Edward Asner

Birthday: 15 November 1929, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Birth Name: Eddie Asner

Height: 170 cm

Ed Asner is a television legend, the winner of seven acting Emmy Awards (which puts him tied with Mary Tyler Moore, both of whom rank second to their "Mary Tyler Moore (1970) Show" co-star, ...Show More

[on law enforcement interaction with people with autism] They've got to assess the situation and res Show more [on law enforcement interaction with people with autism] They've got to assess the situation and respond accordingly, and hopefully, amicably treat sufferers from autism. Hide

To my knowledge, there is no blacklist. But there is a mindset, even among liberal producers, that s Show more To my knowledge, there is no blacklist. But there is a mindset, even among liberal producers, that says, "He may be difficult so let's avoid him". Hide

[on the history of American foreign policy] I also think that there is a strong streak of racism, wh Show more [on the history of American foreign policy] I also think that there is a strong streak of racism, whenever we engage in foreign adventures. Our whole history in regime change has been of people of different color. Hide

[on his acting projects nowadays] I tour with a one-man show, and I do movies, if you're making them Show more [on his acting projects nowadays] I tour with a one-man show, and I do movies, if you're making them. Hide

Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare. Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.

[on Wendell Corey] He said he used to piss her [Barbara Stanwyck] off all the time because she is so Show more [on Wendell Corey] He said he used to piss her [Barbara Stanwyck] off all the time because she is so meticulous. If her call was for ten, she would show up at 9:30. So he knew how bugged she got with him because he was always late. Even if he was there on time, he'd hover outside the stage door until it was one or two minutes past and then come onto the stage--just to get her goat! Hide

[on making the transition from the comedy Mary Tyler Moore (1970) to its dramatic spin-off series Lo Show more [on making the transition from the comedy Mary Tyler Moore (1970) to its dramatic spin-off series Lou Grant (1977)] We were really worried about changing over from a three-camera, half-hour comedy to a one-camera, full-hour drama. The audience wasn't ready for the switch--even CBS billed us in their promos as a comedy. In fact, the whole thing was impossible. But we didn't know that. Hide

Edward Asner's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (734)

The Simpsons - Season 25

The Sarah Silverman Program - Season 3

The Simpsons - Season 15

Hawaii Five-0 - Season 3 (1968)

Saturday Night Live - Season 44

The Simpsons - Season 22

Gunsmoke - Season 17

Burkes Law - Season 2

Grace and Frankie - Season 2

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Season 3

Justice League Unlimited - Season 2

The Outer Limits - Season 2 (1963)

Family Guy - Season 4

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 12

Bonkers - Season 2

King of the Hill - Season 6

Central Park - Season 1

WordGirl - Season 4

The Rat Patrol - Season 1

Doom Patrol - Season 3

Teen Titans Go! - Season 1

The X-Files - Season 3

The Simpsons - Season 21

The Angry Beavers - Season 4

Family Guy - Season 10

Young Justice - Season 1

Edward Asner'S roles

Warren Buffett

Jacob Ascher

Granny Goodness

Ben Parker

Bart Jason

Mr. Weiner

Lou Grant

Judge Marcus Winnaker

Dr. Miller

Perry White

Hank Cooper

Ted Roth

August March

Santa Claus

August March

J. Jonah Jameson

Capt. Thomas Davies

Sid

Sgt. Mike Cosgrove

Chuck Marshak

Carl Fredricksen

Stinky

Granny Goodness, Hephaestus

Auggie Sinclair

Ed Wuncler

Kent Nelson

Dr. James McNulty

Guy Bannister

Hephaestus

Roland Daggett