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Ed Asner
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PHOTOS
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NEWS
CREDITS
BIOGRAPHY
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The Desert of Forbidden Art
(FILM)
Mar. 11, 2011
Up
(FILM)
May. 29, 2009
Gigantic
(FILM)
Apr. 3, 2009
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
(FILM)
Nov. 30, 2007
Andy Barker, P.I.
(TV)
Apr. 14, 2007
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Ed Asner Credits
HIGHLIGHTS
Mike Nichols directed him in productions at the University of Chicago.
Began acting professionally with the Chicago Playwright's Theatre Company following his discharge from the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1953.
Made his TV debut in the dramatic anthology
Studio One
in 1957.
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Role
Category
The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011
-Artists' Voices
Voice
Film
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
2007
Actor
Film
Sir! No Sir!
2006
Voice
Film
Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure
2004
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
2004
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Elf
2003
-Santa
Actor
Film
The Animal
2001
-Chief Wilson
Actor
Film
The Bachelor
1999
-Gluckman
Actor
Film
JFK
1991
-Guy Bannister
Actor
Film
Moon Over Parador
1988
-Himself
Actor
Film
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
-Scalawag
Voice
Film
Too Big to Fail
-Warren Buffet
Actor
Film
Rich Man, Poor Man
-Axel Jordache
Actor
Film
Sheeba
-Clay's Grandfather
Actor
Film
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
-Granny Goodness
Voice
Film
The Heart Specialist
-Mr. Olson
Actor
Film
Hard Four
Actor
Film
All-Star Superman
-Perry White
Voice
Film
Andy Barker, P.I.
-Mickey Wheeler
Actor
TV
The Lady Varnishes
(2007)
-Mickey Wheeler
Actor
TV Episode
Boondocks
2005
-Ed Wuncler
Voice
TV
The Garden Party
(2005)
-Ed Wuncler
Voice
TV Episode
The Garden Party
(2005)
-Ed Wuncler
Voice
TV Episode
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Actor
TV
The Acupuncturist
(2001)
Actor
TV Episode
Fatherhood
-Blackie
Voice
TV
Pump Down the Volume
(2005)
-Blackie
Voice
TV Episode
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
2004
-Hudson
Voice
TV
The Journey
(2004)
-Hudson
Voice
TV Episode
Possession
(2004)
-Hudson
Voice
TV Episode
Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
Narrator
TV
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
-Uncle Nick
Actor
TV
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Actor
TV
Saturday Night Live
Host
TV
Ed Asner; the Kinks
(1984)
-Host
Host
TV Episode
Silent Motive
Actor
TV
Sissy Duckling
Voice
TV
Story of Santa Claus
-Nicholas Claus
Voice
TV
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
-Wilson White
Actor
TV
The Christmas Show
(2006)
-Wilson White
Actor
TV Episode
Nevada Day Part II
(2006)
-Wilson White
Actor
TV Episode
Nevada Day Part I
(2006)
-Wilson White
Actor
TV Episode
The Long Lead Story
(2006)
-Wilson White
Actor
TV Episode
Pilot Episode
(2006)
-Wilson White
Actor
TV Episode
The Police Story
Actor
TV
Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Voice
TV
Gigantic
2009
-Mr. Weathersby
Actor
Film
Americas in Transition
2003
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Love and Action in Chicago
1999
-Taylor
Actor
Film
Hard Rain
1998
-Charlie
Actor
Film
The Long Way Home
1997
Voice
Film
Down On The Waterfront
1993
Actor
Film
Happily Ever After
1993
-Scowl
Voice
Film
Daniel
1983
-Jacob Ascher
Actor
Film
The Wrestler
1974
-Frank Bass
Actor
Film
Skin Game
1971
-Plunkett
Actor
Film
El Dorado
1967
-Bart Jason
Actor
Film
Gunn
1967
-Jacoby
Actor
Film
The Satan Bug
1965
-Veretti
Actor
Film
Kid Galahad
1962
-Frank Gerson
Actor
Film
King of the Hill: Yankee Hankee
Voice
Film
Less Stress in 5 Easy Steps
Actor
Film
Looking Into the Face of Evil
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Missing Brendan
-George Calden
Actor
Film
Missing, Presumed Dead: The Search for America's POWs
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Justice League Unlimited: The Ties That Bind
-Granny Goodness
Voice
Film
Kate's Secret
-Doctor Resnick
Actor
Film
Earth and the American Dream
Voice
Film
Haunts of the Very Rich
-Albert Hunsicker
Actor
Film
Heads
-Ab Abbot
Actor
Film
Hey, I'm Alive!
