Ed Asner Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Ed Asner been in? This complete Ed Asner filmography lists 166 credited roles (59 films, 107 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2023, with links to our full guides where available.

Ed Asner movies in order

• Kid Galahad (1962) as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
• The Satan Bug (1965) as Henchman Veretti
• The Slender Thread (1965) as Det. Judd Ridley
• El Dorado (1966) as Bart Jason
• Change of Habit (1969) as Lt. Moretti
• They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) as Woody Garfield
• Skin Game (1971) as Plunkett
• The Girl Most Likely To... (1973) as Det. Ralph Varone
• Gus (1976) as Hank Cooper
• Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981) as Connolly
• Koyaanisqatsi (1983) as Self (archive footage)
• Daniel (1983) as Jacob Ascher
• The Christmas Star (1986) as Horace McNickle
• Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) as Scalawag (voice)
• Moon Over Parador (1988) as Self
• Happily Ever After (1989) as Scowl the Owl (voice)
• JFK (1991) as Guy Bannister
• Gypsy (1994) as Charles Thompson
• Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995) as Hudson (voice)
• A Christmas Carol (1997) as Marley (voice)
• Hard Rain (1998) as Uncle Charlie
• The Bachelor (1999) as Gluckman
• Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) as Santa Claus (voice)
• Common Ground (2000) as Ira
• The Animal (2001) as Chief Wilson
• Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (2002) as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
• Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin (2002) as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
• Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (2003) as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
• The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003) as Augie Sinclair
• Elf (2003) as Santa
• Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) as Uncle Nick
• Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005) as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
• The Christmas Card (2006) as Luke Spelman
• Gigantic (2008) as Kirby Weathersby
• Christmas Cottage (2008) as Sidney
• Up (2009) as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
• Dug's Special Mission (2009) as Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited)
• Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) as Granny Goodness (voice)
• All Star Superman (2011) as Perry White (voice)
• Let Go (2011) as Artie
• Too Big to Fail (2011) as Warren Buffett
• Foodfight! (2012) as Mr. Leonard (voice)
• Casting By (2012) as Self
• Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) as Mr. Carson
• Second Chances (2013) as Chief Buddy
• Christmas on the Bayou (2013) as Papa Noel
• I Know That Voice (2014) as Self
• The Games Maker (2014) as Nicholas Drago
• Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014) as Santa (voice)
• All of My Heart (2015) as Vern
• Love Finds You in Valentine (2016) as Gabriel Morgan
• All of My Heart: Inn Love (2017) as Vern
• All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018) as Vern
• Faith, Hope & Love (2019) as Harry Karetas
• M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters (2020) as Dr. Howard Arden
• Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) as Ghost of Claude
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022) as Grandpa (voice)
• Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) as Self (voice)
• Carl's Date (2023) as Carl (voice)

Ed Asner TV shows

• The Oscars (1953) as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Gunsmoke (1955) as Sgt. Wilks
• Gunsmoke (1955) as Redmond
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Warden Bragan
• The Untouchables (1959) as Fedor Bartok
• The Untouchables (1959) as Frank
• The Untouchables (1959) as Jimmy Canada
• The Virginian (1962) as George Johnson
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Jack Stander
• The Outer Limits (1963) as Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
• The Fugitive (1963) as Roy Malinek
• The Fugitive (1963) as Sheriff Mayhew
• The Fugitive (1963) as Joe Bantam
• The Wild Wild West (1965) as Furman Crotty
• The F.B.I. (1965) as John Carl Brock
• The F.B.I. (1965) as Walter Gretzler
• The F.B.I. (1965) as Pete Zacharias
• The Rat Patrol (1966) as Captain Friedrich
• Mission: Impossible (1966) as George Simpson
• The Invaders (1967) as Taugus
• The Invaders (1967) as Harry Ferguson
• Ironside (1967) as Marlon Davis
• Hawaii Five-O (1968) as August March
• The Mod Squad (1968)
• The Mod Squad (1968) as Harry Loring
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Lou Grant
• Great Performances (1971)
• Match Game (1973) as Self
• Rhoda (1974)
• Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) as Axel Jordache
• Roots (1977) as Thomas Davies
• Roots (1977) as Capt. Thomas Davies
• Lou Grant (1977) as Lou Grant
• Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Highway to Heaven (1984)
• Roseanne (1988)
• The Simpsons (1989) as Editor (voice)
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) as Hoggish Greedly (voice)
• Dinosaurs (1991) as Evil Georgie (voice)
• Batman: The Animated Series (1992) as Roland Daggett (voice)
• Mad About You (1992) as Zigmund Klarik
• The X-Files (1993) as Maurice
• Animaniacs (1993) as Vern (voice)
• Duckman (1994) as Mort Sidelman (voice)
• The Magic School Bus (1994) as Gen. Aranius (voice)
• ER (1994) as James McNulty
• Touched by an Angel (1994) as Bud
• Gargoyles (1994) as Hudson (voice)
• Spider-Man (1994) as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
• Freakazoid! (1995) as Sgt. Cosgrove (voice)
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) as Von Romme (voice)
• Superman: The Animated Series (1996) as Granny Goodness (voice)
• King of the Hill (1997) as Stinky (voice)
• The Practice (1997) as Judge Matlin Pratt
• The Practice (1997) as Judge Marcus Winnaker
• The Angry Beavers (1997)
• Johnny Bravo (1997)
• Dharma & Greg (1997) as Earl Tucker
• Hercules (1998) as Mentor (voice)
• The Wild Thornberrys (1998) as Frank Hunter (voice)
• Family Guy (1999) as Steve Bellows (voice)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Martin Schultz
• Max Steel (2000) as Chuck Marshak (voice)
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) as Fixer (voice)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Mr. Weiner
• The Dead Zone (2002) as Marty Bracknell
• Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) as Officer Barr (voice)
• Justice League Unlimited (2004) as Hephaestus (voice)
• Justice League Unlimited (2004) as Granny Goodness (voice)
• CSI: NY (2004) as Abraham Klein
• American Dad! (2005) as Narrator (voice)
• American Dad! (2005) as TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice)
• American Dad! (2005) as Mailbox #2 (voice)
• American Dad! (2005) as Grandpa Smith (voice)
• Bones (2005) as Rufus Tucker
• The Boondocks (2005) as Ed Wuncler (voice)
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) as Wilson White
• The Sarah Silverman Program (2007) as Commandant Von Reichenstein
• The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) as Ben Parker (voice)
• The Good Wife (2009) as Guy Redmayne
• Modern Family (2009) as Herschel
• The Cleveland Show (2009)
• The Cleveland Show (2009) as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
• The Cleveland Show (2009) as Walter (voice)
• The Middle (2009) as Ben
• Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Jameson
• Regular Show (2010) as Santa Claus (voice)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as August March
• Young Justice (2010) as Kent Nelson (voice)
• Men at Work (2012) as Bob
• Teen Titans Go! (2013) as Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
• Mom (2013) as Jack
• The Crazy Ones (2013) as Mr. Finger
• Chasing Life (2014) as April's grandfather
• Grace and Frankie (2015) as Howard Jay
• Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
• MacGyver (2016) as Saul
• Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018) as Rupert T. Digzfield (voice)
• Cobra Kai (2018) as Sid Weinberg
• Doom Patrol (2019) as Hospital Patient
• Dead to Me (2019) as Abe Rifkin
• Central Park (2020) as Ambrose (voice)
• The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020) as Self
• Dug Days (2021) as Carl (voice)
• The Premise (2021) as Mr. Holmes

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