Edward Asner's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Mary Tyler Moore Show Lou Grant Spider-Man (1994) J. Jonah Ja… Gargoyles Hudson The Magic School Bus General Ara… Freakazoid! Sgt. Mike C… Lou Grant Lou Grant Life with Louie Mr. Applegate Working Class Hank Greziak The Line (CA) Patrick Jumanji The Judge Ask Harriet Mr. Russell Slattery's People Frank Radcl… Thunder Alley Gil Jones Fish Police Chief Abalone The Closer (1998) Carl Dobson The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Walter Kovacs Bruno the Kid Engineer Center of the Universe Art Barnett

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929), commonly known as Ed Asner, is an American film, television, stage, and voice actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. More recently, he provided the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film, Up.


TRIVIA:

• He had a son, Charles, in 1987 with Carol Jean Vogelman.
• Credited as assisted in funding for _Roger & Me (1989)_ (qv).
• Announced the news of 'Steve Ihnat' (qv)'s sudden death (in Cannes, France) on the Emmy telecast.
• Was a member of the Compass Players, a predecessor to the famed Second City of Chicago.
• Is the parent of a child with autism.
• Father-in-law of 'Jules Asner' (qv) from 1992 to 1996.
• Has played Santa Claus four times; in _Elf (2003)_ (qv), _"The Ellen Show" (2001)_ (qv), _Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (TV)_ (qv), and _The Story of Santa Claus (1996) (TV)_ (qv).
• (1981-1985) President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG).