The actor’s family confirmed the sad news. A message from his four children was posted on Asner’s official Twitter account: “Good night, father. We love you.”
Ed Asner is famous for the role of Lou Grant that he played in both the sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and the drama “Lou Grant”. In 2009 he borrowed the voice of one of the characters in the animated film „Up”.
He played dozens of roles
Asner worked for many years as an actor in serial films before hitting “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which earned him three Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. The actor also won Emmy awards for his roles in the series “Rich man, poor man” and “Roots”, series broadcast in Romania.
Asner has also starred in films such as “Fort Apache Bronx”, “Daniel” and “JFK”, but also in
„Bronx Zoo”, „Off the Rack” „Hard Rain”, „The Bachelor”, „Above Suspicion”, „Elf” și Enchanted Cottage ”.
Involved in the trade union movement
In 2002 he played the role of the pontifical sovereign in a film dedicated to Italian television, Pope John XXIII.
The latest awards Emmy for a supporting role he came in 2007 for “The Christmas Card” and in 2009 for “CSI: NY”.
In 2011, the actor played Warren Buffett in “Too Big Too Fail” and reappeared in the CMT sitcom “Working Class”.
Asner was married twice, the second time to producer Cindy Gilmore, and had four children. Known for his left-wing beliefs, Asner took a stand against U.S. military anti-proliferation in El Salvador and had sustained activity in the actors’ trade union movement. Variety.
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