Ed Asner filmography
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The following is the incomplete filmography of the American actor Ed Asner.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Murder Men | Dave Keller | Stock footage |
| 1962 | Kid Galahad | Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson | Uncredited |
| 1965 | The Satan Bug | Veretti | |
| The Slender Thread | Detective Judd Ridley | ||
| 1966 | The Venetian Affair | Frank Rosenfeld | |
| 1967 | El Dorado | Bart Jason | |
| Gunn | Lieutenant Charles Jacoby | ||
| 1969 | Change of Habit | Lieutenant Moretti | |
| 1970 | Halls of Anger | Ernie McKay | |
| They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Woody Garfield | ||
| 1971 | Skin Game | Plunkett | |
| The Todd Killings | Fred Reardon | ||
| 1974 | The Wrestler | Frank Bass | |
| 1976 | Gus | Hank Cooper | |
| 1981 | Fort Apache, The Bronx | Captain Dennis Connolly | |
| 1982 | O'Hara's Wife | Bob O'Hara | |
| 1983 | Daniel | Jacob Ascher | |
| 1984 | Anatomy of an Illness | Norman Cousins | |
| 1986 | The Christmas Star | Horace McNickle | |
| 1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Sylvester J. Scalawag | Voice[1] |
| 1988 | Moon over Parador | Himself | |
| 1989 | Happily Ever After | Scowl | Voice[1] |
| 1991 | JFK | Guy Banister | |
| 1992 | The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You | Charlie | Voice, short film |
| 1995 | Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken | Hudson | Voice, direct-to-video |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Bruno | ||
| 1997 | The Fanatics | Charlie Atwater | |
| A Christmas Carol | Jacob Marley | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Uncle Charlie | |
| 1999 | Love and Action in Chicago | Taylor | |
| The Bachelor | Sid Gluckman | ||
| Our Friend, Martin | Mr. Harris | Voice, direct-to-video[1] | |
| 2000 | Perfect Game | Coach Billy | |
| 2001 | The Animal | Chief Marion Wilson | |
| 2003 | Elf | Santa Claus | Credited as Edward Asner |
| 2005 | Out of the Woods | Jack Green | |
| Sheeba | Grandpa Cecil | ||
| 2006 | The Heart Specialist | Mr. Olson | |
| 2007 | Christmas Is Here Again | Krad | Voice[1] |
| 2008 | Channels | Ed Packard | |
| Gigantic | Kirby Weathersby | ||
| Christmas Cottage | Sidney | ||
| 2009 | Up | Carl Fredricksen | Voice |
| Dug's Special Mission | Voice, short; uncredited | ||
| 2010 | The Triumph of William Henry Harrison | Narrator | Voice |
| Not Another B Movie | Angry Investor | ||
| Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Granny Goodness | Voice, direct-to-video[1] | |
| 2011 | All-Star Superman | Perry White | |
| Witness Insecurity | Maxwell | ||
| Let Go | Artie Satz | ||
| Identical | Yaakov Washington | ||
| 2012 | Foodfight! | Mr. Leonard | Voice[1] |
| Should've Been Romeo | Charlie | ||
| Elephant Sighs | Leo | ||
| 2013 | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero | Bonta / Narrator | Voice |
| I Know That Voice | Himself | ||
| 2014 | Audrey | Walt | |
| The Games Maker | Nicholas Drago | ||
| 2015 | I Thought I Told You to Shut Up!! | Himself | Short film |
| The Nutcracker Sweet | Owl | Voice | |
| 2016 | Miracle in the Valley | Judge Mordecai Price | |
| 2017 | Joe's War | Harry | Direct-to-video |
| CarGo | Art | Voice[1] | |
| In Vino | Charles | ||
| The Flood | Mick | Short | |
| Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Elder Pyreez | ||
| Within Reach | Ed | Short | |
| The Gliksmans | Moshe | ||
| Saving Christmas | Rick | Direct-to-video | |
| Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! | Santa Claus | ||
| 2018 | Still Waiting in the Wings | Jefferson | |
| The Parting Glass | Tommy | ||
| When We Are Right | Michael | Voice, short | |
| Angels on Tap | Swifty | ||
| Barking Mad | Manfred Schiel | ||
| Honor Amongst Men | Pop Halmo | ||
| The Wedding | Vern | ||
| 2019 | The Garden Left Behind | Dr. Cleary | |
| Faith, Hope & Love | Harry Karetas | ||
