Ed Asner filmography explained

The following is the complete filmography of the American actor Ed Asner.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1961The Murder MenDave KellerStock footage
1962Kid GalahadAssistant District Attorney Frank GersonUncredited
1965The Satan BugVeretti
The Slender ThreadDetective Judd Ridley
1966The Venetian AffairFrank Rosenfeld
1967El DoradoBart Jason
GunnLieutenant Charles Jacoby
1969Change of HabitLieutenant Moretti
1970Halls of AngerErnie McKay
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Woody Garfield
1971Skin GamePlunkett
The Todd KillingsFred Reardon
1974The WrestlerFrank Bass
1976GusHank Cooper
1981Fort Apache, The BronxCaptain Dennis Connolly
1982O'Hara's WifeBob O'Hara
1983DanielJacob Ascher
1984Anatomy of an IllnessNorman Cousins
1986The Christmas StarHorace McNickle
1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightSylvester J. ScalawagVoice[1]
1988Moon over ParadorHimself
1989Happily Ever AfterScowlVoice
1991JFKGuy Banister
1992The Real Story of Happy Birthday to YouCharlieVoice, short film
1995HudsonVoice, direct-to-video
Goldilocks and the Three BearsBruno
1997The FanaticsCharlie Atwater
A Christmas CarolJacob MarleyVoice, direct-to-video
1998Hard RainUncle Charlie
1999Love and Action in ChicagoTaylor
The BachelorSid Gluckman
Our Friend, MartinMr. HarrisVoice, direct-to-video
2000Perfect GameCoach Billy
2001The AnimalChief Marion Wilson
2003ElfSanta Claus
2005Out of the WoodsJack Green
SheebaGrandpa Cecil
2006The Heart SpecialistMr. Olson
2007Christmas Is Here AgainKradVoice
2008ChannelsEd Packard
GiganticKirby Weathersby
Christmas CottageSidney
2009UpCarl FredricksenVoice
Dug's Special MissionVoice, video short; uncredited
2010The Triumph of William Henry HarrisonNarratorVoice
Not Another B MovieAngry Investor
Granny GoodnessVoice, direct-to-video
2011All-Star SupermanPerry White
Witness InsecurityMaxwell
Let GoArtie Satz
IdenticalYaakov Washington
2012Foodfight!Mr. LeonardVoice
Should've Been RomeoCharlie
Elephant SighsLeo
2013Bonta / NarratorVoice
I Know That VoiceHimself
2014AudreyWalt
The Games MakerNicholas Drago
2015I Thought I Told You to Shut Up!!HimselfShort film
The Nutcracker SweetOwlVoice
2016Miracle in the ValleyJudge Mordecai Price
2017Joe's WarHarryDirect-to-video
CarGoArtVoice
In VinoCharles
The FloodMickShort
Elder Pyreez
Within ReachEdShort
The GliksmansMoshe
Saving ChristmasRickDirect-to-video
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas!Santa Claus
2018Still Waiting in the WingsJefferson
The Parting GlassTommy
When We Are RightMichaelVoice, short
Angels on TapSwifty
Barking MadManfred Schiel
Honor Amongst MenPop Halmo
The WeddingVern
2019The Garden Left BehindDr. Cleary
Faith, Hope & LoveHarry Karetas
2020M.O.M.: Mothers of MonstersDr. Harry Arden
Rain Beau's EndGunny
Tiger WithinSamuel
2021Senior EntourageEd
Back Home AgainPeter LionsbridgeVoice, short film; posthumous release
2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesGrandpa HeffleyVoice, posthumous release; dedicated in memory
2023Confessions of a Union Buster: A Call to ActionEd AsnerShort; posthumous release
Deadly DrawMax PerlmutterPosthumous release; filmed in 2021
Carl's DateCarl FredricksenVoice, theatrical short; posthumous release (final comeback role)
A Fargo Christmas StoryPopcorn BudPosthumous release
2024Altered RealityMike WilsonPosthumous release; filmed in 2020
2025The Gettysburg AddressEdward EverettVoice, post-production; posthumous release
TBAUnpluggedDr. Eaton

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957Studio OneJuror Season 9 Episode 20: "The Defender: Part 1" (uncredited)
Studio OneJuror Season 9 Episode 21: "The Defender: Part 2" (uncredited)
Studio OneThird Actor Season 10 Episode 2: "The Night America Trembled"
1958DecoySergeantSeason 1 Episode 18: "An Eye for an Eye"
1960Route 66Second ManSeason 1 Episode 4: "The Man on the Monkey Board"
1961Route 66ScullySeason 1 Episode 28: "The Opponent"
Route 66Lieutenant TegelerSeason 2 Episode 7: "The Mud Nest"
Naked CityLieutenant Vincent BustiSeason 2 Episode 13: "A Hole in the City"
Naked CityLieutenant Vincent BustiSeason 2 Episode 23: "New York to L.A."
TylerSeason 1 Episode 9: "The Golden Carpet"
1962Route 66Carl SelmanSeason 2 Episode 21: "Shoulder the Sky, My Lad"
Route 66Custody Officer Lincoln PeersSeason 3 Episode 8: "Welcome to the Wedding"
OutlawsKeefSeason 2 Episode 13: "The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid"
Cain's HundredDave KellerSeason 1 Episode 21: "Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy"
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWarden BraganSeason 7 Episode 30: "What Frightened You, Fred?"
Sam BenedictDr. Everett ColnerSeason 1 Episode 4: "Nothing Equals Nothing"
Alcoa PremiereDaniel StrykerSeason 2 Episode 10: "The Contenders"
Dr. KildareJohn FossmanSeason 2 Episode 11: "The Legacy"
The UntouchablesFedor Bartok Season 3 Episode 16: "The Death Tree"
The UntouchablesJimmy Canada Season 4 Episode 1: "The Night They Shot Santa Claus"
The UntouchablesFrank Season 4 Episode 8: "Elegy"
1963The UntouchablesFrank Season 4 Episode 13: "Search for a Dead Man"
The Eleventh HourMax BrensonSeason 1 Episode 15: "My Name is Judith, I'm Lost, You See"
The Alfred Hitchcock HourJack StanderSeason 1 Episode 19: "To Catch a Butterfly"
The VirginianGeorge JohnsonSeason 1 Episode 26: "Echo of Another Day"
Stoney BurkeKappSeason 1 Episode 30: "Tigress by the Tail"
The NursesPhil GrangerSeason 2 Episode 4: "The Gift"
Ben CaseyJerome LynchSeason 3 Episode 7: "The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2"
The LieutenantCharles PerrySeason 1 Episode 10: "A Troubled Image"
The Outer LimitsDetective Sergeant Thomas SiroleoSeason 1 Episode 11: "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork"
The Richard Boone ShowHarry FormanSeason 1 Episode 13: "Where's the Million Dollars?"
Dr. KildareDr. Frank Williams Season 2 Episode 28: "Tightrope Into Nowhere"
The DefendersTim SellersSeason 3 Episode 6: "The Cruel Hook"
Mr. NovakHarmon Stern Season 1 Episode 1: "First Year, First Day"
1964Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSergeant SladeSeason 1 Episode 22: "A Case of Armed Robbery"
The DefendersHarry Obermayer Season 4 Episode 3: "Hero of the People"
Slattery's PeopleFrank RadcliffSeason 1 Episode 1: "Question: What is Truth?"
Slattery's PeopleFrank RadcliffSeason 1 Episode 3: "Question: Remember the Dark Sins of Youth?"
Slattery's PeopleFrank RadcliffSeason 1 Episode 11: "Question: Do the Ignorant Sleep in Pure White Beds?"
Slattery's PeopleFrank RadcliffSeason 1 Episode 12: "Question: Which One Has the Privilege?"
The ReporterMax HolteSeason 1 Episode 13: "Vote for Murder"
The Farmer's DaughterGeorge ChaseSeason 2 Episode 15: "Like Father, Like Son"
GunsmokeSergeant Wilks Season 10 Episode 8: "Hung High"
Profiles in CourageOliver E. WellsSeason 1 Episode 4: "Richard T. Ely"
1965Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaBrynovSeason 1 Episode 27: "The Exile"
Burke's LawPablo VasquezSeason 3 Episode 6: "Nightmare in the Sun"
A Man Called ShenandoahSam ChanceSeason 1 Episode 7: "The Verdict"
Mr. NovakPaul Berg Season 2 Episode 15: "An Elephant is Like a Tree"
Profiles in CouragePresident Ulysses S. GrantSeason 1 Episode 17: "Hamilton Fish"
The FugitiveSheriff Mayhew Season 2 Episode 26: "Masquerade"
The FugitiveRoy Malinek Season 3 Episode 6: "Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue"
1966Please Don't Eat the DaisiesAlvinSeason 1 Episode 20: "My Good Friend, Whatsisname"
The Rat PatrolCaptain FriedrichSeason 1 Episode 2: "The Life Against Death Raid"
Run for Your LifeCappiSeason 2 Episode 4: "The Committee for the 25th"
Felony SquadBull BradovichSeason 1 Episode 13: "The Killer Instinct"
The Doomsday FlightFeldmanTelevision film
GunsmokeJack RedmondSeason 12 Episode 8: "The Whispering Tree"
The F.B.I.John Carl Brock Season 1 Episode 28: "The Tormentors"
1967The FugitiveJoe Bantam Season 4 Episode 15: "Run the Man Down"
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.George KramerSeason 1 Episode 26: "The Double-O-Nothing Affair"
Iron HorseNed MorleySeason 2 Episode 16: "The Prisoners"
The InvadersTaugus Season 1 Episode 16: "Wall of Crystal"
Judd, for the DefenseCaptain Paul WyattSeason 1 Episode 3: "The Other Face of the Law"
IronsideMarlon Davis / Warrant Officer Frank SimpsonSeason 1 Episode 15: "The Fourteenth Runner"
InsightFriar Lawrence Episode 183: "Seed of Dissent"
1968InsightFather Gannon Episode 198: "Three Cornered Flag"
The F.B.I.Walter Gretzler Season 3 Episode 13: "The Dynasty"
The Wild Wild WestFurman CrottySeason 3 Episode 22: "The Night of the Amnesiac"
The InvadersHarry Ferguson Season 2 Episode 23: "The Miracle"
1969InsightNorm Episode 310: "The Poker Game"
The F.B.I.Pete Zacharias Season 4 Episode 21: "The Attorney"
Mission: ImpossibleGeorge SimpsonSeason 3 Episode 13: "The Mind of Stefan Miklos"
Judd, for the DefenseDistrict Attorney Orloff Season 2 Episode 17: "The Law and Order Blues: "Part 2"
IronsideWarrant Officer Frank SimpsonSeason 2 Episode 26: "Not with a Whimper, But a Bang"
Medical CenterCoach TraskSeason 1 Episode 1: "The Last Ten Yards"
The Name of the GameCesare Marino Season 1 Episode 17: "The Inquiry"
The Name of the GameVince Leonard Season 2 Episode 8: "The Perfect Image"
Here Come the BridesMatt BalterSeason 1 Episode 14: "The Firemaker"
Here Come the BridesMatt BalterSeason 2 Episode 8: "The Legend of Big Foot"
CBS PlayhouseNat CongdonSeason 3 Episode 2: Sadbird
Daughter of the MindSaul WienerTelevision film
1970House on Greenapple RoadSheriff Muntz
The Old Man Who Cried WolfDr. Morheim
InsightMr. Watkins Episode 327: "A Woman of Principal"
The Mod SquadHarry Loring Season 2 Episode 25: "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?"
