Ed Asner filmography

The following is the complete filmography of American actor Ed Asner.
== Film ==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1961	The Murder Men 	Dave Keller 	Stock footage
1962	Kid Galahad 	Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson	Uncredited
1965	The Satan Bug 	Veretti 	
1965	The Slender Thread 	Det. Judd Ridley 	
1966	The Venetian Affair 	Frank Rosenfeld 	
1967	El Dorado 	Bart Jason 	
1967	Gunn 	Police Lt. Jacoby 	
1969	Change of Habit 	Lt. Moretti 	
1970	Halls of Anger 	Ernie McKay 	
1970	They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 	Woody Garfield 	
1971	Skin Game 	Plunkett 	
1971	The Todd Killings 	Fred Reardon 	
1974	The Wrestler 	Frank Bass 	
1976	Gus 	Hank Cooper 	
1981	Fort Apache, The Bronx 	Connolly 	
1982	O'Hara's Wife 	Bob O'Hara 	
1983	Daniel 	Jacob Ascher 	
1987	Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 	Scalawag (voice) 	
1988	Moon over Parador 	Himself 	
1988	Happily Ever After 	Scowl the Owl (voice) 	
1991	JFK 	Guy Bannister 	
1992	The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You	Charlie (voice) 	Short film
1994	Felidae 	Bluebeard 	English dub
1995	Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken 	Hudson (voice) 	Direct-to-video
1995	Goldilocks and the Three Bears 	Bruno 	
1997	The Fanatics 	Charlie Atwater 	
1997	A Christmas Carol 	Jacob Marley (voice) 	Direct-to-video
1998	Hard Rain 	Uncle Charlie 	
1999	Love and Action in Chicago 	Taylor 	
1999	The Bachelor 	Sid Gluckman 	
1999	Our Friend, Martin 	Mr. Harris (voice) 	Direct-to-video
2000	Perfect Game 	Coach Billy 	
2001	The Animal 	Chief Wilson 	
2003	Elf 	Santa Claus 	
2005	Sheeba 	Grandpa Cecil 	
2006	The Heart Specialist 	Mr. Olson 	
2008	Channels 	Ed Packard 	
2008	Gigantic 	Kirby Weathersby 	
2008	Christmas Cottage 	Sidney 	
2009	Up 	Carl Fredricksen (voice) 	
2009	Dug's Special Mission 	Carl Fredricksen (voice) 	Video short; uncredited
2010	Not Another B Movie 	Angry Investor 	
2010	Superman/Batman: Apocalypse 	Granny Goodness (voice) 	Direct-to-video
2011	Witness Insecurity 	Maxwell 	
2011	Let Go 	Artie Satz 	
2011	Sheeba 	Grandfather 	
2012	Foodfight! 	Leonard (voice) 	
2013	Axel: The Biggest Little Hero 	Bonta / Narrator (voices) 	
2013	I Know That Voice 	Himself 	
2014	Audrey 	Walt 	
2014	The Games Maker 	Nicholas 	
2015	I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! 	Himself 	Short film
2015	The Nutcracker Sweet 	Owl (voice) 	
2016	Boonville Redemption 	Judge Mordecai Price 	
2017	Saving Christmas 	Rick 	Direct-to-video
2017	All My Heart : Inn Love 	Vern 	Movie
2017	Joe's War 	Harry 	Direct-to-video
2019	The Gettysburg Address 	Edward Everett (voice) 	Post-production
2019	The Garden Left Behind 	Dr. Cleary 	
== Television ==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1957 	Studio One 	Juror / Third Actor 	3 episodes
1958 	Decoy 	Sergeant 	Episode: "An Eye for an Eye"
1960–1962 	Route 66 	Various 	5 episodes
1961 	Naked City 	Lt. Vincent Busti 	2 episodes
1961 	Target: The Corruptors! 	Tyler 	Episode: "The Golden Carpet"
1962 	Outlaws 	Keef 	Episode: "The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid"
1962 	Cain's Hundred 	Dave Keller 	Episode: "Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy"
1962 	Alfred Hitchcock Presents 	Warden Bragan 	Episode: "What Frightened You, Fred?"
1962 	Sam Benedict 	Dr. Everett Colner 	Episode: "Nothing Equals Nothing"
1962 	Alcoa Premiere 	Daniel Stryker 	Episode: "The Contenders"
1962–1963 	The Untouchables 	Frank / Jimmy Canada / Fedor Bartok 	4 episodes
1962–1963 	Dr. Kildare 	Dr. Frank Williams / John Fossman 	2 episodes
1963 	The Eleventh Hour 	Max Brenson 	Episode: "My Name is Judith, I'm Lost, You See"
1963 	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 	Jack Stander 	Episode: "To Catch a Butterfly"
1963 	The Virginian 	George Johnson 	Episode: "Echo of Another Day"
1963 	Stoney Burke 	Kapp 	Episode: "Tigress by the Tail"
1963 	The Nurses 	Phil Granger 	Episode: "The Gift"
1963 	Ben Casey 	Jerome Lynch 	Episode: "The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2"
1963 	The Lieutenant 	Charles Perry 	Episode: "A Troubled Image"
1963 	The Outer Limits 	Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo 	Episode: "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork"
1963 	The Richard Boone Show 	Harry Forman 	Episode: "Where's the Million Dollars?"
1963–1964 	The Defenders 	Harry Obermayer / Tim Sellers 	2 episodes
1963–1965 	Mr. Novak 	Paul Berg / Harmon Stern 	2 episodes
1964 	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 	Sgt. Slade 	Episode: "A Case of Armed Robbery"
1964 	Slattery's People 	Frank Radcliff 	3 episodes
1964 	The Reporter 	Max Holte 	Episode: "Vote for Murder"
1964 	The Farmer's Daughter 	George Chase 	Episode: "Like Father, Like Son"
1964–1965 	Profiles in Courage 	Oliver E. Wells 	2 episodes
1964–1966 	Gunsmoke 	Sergeant Wilks / Jack Redmond 	2 episodes
1965–1967 	The Fugitive 	Joe Bantam / Roy Malinek / Sheriff Mayhew 	3 episodes
1965 	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 	Brynov 	Episode: "The Exile"
1965 	Burke's Law 	Pablo Vasquez 	Episode: "Nightmare in the Sun"
1965 	A Man Called Shenandoah 	Sam Chance 	Episode: "The Verdict"
1966 	Please Don't Eat the Daisies 	Alvin 	Episode: "My Good Friend, Whatsisname"
1966 	The Rat Patrol 	Captain Friedrich 	Episode: "The Life Against Death Raid"
1966 	Run for Your Life 	Cappi 	Episode: "The Committee for the 25th"
1966 	Felony Squad 	Bull Bradovich 	Episode: "The Killer Instinct"
1966 	The Doomsday Flight 	Feldman 	Movie
1966–1969 	The F.B.I. 	Pete Zacharias / Walter Gretzler / John Carl Brock 	3 episodes
1967 	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 	George Kramer 	Episode: "The Double-O-Nothing Affair"
