Acting
Ed Asner
Born 1929-11-15
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Edward Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), commonly known as Ed Asner, was an American film, television, stage, and voice actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his Emmy Award-winning role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film, Up. In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ed Asner
Movie
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Up
2009
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The Simpsons
1989
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Family Guy
1999
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Cobra Kai
2018
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Bones
2005
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American Dad!
2005
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Modern Family
2009
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Elf
2003
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The X-Files
1993
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (435 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Gettysburg Address | Edward Everett (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
 | An SNL Thanksgiving | (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Altered Reality | Mike Wilson | Movie | 2024 |
 | A Fargo Christmas Story | Popcorn Bud | Movie | 2023 |
 | Carl's Date | Carl (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Commitment to Life | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Grandpa (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | In Memory Of | Movie | 2022 |
| Scarlett | Lou | Movie | 2021 | |
 | Back Home Again | Peter Lionsbridge (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
| Back Home Again | In Memory Of | Movie | 2021 |
 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Ghost of Claude | Movie | 2021 |
| Muppets Haunted Mansion | In Memory Of | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Premise | Mr. Holmes | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Dug Days | Carl (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Senior Entourage | Ed | Movie | 2021 |
| Captain Daddy | Grampa (voice) | Movie | 2021 | |
| Blood | The Prophet | Movie | 2021 | |
 | Tiger Within | Samuel | Movie | 2020 |
 | Bury Me in Armor | Dimitry George | Movie | 2020 |
 | SEVEN | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Rain Beau's End | Gunny | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Garden Left Behind | Dr. Cleary | Movie | 2020 |
 | Central Park | Ambrose (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters | Dr. Howard Arden | Movie | 2020 |
 | In Vino | Charles | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Dead to Me | Abe Rifkin | TV Series | 2019 |
| Dead to Me | In Memory Of | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Faith, Hope & Love | Harry Karetas | Movie | 2019 |
 | Doom Patrol | Hospital Patient | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Olympia | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | All of My Heart: The Wedding | Vern | Movie | 2018 |
 | Honor Amongst Men | Pop Halmo | Movie | 2018 |
 | Angels on Tap | Swifty | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Parting Glass | Tommy | Movie | 2018 |
 | Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting | Jefferson | Movie | 2018 |
 | Cobra Kai | Sid Weinberg | TV Series | 2018 |
| Ed Asner's Oral History | Self - Interviewee | Movie | 2018 | |
 | Ballmastrz: 9009 | Rupert T. Digzfield (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Eva: A-7063 | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | LA DA Story | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | And the Winner Isn't | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | A StoryBots Christmas | Santa | Movie | 2017 |
 | Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! | Santa | Movie | 2017 |
 | Saving Christmas | Rick | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Gliksmans | Moshe | Movie | 2017 |
 | All of My Heart: Inn Love | Vern | Movie | 2017 |
 | Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Elder Pyreez (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! | Arthur (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Joe's War | Harry | Movie | 2017 |
 | Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man | Adult Walter (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Best Democracy Money Can Buy | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | MacGyver | Saul | TV Series | 2016 |
| Titanic: Sinking the Myths | Wilhelm Müller | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary | Corporate Manager | Movie | 2016 |
 | Super Sex | George | Movie | 2016 |
 | Getting Ed Laid | Ed Randall | Movie | 2016 |
 | Love Meet Hope | Mr. James | Movie | 2016 |
 | Love Finds You in Valentine | Gabriel Morgan | Movie | 2016 |
| Behind the Fear | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2016 | |
 | A Merry Murdoch Christmas | Kris Kringle | Movie | 2015 |
 | Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self / Lou Grant (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Nutcracker Sweet | Owl (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Grace and Frankie | Howard Jay | TV Series | 2015 |
 | I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! | Himself | Movie | 2015 |
 | All of My Heart | Vern | Movie | 2015 |
 | Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Santa (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Frozen in Time | Grandpa (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Games Maker | Nicholas Drago | Movie | 2014 |
 | Chasing Life | April's grandfather | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Audrey | Walt | Movie | 2014 |
 | I Know That Voice | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Christmas on the Bayou | Papa Noel | Movie | 2013 |
 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving | Mr Wilson | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Crazy Ones | Mr. Finger | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Mom | Jack | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero | Bonta / Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
| American Road | Walt Whitman | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Second Chances | Chief Buddy | Movie | 2013 |
 | Teen Titans Go! | Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice) | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | Mr. Carson | Movie | 2012 |
 | Casting By | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Autism and Cake | Fred | Movie | 2012 |
| Liberator | President Whitlock | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Foodfight! | Mr. Leonard (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Elephant Sighs | Leo | Movie | 2012 |
 | Men at Work | Bob | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Should've Been Romeo | Charlie | Movie | 2012 |
| Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl | Self | Movie | 2012 | |
| The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror | Narrator | Movie | 2011 | |
 | Identical | Yaakov Washington | Movie | 2011 |
