Ed Asner

Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929) is an American film, television and voice actor and former President of the Screen Actors Guild , primarily known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant . More recently, he provided the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar 's award-winning animated film, Up .

Edward "Ed" Asner (born November 15, 1929) is an American film, television, and stage actor, voice actor, and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild . He is primarily known for his role as 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 leading character in both a comedy and a drama. He is also known for portraying Santa Clause in the 2004 comedy Elf . In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar 's animated film Up , and made a guest appearance on CSI: NY in the episode "Yahrseit". 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 the Canadian television series Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays , on CBC Television and has appeared in the 2013 television series The Glades , in the episode "Killer Barbecue". Asner clearly explains his birthplace at 0:0:45 of his Archive of American Television interview for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, available at Video on YouTube .

American actor Eddie Asner ( / ˈ æ s n ər / ; born November 15, 1929), also credited as Edward Asner , is an American actor, voice actor, and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild . He is primarily known for his role as 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. He 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 and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series ). His other Emmys were for performances in two of the most significant mini-television series of the 1970s: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), where he won for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Performance in a TV series, and Roots (1977), for which he won for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV series. He played John Wayne 's adversary Bart Jason in the 1966 Western El Dorado . He has played Santa Claus in several films, notably in 2003's Elf . In 2009, he starred as the voice of 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 the Canadian television series Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays , on CBC Television and appeared in the 2013 television series The Glades . Asner guest-starred as Guy Redmayne, a homophobic billionaire who supports Alicia Florrick's campaign, in the sixth season of The Good Wife . That is a strange mistake that floats out there. My Hebrew name is Yitzhak. My real name is Eddie Asner.

American actor (1929–2021) Eddie Asner ( / ˈ æ z n ər / ; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), professionally known as Ed Asner, 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 miniseries: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), and Roots (1977). Asner acted in numerous films such as the western El Dorado (1966), the crime drama They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970), and the cop drama Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981). He portrayed Guy Banister in the political thriller JFK (1991), Warren Buffett in the HBO drama film Too Big to Fail (2011), and Santa Claus in several films, including in Elf (2003). Asner starred in the ABC sitcom Thunder Alley (1994–1995), and Michael: Every Day (2011–2017). He has also acted extensively in numerous television series such as The Practice , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , The Good Wife , Cobra Kai , Briarpatch , Working Class , and Dead to Me . Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man (1994) series, and Uncle Ben in The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008). That is a strange mistake that floats out there. My Hebrew name is Yitzhak. My real name is Eddie Asner.

American actor (1929–2021) Eddie Asner ( / ˈ æ z n ər / ; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) 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. 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 also for performances in two miniseries: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), and Roots (1977). (1970), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981), JFK (1991), and Too Big to Fail (2011). Asner starred in the ABC sitcom Thunder Alley (1994–1995), and Michael: Every Day (2011–2017). He also acted extensively in numerous television series such as The Practice , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , The Good Wife , Cobra Kai , Briarpatch , Working Class , and Dead to Me . The Animated Series (1994–1998), Hudson in Gargoyles (1994–1997), and Ed Wuncler Sr. in The Boondocks (2005–2014). That is a strange mistake that floats out there. My Hebrew name is Yitzhak. My real name is Eddie Asner.