1967 	Iron Horse 	Ned Morley 	Episode: "The Prisoners"
1967–1968 	The Invaders 	Harry Ferguson / Taugus 	2 episodes
1967–1969 	Judd, for the Defense 	District Attorney Orloff / Capt. Paul Wyatt 	2 episodes
1967–1969 	Ironside 	Marlon Davis / Warrant Officer Frank Simpson 	2 episodes
1967–1977 	Insight 	Various 	7 episodes
1968 	The Wild Wild West 	Furman Crotty 	Episode: "The Night of the Amnesiac"
1969 	Mission: Impossible 	George Simpson 	Episode: "The Mind of Stefan Miklos"
1969 	Medical Center 	Coach Trask 	Episode: "The Last Ten Yards"
1969 	The Name of the Game 	Vince Leonard / Cesare Marino 	2 episodes
1969 	Here Come the Brides 	Matt Balter 	2 episodes
1969 	CBS Playhouse 	NatCongdon 	Episode: "Sadbird"
1969 	Sadbird 	Nat Congdon 	Movie
1969 	Daughter of the Mind 	Saul Wiener 	Movie
1970 	House on Greenapple Road 	Sheriff Muntz 	Movie
1970 	The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 	Dr. Morheim 	Movie
1970–1972 	The Mod Squad 	Sgt. Ed Lassiter / Joe Walton / Harry Loring 	3 episodes
1970–1977 	The Mary Tyler Moore Show 	Lou Grant 	166 episodes
1971 	They Call It Murder 	Chief Otto Larkin 	Movie
1971 	The Last Child 	Barstow 	Movie
1972 	Cade's County 	Nick Grainger 	Episode: "The Fake"
1972 	Haunts of the Very Rich 	Al Hunsicker 	Movie
1973 	The Girl Most Likely to... 	Ralph Varone 	Movie
1973–1976 	Police Story 	Frank Moran / Arch Tatum / Lt. Dave Blodgett 	3 episodes
1974 	Rhoda 	Lou Grant 	2 episodes
1975 	The Wide World of Mystery 	Det. Ed Ames 	Episode: "The Impersonation Murder Case"
1975 	Death Scream 	Peter Singleton 	Movie
1975 	Hey, I'm Alive 	Ralph Flores 	Movie
1975 	Hawaii Five-O 	August March 	Episode: "Wooden Model of a Rat"
1976 	Rich Man, Poor Man 	Axel Jordache 	2 episodes
1977 	Roots 	Capt. Thomas Davies 	2 episodes
1977–1982 	Lou Grant 	Lou Grant 	114 episodes
1977 	The Gathering 	Adam Thornton 	Movie
1978 	Great Performances 	Various Roles 	Episode: "The Good Doctor"
1979 	The Family Man 	Eddie Madden 	Movie
1981 	The Marva Collins Story 	Narrator 	Movie
1984–1985 	Off the Rack 	Sam Waltman 	7 episodes
1985 	Tender Is the Night 	Devereux Warren 	Miniseries
1985 	The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible 	Joshua (voice) 	Episode: "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho"
1986 	Tall Tales & Legends 	Lucky Jake 	Episode: "My Darlin' Clementine"
1986 	Highway to Heaven 	Harold 	Episode: "The Last Assignment"
1986 	Kate's Secret 	Dr. Resnick 	Movie
1986 	Disneyland 	Horace McNickle 	Episode: "The Christmas Star"
1987 	Cracked Up 	Rev. Vincent Owens 	Movie
1987–1988 	The Bronx Zoo 	Principal Joe Danzig 	21 episodes
1988 	A Friendship in Vienna 	Opah Oskar Reikman 	Movie
1990 	Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less 	Harvey Metcalfe 	Movie
1990–1996 	Captain Planet and the Planeteers 	Hoggish Greedly(voice) 	33 episodes