 | Too Big to Fail | Warren Buffett | Movie | 2011 |
 | Let Go | Artie | Movie | 2011 |
| Let Go | Executive Producer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Absolute Killers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Good Men | Morty | Movie | 2011 |
 | Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays | Dr. Wasserman | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Not Another B Movie | Angry Investor | Movie | 2011 |
 | Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 | Himself | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hopelessly in June | Rabbi | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Voice | Movie | 2011 |
 | Working Class | Hank Greziak | TV Series | 2011 |
 | All Star Superman | Perry White (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Young Justice | Kent Nelson (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
| Young Justice | In Memory Of | TV Series | 2010 |
| The Triumph of William Henry Harrison | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Granny Goodness (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | August March | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Regular Show | Santa Claus (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Hot in Cleveland | Jameson | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Christmas Dreams | Jerry | Movie | 2009 |
 | Dug's Special Mission | Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Middle | Ben | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Cleveland Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
| The Cleveland Show | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
| The Cleveland Show | Walter (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Modern Family | Herschel | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Good Wife | Guy Redmayne | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Up | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Up: Upisodes | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | Shatner's Raw Nerve | Self | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union | Narrator (Voice) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Generation Gap | Bart Cahill | Movie | 2008 |
 | Christmas Cottage | Sidney | Movie | 2008 |
 | Gigantic | Kirby Weathersby | Movie | 2008 |
 | Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Ben Parker (voice) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Channels | Ed Packard | Movie | 2008 |
 | Hard Four | Golden Hands Segal | Movie | 2007 |
 | Christmas Is Here Again | Krad (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Mickey Doyle | TV Series | 2007 |
| From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 | |
 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Commandant Von Reichenstein | TV Series | 2007 |
| The Rich Have Their Own Photographers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 | |
 | The Christmas Card | Luke Spelman | Movie | 2006 |
 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Wilson White | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Boondocks | Ed Wuncler (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Crab Orchard | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Bones | Rufus Tucker | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class | Narrator | Movie | 2005 |
| The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror | Himself | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Spider-Man: The Venom Saga | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Sir! No Sir! | Col. Heinl | Movie | 2005 |
 | Out of the Woods | Jack Green | Movie | 2005 |
| Sleeping Dogs Lie | Sheriff Delaney | Movie | 2005 | |
 | American Dad! | TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Mailbox #2 (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Grandpa Smith (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Elf: Film School for Kids | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Elf: How they Made the North Pole | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Elf: That's a Wrap | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Center of the Universe | Art Barnett | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Missing Brendan | George Calden | Movie | 2004 |
 | CSI: NY | Abraham Klein | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Justice League Unlimited | Hephaestus (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
| Justice League Unlimited | Granny Goodness (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock | J Jonah Jameson (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure | Uncle Nick | Movie | 2003 |
 | Elf | Santa | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Commission | Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz | Movie | 2003 |
 | Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Officer Barr (voice) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Augie Sinclair | Movie | 2003 |
 | Daredevil vs. Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Man Who Saved Christmas | Charles Gilbert | Movie | 2002 |
 | Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Dead Zone | Marty Bracknell | TV Series | 2002 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion | Self | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
| John XXIII: The Pope of Peace | Angelo Roncalli | TV Series | 2002 | |
 | Remembering Roots | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It | Narrator | Movie | 2002 |
 | Pope John XXIII | Angelo Roncalli | Movie | 2002 |
 | Gahan Wilson's The Kid | Dead Cat | Movie | 2001 |
 | In Search of Peace | David Ben Gurion (voice) | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Animal | Chief Wilson | Movie | 2001 |
 | Island Prey | Jay Roth | Movie | 2001 |
 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mr. Weiner | TV Series | 2000 |
| Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom | Self | Movie | 2000 | |
 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Fixer (voice) | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Becoming Dick | Davis Aldrich | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Huntress | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Above Suspicion | Thomas O'Claire | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Perfect Game | Billy Hicks | Movie | 2000 |
 | Max Steel | Chuck Marshak (voice) | TV Series | 2000 |
 | A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle | Executive Producer | Movie | 2000 |
 | Common Ground | Ira | Movie | 2000 |
 | Bring Him Home | Geza | Movie | 2000 |
 | Snowden's Christmas | Big Daddy (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Santa Claus (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Bachelor | Gluckman | Movie | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Martin Schultz | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Love and Action in Chicago | Taylor | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Sissy Duckling | Father Duck (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Family Guy | Steve Bellows (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Our Friend, Martin | Mr. Harris (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | O' Christmas Tree | Nutcracker (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
