Ed Asner filmography

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Asner at the 2012 Phoenix Comicon

The following is the complete filmography of the 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
The Slender Thread Detective Judd Ridley
1966 The Venetian Affair Frank Rosenfeld
1967 El Dorado Bart Jason
Gunn Lieutenant Charles Jacoby
1969 Change of Habit Lieutenant Moretti
1970 Halls of Anger Ernie McKay
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Woody Garfield
1971 Skin Game Plunkett
The Todd Killings Fred Reardon
1974 The Wrestler Frank Bass
1976 Gus Hank Cooper
1981 Fort Apache, The Bronx Captain Dennis Connolly
1982 O'Hara's Wife Bob O'Hara
1983 Daniel Jacob Ascher
1984 Anatomy of an Illness Norman Cousins
1986 The Christmas Star Horace McNickle
1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night Sylvester J. Scalawag Voice[1]
1988 Moon over Parador Himself
1989 Happily Ever After Scowl Voice[1]
1991 JFK Guy Banister
1992 The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You Charlie Voice, short film
1995 Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken Hudson Voice, direct-to-video
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Bruno
1997 The Fanatics Charlie Atwater
A Christmas Carol Jacob Marley Voice, direct-to-video
1998 Hard Rain Uncle Charlie
1999 Love and Action in Chicago Taylor
The Bachelor Sid Gluckman
Our Friend, Martin Mr. Harris Voice, direct-to-video[1]
2000 Perfect Game Coach Billy
2001 The Animal Chief Marion Wilson
2003 Elf Santa Claus
2005 Out of the Woods Jack Green
Sheeba Grandpa Cecil
2006 The Heart Specialist Mr. Olson
2007 Christmas Is Here Again Krad Voice[1]
2008 Channels Ed Packard
Gigantic Kirby Weathersby
Christmas Cottage Sidney
2009 Up Carl Fredricksen Voice
Dug's Special Mission Voice, video short; uncredited
2010 The Triumph of William Henry Harrison Narrator Voice
Not Another B Movie Angry Investor
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Granny Goodness Voice, direct-to-video[1]
2011 All-Star Superman Perry White
Witness Insecurity Maxwell
Let Go Artie Satz
Identical Yaakov Washington
2012 Foodfight! Mr. Leonard Voice[1]
Should've Been Romeo Charlie
Elephant Sighs Leo
2013 Axel: The Biggest Little Hero Bonta / Narrator Voice
I Know That Voice Himself
2014 Audrey Walt
The Games Maker Nicholas Drago
2015 I Thought I Told You to Shut Up!! Himself Short film
The Nutcracker Sweet Owl Voice
2016 Miracle in the Valley Judge Mordecai Price
2017 Joe's War Harry Direct-to-video
CarGo Art Voice[1]
In Vino Charles
The Flood Mick Short
Yamasong: March of the Hollows Elder Pyreez
Within Reach Ed Short
The Gliksmans Moshe
Saving Christmas Rick Direct-to-video
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! Santa Claus
2018 Still Waiting in the Wings Jefferson
The Parting Glass Tommy
When We Are Right Michael Voice, short
Angels on Tap Swifty
Barking Mad Manfred Schiel
Honor Amongst Men Pop Halmo
The Wedding Vern
2019 The Garden Left Behind Dr. Cleary
Faith, Hope & Love Harry Karetas
2020 M.O.M.: Mothers of Monsters Dr. Harry Arden
Rain Beau's End Gunny
Tiger Within Samuel
2021 Senior Entourage Ed
Back Home Again Peter Lionsbridge Voice, short film; posthumous release
2022 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Grandpa Heffley Voice, posthumous release; dedicated in memory
2023 Confessions of a Union Buster: A Call to Action Ed Asner Short; posthumous release
Deadly Draw Max Perlmutter Posthumous release; filmed in 2021
Carl's Date Carl Fredricksen Voice, theatrical short; posthumous release (final comeback role)
A Fargo Christmas Story Popcorn Bud Posthumous release
2024 Altered Reality Mike Wilson Posthumous release; filmed in 2020
2025 The Gettysburg Address Edward Everett Voice, post-production; posthumous release
TBA Unplugged Dr. Eaton

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1957 Studio One Juror Season 9 Episode 20: "The Defender: Part 1" (uncredited)
Studio One Juror Season 9 Episode 21: "The Defender: Part 2" (uncredited)
Studio One Third Actor Season 10 Episode 2: "The Night America Trembled"
1958 Decoy Sergeant Season 1 Episode 18: "An Eye for an Eye"
1960 Route 66 Second Man Season 1 Episode 4: "The Man on the Monkey Board"
1961 Route 66 Scully Season 1 Episode 28: "The Opponent"
Route 66 Lieutenant Tegeler Season 2 Episode 7: "The Mud Nest"
Naked City Lieutenant Vincent Busti Season 2 Episode 13: "A Hole in the City"
Naked City Lieutenant Vincent Busti Season 2 Episode 23: "New York to L.A."