1991 	Switched at Birth 	Ted Marx 	Movie
1991–1992 	The Trials of Rosie O'Neill 	Walter Kovacs 	17 episodes
1992 	Cruel Doubt 	Bill Osteen 	2 episodes
1992 	Fish Police 	Chief Abalone (voice) 	6 episodes
1992–1993 	Hearts Afire 	George Lahti 	12 episodes
1992–1994 	Batman: The Animated Series 	Roland Daggett(voice) 	5 episodes
1993 	Animaniacs 	Vern (voice) 	Episode: "Garage Sale of the Century/West Side Pigeons"
1993 	Bonkers 	Grumps (voice) 	Episode: "Seems Like Old Toons"
1993 	Gypsy 	Pop 	Movie
1994 	Dinosaurs 	Evil Georgie (voice) 	Episode: "Georgie Must Die!"
1994–1995 	Thunder Alley 	Gil Jones 	27 episodes
1994–1996 	Gargoyles 	Hudson (voice) 	39 episodes
1994–1998 	Spider-Man 	J. Jonah Jameson(voice) 	35 episodes
1995 	Duckman 	Mort Sidelman (voice) 	Episode: "The Germ Turns"
1995–1997 	Freakazoid! 	Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice) 	16 episodes
1996 	Gone in the Night 	Det. John Waters 	Movie
1996 	Bruno the Kid 	Engineer (voice) 	
1996 	Roseanne 	Lou Grant 	Episode: "Call Waiting"; uncredited
1996 	The Magic School Bus 	Gen. Aranius (voice) 	Episode: "Spins a Web"
1996 	The Story of Santa Claus 	Santa Claus (voice) 	Movie
1996 	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest 	Von Romme / Sentry #4 (voices) 	Episode: "Nuclear Netherworld"
1996–1997 	Mad About You 	Zigmund Klarik 	3 episodes
1996–1997 	Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles 	Hudson (voice) 	10 episodes
1997 	Dog's Best Friend 	Jeep 	Movie
1997 	Adventures from the Book of Virtues 	Daniel (voice) 	Episode: "Faith"
1997 	Dead Man's Gun 	Jebusi McKinney 	Episode: "Next of Kin"
1997 	The Angry Beavers 	Risk Keeper (voice) 	Episode: "Mission to the Big Hot Thingy/I Dare You"
1997 	Life with Louie 	Mr. Applegate (voice) 	Episode: "The Kiss Is the Thing"
1997 	Jumanji 	The Judge (voice) 	Episode: "The Trial"
1997–2004 	The Practice 	Judge Matlin Pratt / Judge Marcus Winnaker 	4 episodes
1997–1998 	The New Adventures of Zorro 	Additional voices 	26 episodes
1998 	Soul Man 	Frank Weber 	Episode: "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
1998 	Ask Harriet 	Old Man Russell 	3 episodes
1998 	The Closer 	Carl Dobson 	10 episodes
1998 	More Tales of the City 	Jack Lederer 	Miniseries; episode #1.5
1998 	Hercules 	Mentor (voice) 	Episode: "Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes"
1998 	Maggie Winters 	Nathan Winters 	Episode: "Angstgiving Day"
1998 	The X-Files 	Maurice 	Episode: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"
1998–2000 	Superman: The Animated Series 	Granny Goodness(voice) 	4 episodes
1999 	The Sissy Duckling 	Elmer's father (voice) 	Movie
1999 	The Simpsons 	Editor (voice) 	Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
1999 	Disney's Recess 	Thaddeus T. Third V (voice) 	Episode: "The Biggest Trouble Ever"
1999 	Olive, the Other Reindeer 	Santa Claus 	Movie
2000 	Common Ground 	Ira 	Movie
2000 	Touched by an Angel 	Bud 	Episode: "Here I Am"
2000 	The Hoop Life 	Coach 	Episode: "The Second Chance"
2000 	Arliss 	Lenny Crowley 	Episode: "Last Call"
2000 	Becoming Dick 	Davis Aldrich 	Movie
2000 	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 	Fixer (voice) 	Episode: "The Return of XL"
2000 	The Wild Thornberrys 	Frank Hunter (voice) 	Episode: "The Anniversary"
2000–2001 	Johnny Bravo 	Dr. Miller / Uncle Lou (voices) 	2 episodes
2001 	Max Steel 	Chuck Marshak (voice) 	4 episodes
2001 	The Huntress 	Max Quinlin 	Episode: "Generations"
2001 	Family Guy 	Steve Bellows (voice) 	Episode: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"
2001 	Dharma & Greg 	Earl Tucker 	Episode: "How This Happened"
2001 	Curb Your Enthusiasm 	Mr. Weiner 	Episode: "The Acupuncturist"
2001 	The Ellen Show 	Santa Claus 	Episode: "Ellen's First Christmas"
2001 	3×3 Eyes 	Grandpa Ayanokoji (voice) 	English dub; Original video animation
2001–2002 	King of the Hill 	Stinky (voice) 	2 episodes
2002 	John XXIII: The Pope of Peace 	Angelo Roncalli 	Movie
2002 	The Man Who Saved Christmas 	Charles Gilbert 	Movie
2003 	ER 	Dr. James McNulty 	3 episodes
2003 	Grim & Evil 	Mr. Voorhees (voice) 	Episode: "Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage!"
2003 	Spider-Man: The New Animated Series 	Officer Barr 	4 episodes
2003 	Duck Dodgers 	Guard Captain (voice) 	Episode: "I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucker/Detained Duck"
2003 	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure	Uncle Nick 	Movie
2004–2005 	Justice League Unlimited 	Granny Goodness / Hephaestus (voices) 	2 episodes
2004–2005 	Center of the Universe 	Art Barnett 	12 episodes
2005 	The Dead Zone 	Marty Bracknell 	Episode: "Coming Home"
2005–2014 	The Boondocks 	Ed Wuncler Sr. (voice) 	6 episodes
2006 	The Christmas Card 	Luke Spellman 	Movie
2006 	W.I.T.C.H. 	Napoleon (voice) 	3 episodes
2006–2007 	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 	Wilson White 	6 episodes
2007 	Andy Barker, P.I. 	Mickey Doyle 	Episode: "The Lady Varnishes"
2008 	The Spectacular Spider-Man 	Uncle Ben (voice) 	Episode: "Intervention"
2009 	Star-ving 	Mr. Lipschitz and his twin Mr. Lipschitz 	Episode: "El Al-Qaeda"
2009 	The Line 	Patrick 	7 episodes
2009 	CSI: NY 	Abraham Klein 	Episode: "Yahrzeit"
2009 	WordGirl 	Kid Potato (voice) 	Episode: "Nocan the Contrarian/Meat My Dad"
2010 	The Sarah Silverman Program 	Commandant Von Reichenstein 	Episode: "Wowschwitz"
2010–2011, 2019	American Dad! 	Grandpa Smith / Mailbox #2 / TV Guide Editor in Chief (voices)	3 episodes
2010–2011 	The Cleveland Show 	Various 	5 episodes
2011 	Young Justice 	Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) (voice) 	Episode: "Denial"
2011 	Working Class 	Hank Greziak 	6 episodes
2011–2017 	Michael: Every Day 	Dr. Wasserman 	7 episodes
2011 	Too Big to Fail 	Warren Buffett 	Movie
2011 	Royal Pains 	Ted Roth 	2 episodes
2012 	The Middle 	Ben 	Episode: "The Paper Route"
2012 	Hot in Cleveland 	Jameson 	Episode: "Rubber Ball"
2012 	Hawaii Five-0 	August March 	2 episodes
2012 	Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 	Mr. Carson 	Movie
2012 	Regular Show 	Santa Claus (voice) 	Episode: "The Christmas Special"
2013 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Coach Martin Schultz 	Episode: "Monster's Legacy"
2013 	Maron 	Marc's Dad 	Unaired pilot
2013 	The Glades 	Dr. Ted Hardy 	3 episodes
2013 	The Crazy Ones 	Mr. Finger 	Episode: "The Stan Wood Account"
2014 	Men at Work 	Bob 	Episode: "Gigo-Milo"
2014 	Mom 	Jack Bumgartner 	Episode: "Kimchi and a Monkey Playing Harmonica"
2014 	Chasing Life 	Artie Carver 	Episode: "Locks of Love"
2014 	Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 	Santa Claus (voice) 	Television special
2015 	The Good Wife 	Guy Redmayne 	2 episodes
2015 	Criminal Minds 	Roy Brooks 	Episode: "A Place at the Table"
2015–2018 	Forgive Me 	Bishop 	6 episodes
2015 	Murdoch Mysteries 	Kris Kringle 	Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas"
2015 	All of My Heart 	Vern 	Movie
2016 	SpongeBob SquarePants 	Angry Old Timer (voice) 	Episode: "Whirly Brains/MermaidPants"
2017 	Bones 	Rufus Tucker 	Episode: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"
2017 	A StoryBots Christmas 	Santa 	Television special
2017 	All of My Heart: Inn Love 	Vern 	Movie
2018 	Cobra Kai 	Sid Weinberg 	2 episodes; continuation of The Karate Kid series
2018 	MacGyver 	Saul 	Episode: "Skyscraper - Power"
2018 	All of My Heart: The Wedding 	Vern 	Movie
2019 	Dead to Me 	Abe 	Main cast
2019 	Doom Patrol 	Hospital Patient 	Episode: "Flex Patrol"
=== Video games ===
Year	Title 	Voice role
2003	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 	Vrook Lamar
2004	X-Men Legends 	Healer
2004	Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords	Vrook Lamar
2009	Up 	Carl Fredricksen
=== Radio ===
* The Odyssey, National Radio Theater, 1981, published by Blackstone Audio – Narrator