1970–1977The Mary Tyler Moore ShowLou Grant166 episodes
1971InsightBernie Episode 334: "The Wrinkle Squad"
The Mod SquadJoe Walton Season 4 Episode 5: "Color of Laughter, Color of Tears"
They Call It MurderChief Otto LarkinTelevision film
The Last ChildBarstow
1972InsightHenry Episode 343: "The Freak"
The Mod SquadSergeant Ed Lassiter Season 5 Episode 1: "The Connection"
Cade's CountyNick GraingerSeason 1 Episode 23: "The Fake"
Haunts of the Very RichAl HunsickerTelevision film
1973The Girl Most Likely to...Ralph Varone
Police StoryLieutenant Dave Blodgett Season 1 Pilot Episode: "Slow Boy"
1974Police StoryArch Tatum Season 2 Episode 1: "A Dangerous Age"
RhodaLou GrantSeason 1 Episode 8: "Rhoda's Wedding"
1975The Wide World of MysteryDetective Ed AmesEpisode: "The Impersonation Murder Case"
Death ScreamPeter SingletonTelevision film
Hey, I'm AliveRalph Flores
Hawaii Five-OAugust MarchSeason 8 Episode 14: "Wooden Model of a Rat"
1976Police StoryFrank Moran Season 4 Episode 5: "Three Days to Thirty"
Rich Man, Poor ManAxel JordacheSeason 1 Episode 1: "Part 1: Chapters 1 and 2"
Rich Man, Poor ManAxel JordacheSeason 1 Episode 2: "Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4"
1977InsightGodEpisode 411: "This Side of Eden"
RootsCaptain Thomas DaviesSeason 1 Episode 1: "Part 1"
RootsCaptain Thomas DaviesSeason 1 Episode 3: "Part 3"
The GatheringAdam ThorntonTelevision film
1977–1982Lou GrantLou Grant114 episodes
1978Great PerformancesVarious charactersSeason 7 Episode 6: "The Good Doctor"
1979The Family ManEddie MaddenTelevision film
1981The Marva Collins StoryNarratorVoice, television film
1984Saturday Night LiveHimself (host)Episode: "Ed Asner/The Kinks"
Off the RackSam WaltmanSeason 1 Pilot Episode
1985Off the RackSam WaltmanSeason 1 Episode 1: "Partners"
Off the RackSam WaltmanSeason 1 Episode 2: "A Date with Kate"
Off the RackSam WaltmanSeason 1 Episode 3: "Here Comes the Bribe"
Off the RackSam WaltmanSeason 1 Episode 4: "Who Do You Trust?"
Off the RackSam WaltmanSeason 1 Episode 5: "The Letter"
Off the RackSam WaltmanSeason 1 Episode 6: "Immigration Man"
Tender Is the NightDevereux WarrenMiniseries
JoshuaVoice, Season 1 Episode 5: "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho"
1986Tall Tales & LegendsLucky JakeSeason 1 Episode 4: "My Darlin' Clementine"
Highway to HeavenHaroldSeason 2 Episode 17: "The Last Assignment"
Kate's SecretDr. ResnickTelevision film
The Christmas StarHorace McNickle
1987Cracked UpReverend Vincent Owens
1987–1988The Bronx ZooPrincipal Joe Danzig21 episodes
1988A Friendship in ViennaOpah Oskar ReikmanTelevision film
1990Not a Penny More, Not a Penny LessHarvey Metcalfe
1990–1996Captain Planet and the PlaneteersHoggish GreedlyVoice, 33 episodes
1991Switched at BirthTed MarxTelevision film
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausEdward P. Mitchell
1991–1992The Trials of Rosie O'NeillWalter Kovacs17 episodes
1992Cruel DoubtBill OsteenSeason 1 Episode 1
Cruel DoubtBill OsteenSeason 1 Episode 2
Fish PoliceChief AbaloneVoice, Season 1 Episode 1: "The Shell Game"
Fish PoliceChief AbaloneVoice, Season 1 Episode 2: "A Fish Out of Water"
Fish PoliceChief AbaloneVoice, Season 1 Episode 3: "Beauty's Only Fin Deep"
Fish PoliceChief AbaloneVoice, Season 1 Episode 4: "The Codfather"
Fish PoliceChief AbaloneVoice, Season 1 Episode 5: "The Two Gils"
Fish PoliceChief AbaloneVoice, Season 1 Episode 6: "No Way to Treat a Fillet-dy"
Roland DaggettVoice, Season 1 Episode 4: "Feat of Clay: Part I"
Roland DaggettVoice, Season 1 Episode 5: "Feat of Clay: Part II"
Roland DaggettVoice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Appointment in Crime Alley"
Roland DaggettVoice, Season 1 Episode 33: "Cat Scratch Fever"
1992–1993Hearts AfireGeorge Lahti12 episodes
1993AnimaniacsPapa BearVoice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Garage Sale of the Century"
BonkersGrumpsVoice, Season 1 Episode 58: "Seems Like Old Toons"
GypsyPopTelevision film
1994DinosaursEvil GeorgieVoice, Season 4 Episode 14: "Georgie Must Die!"