Target: The Corruptors! Tyler Season 1 Episode 9: "The Golden Carpet"
1962 Route 66 Carl Selman Season 2 Episode 21: "Shoulder the Sky, My Lad"
Route 66 Custody Officer Lincoln Peers Season 3 Episode 8: "Welcome to the Wedding"
Outlaws Keef Season 2 Episode 13: "The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid"
Cain's Hundred Dave Keller Season 1 Episode 21: "Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy"
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Warden Bragan Season 7 Episode 30: "What Frightened You, Fred?"
Sam Benedict Dr. Everett Colner Season 1 Episode 4: "Nothing Equals Nothing"
Alcoa Premiere Daniel Stryker Season 2 Episode 10: "The Contenders"
Dr. Kildare John Fossman Season 2 Episode 11: "The Legacy"
The Untouchables Fedor Bartok Season 3 Episode 16: "The Death Tree"
The Untouchables Jimmy Canada Season 4 Episode 1: "The Night They Shot Santa Claus"
The Untouchables Frank Season 4 Episode 8: "Elegy"
1963 The Untouchables Frank Season 4 Episode 13: "Search for a Dead Man"
The Eleventh Hour Max Brenson Season 1 Episode 15: "My Name is Judith, I'm Lost, You See"
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Jack Stander Season 1 Episode 19: "To Catch a Butterfly"
The Virginian George Johnson Season 1 Episode 26: "Echo of Another Day"
Stoney Burke Kapp Season 1 Episode 30: "Tigress by the Tail"
The Nurses Phil Granger Season 2 Episode 4: "The Gift"
Ben Casey Jerome Lynch Season 3 Episode 7: "The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2"
The Lieutenant Charles Perry Season 1 Episode 10: "A Troubled Image"
The Outer Limits Detective Sergeant Thomas Siroleo Season 1 Episode 11: "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork"
The Richard Boone Show Harry Forman Season 1 Episode 13: "Where's the Million Dollars?"
Dr. Kildare Dr. Frank Williams Season 2 Episode 28: "Tightrope Into Nowhere"
The Defenders Tim Sellers Season 3 Episode 6: "The Cruel Hook"
Mr. Novak Harmon Stern Season 1 Episode 1: "First Year, First Day"
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Sergeant Slade Season 1 Episode 22: "A Case of Armed Robbery"
The Defenders Harry Obermayer Season 4 Episode 3: "Hero of the People"
Slattery's People Frank Radcliff Season 1 Episode 1: "Question: What is Truth?"
Slattery's People Frank Radcliff Season 1 Episode 3: "Question: Remember the Dark Sins of Youth?"
Slattery's People Frank Radcliff Season 1 Episode 11: "Question: Do the Ignorant Sleep in Pure White Beds?"
Slattery's People Frank Radcliff Season 1 Episode 12: "Question: Which One Has the Privilege?"
