Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/15/1929
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Ed Asner
Biography
Known For
Up
as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Elf
as Santa
The Animal
as Chief Wilson
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as Mr. Carson
Hard Rain
as Uncle Charlie
JFK
as Guy Bannister
Elephant Sighs
as Leo
Second Chances
as Chief Buddy
The Wrestler
as Frank Bass
Death Scream
as Peter Singleton
The Christmas Star
as Horace McNickle
Altered Reality
as Mike Wilson
El Dorado
as Bart Jason
Gus
as Hank Cooper
Carl's Date
as Carl (voice)
The Bachelor
as Gluckman
Gigantic
as Kirby Weathersby
Kid Galahad
as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
Payback
as Jack Patkanis
Dug's Special Mission
as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
Career Timeline
2023
2021
2020
2019
2018
Olympia
as Himself
All of My Heart: The Wedding
as Vern
Honor Amongst Men
as Pop Halmo
Angels on Tap
as Swifty
The Parting Glass
as Tommy
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Jefferson
Cobra Kai
as Sid Weinberg
Ed Asner's Oral History
as Self - Interviewee
Ballmastrz: 9009
as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
Eva: A-7063
as Narrator (voice)
LA DA Story
as Self (archive footage)
2017
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
A StoryBots Christmas
as Santa
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!
as Santa
Saving Christmas
as Rick
The Gliksmans
as Moshe
All of My Heart: Inn Love
as Vern
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Elder Pyreez (voice)
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!
as Arthur (voice)
Joe's War
as Harry
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
as Adult Walter (voice)
2016
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
as Self
MacGyver
as Saul
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
as Wilhelm Müller
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary
as Corporate Manager
Super Sex
as George
Getting Ed Laid
as Ed Randall
Love Meet Hope
as Mr. James
Love Finds You in Valentine
as Gabriel Morgan
Behind the Fear
as Narrator (voice)
2015
A Merry Murdoch Christmas
as Kris Kringle
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
The Nutcracker Sweet
as Owl (voice)
Grace and Frankie
as Howard Jay
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
as Himself
All of My Heart
as Vern
2014
2013
Christmas on the Bayou
as Papa Noel
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
as Mr Wilson
The Crazy Ones
as Mr. Finger
Mom
as Jack
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Bonta / Narrator (voice)
American Road
as Walt Whitman
Second Chances
as Chief Buddy
Teen Titans Go!
as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
2012
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as Mr. Carson
Casting By
as Self
Autism and Cake
as Fred
Liberator
as President Whitlock
Foodfight!
as Mr. Leonard (voice)
Elephant Sighs
as Leo
Men At Work
as Bob
Should've Been Romeo
as Charlie
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
as Self
2011
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
as Narrator
Identical
as Yaakov Washington
Too Big to Fail
as Warren Buffett
Let Go
as Artie
Absolute Killers
Role unknown
Good Men
as Morty
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
as Dr. Wasserman
Not Another B Movie
as Angry Investor
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7
as Himself
Hopelessly in June
as Rabbi
The Desert of Forbidden Art
as Voice
Working Class
as Hank Greziak
All Star Superman
as Perry White (voice)
2010
2009
2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve
as Self
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
as Narrator (Voice)
Generation Gap
as Bart Cahill
Christmas Cottage
as Sidney
Gigantic
as Kirby Weathersby
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns
Role unknown
The Spectacular Spider-Man
as Ben Parker (voice)
Channels
as Ed Packard
2007
2005
The Boondocks
as Ed Wuncler (voice)
Crab Orchard
Role unknown
Bones
as Rufus Tucker
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
as Narrator
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
as Himself
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as J. Jonah Jameson
Sir! No Sir!
as Col. Heinl
Out of the Woods
as Jack Green
Sleeping Dogs Lie
as Sheriff Delaney
American Dad!
as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
American Dad!
as Narrator (voice)
American Dad!
as Mailbox #2 (voice)
American Dad!
as Grandpa Smith (voice)
2004
2003
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
as Uncle Nick
Elf
as Santa
The Commission
as Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
as Narrator (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
as Officer Barr (voice)
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
as Augie Sinclair
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Self
2002
The Man Who Saved Christmas
as Charles Gilbert
The Dead Zone
as Marty Bracknell
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
as Self
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown
as J. Jonah Jameson
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
as Narrator
Pope John XXIII
as Angelo Roncalli
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
as Jean XXIII
2001
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Mr. Weiner
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
as Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Fixer (voice)
Becoming Dick
as Davis Aldrich
The Huntress
Role unknown
Above Suspicion
as Thomas O'Claire
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Role unknown
Perfect Game
as Billy Hicks
Max Steel
as Chuck Marshak (voice)
Common Ground
as Ira
Bring Him Home
as Geza
1999
Snowden's Christmas
as (voice)
Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Bachelor
as Gluckman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Martin Schultz
Love and Action in Chicago
as Taylor
The Sissy Duckling
as Father Duck (voice)
Family Guy
as Steve Bellows (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
as Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
O' Christmas Tree
as Nutcracker (voice)
1998
1997
A Christmas Carol
as Marley (voice)
Academy Boyz
Role unknown
Dharma & Greg
as Earl Tucker
The Long Way Home
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Johnny Bravo
Role unknown
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
The Angry Beavers
Role unknown
Dog's Best Friend
as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
The Practice
as Judge Matlin Pratt
The Practice
as Judge Marcus Winnaker
Payback
as Jack Patkanis
King of the Hill
as Stinky (voice)
The Fumbleheads
as Charlie Atwater
1996
The Story of Santa Claus
as Santa Claus (voice)
Bruno the Kid
as The Engineer (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
as Granny Goodness (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Von Romme (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Role unknown
Arli$$
Role unknown
Hanged on a Twisted Cross
as Narrator
Gone in the Night
as Det. John Waters