2014)

I Know That Voice (2014)

Christmas on the Bayou (2013)

Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013)

Mom (2013)

Axel: The Biggest Little Hero (2013)

Second Chances (2013)

HIV, a Whole Different Story (2013)

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

Liberator (2012)

Casting By (2012)

Foodfight! (2012)

Elephant Sighs (2012)

Men at Work (2012)

Should've Been Romeo (2012)

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)

Let Go (2011)

Good Men (2011)

Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (2011)

Not Another B Movie (2011)

Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 (2011)

Hopelessly in June (2011)

Too Big to Fail (2011)

The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011)

All Star Superman (2011)

Working Class (2011)

Young Justice (2010)

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Regular Show (2010)

Hot in Cleveland (2010)

Dug's Special Mission (2009)

The Cleveland Show (2009)

Modern Family (2009)

Up (2009)

The Line (2009)

Shatner's Raw Nerve (2008)

Generation Gap (2008)

Christmas Cottage (2008)

Gigantic (2008)

The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)

Channels (2008)

Hard Four (2007)

Christmas Is Here Again (2007)

Andy Barker, P.I. (2007)

The Rich Have Their Own Photographers (2007)

The Christmas Card (2006)

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)

The Boondocks (2005)

Crab Orchard (2005)

Bones (2005)

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)

The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror (2005)

Sir! No Sir! (2005)

Out of the Woods (2005)

Sleeping Dogs Lie (2005)

American Dad! (2005)

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)

Center of the Universe (2004)

Missing Brendan (2004)

CSI: NY (2004)

Justice League Unlimited (2004)

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (2004)

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)

The Commission (2003)

Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure (2003)

Elf (2003)

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003)

World Poker Tour (2003)

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003)

Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (2002)

The Dead Zone (2002)

The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It (2002)

The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)

Pope John XXIII (2002)

Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII (2002)

Gahan Wilson's The Kid (2001)

In Search of Peace (2001)

The Animal (2001)

Island Prey (2001)

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

Becoming Dick (2000)

The Huntress (2000)

Above Suspicion (2000)

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)

Perfect Game (2000)

Max Steel (2000)

Common Ground (2000)

Bring Him Home (2000)

Snowden's Christmas (1999)

Olive, The Other Reindeer (1999)

The Bachelor (1999)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Love and Action in Chicago (1999)

The Sissy Duckling (1999)

Family Guy (1999)

Our Friend, Martin (1999)

O' Christmas Tree (1999)

Maggie Winters (1998)

The Wild Thornberrys (1998)

Hercules (1998)

More Tales of the City (1998)

The Closer (1998)

Hard Rain (1998)

A Christmas Carol (1997)

Academy Boyz (1997)

Dharma & Greg (1997)

The New Adventures of Zorro (1997)

The Long Way Home (1997)

Johnny Bravo (1997)

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997)

The Angry Beavers (1997)

Dog's Best Friend (1997)

The Practice (1997)

Payback (1997)

King of the Hill (1997)

The Fumbleheads (1997)

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)

Superman: The Animated Series (1996)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

Arliss (1996)

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1996)

Gone in the Night (1996)

The Story of Santa Claus (1996)

Hanged on a Twisted Cross (1996)

Freakazoid! (1995)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995)

Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (1994)

Spider-Man (1994)

Gargoyles (1994)

Touched by an Angel (1994)

ER (1994)

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (1994)

Thunder Alley (1994)

Duckman (1994)

Heads (1994)

Gypsy (1993)

Bonkers (1993)

The X-Files (1993)

Down on the Waterfront (1993)

Earth and the American Dream (1992)

Mad About You (1992)

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Cruel Doubt (1992)

Fish Police (1992)

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1992)

JFK (1991)

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)

Silent Motive (1991)

Switched at Birth (1991)

Dinosaurs (1991)

Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show (1991)

The Cops Are Robbers (1990)

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)

Night Of 100 Stars III (1990)

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990)

The Simpsons (1989)

Happily Ever After (1989)

Roseanne (1988)

Moon Over Parador (1988)

A Friendship in Vienna (1988)

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987)

Cracked Up (1987)

D.C. Follies (1987)

The Popcorn Kid (1987)

The Bronx Zoo (1987)

The Christmas Star (1986)

Kate's Secret (1986)

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (1986)

Vital Signs (1986)

Darlin' Clementine (1986)

Tall Tales & Legends (1985)

Tender Is the Night (1985)

The Second City 25th Anniversary Special (1985)

Off the Rack (1985)

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984)

Highway to Heaven (1984)

Anatomy of an Illness (1984)

A Case of Libel (1983)

Daniel (1983)

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Americas in Transition (1982)

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

O'Hara's Wife (1982)

The Marva Collins Story (1981)

A Small Killing (1981)

Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)

The Family Man (1979)

The White Shadow (1978)

The Good Doctor (1978)

The Gathering (1977)

Lou Grant (1977)

The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977)

Gus (1976)

Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)

Hey, I'm Alive (1975)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Death Scream (1975)

The Impersonation Murder Case (1975)

Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)

The Impostor (1975)

Twigs (1975)

Rhoda (1974)

The Wrestler (1974)

The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)

Police Story (1973)

Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)

Sam Cade (1972)

They Call It Murder (1971)

The Todd Killings (1971)

The Last Child (1971)

Skin Game (1971)

Great Performances (1971)

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

The Flip Wilson Show (1970)

Dinah's Place (1970)

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

Halls of Anger (1970)

House on Greenapple Road (1970)

Daughter of the Mind (1969)

Change of Habit (1969)

Medical Center (1969)

The Mod Squad (1968)

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

The Name of the Game (1968)

Gunn (1967)

Ironside (1967)

The Venetian Affair (1967)

The Invaders (1967)

El Dorado (1966)

The Doomsday Flight (1966)

CBS Playhouse (1966)

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1966)

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)

The Rat Patrol (1966)

Felony Squad (1966)

The Slender Thread (1965)

The F.B.I. (1965)

The Wild Wild West (1965)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)

Run for Your Life (1965)

A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)

The Satan Bug (1965)

Profiles in Courage (1964)

The Reporter (1964)

Slattery's People (1964)

Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

Mr. Novak (1963)

Burke's Law (1963)

The Fugitive (1963)

The Outer Limits (1963)

The Lieutenant (1963)

Kid Galahad (1962)

The Eleventh Hour (1962)

Stoney Burke (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Virginian (1962)

Target: The Corruptors! (1961)

Dr. Kildare (1961)

Cain's Hundred (1961)

The Defenders (1961)

The Murder Men (1961)

Route 66 (1960)

Insight (1960)

Outlaws (1960)

J-24 (1960)

The New Girl (1960)

Naked City (1958)

Decoy (1957)

The Night America Trembled (1957)

The Defender (Studio One) (1957)

Tony Awards (1956)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Gunsmoke (1955)

The Emmy Awards (1949)

Studio One (1948)

Blood

A Fargo Christmas Story

Our Friend, Martin

Awaken

How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?

Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom

Everbrook (The Home)

Corsi: The World's First Super Model
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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-11-15
Deathday2021-08-29 (91 years old)
Birth nameEddie Asner
Place of birthKansas City, United States of America
ReligionJewish people
RelationshipsCindy Gilmore (1998-01-01 - 2015-01-01), Nancy Sykes (1959-01-01 - 1988-01-01)
ChildrenKate Asner
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asEddie Asner, Edward Asner
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Paul Robeson Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Eugene V. Debs Award
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