The Reporter Max Holte Season 1 Episode 13: "Vote for Murder"
The Farmer's Daughter George Chase Season 2 Episode 15: "Like Father, Like Son"
Gunsmoke Sergeant Wilks Season 10 Episode 8: "Hung High"
Profiles in Courage Oliver E. Wells Season 1 Episode 4: "Richard T. Ely"
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Brynov Season 1 Episode 27: "The Exile"
Burke's Law Pablo Vasquez Season 3 Episode 6: "Nightmare in the Sun"
A Man Called Shenandoah Sam Chance Season 1 Episode 7: "The Verdict"
Mr. Novak Paul Berg Season 2 Episode 15: "An Elephant is Like a Tree"
Profiles in Courage President Ulysses S. Grant Season 1 Episode 17: "Hamilton Fish"
The Fugitive Sheriff Mayhew Season 2 Episode 26: "Masquerade"
The Fugitive Roy Malinek Season 3 Episode 6: "Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue"
1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies Alvin Season 1 Episode 20: "My Good Friend, Whatsisname"
The Rat Patrol Captain Friedrich Season 1 Episode 2: "The Life Against Death Raid"
Run for Your Life Cappi Season 2 Episode 4: "The Committee for the 25th"
Felony Squad Bull Bradovich Season 1 Episode 13: "The Killer Instinct"
The Doomsday Flight Feldman Television film
Gunsmoke Jack Redmond Season 12 Episode 8: "The Whispering Tree"
The F.B.I. John Carl Brock Season 1 Episode 28: "The Tormentors"
1967 The Fugitive Joe Bantam Season 4 Episode 15: "Run the Man Down"
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. George Kramer Season 1 Episode 26: "The Double-O-Nothing Affair"
Iron Horse Ned Morley Season 2 Episode 16: "The Prisoners"
The Invaders Taugus Season 1 Episode 16: "Wall of Crystal"
Judd, for the Defense Captain Paul Wyatt Season 1 Episode 3: "The Other Face of the Law"
Ironside Marlon Davis / Warrant Officer Frank Simpson Season 1 Episode 15: "The Fourteenth Runner"
Insight Friar Lawrence Episode 183: "Seed of Dissent"
1968 Insight Father Gannon Episode 198: "Three Cornered Flag"
The F.B.I. Walter Gretzler Season 3 Episode 13: "The Dynasty"
The Wild Wild West Furman Crotty Season 3 Episode 22: "The Night of the Amnesiac"
The Invaders Harry Ferguson Season 2 Episode 23: "The Miracle"
1969 Insight Norm Episode 310: "The Poker Game"
The F.B.I. Pete Zacharias Season 4 Episode 21: "The Attorney"
Mission: Impossible George Simpson Season 3 Episode 13: "The Mind of Stefan Miklos"
Judd, for the Defense District Attorney Orloff Season 2 Episode 17: "The Law and Order Blues: "Part 2"
Ironside Warrant Officer Frank Simpson Season 2 Episode 26: "Not with a Whimper, But a Bang"
Medical Center Coach Trask Season 1 Episode 1: "The Last Ten Yards"
The Name of the Game Cesare Marino Season 1 Episode 17: "The Inquiry"
The Name of the Game Vince Leonard Season 2 Episode 8: "The Perfect Image"
Here Come the Brides Matt Balter Season 1 Episode 14: "The Firemaker"
Here Come the Brides Matt Balter Season 2 Episode 8: "The Legend of Big Foot"
CBS Playhouse Nat Congdon Season 3 Episode 2: Sadbird
Daughter of the Mind Saul Wiener Television film
1970 House on Greenapple Road Sheriff Muntz
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Dr. Morheim
Insight Mr. Watkins Episode 327: "A Woman of Principal"
The Mod Squad Harry Loring Season 2 Episode 25: "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?"
1970–1977 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Lou Grant 166 episodes
1971 Insight Bernie Episode 334: "The Wrinkle Squad"
The Mod Squad Joe Walton Season 4 Episode 5: "Color of Laughter, Color of Tears"
They Call It Murder Chief Otto Larkin Television film
The Last Child Barstow
1972 Insight Henry Episode 343: "The Freak"
The Mod Squad Sergeant Ed Lassiter Season 5 Episode 1: "The Connection"
Cade's County Nick Grainger Season 1 Episode 23: "The Fake"
Haunts of the Very Rich Al Hunsicker Television film
1973 The Girl Most Likely to... Ralph Varone
Police Story Lieutenant Dave Blodgett Season 1 Pilot Episode: "Slow Boy"
1974 Police Story Arch Tatum Season 2 Episode 1: "A Dangerous Age"
Rhoda Lou Grant Season 1 Episode 8: "Rhoda's Wedding"
1975 The Wide World of Mystery Detective Ed Ames Episode: "The Impersonation Murder Case"
Death Scream Peter Singleton Television film
Hey, I'm Alive Ralph Flores
Hawaii Five-O August March Season 8 Episode 14: "Wooden Model of a Rat"
1976 Police Story Frank Moran Season 4 Episode 5: "Three Days to Thirty"
Rich Man, Poor Man Axel Jordache Season 1 Episode 1: "Part 1: Chapters 1 and 2"
Rich Man, Poor Man Axel Jordache Season 1 Episode 2: "Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4"
1977 Insight God Episode 411: "This Side of Eden"
Roots Captain Thomas Davies Season 1 Episode 1: "Part 1"
Roots Captain Thomas Davies Season 1 Episode 3: "Part 3"
The Gathering Adam Thornton Television film
1977–1982 Lou Grant Lou Grant 114 episodes
1978 Great Performances Various characters Season 7 Episode 6: "The Good Doctor"
1979 The Family Man Eddie Madden Television film
1981 The Marva Collins Story Narrator Voice, television film
1984 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Ed Asner/The Kinks"
Off the Rack Sam Waltman Season 1 Pilot Episode
1985 Off the Rack Sam Waltman Season 1 Episode 1: "Partners"
Off the Rack Sam Waltman Season 1 Episode 2: "A Date with Kate"
Off the Rack Sam Waltman Season 1 Episode 3: "Here Comes the Bribe"
Off the Rack Sam Waltman Season 1 Episode 4: "Who Do You Trust?"
Off the Rack Sam Waltman Season 1 Episode 5: "The Letter"
Off the Rack Sam Waltman Season 1 Episode 6: "Immigration Man"
Tender Is the Night Devereux Warren Miniseries
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible Joshua Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho"[1]
1986 Tall Tales & Legends Lucky Jake Season 1 Episode 4: "My Darlin' Clementine"
Highway to Heaven Harold Season 2 Episode 17: "The Last Assignment"
Kate's Secret Dr. Resnick Television film
The Christmas Star Horace McNickle
1987 Cracked Up Reverend Vincent Owens
1987–1988 The Bronx Zoo Principal Joe Danzig 21 episodes
1988 A Friendship in Vienna Opah Oskar Reikman Television film
1990 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less Harvey Metcalfe
1990–1996 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Hoggish Greedly Voice, 33 episodes
1991 Switched at Birth Ted Marx Television film
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Edward P. Mitchell
1991–1992 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Walter Kovacs 17 episodes
1992 Cruel Doubt Bill Osteen Season 1 Episode 1
Cruel Doubt Bill Osteen Season 1 Episode 2
Fish Police Chief Abalone Voice, Season 1 Episode 1: "The Shell Game"
Fish Police Chief Abalone Voice, Season 1 Episode 2: "A Fish Out of Water"
Fish Police Chief Abalone Voice, Season 1 Episode 3: "Beauty's Only Fin Deep"
Fish Police Chief Abalone Voice, Season 1 Episode 4: "The Codfather"
Fish Police Chief Abalone Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "The Two Gils"
Fish Police Chief Abalone Voice, Season 1 Episode 6: "No Way to Treat a Fillet-dy"
Batman: The Animated Series Roland Daggett Voice, Season 1 Episode 4: "Feat of Clay: Part I"[1]
Batman: The Animated Series Roland Daggett Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "Feat of Clay: Part II"[1]
Batman: The Animated Series Roland Daggett Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Appointment in Crime Alley"[1]
Batman: The Animated Series Roland Daggett Voice, Season 1 Episode 33: "Cat Scratch Fever"[1]
1992–1993 Hearts Afire George Lahti 12 episodes
1993 Animaniacs Papa Bear Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Garage Sale of the Century"[1]
Bonkers Grumps Voice, Season 1 Episode 58: "Seems Like Old Toons"
