Ed Asner
Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and its spin-off series ''Lou Grant'', making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series on spin-off ''Lou Grant''. His other Emmys were for performances in two miniseries: ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1976), and ''Roots'' (1977).
Asner acted in numerous films such as the western ''El Dorado'' (1966), the crime drama ''They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'' (1970), and the cop drama ''Fort Apache, The Bronx'' (1981). He portrayed Guy Banister in the political thriller ''JFK'' (1991), Warren Buffett in the HBO drama film ''Too Big to Fail'' (2011), and Santa Claus in several films, including in ''Elf'' (2003). He voiced Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's animated film ''Up'' (2009).
Asner starred in the ABC sitcom ''Thunder Alley'' (1994–1995), and ''Michael: Every Day'' (2011–2017). He also acted extensively in numerous television series such as ''The Practice'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', ''The Good Wife'', ''Cobra Kai'', ''Briarpatch'', ''Working Class'', and ''Dead to Me''. He also voiced J. Jonah Jameson in ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1994–1998), and Uncle Ben in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' (2008). Provided by Wikipedia
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