History Creator / EdwardAsner

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->''"Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.\\
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.\\
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy.\\
So Fuzzy Wuzzy changed his name to Ed Asner"''.
-->--"[[{{Beatnik}} Dot's Poetry Corner]]", '''''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'''''

Eddie "Ed" Asner (Hebrew name Yitzhak, also credited as Edward Asner; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward-winning American actor whose career lasted more than six decades. He's perhaps best known for his character Lou Grant, who debuted in ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''. After the show's run, Asner's character would be given his own show, ''Series/LouGrant''. This made him one of the few actors to play the same character on both a comedy series and a drama series (and he won Emmys in both categories, a feat that's only happened one other time since with [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Uzo Aduba]]). He also served two terms as President of the [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood Screen Actors Guild]].

Asner started his voice acting career in 1981, but his roles in voice acting really took off in 1992 when he voiced Hoggish Greedly in ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers''. He would go on from that to role to voice many beloved, if somewhat gruff characters, as well as a plethora of one-shot characters for television, movies, and video games, his most famous recent role probably being Carl Frederickson from ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''. (He reprised the role in the Creator/DisneyPlus series ''WesternAnimation/DugDays'', which premiered just three days after his passing.)

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!!Productions he has played in:

[[AC:{{Anime}}]]
* ''Manga/SazanEyes'': Grandpa Ayanokoji (New Generation Version 2000)

[[AC: LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'': Warden Bragan (in "What Frightened You, Fred?")
** ''[[Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'': Jack Stander (in "To Catch a Butterfly")
* ''Series/{{Arliss}}'': Lenny Crowley (in "Last Call")
* ''Series/TheBronxZoo'': Principal Joe Danzig (series star)
* ''Series/CadesCounty'': Nick Grainger (in "The Fake")
* ''Series/TheCloser1998'': Carl "Dobbs" Dobson
* ''Series/CobraKai'': Sid Weinberg
* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Abraham Klein/[[spoiler:Klaus Braun]] (received an Emmy nomination for their one-time guest star appearance in "Yahrzeit")
* ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'': Mr. Weiner
* ''Series/DeadToMe'': Abe Rifkin (in season 1)
* ''Series/TheDeadZone'': Marty Bracknell (in "Coming Home")
* ''Series/DharmaAndGreg'': Earl Tucker
* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'': Evil Georgie (regular) (in "Georgie Must Die!")
* ''Series/{{Ellen}}'': SantaClaus
* ''Series/TheFBI'': John Carl Brock (in "The Tormentors"), Walter Gretzler (in "The Dynasty") and Peter Zacharias (in "The Attorney")
* ''Series/TheFugitive'': Sheriff Mayhew (in "Masquerade"), Roy Malinek (in "Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue") and Joe Bantam (in "Run the Man Down")
* ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE'': George Kramer (in "The Double-O-Nothing Affair")
* ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'': Seargeant Wilks (in "Hung High") and Jack Redmond (in "The Whispering Tree")
* ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' '''and''' ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' as August March
* ''Series/TheInvaders1967'': Taugus (in "Wall of Crystal") and Harry Ferguson (in "The Miracle")
* ''Series/Ironside1967'': Marlon Davis (in "The Fourteenth Runner") and Warrant Officer Frank Simpson (in "Not With a Whimper, But a Bang")
* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': Coach Martin Schultz (in "Monster's Legacy")
* ''Series/LouGrant'': Lou Grant
* ''Series/MadAboutYou'': Zigmund Klarik
* ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'': Lou Grant
* ''Series/MissionImpossible'': George Simpson (in "The Mind of Stefan Miklos")
* ''Series/TheModSquad'': Harry Loring (in "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot!"), Joe Walton (in "Color of Laughter, Color of Tears") and Sgt. Ed Lassiter (in "The Connection")
* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': Kris Kringle (in "A Merry Murdoch Christmas")
* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'': Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo (in "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1963S1E11ItCrawledOutOfTheWoodwork It Crawled Out of the Woodwork]]")
* ''Series/ThePractice'': Judge Marcus Winnaker
* ''Series/TheRatPatrol'': Captain Friedrich (in "The Life Against Death Raid")
* ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'': Lou Grant
* ''Series/Route66'': Five different roles[[labelnote:List]]Second Man (in "The Man on the Monkey Board", Scully (in "The Opponent"), Lt. Tegeler (in "The Mud Nest"), Carl Selman (in "Shoulder the Sky, My Lad"), and Custody Officer Lincoln Peers (in "Welcome to the Wedding")[[/labelnote]]
* ''Series/Roots1977'': Captain Thomas Davies
* ''Series/RoyalPains''
* ''Series/Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip:'' Wilson White
* ''Thunder Alley'': Gil Jones
* ''Series/TheUntouchables'': Fedor Bartok (in "The Death Tree"), Jimmy Canada (in "The Night They Shot Santa Claus") and Frank (in "Elegy" and "Search for a Dead Man")
* ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea'': Brynov (in "The Exile")
* ''Series/TheWildWildWest'': Furman Crotty (in "[[Recap/TheWildWildWestS3E22TheNightOfTheAmnesiac The Night of the Amnesiac]]")
* ''Series/WorkingClass'': Hank Greziak
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': Maurice