Gypsy Pop Television film
1994 Dinosaurs Evil Georgie Voice, Season 4 Episode 14: "Georgie Must Die!"
1994–1995 Thunder Alley Gil Jones 27 episodes
1994–1996 Gargoyles Hudson, Jack Danforth, Burbank, Security Guard #2 Voice, 46 episodes[1]
1994–1998 Spider-Man J. Jonah Jameson Voice, 35 episodes[1]
1995 Duckman Mort Sidelman Voice, Season 2 Episode 6: "The Germ Turns"
1995–1997 Freakazoid! Sergeant Mike Cosgrove Voice, 20 episodes[1]
1996 Gone in the Night Detective John Waters Television film
Bruno the Kid Engineer Voice
Roseanne Lou Grant Season 9 Episode 1: "Call Waiting"; uncredited
The Magic School Bus General Araneus Voice, Season 3 Episode 3: "Spins a Web"[1]
The Story of Santa Claus Santa Claus Voice, Television film[1]
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Von Romme / Sentry #4 Voice, Season 2 Episode 11: "Nuclear Netherworld"
Mad About You Zigmund Klarik Season 4 Episode 23: "The Finale: Part 2"
Mad About You Zigmund Klarik Season 4 Episode 24: "The Finale: Part 3"
1996–1997 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles Hudson, Burbank, Street Person #2 Voice, 10 episodes[1]
1997 Mad About You Zigmund Klarik Season 5 Episode 12: "The Handyman"
Dog's Best Friend Jeep Television film
Adventures from the Book of Virtues Daniel Voice, Season 1 Episode 10: "Faith"
Dead Man's Gun Jebusi McKinney Season 1 Episode 11: "Next of Kin"
The Angry Beavers Risk Keeper Voice, Season 1 Episode 8: "I Dare You"[1]
Life with Louie Mr. Applegate Voice, Season 3 Episode 9: "The Kiss Is the Thing"
Jumanji The Judge Voice, Season 2 Episode 10: "The Trial"
The Practice Judge Matlin Pratt Season 2 Episode 3: "The Blessing"
1997–1998 The New Adventures of Zorro Additional voices 26 episodes
1998 Soul Man Frank Weber Season 2 Episode 10: "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
Jumanji The Judge Voice, Season 3 Episode 9: "The Ultimate Weapon"
Ask Harriet Old Man Russell Season 1 Episode 2: "Hot Coco"
Ask Harriet Old Man Russell Season 1 Episode 5: "Lips That Pass in the Night"
Ask Harriet Old Man Russell Season 1 Episode 13: "Pumps and Circumstances"
The Closer Carl Dobson 10 episodes
More Tales of the City Jack Lederer Miniseries; Season 1 Episode 5
Hercules Mentor Voice, Season 1 Episode 20: "Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes"
Maggie Winters Nathan Winters Season 1 Episode 9: "Angstgiving Day"
The X-Files Maurice Season 6 Episode 6: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"
Superman: The Animated Series Granny Goodness Voice, Season 2 Episode 27: "Little Girl Lost: Part I"[1]
Superman: The Animated Series Granny Goodness Voice, Season 2 Episode 28: "Little Girl Lost: Part II"[1]
1999 The Sissy Duckling Elmer's father Voice, television film
The Simpsons Editor Voice, Season 11 Episode 3: "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
Recess Thaddeus T. Third V Voice, Season 4 Episode 13: "The Biggest Trouble Ever"
Olive, the Other Reindeer Santa Claus Television film
2000 Common Ground Ira
Superman: The Animated Series Granny Goodness Voice, Season 3 Episode 12: "Legacy: Part I"[1]
Superman: The Animated Series Granny Goodness Voice, Season 3 Episode 13: "Legacy: Part II"[1]
Recess Thaddeus T. Third V Voice, Season 5 Episode 4: "The C-Note"
Touched by an Angel Bud Season 6 Episode 17: "Here I Am"
The Hoop Life Coach Season 1 Episode 22: "The Second Chance"
Arliss Lenny Crowley Season 5 Episode 10: "Last Call"
Becoming Dick Davis Aldrich Television film
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Fixer Voice, Season 1 Episode 11: "The Return of XL"[1]
The Wild Thornberrys Frank Hunter Voice, Season 3 Episode 20: "The Anniversary"[1]
Johnny Bravo Uncle Lou Voice, Season 3 Episode 2: "Virtual Johnny/Hunted/Hold That Schmoe"[1]
2001 Johnny Bravo Dr. Miller Voice, Season 3 Episode 17: "The Hansel and Gretel Witch Project/I.Q. Johnny/Get Stinky"[1]
Max Steel Chuck Marshak Voice, Season 1 Episode 1: "Strangers"
Max Steel Chuck Marshak Voice, Season 1 Episode 6: "Spear-Carriers"
Max Steel Chuck Marshak Voice, Season 1 Episode 8: "Sharks"
Max Steel Chuck Marshak Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Scions"
The Huntress Max Quinlin Season 1 Episode 14: "Generations"
Family Guy Steve Bellows Voice, Season 3 Episode 4: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"
Dharma & Greg Earl Tucker Season 4 Episode 22: "How This Happened"
Curb Your Enthusiasm Mr. Weiner Season 2 Episode 6: "The Acupuncturist"
The Ellen Show Santa Claus Season 1 Episode 11: "Ellen's First Christmas"
3×3 Eyes Grandpa Ayanokoji Voice, English dub
King of the Hill Stinky Voice, Season 5 Episode 10: "Yankee Hankee"
2002 King of the Hill Stinky Voice, Season 6 Episode 11: "Unfortunate Son"
John XXIII: The Pope of Peace Angelo Roncalli Television film
Teamo Supremo Mr. Large Voice, Season 2 Episode 5: "Thog the Caveman Returns/Mr. Large's Slippery Scheme"
The Man Who Saved Christmas Charles Gilbert Television film
2003 ER Dr. James McNulty Season 9 Episode 11: "A Little Help from My Friends"
ER Dr. James McNulty Season 9 Episode 12: "A Saint in the City"
ER Dr. James McNulty Season 9 Episode 13: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
Grim & Evil Mr. Voorhees Voice, Season 1 Episode 9: "Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage!"
