Eddie Asner, also credited as Edward Asner, is an American actor, voice actor, and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as 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. He is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven, five for portraying Lou Grant. His other Emmys were for performances in two of the most significant mini-television series of the 1970s: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), where he won for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Performance in a TV series, and Roots (1977), for which he won for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV series.
Edward Asner
Active - 1964 - 2024 |
Birth - Nov 15, 1929 |
Death - Aug 29, 2021 |
Genres - Drama, Comedy, Family, Documentary, Action-Adventure
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Subgenres - Christmas Film, Musical, Biographical Film, Romantic Comedy, Black Comedy Film
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Christmas Film, Musical, Biographical Film, Romantic Comedy, Black Comedy Film, Comedy Drama, Family Film, LGBT-Related Film, Spy Film, Christmas Specials, Detective Film, Disaster Film, Historical Film, Psychological Thriller Film, American Football Film, Animated Film, Animated Short, Crossover Fiction, Docudrama, Ghost Film, Heist Film, Neo-Noir, Political Satire, Political Thriller Film, Puppet Film, Satire, Serial Killer, Spaghetti Western, Sports Comedy, Teen Romance, Western Film