-Ralph Flores
Actor
Film
Huey Long
Actor
Film
In Search of Peace Part One: 1948-1967
Voice
Film
Gus
-Hank Cooper
Actor
Film
Gypsy
-Pop
Actor
Film
Halls of Anger
-McKay
Actor
Film
Daughter of the Mind
-Saul Wiener
Actor
Film
Death Scream
-Peter Singleton
Actor
Film
Do Not Throw Cushions into the Ring
-The Agent
Actor
Film
Gone in the Night
-Det. John Waters
Actor
Film
Good Cops, Bad Cops
-James Quinn
Actor
Film
Great Escapes of WWII, Vol. I: The Great Escape
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
Great Escapes of WWII, Vol. II: Escape from Arizona
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
Great Escapes of WWII, Vol. III: Escape from Dunkirk
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
Great Escapes of WWII, Vol. IV: Escape from the Oklahoma
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Voice
Film
Anatomy of an Illness
-Norman Cousins
Actor
Film
Becoming Dick
Actor
Film
Bring Him Home
Actor
Film
Change of Habit
-Lt. Moretti
Actor
Film
Channels
Actor
Film
Christmas Is Here Again
Voice
Film
Common Ground
-Ira
Actor
Film
Cracked Up
Actor
Film
Cruel Doubt
Actor
Film
Fair Play
Actor
Film
Family Guy: One if By Clam, Two if By Sea
-Steve Bellows
Voice
Film
Fort Apache, the Bronx
-Connolly
Actor
Film
Freakazoid!: Season 01
-Sgt. Mike Cosgrove
Voice
Film
Freakazoid!: Season 02
-Sgt. Mike Cosgrove
Voice
Film
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Fumbleheads
-Charlie Atwater
Actor
Film
3x3 Eyes - Seima Densetsu: The Descent
Voice
Film
3x3 Eyes - Seima Densetsu: The Key
Voice
Film
3x3 Eyes - Seima Densetsu: The Return
Voice
Film
A Case of Libel
Actor
Film
A Christmas Carol
-Jacob Marley
Voice
Film
A Friendship in Vienna
-Oscar Reikman
Actor
Film
A Small Killing
Actor
Film
Above Suspicion
Actor
Film
All In
Actor
Film
The Slender Thread
-Det. Judd Ridley
Actor
Film
The Story of Santa Claus
Voice
Film
The Todd Killings
-Fred Reardon
Actor
Film
The Venetian Affair
-Frank Rosenfeld
Actor
Film
The Man Who Saved Christmas
-Gilbert Sr.
Actor
Film
The Marva Collins Story
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
The Prohibition Era, Vol. 1: The Dry Crusade
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
The Prohibition Era, Vol. 2: The Roaring Twenties
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
The Prohibition Era, Vol. 3: The Road to Repeal
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Nuclear Netherworld
-Sentry #4, Von Rommel
Voice, Voice
Film
They Call It Murder
-Chief Otto Larkin
Actor
Film
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
-Woody Garfield
Actor
Film
The Christmas Card
Actor
Film
Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Executive Producer
Film
Vital Signs
-Matthew St James
Actor
Film
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
-Edward P. Mitchell
Actor
Film
Sleeping Dogs Lie
-Sheriff Delaney
Actor
Film
Silent Motive
-Van Drake
Actor
Film
Roots
Actor
Film
Sam Cade
Actor
Film
Police Story
Actor
Film
More Tales of the City
Actor
Film
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
-Harvey Metcalfe
Actor
Film
O' Christmas Tree
-Nutcracker
Voice
Film
O'Hara's Wife
-Bob O'Hara
Actor
Film
Olive, the Other Reindeer
-Santa Claus
Voice
Film
Out of the Woods
-Jack Green
Actor
Film
Payback
-Jack Patkanis
Producer, Actor, Executive Producer
Film
Perfect Game
Actor
Film
The House on Greenapple Road
Actor
Film
The Impersonation Murder Case
Actor
Film
The Impostor
Actor
Film
The Kid
Voice
Film
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
-Auggie Sinclair
Actor
Film
The Last Child
Actor
Film
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
Actor
Film
Swift Water Rescue
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Swiss Jewry: An Island in the Twentieth Century
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Switched at Birth
-Ted Marx
Actor
Film
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
Voice
Film
The Doomsday Flight
Actor
Film
The Family Man
Actor
Film
The Gathering
-Adam Thornton
Actor
Film
The Girl Most Likely To...
Actor
Film
The Good Doctor
Actor
Film
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Up
2009
-Carl Fredricksen
Voice
Film
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Highlights
Mike Nichols directed him in productions at the University of Chicago.
Began acting professionally with the Chicago Playwright's Theatre Company following his discharge from the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1953.
Made his TV debut in the dramatic anthology
Studio One
in 1957.
Was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1981-85.
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom is his nephew by marriage and TV personality Jules Asner is his former daughter-in-law.
Well-known for his liberal political activism.
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