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Officer Barr Voice, Season 1 Episode 2: "Keeping Secrets"
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Officer Barr Voice, Season 1 Episode 6: "Heroes and Villains"
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Officer Barr Voice, Season 1 Episode 8: "Law of the Jungle"
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Officer Barr Voice, Season 1 Episode 13: "Mind Games: Part 2"
Duck Dodgers Guard Captain Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucker/Detained Duck"[1]
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 Uncle Nick Television film
2004 Justice League Unlimited Hephaestus Voice, Season 1 Episode 4: "Hawk and Dove"[1]
The Practice Judge Marcus Winnaker Season 8 Episode 13: "Going Home"
The Practice Judge Marcus Winnaker Season 8 Episode 14: "Pre-Trial Blues"
The Practice Judge Marcus Winnaker Season 8 Episode 15: "Mr. Shore Goes to Town"
2004–2005 Center of the Universe Art Barnett 12 episodes
2005 Justice League Unlimited Granny Goodness Voice, Season 2 Episode 2: "The Ties That Bind"[1]
The Dead Zone Marty Bracknell Season 4 Episode 10: "Coming Home"
The Boondocks Ed Wuncler Sr. Voice, Season 1 Episode 1: "The Garden Party"
2006 The Boondocks Ed Wuncler Sr. Voice, Season 1 Episode 10: "The Itis"
The Boondocks Ed Wuncler Sr. Voice, Season 1 Episode 14: "The Block Is Hot"
The Christmas Card Luke Spellman Television film
W.I.T.C.H. Napoleon Voice, Season 2 Episode 21: "U Is for Undivided"
W.I.T.C.H. Napoleon Voice, Season 2 Episode 23: "W Is for Witch"
W.I.T.C.H. Napoleon Voice, Season 2 Episode 26: "Z Is for Zenith"
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Wilson White Season 1 Episode 1: "Pilot"
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Wilson White Season 1 Episode 5: "The Long Lead Story"
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Wilson White Season 1 Episode 7: "Nevada Day: Part 1"
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Wilson White Season 1 Episode 8: "Nevada Day: Part 2"
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Wilson White Season 1 Episode 11: "The Christmas Show"
2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Wilson White Season 1 Episode 12: "Monday"
Andy Barker, P.I. Mickey Doyle Season 1 Episode 6: "The Lady Varnishes"
2008 The Spectacular Spider-Man Uncle Ben Parker Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Intervention"[1]
2009 Star-ving Mr. Lipschitz Season 1 Episode 10: "El Al-Qaeda"
The Line Patrick Season 1 Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
CSI: NY Abraham Klein / Klaus Braun Season 5 Episode 22: "Yahrzeit"
WordGirl Kid Potato Voice, Season 2 Episode 16: "Meat My Dad"
2010 The Boondocks Ed Wuncler Sr. Voice, Season 3 Episode 3: "The Red Ball"
The Boondocks Ed Wuncler Sr. Voice, Season 3 Episode 15: "It's Goin' Down"
The Sarah Silverman Program Commandant Von Reichenstein Season 3 Episode 10: "Wowschwitz"
The Cleveland Show Editor Season 1 Episode 14: "The Curious Case of Junior Working at the Stool"
The Cleveland Show Old Man Season 2 Episode 3: "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back"