[[AC:Film]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AllStarSuperman'': Perry White
* ''Film/TheAnimal'': Chief Wilson
* ''Film/TheBachelor'': Sid Gluckman
* ''Film/ChangeOfHabit'': Lt. Moretti
* ''[[Creator/TheAsylum CarGo]]'': Art
* ''WesternAnimation/AChristmasCarol1997'': Jacob Marley
* ''Film/ElDorado'': Bart Jason
* ''Film/{{Elf}}'': SantaClaus
* ''Film/FortApacheTheBronx'': Capt. Connolly
* ''Film/{{Gus}}'': Hank Cooper
* ''Film/HardRain'': Uncle Charlie
* ''Film/IKnowThatVoice'': Himself
-->"Hi. I'm Ed Asner." ''[[BreathlessNonSequitur *switchblade snikt*]]''
* ''Film/{{JFK}}'': Guy Banister
* ''Film/MoonOverParador'': Himself
* ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion'': Claude
* ''WesternAnimation/OurFriendMartin'': Mr. Harris
* ''WesternAnimation/PinocchioAndTheEmperorOfTheNight'': Scalawag
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}}'': 22's "Old Man Voice" (uncredited)
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse'': Granny Goodness
* ''Film/TheSatanBug'': Veretti
* ''Film/TheyCallMeMisterTibbs1970'': Woody Garfield
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'': Carl Fredrickson
* ''WesternAnimation/DiaryOfAWimpyKidRodrickRules'': [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Grandpa Heffley]] (his final role)

[[AC:{{Radio}}]]
* ''[[Radio/StarWarsRadioDramas Star Wars]]'': Jabba the Hutt

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'': Master Vrook Lamar (in ''I'' and ''II'')
* ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'': Healer

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'': Daniel (in "Faith").
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': Vern (in "Garage Sale of the Century"/"West Side Pigeons").
* ''WesternAnimation/AskTheStorybots'': Santa Claus
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Roland Daggett.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'': Grumps (in "Seems Like Old Toons").
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'': Ed Wuncler I
* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': Fixer (in "The Return of XL")
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': Hoggish Greedly
* ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'': Ambrose Brandenham
* ''WesternAnimation/DugDays'': Carl Fredrickson
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Steve Bellows.
* ''WesternAnimation/FishPolice'': Chief Abalone.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'': Sgt. Mike Cosgrove.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': Hudson.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': Mr. Voorhees.
* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'': Dr. Miller / [[ActorAllusion Uncle Lou.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'': Von Romme (in "Nuclear Netherworld")
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jumanji}}'': The Judge (in "The Ultimate Weapon" and "The Trial")
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': Granny Goodness.
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': Stinky.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaxSteel'': Chuck Marshak.
* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'': Additional Voices (in "The Neuralizer Syndrome")
* ''WesternAnimation/OliveTheOtherReindeer'': [[RuleOfThree Santa Claus.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'': Thaddeus T. Third V (in "The Biggest Trouble Ever").
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': Santa Claus.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': Cat.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Lifeways editor of the Springfield Shopper (in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E3GuessWhosComingToCriticizeDinner Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]")
* ''Literature/TheSissyDuckling'': Father Duck
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'': Uncle Ben Parker.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': J. Jonah Jameson.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpidermanTheNewAnimatedSeries'': Officer Barr.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Angry Old Timer (in "Whirly Brains/Mermaid Pants")
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': [[LarynxDissonance Granny]] [[ComicBook/NewGods Goodness]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'': Frank Hunter (in "The Anniversary").
* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'': Napoleon.
* ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'': Kid Potato.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': Kent Nelson / Dr. Fate (in "[[Recap/YoungJusticeS1E7Denial Denial]]")
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--> ''"People love [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold mean, crabby people who show the soft side]], and I guess I've created a career now of developing that aspect."''

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Kent Nelson / Dr. Fate (in "[[Recap/YoungJusticeS1E7Denial Denial]]")

* ''Diary of a Wimpy Kids: Rodrick Rules'': [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Grandpa Heffley]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DugDays'': Carl Fredrickson (final role)

* ''WesternAnimation/DugDays'': Carl Fredrickson

He passed away of natural causes in 2021 at the age of 91.

Eddie "Ed" Asner (Hebrew name Yitzhak, also credited as Edward Asner; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward-winning American actor whose career lasted more than six decades. He's perhaps best known for his character Lou Grant, who debuted in ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''. After the show's run, Asner's character would be given his own show, ''Series/LouGrant''. This made him one of the few actors to play the same character on both a comedy series and a drama series (and he won Emmys in both categories, a feat that's only happened one other time since with [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Uzo Aduba]]).