| 2020 | M.O.M.: Mothers of Monsters | Dr. Harry Arden | |
| Rain Beau's End | Gunny | ||
| Tiger Within | Samuel | ||
| 2021 | Senior Entourage | Ed | |
| Back Home Again | Peter Lionsbridge (voice) | Short film; posthumous release | |
| 2022 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Grandpa Heffley (voice) | Posthumous release; dedicated to his memory |
| 2023 | Confessions of a Union Buster: A Call to Action | Himself | Short film; posthumous release |
| Deadly Draw | Max Perlmutter | Posthumous release; filmed in 2021 | |
| Carl's Date | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | Theatrical short; posthumous release | |
| 2024 | Altered Reality | Mike Wilson | Posthumous release; filmed in 2020 |
| A Fargo Christmas Story | Popcorn Bud | ||
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | Edward Everett (voice) | Posthumous release |
| 2029 | Unplugged | Dr. Eaton (voice) | Posthumous release, final film role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Studio One | Multiple roles | Season 9 Episode 20: "The Defender: Part 1" (uncredited)
Season 9 Episode 21: "The Defender: Part 2" (uncredited) Season 10 Episode 2: "The Night America Trembled" |
| 1958 | Decoy | Sergeant | Season 1 Episode 18: "An Eye for an Eye" |
| 1960–1962 | Route 66 | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 4: "The Man on the Monkey Board"
Season 1 Episode 28: "The Opponent" Season 2 Episode 7: "The Mud Nest" Season 2 Episode 21: "Shoulder the Sky, My Lad" Season 3 Episode 8: "Welcome to the Wedding" |
| 1961 | Naked City | Lieutenant Vincent Busti | Season 2 Episode 13: "A Hole in the City"
Season 2 Episode 23: "New York to L.A." |
| Target: The Corruptors! | Tyler | Season 1 Episode 9: "The Golden Carpet" | |
| 1962 | Outlaws | Keef | Season 2 Episode 13: "The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid" |
| Cain's Hundred | Dave Keller | Season 1 Episode 21: "Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy" | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Warden Bragan | Season 7 Episode 30: "What Frightened You, Fred?" | |
| Sam Benedict | Dr. Everett Colner | Season 1 Episode 4: "Nothing Equals Nothing" | |
| Alcoa Premiere | Daniel Stryker | Season 2 Episode 10: "The Contenders" | |
| 1962–1963 | Dr. Kildare | Multiple roles | Season 2 Episode 11: "The Legacy"
Season 2 Episode 28: "Tightrope Into Nowhere" |
| 1962–1963 | The Untouchables | Multiple roles | Season 3 Episode 16: "The Death Tree"
Season 4 Episode 1: "The Night They Shot Santa Claus" Season 4 Episode 8: "Elegy" Season 4 Episode 13: "Search for a Dead Man" |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | Max Brenson | Season 1 Episode 15: "My Name is Judith, I'm Lost, You See" |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Jack Stander | Season 1 Episode 19: "To Catch a Butterfly" | |
| The Virginian | George Johnson | Season 1 Episode 26: "Echo of Another Day" | |
| Stoney Burke | Kapp | Season 1 Episode 30: "Tigress by the Tail" | |
| The Nurses | Phil Granger | Season 2 Episode 4: "The Gift" | |
| Ben Casey | Jerome Lynch | Season 3 Episode 7: "The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2" | |
| The Lieutenant | Charles Perry | Season 1 Episode 10: "A Troubled Image" | |
| The Outer Limits | Detective Sergeant Thomas Siroleo | Season 1 Episode 11: "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork" | |
| The Richard Boone Show | Harry Forman | Season 1 Episode 13: "Where's the Million Dollars?" | |
| 1963–1964 | The Defenders | Multiple roles | Season 3 Episode 6: "The Cruel Hook"
Season 4 Episode 3: "Hero of the People" |
| 1963–1965 | Mr. Novak | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 1: "First Year, First Day"
Season 2 Episode 15: "An Elephant is Like a Tree" |
| 1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Sergeant Slade | Season 1 Episode 22: "A Case of Armed Robbery" |
| Slattery's People | Frank Radcliff | Season 1 Episode 1: "Question: What is Truth?"
Season 1 Episode 3: "Question: Remember the Dark Sins of Youth?" Season 1 Episode 11: "Question: Do the Ignorant Sleep in Pure White Beds?" Season 1 Episode 12: "Question: Which One Has the Privilege?" | |
| The Reporter | Max Holte | Season 1 Episode 13: "Vote for Murder" | |
| The Farmer's Daughter | George Chase | Season 2 Episode 15: "Like Father, Like Son" | |
| 1964–1966 | Gunsmoke | Sergeant Wilks | Season 10 Episode 8: "Hung High"
Season 12 Episode 8: "The Whispering Tree" |
| 1964–1965 | Profiles in Courage | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 4: "Richard T. Ely"
Season 1 Episode 17: "Hamilton Fish" |
| 1965 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Brynov | Season 1 Episode 27: "The Exile" |
| Burke's Law | Pablo Vasquez | Season 3 Episode 6: "Nightmare in the Sun" | |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Sam Chance | Season 1 Episode 7: "The Verdict" | |
| 1965–1967 | The Fugitive | Multiple roles | Season 2 Episode 26: "Masquerade"
Season 3 Episode 6: "Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue" Season 4 Episode 15: "Run the Man Down" |
| 1966 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Alvin | Season 1 Episode 20: "My Good Friend, Whatsisname" |
| The Rat Patrol | Captain Friedrich | Season 1 Episode 2: "The Life Against Death Raid" | |
| Run for Your Life | Cappi | Season 2 Episode 4: "The Committee for the 25th" | |
| Felony Squad | Bull Bradovich | Season 1 Episode 13: "The Killer Instinct" | |
| The Doomsday Flight | Feldman | Television film | |
| 1966–1968 | The F.B.I. | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 28: "The Tormentors"
Season 3 Episode 13: "The Dynasty" Season 4 Episode 21: "The Attorney" |
| 1967 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | George Kramer | Season 1 Episode 26: "The Double-O-Nothing Affair" |
| Iron Horse | Ned Morley | Season 2 Episode 16: "The Prisoners" | |
| 1967–1968 | The Invaders | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 16: "Wall of Crystal"
Season 2 Episode 23: "The Miracle" |
| 1967–1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 3: "The Other Face of the Law"
Season 2 Episode 17: "The Law and Order Blues: "Part 2" |
| 1967–1969 | Ironside | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 15: "The Fourteenth Runner"
Season 2 Episode 26: "Not with a Whimper, But a Bang" |
| 1967–1977 | Insight | Multiple roles | Episode 183: "Seed of Dissent"
Episode 198: "Three Cornered Flag" Episode 310: "The Poker Game" Episode 327: "A Woman of Principal" Episode 334: "The Wrinkle Squad" Episode 343: "The Freak" Episode 411: "This Side of Eden" |
| 1968 | The Wild Wild West | Furman Crotty | Season 3 Episode 22: "The Night of the Amnesiac" |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible | George Simpson | Season 3 Episode 13: "The Mind of Stefan Miklos" |
| Medical Center | Coach Trask | Season 1 Episode 1: "The Last Ten Yards" | |
| The Name of the Game | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 17: "The Inquiry"
Season 2 Episode 8: "The Perfect Image" | |
| Here Come the Brides | Matt Balter | Season 1 Episode 14: "The Firemaker"
Season 2 Episode 8: "The Legend of Big Foot" | |
| CBS Playhouse | Nat Congdon | Season 3 Episode 2: "Sadbird" | |
| Daughter of the Mind | Saul Wiener | Television film | |
| 1970 | House on Greenapple Road | Sheriff Muntz | |
| The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Dr. Morheim | ||
| 1970–1971 | The Mod Squad | Multiple roles | Season 2 Episode 25: "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?"
Season 4 Episode 5: "Color of Laughter, Color of Tears" Season 5 Episode 1: "The Connection" |
| 1970–1977 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Lou Grant | 166 episodes |
| 1971 | They Call It Murder | Chief Otto Larkin | Television film |
| The Last Child | Barstow | ||
| 1972 | Cade's County | Nick Grainger | Season 1 Episode 23: "The Fake" |
| Haunts of the Very Rich | Al Hunsicker | Television film | |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely to... | Ralph Varone | |
| 1973–1976 | Police Story | Multiple roles | Season 1 Pilot Episode: "Slow Boy"
Season 2 Episode 1: "A Dangerous Age" Season 4 Episode 5: "Three Days to Thirty" |
| 1974 | Rhoda | Lou Grant | Season 1 Episode 8: "Rhoda's Wedding" |
| 1975 | The Wide World of Mystery | Detective Ed Ames | Episode: "The Impersonation Murder Case" |
| Death Scream | Peter Singleton | Television film | |
| Hey, I'm Alive | Ralph Flores | ||
| Hawaii Five-O | August March | Season 8 Episode 14: "Wooden Model of a Rat" | |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Axel Jordache | Season 1 Episode 1: "Part 1: Chapters 1 and 2"
Season 1 Episode 2: "Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4" |
| 1977 | Roots | Captain Thomas Davies | Season 1 Episode 1: "Part 1"
Season 1 Episode 3: "Part 3" |
| The Gathering | Adam Thornton | Television film | |
| 1977–1982 | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | 114 episodes |
| 1978 | Great Performances | Various characters | Season 7 Episode 6: "The Good Doctor" |
| 1979 | The Family Man | Eddie Madden | Television film |
| 1981 | The Marva Collins Story | Narrator | Voice, television film |
| 1984 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Ed Asner/The Kinks" |
| 1984–1985 | Off the Rack | Sam Waltman | Season 1 Pilot Episode
Season 1 Episode 1: "Partners" Season 1 Episode 2: "A Date with Kate" Season 1 Episode 3: "Here Comes the Bribe" Season 1 Episode 4: "Who Do You Trust?" Season 1 Episode 5: "The Letter" Season 1 Episode 6: "Immigration Man" |
| 1985 | Tender Is the Night | Devereux Warren | Miniseries |
| The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Joshua | Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho"[1] | |
| 1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | Lucky Jake | Season 1 Episode 4: "My Darlin' Clementine" |
| Highway to Heaven | Harold | Season 2 Episode 17: "The Last Assignment" | |
| Kate's Secret | Dr. Resnick | Television film | |
| Vital Signs | Matthew St James | ||
| The Christmas Star | Horace McNickle | ||
| 1987 | Cracked Up | Reverend Vincent Owens | |
| 1987–1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Principal Joe Danzig | 21 episodes |
| 1988 | A Friendship in Vienna | Opah Oskar Reikman | Television film |
| 1990 | Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less | Harvey Metcalfe | |
| 1990–1996 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Hoggish Greedly | Voice, 33 episodes |
| 1991 | Switched at Birth | Ted Marx | Television film |
| Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Edward P. Mitchell | ||
| 1991–1992 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Walter Kovacs | 17 episodes |
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Bill Osteen | Season 1 Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Fish Police | Chief Abalone | Voice, Season 1 Episode 1: "The Shell Game"
Voice, Season 1 Episode 2: "A Fish Out of Water" Voice, Season 1 Episode 3: "Beauty's Only Fin Deep" Voice, Season 1 Episode 4: "The Codfather" Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "The Two Gils" Voice, Season 1 Episode 6: "No Way to Treat a Fillet-dy" | |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Roland Daggett | Voice, Season 1 Episode 4: "Feat of Clay: Part I"[1]
Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "Feat of Clay: Part II"[1] Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Appointment in Crime Alley"[1] Voice, Season 1 Episode 33: "Cat Scratch Fever"[1] | |
| 1992–1993 | Hearts Afire | George Lahti | 12 episodes |
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Papa Bear | Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Garage Sale of the Century"[1] |
| Bonkers | Grumps | Voice, Season 1 Episode 58: "Seems Like Old Toons" | |
| Gypsy | Pop | Television film | |
| 1994 | Dinosaurs | Evil Georgie | Voice, Season 4 Episode 14: "Georgie Must Die!" |
| 1994–1995 | Thunder Alley | Gil Jones | 27 episodes |
| 1994–1996 | Gargoyles | Hudson, Jack Danforth, Burbank, Security Guard #2 | Voice, 46 episodes[1] |
| 1994–1998 | Spider-Man: The Animated Series | J. Jonah Jameson | Voice, 35 episodes[1] |
| 1995 | Duckman | Mort Sidelman | Voice, Season 2 Episode 6: "The Germ Turns" |
| 1995–1997 | Freakazoid! | Sergeant Mike Cosgrove | Voice, 20 episodes[1] |
| 1996 | Gone in the Night | Detective John Waters | Television film |
| Bruno the Kid | Engineer | Voice | |
| Roseanne | Lou Grant | Season 9 Episode 1: "Call Waiting"; uncredited | |
| The Magic School Bus | General Araneus | Voice, Season 3 Episode 3: "Spins a Web"[1] | |
| The Story of Santa Claus | Santa Claus | Voice, Television film[1] | |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Von Romme / Sentry #4 | Voice, Season 2 Episode 11: "Nuclear Netherworld"[1] | |
| 1996–1997 | Mad About You | Zigmund Klarik | Season 4 Episode 23: "The Finale: Part 2"
Season 4 Episode 24: "The Finale: Part 3"
|
| 1996–1997 | Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles | Hudson, Burbank, Street Person #2 | Voice, 10 episodes[1] |
| 1997 | Dog's Best Friend | Jeep | Television film |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Daniel | Voice, Season 1 Episode 10: "Faith" | |
| Dead Man's Gun | Jebusi McKinney | Season 1 Episode 11: "Next of Kin" | |
| The Angry Beavers | Risk Keeper | Voice, Season 1 Episode 8: "I Dare You"[1] | |
| Life with Louie | Mr. Applegate | Voice, Season 3 Episode 9: "The Kiss Is the Thing" | |
| 1997–1998 | Jumanji | The Judge | Voice, Season 2 Episode 10: "The Trial"
Voice, Season 3 Episode 9: "The Ultimate Weapon" |
| 1997–2004 | The Practice | Multiple roles | Season 2 Episode 3: "The Blessing"
Season 8 Episode 13: "Going Home" Season 8 Episode 14: "Pre-Trial Blues" Season 8 Episode 15: "Mr. Shore Goes to Town" |
| 1997 | Payback | Jack Patkanis | Television film |
| 1997–1998 | The New Adventures of Zorro | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
| 1998 | Soul Man | Frank Weber | Season 2 Episode 10: "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" |
| Ask Harriet | Old Man Russell | Season 1 Episode 2: "Hot Coco"
Season 1 Episode 5: "Lips That Pass in the Night" Season 1 Episode 13: "Pumps and Circumstances" | |
| The Closer | Carl Dobson | 10 episodes | |
| More Tales of the City | Jack Lederer | Miniseries; Season 1 Episode 5 | |
| Hercules | Mentor | Voice, Season 1 Episode 20: "Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes" | |
| Maggie Winters | Nathan Winters | Season 1 Episode 9: "Angstgiving Day" | |
| The X-Files | Maurice | Season 6 Episode 6: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" | |
| 1998–2000 | Superman: The Animated Series | Granny Goodness | Voice, Season 2 Episode 27: "Little Girl Lost: Part I"[1]
Voice, Season 2 Episode 28: "Little Girl Lost: Part II"[1] Voice, Season 3 Episode 12: "Legacy: Part I"[1] Voice, Season 3 Episode 13: "Legacy: Part II"[1] |
| 1999 | The Sissy Duckling | Elmer's father | Voice, television film |
| The Simpsons | Editor | Voice, Season 11 Episode 3: "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" | |
| 1999–2000 | Recess | Thaddeus T. Third V | Voice, Season 4 Episode 13: "The Biggest Trouble Ever"
Voice, Season 5 Episode 4: "The C-Note" |
| 1999 | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Santa Claus | Television film |
| 2000 | Common Ground | Ira | |
| Touched by an Angel | Bud | Season 6 Episode 17: "Here I Am" | |
| The Hoop Life | Coach | Season 1 Episode 22: "The Second Chance" | |
| Arliss | Lenny Crowley | Season 5 Episode 10: "Last Call" | |
| Becoming Dick | Davis Aldrich | Television film | |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Fixer | Voice, Season 1 Episode 11: "The Return of XL"[1] | |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Frank Hunter | Voice, Season 3 Episode 20: "The Anniversary"[1] | |
| 2000–2001 | Johnny Bravo | Multiple roles | Voice, Season 3 Episode 2: "Virtual Johnny/Hunted/Hold That Schmoe"[1]
Voice, Season 3 Episode 17: "The Hansel and Gretel Witch Project/I.Q. Johnny/Get Stinky"[1] |
| 2001 | Max Steel | Chuck Marshak | Voice, Season 1 Episode 1: "Strangers"
Voice, Season 1 Episode 6: "Spear-Carriers" Voice, Season 1 Episode 8: "Sharks" Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Scions" |
| The Huntress | Max Quinlin | Season 1 Episode 14: "Generations" | |
| Family Guy | Steve Bellows | Voice, Season 3 Episode 4: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea" | |
| Dharma & Greg | Earl Tucker | Season 4 Episode 22: "How This Happened" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mr. Weiner | Season 2 Episode 6: "The Acupuncturist" | |
| The Ellen Show | Santa Claus | Season 1 Episode 11: "Ellen's First Christmas" | |
| 3×3 Eyes | Grandpa Ayanokoji | Voice, English dub | |
| 2001–2002 | King of the Hill | Stinky | Voice, Season 5 Episode 10: "Yankee Hankee"
Voice, Season 6 Episode 11: "Unfortunate Son" |
| 2002 | John XXIII: The Pope of Peace | Angelo Roncalli | Television film |
| Teamo Supremo | Mr. Large | Voice, Season 2 Episode 5: "Thog the Caveman Returns/Mr. Large's Slippery Scheme" | |
| The Man Who Saved Christmas | Charles Gilbert | Television film | |
| 2003 | ER | Dr. James McNulty | Season 9 Episode 11: "A Little Help from My Friends"
Season 9 Episode 12: "A Saint in the City" Season 9 Episode 13: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" |
| Grim & Evil | Mr. Voorhees | Voice, Season 1 Episode 9: "Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage!" | |
| Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Officer Barr | Voice, Season 1 Episode 2: "Keeping Secrets"
Voice, Season 1 Episode 6: "Heroes and Villains" Voice, Season 1 Episode 8: "Law of the Jungle" Voice, Season 1 Episode 13: "Mind Games: Part 2" | |
| Duck Dodgers | Guard Captain | Voice, Season 1 Episode 5: "I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucker/Detained Duck"[1] | |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 | Uncle Nick | Television film | |
| The Commission | Captain J. W. Fritz | Television film | |
| 2004–2005 | Justice League Unlimited | Multiple roles | Voice, Season 1 Episode 4: "Hawk and Dove"[1]
Voice, Season 2 Episode 2: "The Ties That Bind"[1] |
| 2004–2005 | Center of the Universe | Art Barnett | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | The Dead Zone | Marty Bracknell | Season 4 Episode 10: "Coming Home" |
| 2005–2014 | The Boondocks | Ed Wuncler Sr. | Voice, Season 1 Episode 1: "The Garden Party"
Voice, Season 1 Episode 10: "The Itis" Voice, Season 1 Episode 14: "The Block Is Hot" Voice, Season 3 Episode 3: "The Red Ball" Voice, Season 3 Episode 15: "It's Goin' Down" Voice, Season 4 Episode 9: "Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has" |
| 2006 | The Christmas Card | Luke Spellman | Television film |
| W.I.T.C.H. | Napoleon | Voice, Season 2 Episode 21: "U Is for Undivided"
Voice, Season 2 Episode 23: "W Is for Witch" Voice, Season 2 Episode 26: "Z Is for Zenith" | |
| 2006–2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Wilson White | Season 1 Episode 1: "Pilot"
Season 1 Episode 5: "The Long Lead Story" Season 1 Episode 7: "Nevada Day: Part 1" Season 1 Episode 8: "Nevada Day: Part 2" Season 1 Episode 11: "The Christmas Show" Season 1 Episode 12: "Monday" |
| 2007 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Mickey Doyle | Season 1 Episode 6: "The Lady Varnishes" |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Uncle Ben Parker | Voice, Season 1 Episode 12: "Intervention"[1] |
| 2009 | Star-ving | Mr. Lipschitz | Season 1 Episode 10: "El Al-Qaeda" |
| The Line | Patrick | Season 1 Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | |
| CSI: NY | Abraham Klein / Klaus Braun | Season 5 Episode 22: "Yahrzeit" | |
| Up: Upisodes | Carl Fredricksen | Voice; Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2009–2015 | WordGirl | Kid Potato | Voice, Season 2 Episode 16: "Meat My Dad"
Voice, Season 7 Episode 8: "My Dad, My Teacher, My Dad, My Teacher/Castle! Dungeon! Fortress! So?" |
| 2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Commandant Von Reichenstein | Season 3 Episode 10: "Wowschwitz" |
| 2010–2011 | The Cleveland Show | Multiple roles | Season 1 Episode 14: "The Curious Case of Junior Working at the Stool"
Season 2 Episode 3: "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back" Season 2 Episode 8: "Murray Christmas" Season 2 Episode 15: "The Blue, the Gray and the Brown" Season 3 Episode 6: "Sex and the Biddy" |
| 2010–2019 | American Dad! | Grandpa Smith | Season 6 Episode 6: "There Will Be Bad Blood"
Season 6 Episode 16: "Jenny Fromdabloc" Season 14 Episode 4: "Rabbit Ears" Season 14 Episode 6: "Lost Boys" |
| 2011 | Young Justice | Kent Nelson | Voice, Season 1 Episode 7: "Denial"[1] |
| Working Class | Hank Greziak | Season 1 Episode 1: "The Buddy System"
Season 1 Episode 4: "Eye for an Eye" Season 1 Episode 6: "Pay Back" Season 1 Episode 8: "Wine Pairing" Season 1 Episode 9: "B-Day Invasion" Season 1 Episode 11: "Hire Education" | |
| Too Big to Fail | Warren Buffett | Television film | |
| Royal Pains | Ted Roth | Season 3 Episode 4: "The Shaw/Hank Redemption"
Season 3 Episode 5: "A Man Called Grandpa" | |
| 2011–2017 | Michael: Every Day | Dr. Wasserman | Season 1 Episode 4: "Sleeping with People"
Season 1 Episode 5: "Bridges" Season 1 Episode 8: "Being Alone" Season 1 Episode 10: "Sweating" Season 1 Episode 11: "Failure" Season 1 Episode 12: "Endings" Season 2 Episode 6: "Hodophobia: Part 2" |
| 2012 | The Middle | Ben | Season 3 Episode 19: "The Paper Route" |
| Hot in Cleveland | Jameson Lyons | Season 3 Episode 15: "Rubber Ball" | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | August March | Season 2 Episode 19: "Kalele (Faith)"
Season 3 Episode 2: "Kanalua (Doubt)" | |
| Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | Mr. Carson | Television film | |
| Regular Show | Santa Claus | Voice, Season 4 Episode 9: "The Christmas Special"[1] | |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Coach Martin Schultz | Season 14 Episode 13: "Monster's Legacy" |
| Maron | Larry Maron | Unaired pilot | |
| The Glades | Dr. Ted Hardy | Season 4 Episode 3: "Killer Barbecue"
Season 4 Episode 4: "Magic Longworth" Season 4 Episode 10: "Gallerinas" | |
| The Crazy Ones | Mr. Finger | Season 1 Episode 8: "The Stan Wood Account" | |
| Christmas on the Bayou | Papa Noel | Television film | |
| 2014 | Men at Work | Bob | Season 3 Episode 5: "Gigo-Milo" |
| Mom | Jack Bumgartner | Season 2 Episode 5: "Kimchi and a Monkey Playing Harmonica" | |
| Chasing Life | Artie Carver | Season 1 Episode 11: "Locks of Love" | |
| Chozen | Lil' Wheely | Episode: "Sell, Sell, Sell" (Unaired) | |
| Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Santa Claus | Voice, television special[1] | |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Guy Redmayne | Season 6 Episode 13: "Dark Money"
Season 6 Episode 17: "Undisclosed Recipients" |
| Criminal Minds | Roy Brooks | Season 10 Episode 20: "A Place at the Table" | |
| Murdoch Mysteries | Kris Kringle | Season 9 Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas" | |
| All of My Heart | Vern | Television film | |
| 2015–2018 | Forgive Me | Bishop | Season 2 Episode 16: "Blessed Art Thou"
Season 2 Episode 18: "Blessed Is the Fruit" Season 3 Episode 2: "I Detest All My Sins Because of Your Just Punishments" Season 3 Episode 3: "Most of All Because They Offend You" Season 3 Episode 5: "Worthy of All My Love" Season 3 Episode 8: "To Avoid the Near Occasion of Sin" |
| 2016 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Angry Old Timer | Voice, Season 10 Episode 1: "Whirly Brains" |
| 2017 | Bones | Rufus Tucker | Season 12 Episode 3: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs" |
| A StoryBots Christmas | Santa | Television special | |
| All of My Heart: Inn Love | Vern | Television film | |
| Titanic: Sinking the Myths | Wilhelm Müller | Documentary | |
| 2018 | MacGyver | Saul | Season 2 Episode 20: "Skyscraper - Power" |
| All of My Heart: The Wedding | Vern | Television film | |
| 2018–2021 | Cobra Kai | Sid Weinberg | Season 1 Episode 1: "Ace Degenerate"
Season 1 Episode 8: "Molting" Season 3 Episode 3: "Now You're Gonna Pay" |
| 2019 | Dead to Me | Abe Rifkin | Season 1 Episode 1: "Pilot"
Season 1 Episode 2: "Maybe I'm Crazy" Season 1 Episode 3: "It's All My Fault" Season 1 Episode 7: "I Can Handle It" Season 1 Episode 9: "I Have to Be Honest" |
| Doom Patrol | Hospital Patient | Season 1 Episode 13: "Flex Patrol" | |
| 2019–2021 | Grace and Frankie | Howard Jay | Season 5 Episode 9: "The Website"
Season 7 Episode 4: "The Circumcision" |
| 2020 | Modern Family | Herschel Braverman | Season 11 Episode 12: "Dead on a Rival" |
| Ballmastrz: 9009 | Rupert T. Digzfield IV | Voice, Season 2 Episode 10: "Onward, True Blue Friends Win Eternal; Paladin of the Heavens, Start Today!" | |
| Blue Bloods | Chuck Kennedy | Season 10 Episode 15: "Vested Interests" | |
| Briarpatch | James Staghorne Sr. | Season 1 Episode 3: "Terrible, Shocking Things"
Season 1 Episode 5: "Behind God's Back" Season 1 Episode 7: "Butterscotch" | |
| Royalties | Papa / Hal | Season 1 Episode 2: "Break It In" | |
| Teen Titans Go! | Sergeant Mike Cosgrove | Voice, Season 6 Episode 33: "Huggbees"[1] | |
| 2020–2022 | Central Park | Ambrose Brandenham | Voice, Season 1 Episode 7: "Squirrel, Interrupted"
Voice, Season 2 Episode 4: "Of Course You Know This Means Ward" Voice, Season 2 Episode 16: "The Lyin' in Winter" (episode released posthumously) Voice, Season 3 Episode 6: "A Matter of Life and Boeuf" (episode released posthumously) |
| 2021 | Let's Be Real | Ed Asner | Episode: "Episode 101" |
| Dug Days | Carl Fredricksen | Voice; Disney+ Original Short Series, posthumous release; dedicated in memory[1] | |
| The Premise | Mr. Holmes | Season 1 Episode 3: "The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler"; posthumous release | |
| Muppets Haunted Mansion | Claude | Television special, posthumous release; dedicated in memory | |
| Captain Daddy | Grandpa | Television film; posthumous release | |
| Scarlett | Lou | Television film; posthumous release |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Face of a Hero | Perry Cates | Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway | [2] |
| 1989 | Born Yesterday | Harry Brock | 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2005 | Orgasms | Voice of God (Pre-recorded) | SoHo Playhouse | |
| 2012 | Grace | Karl | Cort Theater, Broadway | |
| 2011–2014 | FDR | Franklin D. Roosevelt | US Tour |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Fixer | [1] |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Vrook Lamar | [1] |
| 2004 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | [1] | |
| X-Men Legends | Healer | [1] | |
| 2009 | Up | Carl Fredricksen | |
| 2012 | Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rain of the Ghosts | Old Joe Charone | Audiobook |
| 2022 | The Last Saturday Night | Gerald | Podcast series; posthumous release |
Radio
- The Odyssey, National Radio Theater, 1981, published by Blackstone Audio – Narrator
- Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, LA Theatre Works, 1991, published by LA Theatre Works – Ben Bradlee