1994–1995Thunder AlleyGil Jones27 episodes
1994–1996GargoylesHudson, Jack Danforth, Burbank, Security Guard #2Voice, 46 episodes
1994–1998Spider-ManJ. Jonah JamesonVoice, 35 episodes
1995DuckmanMort SidelmanVoice, Season 2 Episode 6: "The Germ Turns"
1995–1997Freakazoid!Sergeant Mike CosgroveVoice, 20 episodes
1996Gone in the NightDetective John WatersTelevision film
Bruno the KidEngineerVoice
RoseanneLou GrantSeason 9 Episode 1: "Call Waiting"; uncredited
The Magic School BusGeneral AraneusVoice, Season 3 Episode 3: "Spins a Web"
The Story of Santa ClausSanta ClausVoice, Television film
The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestVon Romme / Sentry #4Voice, Season 2 Episode 11: "Nuclear Netherworld"
Mad About YouZigmund KlarikSeason 4 Episode 23: "The Finale: Part 2"
Mad About YouZigmund KlarikSeason 4 Episode 24: "The Finale: Part 3"
1996–1997Hudson, Burbank, Street Person #2Voice, 10 episodes
1997Mad About YouZigmund KlarikSeason 5 Episode 12: "The Handyman"
Dog's Best FriendJeepTelevision film
Adventures from the Book of VirtuesDanielVoice, Season 1 Episode 10: "Faith"
Dead Man's GunJebusi McKinneySeason 1 Episode 11: "Next of Kin"
The Angry BeaversRisk KeeperVoice, Season 1 Episode 8: "I Dare You"
Life with LouieMr. ApplegateVoice, Season 3 Episode 9: "The Kiss Is the Thing"
JumanjiThe JudgeVoice, Season 2 Episode 10: "The Trial"
The PracticeJudge Matlin Pratt Season 2 Episode 3: "The Blessing"
1997–1998The New Adventures of ZorroAdditional voices26 episodes
1998Soul ManFrank WeberSeason 2 Episode 10: "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
JumanjiThe JudgeVoice, Season 3 Episode 9: "The Ultimate Weapon"
Ask HarrietOld Man RussellSeason 1 Episode 2: "Hot Coco"
Ask HarrietOld Man RussellSeason 1 Episode 5: "Lips That Pass in the Night"
Ask HarrietOld Man RussellSeason 1 Episode 13: "Pumps and Circumstances"
The CloserCarl Dobson10 episodes
More Tales of the CityJack LedererMiniseries; Season 1 Episode 5
HerculesMentorVoice, Season 1 Episode 20: "Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes"
Maggie WintersNathan WintersSeason 1 Episode 9: "Angstgiving Day"
The X-FilesMauriceSeason 6 Episode 6: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"
Granny GoodnessVoice, Season 2 Episode 27: "Little Girl Lost: Part I"
Granny GoodnessVoice, Season 2 Episode 28: "Little Girl Lost: Part II"
1999The Sissy DucklingElmer's fatherVoice, television film
The SimpsonsEditorVoice, Season 11 Episode 3: "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
RecessThaddeus T. Third VVoice, Season 4 Episode 13: "The Biggest Trouble Ever"
Olive, the Other ReindeerSanta ClausTelevision film
2000Common GroundIra
Granny GoodnessVoice, Season 3 Episode 12: "Legacy: Part I"
Granny GoodnessVoice, Season 3 Episode 13: "Legacy: Part II"
RecessThaddeus T. Third VVoice, Season 5 Episode 4: "The C-Note"
Touched by an AngelBudSeason 6 Episode 17: "Here I Am"
The Hoop LifeCoachSeason 1 Episode 22: "The Second Chance"
ArlissLenny CrowleySeason 5 Episode 10: "Last Call"
Becoming DickDavis AldrichTelevision film
Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandFixerVoice, Season 1 Episode 11: "The Return of XL"
The Wild ThornberrysFrank HunterVoice, Season 3 Episode 20: "The Anniversary"
Johnny BravoUncle Lou Voice, Season 3 Episode 2: "Virtual Johnny/Hunted/Hold That Schmoe"
2001Johnny BravoDr. Miller Voice, Season 3 Episode 17: "The Hansel and Gretel Witch Project/I.Q. Johnny/Get Stinky"
Max SteelChuck MarshakVoice, Season 1 Episode 1: "Strangers"
Max SteelChuck MarshakVoice, Season 1 Episode 6: "Spear-Carriers"
Max SteelChuck MarshakVoice, Season 1 Episode 8: "Sharks"
Max SteelChuck MarshakVoice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Scions"
The HuntressMax QuinlinSeason 1 Episode 14: "Generations"
Family GuySteve BellowsVoice, Season 3 Episode 4: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"
Dharma & GregEarl TuckerSeason 4 Episode 22: "How This Happened"
Curb Your EnthusiasmMr. WeinerSeason 2 Episode 6: "The Acupuncturist"
The Ellen ShowSanta ClausSeason 1 Episode 11: "Ellen's First Christmas"
3×3 EyesGrandpa AyanokojiVoice, English dub
King of the HillStinkyVoice, Season 5 Episode 10: "Yankee Hankee"
2002King of the HillStinkyVoice, Season 6 Episode 11: "Unfortunate Son"
Angelo RoncalliTelevision film
Teamo SupremoMr. LargeVoice, Season 2 Episode 5: "Thog the Caveman Returns/Mr. Large's Slippery Scheme"
The Man Who Saved ChristmasCharles GilbertTelevision film
2003ERDr. James McNultySeason 9 Episode 11: "A Little Help from My Friends"
ERDr. James McNultySeason 9 Episode 12: "A Saint in the City"
ERDr. James McNultySeason 9 Episode 13: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
Grim & EvilMr. VoorheesVoice, Season 1 Episode 9: "Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage!"
Officer BarrVoice, Season 1 Episode 2: "Keeping Secrets"
Officer BarrVoice, Season 1 Episode 6: "Heroes and Villains"
Officer BarrVoice, Season 1 Episode 8: "Law of the Jungle"
Officer BarrVoice, Season 1 Episode 13: "Mind Games: Part 2"
Duck DodgersGuard CaptainVoice, Season 1 Episode 5: "I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucker/Detained Duck"
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2Uncle NickTelevision film
2004Justice League UnlimitedVoice, Season 1 Episode 4: "Hawk and Dove"
The PracticeJudge Marcus WinnakerSeason 8 Episode 13: "Going Home"
The PracticeJudge Marcus WinnakerSeason 8 Episode 14: "Pre-Trial Blues"
The PracticeJudge Marcus WinnakerSeason 8 Episode 15: "Mr. Shore Goes to Town"
2004–2005Center of the UniverseArt Barnett12 episodes
2005Justice League UnlimitedGranny Goodness Voice, Season 2 Episode 2: "The Ties That Bind"
The Dead ZoneMarty BracknellSeason 4 Episode 10: "Coming Home"
The BoondocksEd Wuncler Sr.Voice, Season 1 Episode 1: "The Garden Party"
2006The BoondocksEd Wuncler Sr.Voice, Season 1 Episode 10: "The Itis"
The BoondocksEd Wuncler Sr.Voice, Season 1 Episode 14: "The Block Is Hot"
The Christmas CardLuke SpellmanTelevision film
W.I.T.C.H.NapoleonVoice, Season 2 Episode 21: "U Is for Undivided"
W.I.T.C.H.NapoleonVoice, Season 2 Episode 23: "W Is for Witch"
W.I.T.C.H.NapoleonVoice, Season 2 Episode 26: "Z Is for Zenith"
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson WhiteSeason 1 Episode 1: "Pilot"
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson WhiteSeason 1 Episode 5: "The Long Lead Story"
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson WhiteSeason 1 Episode 7: "Nevada Day: Part 1"
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson WhiteSeason 1 Episode 8: "Nevada Day: Part 2"
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson WhiteSeason 1 Episode 11: "The Christmas Show"
2007Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWilson WhiteSeason 1 Episode 12: "Monday"
Andy Barker, P.I.Mickey DoyleSeason 1 Episode 6: "The Lady Varnishes"
2008The Spectacular Spider-ManUncle Ben ParkerVoice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Intervention"
2009Star-vingMr. LipschitzSeason 1 Episode 10: "El Al-Qaeda"
The LinePatrickSeason 1 Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Abraham Klein / Klaus BraunSeason 5 Episode 22: "Yahrzeit"
WordGirlKid PotatoVoice, Season 2 Episode 16: "Meat My Dad"
2010The BoondocksEd Wuncler Sr.Voice, Season 3 Episode 3: "The Red Ball"
The BoondocksEd Wuncler Sr.Voice, Season 3 Episode 15: "It's Goin' Down"
The Sarah Silverman ProgramCommandant Von ReichensteinSeason 3 Episode 10: "Wowschwitz"
The Cleveland ShowEditor Season 1 Episode 14: "The Curious Case of Junior Working at the Stool"
The Cleveland ShowOld Man Season 2 Episode 3: "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back"
The Cleveland ShowCarl Fredricksen Season 2 Episode 8: "Murray Christmas"
American Dad!Grandpa Smith Season 6 Episode 6: "There Will Be Bad Blood"
2011The Cleveland ShowNarrator Season 2 Episode 15: "The Blue, the Gray and the Brown"
The Cleveland ShowWalterSeason 3 Episode 6: "Sex and the Biddy"
American Dad!Mailbox #2 Season 6 Episode 16: "Jenny Fromdabloc"
Young JusticeKent NelsonVoice, Season 1 Episode 7: "Denial"
Working ClassHank GreziakSeason 1 Episode 1: "The Buddy System"
Working ClassHank GreziakSeason 1 Episode 4: "Eye for an Eye"
Working ClassHank GreziakSeason 1 Episode 6: "Pay Back"
Working ClassHank GreziakSeason 1 Episode 8: "Wine Pairing"
Working ClassHank GreziakSeason 1 Episode 9: "B-Day Invasion"
Working ClassHank GreziakSeason 1 Episode 11: "Hire Education"
Too Big to FailWarren BuffettTelevision film
Royal PainsTed RothSeason 3 Episode 4: "The Shaw/Hank Redemption"
Royal PainsTed RothSeason 3 Episode 5: "A Man Called Grandpa"
Dr. WassermanSeason 1 Episode 4: "Sleeping with People"
Dr. WassermanSeason 1 Episode 5: "Bridges"
Dr. WassermanSeason 1 Episode 8: "Being Alone"
Dr. WassermanSeason 1 Episode 10: "Sweating"
Dr. WassermanSeason 1 Episode 11: "Failure"
Dr. WassermanSeason 1 Episode 12: "Endings"
2012The MiddleBenSeason 3 Episode 19: "The Paper Route"
Hot in ClevelandJameson LyonsSeason 3 Episode 15: "Rubber Ball"
Hawaii Five-0August MarchSeason 2 Episode 19: "Kalele (Faith)"
Hawaii Five-0August MarchSeason 3 Episode 2: "Kanalua (Doubt)"
Mr. CarsonTelevision film
Regular ShowSanta ClausVoice, Season 4 Episode 9: "The Christmas Special"
2013Coach Martin SchultzSeason 14 Episode 13: "Monster's Legacy"
MaronLarry MaronUnaired pilot
The GladesDr. Ted HardySeason 4 Episode 3: "Killer Barbecue"
The GladesDr. Ted HardySeason 4 Episode 4: "Magic Longworth"
The GladesDr. Ted HardySeason 4 Episode 10: "Gallerinas"
The Crazy OnesMr. FingerSeason 1 Episode 8: "The Stan Wood Account"
Christmas on the BayouPapa NoelTelevision film
2014The BoondocksEd Wuncler Sr.Voice, Season 4 Episode 9: "Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has"
Men at WorkBobSeason 3 Episode 5: "Gigo-Milo"
MomJack BumgartnerSeason 2 Episode 5: "Kimchi and a Monkey Playing Harmonica"
Chasing LifeArtie CarverSeason 1 Episode 11: "Locks of Love"
ChozenLil' WheelyEpisode: "Sell, Sell, Sell" (Unaired)
Santa ClausVoice, television special
2015The Good WifeGuy RedmayneSeason 6 Episode 13: "Dark Money"
The Good WifeGuy RedmayneSeason 6 Episode 17: "Undisclosed Recipients"
Criminal MindsRoy BrooksSeason 10 Episode 20: "A Place at the Table"
Murdoch MysteriesKris KringleSeason 9 Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas"
WordGirlKid PotatoVoice, Season 7 Episode 8: "My Dad, My Teacher, My Dad, My Teacher/Castle! DungeonFortress! So?"
All of My HeartVernTelevision film
Forgive MeBishopSeason 2 Episode 16: "Blessed Art Thou"
Forgive MeBishopSeason 2 Episode 18: "Blessed Is the Fruit"
2016SpongeBob SquarePantsAngry Old TimerVoice, Season 10 Episode 1: "Whirly Brains"
2017Dr. WassermanSeason 2 Episode 6: "Hodophobia: Part 2"
BonesRufus TuckerSeason 12 Episode 3: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"
A StoryBots ChristmasSantaTelevision special
All of My Heart: Inn LoveVernTelevision film
Titanic: Sinking the MythsWilhelm MüllerDocumentary
2018Forgive MeBishopSeason 3 Episode 2: "I Detest All My Sins Because of Your Just Punishments"
Forgive MeBishopSeason 3 Episode 3: "Most of All Because They Offend You"
Forgive MeBishopSeason 3 Episode 5: "Worthy of All My Love"
Forgive MeBishopSeason 3 Episode 8: "To Avoid the Near Occasion of Sin"
MacGyverSaulSeason 2 Episode 20: "Skyscraper - Power"
All of My Heart: The WeddingVernTelevision film
Cobra KaiSid WeinbergSeason 1 Episode 1: "Ace Degenerate"
Cobra KaiSid WeinbergSeason 1 Episode 8: "Molting"
2019American Dad!TV Guide Editor-in-Chief Season 14 Episode 4: "Rabbit Ears"
American Dad!NarratorSeason 14 Episode 6: "Lost Boys"
Dead to MeAbe RifkinSeason 1 Episode 1: "Pilot"
Dead to MeAbe RifkinSeason 1 Episode 2: "Maybe I'm Crazy"
Dead to MeAbe RifkinSeason 1 Episode 3: "It's All My Fault"
Dead to MeAbe RifkinSeason 1 Episode 7: "I Can Handle It"
Dead to MeAbe RifkinSeason 1 Episode 9: "I Have to Be Honest"
Doom PatrolHospital PatientSeason 1 Episode 13: "Flex Patrol"
Grace and FrankieHoward JaySeason 5 Episode 9: "The Website"
2020Modern FamilyHerschel BravermanSeason 11 Episode 12: "Dead on a Rival"
Rupert T. Digzfield IVVoice, Season 2 Episode 10: "Onward, True Blue Friends Win Eternal; Paladin of the Heavens, Start Today!"
Blue BloodsChuck KennedySeason 10 Episode 15: "Vested Interests"
BriarpatchJames Staghorne Sr.Season 1 Episode 3: "Terrible, Shocking Things"
BriarpatchJames Staghorne Sr.Season 1 Episode 5: "Behind God's Back"
BriarpatchJames Staghorne Sr.Season 1 Episode 7: "Butterscotch"
RoyaltiesPapa / HalSeason 1 Episode 2: "Break It In"
Teen Titans Go!Sergeant Mike CosgroveVoice, Season 6 Episode 33: "Huggbees"
Central ParkAmbrose BrandenhamVoice, Season 1 Episode 7: "Squirrel, Interrupted"
2021Central ParkAmbrose BrandenhamVoice, Season 2 Episode 4: "Of Course You Know This Means Ward"
Cobra KaiSid WeinbergSeason 3 Episode 3: "Now You're Gonna Pay"
Grace and FrankieHoward JaySeason 7 Episode 4: "The Circumcision"
Let's Be RealEd AsnerEpisode: "Episode 101"
Dug DaysCarl FredricksenVoice; Disney+ Original Short Series, posthumous release; dedicated in memory
The PremiseMr. HolmesSeason 1 Episode 3: "The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler"; posthumous release
Muppets Haunted MansionClaudeTelevision special, posthumous release; dedicated in memory
Captain DaddyGrandpaTelevision film; posthumous release
2022Central ParkAmbrose BrandenhamVoice, Season 2 Episode 16: "The Lyin' in Winter" (episode released posthumously)
Central ParkAmbrose BrandenhamVoice, Season 3 Episode 6: "A Matter of Life and Boeuf" (episode released posthumously)
TBAScarlettLouTelevision film; posthumous release

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandFixer
2003Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicVrook Lamar
2004
X-Men LegendsHealer
2009UpCarl Fredricksen
2012

Audio

Year Title RoleNotes
2015 Rain of the Ghosts Old Joe Charone Audiobook
2022 The Last Saturday Night Gerald Podcast series; posthumous release

Radio

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ed Asner (visual voices guide) . October 17, 2023 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.