Edward Asner, commonly known as Ed Asner, is an American actor, voice actor, and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, who is best known for his role as Lou Grant on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and its spin-off series of the same name.
For Disney, he voiced Carl Fredricksen in the 2009 Pixar film Up. He also played Hank Cooper in Gus, Horace McNickle in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode "The Christmas Star", Grumps in Bonkers, Georgie's "evil voice" in Dinosaurs, Hudson, Jack Danforth, and Burbank in Gargoyles, Thaddeus T. Third V in Recess, Mentor in Hercules: The Animated Series, Fixer in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Napoleon in W.I.T.C.H., and Mr. Big in Teamo Supremo.
Trivia
- Asner, Lily Tomlin, Erica Luttrell, Daniel DeSanto, Neil Crone, Ed Begley Jr., Robby Benson, Bebe Neuwirth, Malcolm McDowell, Matt Frewer, Edward James Olmos, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Paul Winfield have worked on The Magic School Bus.
- Asner, Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker, Laurie Metcalf, Wayne Knight, Frank Whaley, Gary Oldman, Brian Doyle-Murray and Martin Sheen have worked on JFK (1991).
Disney Roles
Gallery
Pete Docter and Bob Peterson supervising Ed Asner's recording session.
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