Ed Asner
Actor
Ed Asner won five Emmy awards for portraying the character of Mary Tyler Moore's boss Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), and a crusading newspaperman for the spin-off series Lou Grant (1977-1982). Asner's public persona is also that of a crusader, a celebrity activist considered left of center. Asner also was a two-term president of the Screen Actors Guild.Asner appears with Alan Young and Hank Azaria in our loop These Actors Do Cartoon Voices.
Four Good Links
All Movie Guide: Ed Asner
Full list of his roles, plus factoids and a nifty bio
The Lou Grant Episode Guide
Huge list of episodes, cast, and plot points from Asner's show
Ed Asner Interview
1995 interview about his television career, from a Montreal radio station
The Canonical Lou Grant Episode Guide
Relive the 1970s and '80s, by way of this tribute to his show
Vital Stats
Birth
15 November 1929
(age 78)
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