The Cleveland Show Carl Fredricksen Season 2 Episode 8: "Murray Christmas"
American Dad! Grandpa Smith Season 6 Episode 6: "There Will Be Bad Blood"
2011 The Cleveland Show Narrator Season 2 Episode 15: "The Blue, the Gray and the Brown"
The Cleveland Show Walter Season 3 Episode 6: "Sex and the Biddy"
American Dad! Mailbox #2 Season 6 Episode 16: "Jenny Fromdabloc"
Young Justice Kent Nelson Voice, Season 1 Episode 7: "Denial"[1]
Working Class Hank Greziak Season 1 Episode 1: "The Buddy System"
Working Class Hank Greziak Season 1 Episode 4: "Eye for an Eye"
Working Class Hank Greziak Season 1 Episode 6: "Pay Back"
Working Class Hank Greziak Season 1 Episode 8: "Wine Pairing"
Working Class Hank Greziak Season 1 Episode 9: "B-Day Invasion"
Working Class Hank Greziak Season 1 Episode 11: "Hire Education"
Too Big to Fail Warren Buffett Television film
Royal Pains Ted Roth Season 3 Episode 4: "The Shaw/Hank Redemption"
Royal Pains Ted Roth Season 3 Episode 5: "A Man Called Grandpa"
Michael: Every Day Dr. Wasserman Season 1 Episode 4: "Sleeping with People"
Michael: Every Day Dr. Wasserman Season 1 Episode 5: "Bridges"
Michael: Every Day Dr. Wasserman Season 1 Episode 8: "Being Alone"
Michael: Every Day Dr. Wasserman Season 1 Episode 10: "Sweating"
Michael: Every Day Dr. Wasserman Season 1 Episode 11: "Failure"
Michael: Every Day Dr. Wasserman Season 1 Episode 12: "Endings"
2012 The Middle Ben Season 3 Episode 19: "The Paper Route"
Hot in Cleveland Jameson Lyons Season 3 Episode 15: "Rubber Ball"
Hawaii Five-0 August March Season 2 Episode 19: "Kalele (Faith)"
Hawaii Five-0 August March Season 3 Episode 2: "Kanalua (Doubt)"
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist Mr. Carson Television film
Regular Show Santa Claus Voice, Season 4 Episode 9: "The Christmas Special"[1]
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Coach Martin Schultz Season 14 Episode 13: "Monster's Legacy"
Maron Larry Maron Unaired pilot
The Glades Dr. Ted Hardy Season 4 Episode 3: "Killer Barbecue"
The Glades Dr. Ted Hardy Season 4 Episode 4: "Magic Longworth"
The Glades Dr. Ted Hardy Season 4 Episode 10: "Gallerinas"
The Crazy Ones Mr. Finger Season 1 Episode 8: "The Stan Wood Account"
Christmas on the Bayou Papa Noel Television film
2014 The Boondocks Ed Wuncler Sr. Voice, Season 4 Episode 9: "Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has"
Men at Work Bob Season 3 Episode 5: "Gigo-Milo"
Mom Jack Bumgartner Season 2 Episode 5: "Kimchi and a Monkey Playing Harmonica"
Chasing Life Artie Carver Season 1 Episode 11: "Locks of Love"
Chozen Lil' Wheely Episode: "Sell, Sell, Sell" (Unaired)
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Santa Claus Voice, television special[1]
2015 The Good Wife Guy Redmayne Season 6 Episode 13: "Dark Money"
The Good Wife Guy Redmayne Season 6 Episode 17: "Undisclosed Recipients"
Criminal Minds Roy Brooks Season 10 Episode 20: "A Place at the Table"
Murdoch Mysteries Kris Kringle Season 9 Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas"
WordGirl Kid Potato Voice, Season 7 Episode 8: "My Dad, My Teacher, My Dad, My Teacher/Castle! Dungeon! Fortress! So?"
