Edward Asner
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Birth name : Edward Asner
Birth date : 1929/11/15 (96 years old)
Birth place : Kansas City
Biography for Edward Asner
Edward Asner was born on November 15, 1929 in Kansas City. Edward Asner is best known for his role as Lou Grant in TV series Mary Tyler Moore and Lou Grant. This role will allow him to win several Emmy Awards and Golden Globe. Edward Asner has turned a lot for cinema, especially under the direction of Sydney Pollack in thirty minutes suspended, we can also see him in the films call me Monsieur Tibbs !, Animal! The animal, rain of hell.
Edward Asner is an American actor known for his work in television and cinema. He was born on November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. He started his acting career in the 1950s playing in Broadway plays, before turning to the small screen.
He became famous thanks to his role as Lou Grant in the television series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s. He won an Emmy Award for this role in 1975 and in 1977. He then played the same character in The Spin-Off series "Lou Grant", which earned it two other Emmy Awards in 1979 and 1980.
Asner has also played in many films, including "The Front Runner" (1974), "El Diablo" (1990) and "UP" (2009), for which he won an Oscar for best actor in a support role for His performance as a voice of Carl Fredricksen.
In addition to his acting career, Asner is also an active political activist and a defender of workers' rights. He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1981 to 1985 and was involved in several social and political causes over the years.
In summary, Edward Asner is a talented and experienced actor known for his roles in television and cinema, as well as for his commitment to important social and political causes.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Hard Four (2005) (post-production) | Golden Hands Segal |
| Ways of the Flesh (2005) (post-production) | Mr. Olson |
| Duplicity (2006) | Mob Boss |
| Out of the Woods (2005) (TV) | Jack Green |
| Sleeping Dogs Lie (2005) | Sheriff Delaney |
| All In (2005/I) | Sweet Lou |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004) (VG) (voice) | Master Vrook Lamar |
| Center of the Universe (2004) TV Series (as Ed Asner) | Art Barnett |
| X-Men Legends (2004) (VG) (voice) | Morlock Healer |
| Happily Even After (2004) (uncredited) | Judge Dreyfus |
| Crab Orchard (2004) | Grandfather Stiles |
| Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) (TV) (as Ed Asner) | Uncle Nick |
| Elf (2003) | Santa |
| Missing Brendan (2003) | George Calden |
| The Commission (2003) | Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (VG) (voice) | Master Vrook Lamar |
| Spider-Man (2003) TV Series (voice) | Officer Barr |
| The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003) (TV) | Auggie Sinclair |
| The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002) (TV) | Mr. Gilbert |
| Fair Play (2002) (as Ed Asner) | Harry |
| Papa Giovanni - Ioannes XXIII (2002) (TV) | Angelo Roncalli |
| The Kid (2001) (TV) (voice) (as Ed Asner) | Dead Cat |
| The Animal (2001) | Chief Wilson |
| Max Steel (2001) TV Series (as Ed Asner) | Chuck Marshak |
| Donzi: The Legend (2001) | Meyer Lansky |
| Island Prey (2001) | Jay Roth |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000/II) (VG) (voice) | Fixer |
| Becoming Dick (2000) (TV) | Davis Aldrich |
| Above Suspicion (2000) | Thomas O'Claire |
| Perfect Game (2000) (V) | Coach Billy |
| Common Ground (2000) (TV) | Ira |
| Bring Him Home (2000) | Geza Horvath |
| Mars and Beyond (2000) | President Thomas D. Moss |
| Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (TV) (voice) | Santa |
| The Bachelor (1999) | Sid Gluckman |
| The Sissy Duckling (1999) (TV) (voice) | Elmer's father |
| Love and Action in Chicago (1999) (V) | Taylor |
| The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999) (voice) | J. Jonah Jameson |
| Eli's Theory (1999) TV Series | Professor |
| O' Christmas Tree (1999) (V) | Nutcracker |
| Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V) (voice) (as Ed Asner) | Mr. Harris |
| More Tales of the City (1998) (mini) TV Series | Jack Lederer |
| The Closer (1998) TV Series | Carl Dobson |
| Hard Rain (1998) | Uncle Charlie |
| Ask Harriet (1998) TV Series | Mr. Russell |
| Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed (1998) (V) (voice) (as Ed Asner) | Hudson |
| Gargoyles: The Force of Goliath (1998) (V) (voice) (as Ed Asner) | Hudson |
| Gargoyles: The Hunted (1998) (V) (voice) | Hudson |
| Recess (1997) TV Series (voice) | Thaddeus T. Third V/Additional Voices (1997-2001) |
| Academy Boyz (1997) | Mr. Bright |
| Payback (1997/I) (TV) | Jack Patkanis |
| Basil (1997) | Alonzo |
| A Christmas Carol (1997) (voice) | Marley |
| Dog's Best Friend (1997) (TV) | Jeep |
| The Fanatics (1997) | Charlie Atwater |
| Two Weeks from Sunday (1997) | |
| Bruno the Kid (1996) TV Series (voice) | Engineer |
| Gone in the Night (1996) (TV) | Det. John Waters |
| Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1996) TV Series (voice) | Hudson |
| Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (1996) (V) (voice) | J. Jonah Jameson |
| The Story of Santa Claus (1996) (TV) | Nicholas 'Santa' Claus |
| Freakazoid! (1995) TV Series (voice) | Sgt. Mike Cosgrove |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995) | Bruno (VO) |
| The Golem (1995) | Rabbi |
| Spider-Man (1994) TV Series (voice) | J. Jonah Jameson |
| Gargoyles (1994) TV Series (voice) (as Ed Asner) | Hudson |
| The Magic School Bus (1994) TV Series (voice) (as Ed Asner) | General Aranius |
| Thunder Alley (1994) TV Series | Gil Jones |
| Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1994) (V) (voice) | Hudson |
| Higher Education (1994) TV Series | President Gordon Knight |
| Higher Education (1994) (TV) | President Gordon Knight |
| Gypsy (1993) (TV) | Pop |
| Happily Ever After (1993) (voice) | Scowl the Owl |
| Down on the Waterfront (1993) | Bobby Gleason |
| Heads (1993) (TV) | Ab Abbot |
| Hearts Afire (1992) TV Series | George Lahti (1992-93) |
| Cruel Doubt (1992) (TV) | Bill Osteen |
| Fish Police (1992) TV Series (voice) | Chief Abalone |
| The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You (1992) (voice) | Charlie |
| Mattie's Waltz (1992) (TV) | George |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990) TV Series | Walter Kovacs (1991-1992) |
| JFK (1991) | Guy Bannister |
| Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) (TV) | Edward P. Mitchell |
| Silent Motive (1991) (TV) | Sam van Drake |
| Sazan aizu (1991) (V) (voice: English version) | Grandpa Ayanokoji (New Generation Version 2000) |
| Switched at Birth (1991) (TV) | Ted Marx |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) TV Series (voice) | Hoggish Greedly (1990-1993) |
| Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990) (TV) | Jake Quinn |
| Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990) (TV) | Harvey Metcalfe |
| The Wonderful Wishing Well (1989) (V) | Murray The Mole |
| A Friendship in Vienna (1988) (TV) | Opah Oskar Reikman |
| Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) (voice) | Scalawag |
| Cracked Up (1987) (TV) | Rev. Vincent Owens |
| The Bronx Zoo (1987) TV Series | Principal Joe Danzig |
| The Christmas Star (1986) (TV) | Horace McNickle |
| Kate's Secret (1986) (TV) | Dr. Resnick |
| Vital Signs (1986) (TV) | Matthew St James |
| Tender Is the Night (1985) (mini) TV Series | Devereux Warren |
| Off the Rack (1984) TV Series | Sam Waltman |
| Anatomy of an Illness (1984) (TV) | Norman Cousins |
| Daniel (1983) | Jacob Ascher |
| A Case of Libel (1983) (TV) | Robert Sloane |
| O'Hara's Wife (1982) | Bob O'Hara |
| The Marva Collins Story (1981) (TV) (voice) | Narrator |
| A Small Killing (1981) (TV) | Simon 'Si' Shaber |
| Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) | Connolly |
| The Family Man (1979) (TV) | Eddie Madden |
| The Good Doctor (1978) (TV) | Various roles |
| The Gathering (1977) (TV) | Adam Thornton |
| Lou Grant (1977) TV Series | Lou Grant |
| The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977) (TV) | Huey P. Long |
| Roots (1977) (mini) TV Series | Capt. Thomas Davies |
| Gus (1976) | Hank Cooper |
| Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) (mini) TV Series | Axel Jordache |
| Hey, I'm Alive! (1975) (TV) | Ralph Flores |
| Death Scream (1975) (TV) | Peter Singleton |
| The Impostor (1975/I) (TV) | Barney West |
| The Wrestler (1974) | Frank Boss |
| The Girl Most Likely to... (1973) (TV) | Det. Ralph Varone |
| The Police Story (1973) (TV) | Lt. Dave Blodgett |
| Haunts of the Very Rich (1972) (TV) | Albert Hunsicker |
| They Call It Murder (1971) (TV) | Chief Otto Larkin |
| The Todd Killings (1971) | Fred Reardon |
| The Last Child (1971) (TV) | Barstow |
| Skin Game (1971) | Plunkett (runaway slave hunter) |
| The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) (TV) | Dr. Morheim |
| Mary Tyler Moore (1970) TV Series | Lou Grant |
| They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) | Woody Garfield |
| Halls of Anger (1970) | McKay |
| The House on Greenapple Road (1970) (TV) | Sheriff Muntz |
| Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring (1970) | The Agent |
| Daughter of the Mind (1969) (TV) | Saul Wiener |
| Change of Habit (1969) | Lt. Moretti |
| Gunn (1967) | Lt. Jacoby |
| The Venetian Affair (1967) | Frank Rosenfeld |
| El Dorado (1966) | Bart Jason |
| The Doomsday Flight (1966) (TV) | Feldman |
| The Slender Thread (1965) | Det. Judd Ridley |
| The Satan Bug (1965) | Veretti |
| Slattery's People (1964) TV Series | Frank Radcliff |
| Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964) (TV) | |
| Kid Galahad (1962) (uncredited) | Asst. Dist. Atty. Frank Gerson |
Trivia
- President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG). [1981-1985]
- A long-time political activist, he accused the CBS network of cancelling "Lou Grant" (1977) over his publicized disapproval of the United States involvement in Central America
- On October 6th & 7th, 2001, he attended the "Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show", at Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, in North Hollywood, California.
- Has been a longtime supporter and admirer of convicted, alleged cop murderer, Black Panther and radical activist Mumia Abu-Jamal. He believes in Jamal's innocence, and has long opposed the death penalty.
- His wife's nephew, Gavin Newsom, was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2003.
- Was a member of the Compass Players, a predecessor to the famed Second City of Chicago.
- Only actor to win Emmys for playing the same character (Lou Grant) in both a comedy ("Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)) and a drama ("Lou Grant" (1977)).
- Credited as assisted in funding for Roger & Me (1989).
Family
- Father-in-law of Jules Asner from 1992 to 1996.
- He had a son, Charles, in 1987 with Carol Jean Vogelman.
- Engaged to Cindy Gilmore in 1991.
- Father of Matthew Asner and Kate Asner.
Author of the card
- Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest