ACTOR

Ed Asner

1929 - 2021

Photo of Ed Asner

Icon of person Ed Asner

Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor. He is most notable for portraying Lou Grant on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and drama Lou Grant (1977–1982), 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 also for performances in two miniseries: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), and Roots (1977). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Asner is the 78th most popular actor (up from 1,653rd in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,752nd in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Ed Asner by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ed Asner ranks 78 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Selleck, Robert Downey Jr., Judy Garland, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, and Omar Sharif. After him are Henry Fonda, Denzel Washington, Maggie Smith, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, and David Hasselhoff.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ed Asner ranks 15. Before him are Ursula K. Le Guin, Bud Spencer, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jürgen Habermas, Imre Kertész, and Sergio Leone. After him are Hassan II of Morocco, Christopher Plummer, Jacques Brel, Peter Higgs, Yayoi Kusama, and Irene Papas. Among people deceased in 2021, Ed Asner ranks 6. Before him are Gerd Müller, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michael Collins, and Bernie Madoff. After him are Chun Doo-hwan, Albert Bandura, Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Roh Tae-woo.

Others Born in 1929

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2021

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Asner ranks 201 out of 20,380. Before him are John Jay (1745), Brad Pitt (1963), Gene Cernan (1934), Whitney Houston (1963), William James Sidis (1898), and Douglas MacArthur (1880). After him are Herbert Hoover (1874), Henry Fonda (1905), Noah Webster (1758), Denzel Washington (1954), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), and James Monroe (1758).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ed Asner ranks 39. Before him are Vin Diesel (1967), Tom Selleck (1945), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Judy Garland (1922), Tom Hanks (1956), and Brad Pitt (1963). After him are Henry Fonda (1905), Denzel Washington (1954), Robert Redford (1936), Jon Voight (1938), David Hasselhoff (1952), and Kevin Costner (1955).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous