Know Your “That Guy”: Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Born: November 15, 1929

Number of Roles: 286

Best Known for Playing: Crotchety old men

First Appearance: Juror/Third Actor on Studio One in Hollywood (1957)

Most Recent Appearance: Ted Roth on Royal Pains (2011)

Can Be Seen (or Heard) In:

• Elf
• The Boondocks
• Gargoyles
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Lou Grant
• Up
• The Cleveland Show
• Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
• The Practice
• Spider-Man
• Batman: The Animated Series
• Superman: The Animated Series
• The Closer
• Freakazoid!
• Captain Planet
• The Simpsons
• King of the Hill
• ER

Fun Facts

• President of SAG from from ’81-’85
• Won an Emmy for playing the same character (Lou Grant) in both a comedy and a drama.
• Has won the most Emmys of an male performer (7)
• Has played Santa Claus four times