Ed Asner

Ed Asner (1929 - 2021)
A.K.A. Edward Asner
==Film Deaths==
*The Satan Bug (1965) [Veretti]: Shot in the stomach when he tries to run away, after being corned by police.
*El Dorado (1967) [Bart Jason]: Shot in the head with a rifle by Michele Carey, just as Ed is about to finish off the (non-fatally) wounded John Wayne in a gunfight. (Thanks to Michael)
*JFK (1991) [Guy Bannister]: Dies of a heart attack (off-screen); we learn of his death afterwards in a conversation between Kevin Costner and Jack Lemmon. (Thanks to Robert)
*Hard Rain (1998) [Uncle Charlie]: Killed by Morgan Freeman's thugs during an armored car robbery, he dies in his nephew (Christian Slater)'s arms with his body later seen floating in the flood when Morgan finds him. (Thanks to Michael)
==Television Deaths==
*Omnibus: Capital Punishment (1958) [character name unavailable]: Executed in the electric chair. (Thanks to Phillip)
*The F.B.I.: The Tormentors (1966) [John Carl Brock]: Shot by Wayne Rogers as he is leaving their shack.
*The Invaders: Wall of Crystal (1967) [Taugus]: Playing an alien, he is disintegrated, along with Burgess Meredith and Burgess' car, with a ray-gun by an alien.
*The F.B.I.: The Dynasty (1968) [Walter Gretzler]: Shot to death by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
*The Invaders: The Miracle (1968) [Harry Ferguson]: During a fight with two aliens, the pipe from a gas bottle to a hot plate in Ed's back room is disconnected and when Roy Thinnes shoots one of the aliens his ashes ignite the gas. They flee the room but Ed goes back for his money only for the gas bottle to explode and kill him in the fire/explosion. (Thanks to Brian)
*The Last Child (1971 TV) [Barstow]: Killed in a car crash while chasing Michael Cole, Harry Guardino and Janet Margolin.
*The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (Every Man a King) (1977 TV) [Huey P. Long]: Shot to death by Carl Weiss (no actor listed) in front of the Louisiana State Capitol. (I haven't seen this, but I'm familiar with the historic facts.)
*Heads (1994 TV) [Ab Abbot]: Decapitated with an axe by Shawn Thompson while Ed is holding a gun on Shawn, while Jon Cryer and Jennifer Tilly look on in shock.
*The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Nuclear Netherworld (1996; animated) [Von Romme]: Implied to have died from radiation after accidentally crashing into a storehouse of uranium.
*The X-Files: How the Stole Ghost Christmas (1998) [Maurice]: Playing a ghost, an cabin in with wife (Lily Tomlin) begin us shot in the forehead. His body is David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
*The Spectacular Spider-Man: Intervention (2008;animated) [Uncle Ben]: Shot and killed offscreen by the Burglar (Jim Cummings). "Uncle Ben" only appeared in flashback and as a Mental Projection to help Spider-Man (Josh Keaton) fight of the Symbiote (also voice by Josh.)
*Young Justice: Denial (2011; animated) [Kent Nelson]: Shot with a magic blast by Klarion (Thom Adcox-Hernandez), he dies after casting one final spell to protect Wally (Jason Spisak).
*Hawaii Five-O: Kanalua (2012) [August March]: Commits suicide by walking into the path of a truck as Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan look on in shock.
*Dead to Me: I Have to Be Honest (2019) [Abe Rifkin]: Dies (off-screen) of natural causes. We learn of his death when doctors inform Linda Cardellini of his passing.
==Video Game Deaths==
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004) [Jedi Master Vrook Lamar]: His fate depends on what path the player takes. On the light side mode, his life force, alongside the other Jedi, is drained by Sara Kestleman's Force powers. If the player chooese the dark side, he is killed in battle with the player character.
==Gallery==
Edasner2.jpg|Ed Asner's death in Heads
==Notable Connections==
*Father of Matthew Asner (producer).
*Former father-in-law of Jules Asner.
Category:Actors
Category:Listed on Original Cinemorgue
Category:Voice Actors
Category:American actors and actresses
Category:1929 Births
Category:Jewish
Category:Socialists
Category:Stage Actors
Category:Death scenes by axe
Category:Death scenes by decapitation
Category:Death scenes by execution
Category:Death scenes by electrocution
Category:Death scenes by shooting
Category:Death scenes by assassination
Category:Death scenes by murder
Category:Death scenes by heart attack
Category:Death scenes by life-force draining
Category:Death scenes by combat
Category:Death scenes by electric chair
Category:Jewish-American actors and actresses
Category:Death scenes by suicide
Category:Presidents of the Screen Actors Guild
Category:Death scenes by illness
Category:Death scenes by rapid aging
Category:Golden Globe Nominees
Category:Emmy Award Nominees
Category:Emmy Award Winners
Category:Golden Globe Winners
Category:Deaths in the The X-Files universe
Category:Ghost scenes
Category:Deaths in the Hawaii Five-O universe
Category:20th Century Fox Stars
Category:ABC Stars
Category:CBS Stars
Category:NBC Stars
Category:Off-screen deaths
Category:Actors who died in Oliver Stone Movies
Category:People who died in the The X-Filesverse
Category:Disney Stars
Category:Caucasian actors and actresses
Category:Sci-Fi Stars
Category:Slasher Stars
Category:Comedy Stars
Category:Action Stars
Category:Crime Stars
Category:Deaths in the Disney universe
Category:People who died in a The X-Files series
Category:People who died in a Chris Carter film or TV series
Category:Actors who died in John Sturges Movies
Category:Actors who died in Mikael Salomon Movies
Category:The X-Files cast members
Category:DC Stars
Category:Superman Cast Members
Category:Star Wars cast members
Category:People who died in a Star Wars film
Category:SpongeBob SquarePants cast members
Category:Pixar Stars
Category:Touched by an Angel Cast Members
Category:Criminal Minds Cast Members
Category:Spider-Man Cast Members
Category:Marvel Stars
Category:Korean War veteran
Category:Family Guy cast members
Category:King of the Hill cast members
Category:Sesame Street cast members
Category:Hawaii Five-O (2010) Cast Members
Category:The Boondocks cast members
Category:ER cast members
Category:The Simpsons Cast Members
Category:Mission: Impossible Cast Members
Category:The Practice Cast Members
Category:Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Cast Members
Category:Bones Cast Members
Category:CSI: NY Cast Members
Category:Hawaii Five-O cast members
Category:Roseanne cast members
Category:American Dad! Cast Members
Category:The Glades Cast Members
Category:Reading Rainbow cast members
Category:Deaths in the Marvel universe
Category:The Mary Tyler Moore Show cast members
Category:The Karate Kid cast members
Category:Video Game Stars
Category:Death scenes in video game
Category:CSI Cast Members
Category:Gunsmoke cast members
Category:Royal Pains Cast Members
Category:Actors with 10 or more deaths
Category:Roots Cast Members
Category:2021 Deaths
Category:Natural causes victims
Category:Died during production
Category:Batman cast members
Category:Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Cast Members
Category:War Stars
Category:War veterans
Category:Christmas Stars
Category:Performers on TV Tropes
Category:The Wild Wild West cast members
Category:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea cast members
Category:Lou Grant cast members
Category:Hot in Cleveland Cast Members
Category:Johnny Bravo Cast Members
Category:Saturday Night Live cast members
Category:Parents
Category:Captain Planet and the Planeteers cast members
Category:The Mod Squad cast members