All of My Heart Vern Television film
Forgive Me Bishop Season 2 Episode 16: "Blessed Art Thou"
Forgive Me Bishop Season 2 Episode 18: "Blessed Is the Fruit"
2016 SpongeBob SquarePants Angry Old Timer Voice, Season 10 Episode 1: "Whirly Brains"
2017 Michael: Every Day Dr. Wasserman Season 2 Episode 6: "Hodophobia: Part 2"
Bones Rufus Tucker Season 12 Episode 3: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"
A StoryBots Christmas Santa Television special
All of My Heart: Inn Love Vern Television film
Titanic: Sinking the Myths Wilhelm Müller Documentary
2018 Forgive Me Bishop Season 3 Episode 2: "I Detest All My Sins Because of Your Just Punishments"
Forgive Me Bishop Season 3 Episode 3: "Most of All Because They Offend You"
Forgive Me Bishop Season 3 Episode 5: "Worthy of All My Love"
Forgive Me Bishop Season 3 Episode 8: "To Avoid the Near Occasion of Sin"
MacGyver Saul Season 2 Episode 20: "Skyscraper - Power"
All of My Heart: The Wedding Vern Television film
Cobra Kai Sid Weinberg Season 1 Episode 1: "Ace Degenerate"
Cobra Kai Sid Weinberg Season 1 Episode 8: "Molting"
2019 American Dad! TV Guide Editor-in-Chief Season 14 Episode 4: "Rabbit Ears"
American Dad! Narrator Season 14 Episode 6: "Lost Boys"
Dead to Me Abe Rifkin Season 1 Episode 1: "Pilot"
Dead to Me Abe Rifkin Season 1 Episode 2: "Maybe I'm Crazy"
Dead to Me Abe Rifkin Season 1 Episode 3: "It's All My Fault"
Dead to Me Abe Rifkin Season 1 Episode 7: "I Can Handle It"
Dead to Me Abe Rifkin Season 1 Episode 9: "I Have to Be Honest"
Doom Patrol Hospital Patient Season 1 Episode 13: "Flex Patrol"
Grace and Frankie Howard Jay Season 5 Episode 9: "The Website"
2020 Modern Family Herschel Braverman Season 11 Episode 12: "Dead on a Rival"
Ballmastrz: 9009 Rupert T. Digzfield IV Voice, Season 2 Episode 10: "Onward, True Blue Friends Win Eternal; Paladin of the Heavens, Start Today!"
Blue Bloods Chuck Kennedy Season 10 Episode 15: "Vested Interests"
Briarpatch James Staghorne Sr. Season 1 Episode 3: "Terrible, Shocking Things"
Briarpatch James Staghorne Sr. Season 1 Episode 5: "Behind God's Back"
Briarpatch James Staghorne Sr. Season 1 Episode 7: "Butterscotch"
Royalties Papa / Hal Season 1 Episode 2: "Break It In"
Teen Titans Go! Sergeant Mike Cosgrove Voice, Season 6 Episode 33: "Huggbees"[1]
Central Park Ambrose Brandenham Voice, Season 1 Episode 7: "Squirrel, Interrupted"
2021 Central Park Ambrose Brandenham Voice, Season 2 Episode 4: "Of Course You Know This Means Ward"
Cobra Kai Sid Weinberg Season 3 Episode 3: "Now You're Gonna Pay"
Grace and Frankie Howard Jay Season 7 Episode 4: "The Circumcision"
Let's Be Real Ed Asner Episode: "Episode 101"
Dug Days Carl Fredricksen Voice; Disney+ Original Short Series, posthumous release; dedicated in memory[1]
The Premise Mr. Holmes Season 1 Episode 3: "The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler"; posthumous release
Muppets Haunted Mansion Claude Television special, posthumous release; dedicated in memory
Captain Daddy Grandpa Television film; posthumous release
2022 Central Park Ambrose Brandenham Voice, Season 2 Episode 16: "The Lyin' in Winter" (episode released posthumously)
Central Park Ambrose Brandenham Voice, Season 3 Episode 6: "A Matter of Life and Boeuf" (episode released posthumously)
TBA Scarlett Lou Television film; posthumous release

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Fixer [1]
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Vrook Lamar [1]
2004 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords [1]
X-Men Legends Healer [1]
2009 Up Carl Fredricksen
2012 Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Rain of the Ghosts Old Joe Charone Audiobook
2022 The Last Saturday Night Gerald Podcast series; posthumous release

Radio

  • The Odyssey, National Radio Theater, 1981, published by Blackstone Audio – Narrator
  • Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, LA Theatre Works, 1991, published by LA Theatre Works – Ben Bradlee

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao "Ed Asner (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 17, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.