| Maggie Winters | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | The Wild Thornberrys | Frank Hunter (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Hercules | Mentor (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | More Tales of the City | Jack Lederer | TV Series | 1998 |
| The Closer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Hard Rain | Uncle Charlie | Movie | 1998 |
| Academy Boyz | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 | |
 | A Christmas Carol | Marley (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Dharma & Greg | Earl Tucker | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Long Way Home | George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Johnny Bravo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Dr. Robert Servatius (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Angry Beavers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Dog's Best Friend | Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Practice | Judge Matlin Pratt | TV Series | 1997 |
| The Practice | Judge Marcus Winnaker | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Payback | Jack Patkanis | Movie | 1997 |
| Payback | Executive Producer | Movie | 1997 |
 | King of the Hill | Stinky (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Fumbleheads | Charlie Atwater | Movie | 1997 |
 | Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade | Self | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Story of Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Bruno the Kid | The Engineer (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Superman: The Animated Series | Granny Goodness (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Von Romme (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Arli$$ | Lenny Crowley | TV Series | 1996 |
| Hanged on a Twisted Cross | Narrator | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Gone in the Night | Det. John Waters | Movie | 1996 |
 | Dumb and Dumber | General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Freakazoid! | Sgt. Cosgrove (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken | Hudson (voice) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Bruno | Movie | 1995 |
 | Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Gargoyles | Hudson (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Gypsy | Charles Thompson | Movie | 1994 |
 | Touched by an Angel | Bud | TV Series | 1994 |
 | ER | James McNulty | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Magic School Bus | Gen. Aranius (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Down on the Waterfront | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | Thunder Alley | Gil Jones | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Duckman | Mort Sidelman (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Heads | Ab Abbot | Movie | 1994 |
 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Animaniacs | Vern (voice) | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The X-Files | Maurice | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Politically Incorrect | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy | Self | Movie | 1993 |
 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Mad About You | Zigmund Klarik | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Hearts Afire | George Lahti | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Batman: The Animated Series | Roland Daggett (voice) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Cruel Doubt | Bill Osteen | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Fish Police | Chief Abalone (voice) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | JFK | Guy Bannister | Movie | 1991 |
 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Edward P. Mitchell | Movie | 1991 |
 | Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier | Thanks | Movie | 1991 |
 | Silent Motive | Sam | Movie | 1991 |
 | Switched at Birth | Ted Marx | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Dinosaurs | Evil Georgie (voice) | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show | Himself | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You | Charlie (voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Good Cops, Bad Cops | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Walter Kovacs | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Hoggish Greedly (voice) | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Movie | 1990 |
| Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less | Harvey Metcalfe | Movie | 1990 | |
 | The Simpsons | Editor (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Happily Ever After | Scowl the Owl (voice) | Movie | 1989 |
 | Roseanne | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Moon Over Parador | Self | Movie | 1988 |
 | A Friendship in Vienna | Opah Oskar Reikman | Movie | 1988 |
 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Scalawag (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
 | The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1987 |
| Cracked Up | Rev. Vincent Owens | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Bronx Zoo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Christmas Star | Horace McNickle | Movie | 1986 |
 | Kate's Secret | Dr. Resnick | Movie | 1986 |
 | Joshua and the Battle of Jericho | Joshua (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
| Vital Signs | Matthew St James | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Darlin' Clementine | Lucky Jake | Movie | 1986 |
 | Tall Tales & Legends | Lucky Jake | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Tender Is the Night | Devereux Warren | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Off the Rack | Sam Waltman | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Movie | 1985 |
 | Donald Duck's 50th Birthday | Self | Movie | 1984 |
 | Highway to Heaven | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Anatomy of an Illness | Norman Cousins | Movie | 1984 |
 | A Case of Libel | Robert Sloane | Movie | 1983 |
 | Daniel | Jacob Ascher | Movie | 1983 |
 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Koyaanisqatsi | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Americas in Transition | Narrator | Movie | 1982 |
 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | American Playhouse | Robert Sloane | TV Series | 1982 |
 | O'Hara's Wife | Bob O'Hara | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Marva Collins Story | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | A Small Killing | Simon Shaber | Movie | 1981 |
 | Fort Apache, the Bronx | Connolly | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Family Man | Eddie Madden | Movie | 1979 |
 | The White Shadow | Edward Asner (uncredited) | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Mickey's 50 | Self | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Good Doctor | Various Roles | Movie | 1978 |
 | NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self | Movie | 1978 |
 | A Different Approach | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Gathering | Adam | Movie | 1977 |
 | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish | Huey P. Long | Movie | 1977 |
 | Roots | Thomas Davies | TV Series | 1977 |
| Roots | Capt. Thomas Davies | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Gus | Hank Cooper | Movie | 1976 |
 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Axel Jordache | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Hey, I'm Alive | Ralph Flores | Movie | 1975 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Death Scream | Peter Singleton | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Impersonation Murder Case | Dt. Ed Ames | Movie | 1975 |
 | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Impostor | Barney West | Movie | 1975 |
 | Twigs | Phil | Movie | 1975 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Rhoda | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Wrestler | Frank Bass | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Girl Most Likely To... | Det. Ralph Varone | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Match Game | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Police Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Haunts of the Very Rich | Al Hunsicker | Movie | 1972 |
 | Sam Cade | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | They Call It Murder | Chief Otto Larkin | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Todd Killings | Fred Reardon | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Last Child | Barstow | Movie | 1971 |
 | Skin Game | Plunkett | Movie | 1971 |
 | Great Performances | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Dr. Morheim | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Lou Grant | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV Series | 1970 |
 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Woody Garfield | Movie | 1970 |
 | Halls of Anger | Ernie McKay | Movie | 1970 |
 | House on Greenapple Road | Sheriff Muntz | Movie | 1970 |
 | Daughter of the Mind | Saul Wiener | Movie | 1969 |
 | Change of Habit | Lt. Moretti | Movie | 1969 |
 | Medical Center | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Hawaii Five-O | August March | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Mod Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
| The Mod Squad | Harry Loring | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Name of the Game | Cesare Marino | TV Series | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Vince Leonard | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Gunn | Lt. Jacoby | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ironside | Marlon Davis | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Invaders | Taugus | TV Series | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Harry Ferguson | TV Series | 1967 |
 | El Dorado | Bart Jason | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Doomsday Flight | Feldman | Movie | 1966 |
| CBS Playhouse | Nat Congdon | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | The Venetian Affair | Frank Rosenfeld | Movie | 1966 |
 | Mission: Impossible | George Simpson | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | George Kramer | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Felony Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Rat Patrol | Captain Friedrich | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Slender Thread | Det. Judd Ridley | Movie | 1965 |
 | The F.B.I. | John Carl Brock | TV Series | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Walter Gretzler | TV Series | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Pete Zacharias | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Wild Wild West | Furman Crotty | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Run for Your Life | Carl Cappi | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Satan Bug | Henchman Veretti | Movie | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Oliver E. Wells | TV Series | 1964 | |
| Profiles in Courage | President Ulysses S. Grant | TV Series | 1964 | |
 | Slattery's People | Frank Radcliff | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Fanfare for a Death Scene | Pike | Movie | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Mr. Novak | Harmon Stern | TV Series | 1963 |
| Mr. Novak | Paul Berg | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Burke's Law | Pablo Vasquez | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Fugitive | Roy Malinek | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Sheriff Mayhew | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Joe Bantam | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Outer Limits | Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Lieutenant | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Kid Galahad | Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited) | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Eleventh Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Stoney Burke | Kapp | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Jack Stander | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Virginian | George Johnson | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Sam Benedict | Dr. Everett Colner | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Target: The Corruptors! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Frank Williams | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Cain's Hundred | Dave Keller | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Defenders | Tim Sellers | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Harry Obermayer | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Murder Men | Dave Keller | Movie | 1961 |
 | Route 66 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Second Man | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Outlaws | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | J-24 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
| The New Girl | Kurt Harden | Movie | 1960 | |
 | The Untouchables | Fedor Bartok | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Frank | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Jimmy Canada | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Naked City | Lt. Vincent Busti | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Decoy | Sergeant | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Night America Trembled | 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner) | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Defender (Studio One) | Juror (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Warden Bragan | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Gunsmoke | Sgt. Wilks | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Redmond | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Oscars | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | TV Series | 1953 |
| The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV Series | 1949 |
 | Studio One | Actor #3 | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | TV Series | 1944 |
 | A Man and His Prostate | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
| Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary | Self (archive footage) | Movie | — | |
 | Unplugged | Dr. Eaton (voice) | Movie | — |