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Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
The Gettysburg Address 11/19/25 Edward Everett (voice) 91
Altered Reality 02/16/24 Mike Wilson 91
A Fargo Christmas Story 12/02/23 Popcorn Bud 91
Carl's Date 06/15/23 Carl (voice) 91
Being Mary Tyler Moore 03/13/23 Self (voice) 91
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 12/02/22 Grandpa Heffley (voice) 91
Scarlett 12/31/21 91
Back Home Again 10/28/21 Peter Lionsbridge (voice) 91
Muppets Haunted Mansion 10/08/21 Ghost of Claude 91
Senior Entourage 05/03/21 Ed 91
Tiger Within 12/18/20 Samuel 91
Bury Me in Armor 12/12/20 Dimitry George 91
SEVEN 12/08/20 91
Rain Beau's End 11/17/20 Gunny 91
The Garden Left Behind 08/28/20 Dr. Cleary 90
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters 03/13/20 Dr. Howard Arden 90
In Vino 11/01/19 Charles 89
Faith, Hope & Love 03/15/19 Harry Karetas 89
Olympia 11/11/18 Himself 88
All of My Heart: The Wedding 09/29/18 Vern 88
Honor Amongst Men 07/14/18 Pop Halmo 88
Angels on Tap 07/12/18 Swifty 88
The Parting Glass 06/24/18 Tommy 88
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting 06/09/18 Jefferson 88
Eva: A-7063 04/05/18 Narrator (voice) 88
LA DA Story 01/01/18 Self (archive footage) 88
And the Winner Isn't 12/08/17 Self 88
A StoryBots Christmas 12/01/17 Santa 88
Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! 11/21/17 Santa 88
Saving Christmas 11/06/17 Rick 87
All of My Heart: Inn Love 10/07/17 Vern 87
Yamasong: March of the Hollows 09/10/17 Elder Pyreez 87
CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! 09/07/17 Arthur (voice) 87
Joe's War 03/17/17 Harry 87
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man 01/28/17 Adult Walter (voice) 87
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy 09/23/16 Self 86
Titanic: Sinking the Myths 09/01/16 Wilhelm Müller 86
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary 06/10/16 Corporate Manager 86
Super Sex 04/15/16 George 86
Getting Ed Laid 04/02/16 Ed Randall 86
Love Meet Hope 02/20/16 Mr. James 86
Love Finds You in Valentine 02/14/16 Gabriel Morgan 86
A Merry Murdoch Christmas 12/21/15 Kris Kringle 86
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts 11/06/15 Self 85
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 10/13/15 Self / Lou Grant (archive footage) 85
The Nutcracker Sweet 06/03/15 Owl 85
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! 04/25/15 Himself 85
All of My Heart 02/14/15 Vern 85
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 12/16/14 Santa (voice) 85
Frozen in Time 11/12/14 Grandpa (voice) 84
El inventor de juegos 07/03/14 Nicholas Drago 84
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical 04/01/14 Jefferson 84
Audrey 02/14/14 Walt 84
I Know That Voice 01/07/14 Self 84
Christmas on the Bayou 12/14/13 Papa Noel 84
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving 11/27/13 Mr Wilson 84
Bonta 3D 08/02/13 Bonta / Narrator 83
American Road 06/25/13 Walt Whitman 83
Second Chances 05/20/13 Chief Buddy 83
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 12/03/12 Mr. Carson 83
Casting By 11/01/12 Self 82
Autism and Cake 09/30/12 Fred 82
Liberator 09/15/12 President Whitlock 82
Foodfight! 06/15/12 Mr. Leonard (voice) 82
Elephant Sighs 06/12/12 Leo 82
Should've Been Romeo 04/28/12 Charlie 82
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl 01/16/12 Self 82
Identical 12/01/11 Yaakov Washington 82
Too Big to Fail 11/25/11 Warren Buffett 82
Let Go 10/25/11 Artie 81
Absolute Killers 10/01/11 81
Good Men 09/23/11 Morty 81
Not Another B Movie 07/12/11 Angry Investor 81
Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 07/01/11 Himself 81
Hopelessly in June 06/06/11 Rabbi 81
The Desert of Forbidden Art 03/18/11 Voice 81
All Star Superman 01/01/11 Perry White (voice) 81
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison 10/04/10 80
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse 09/28/10 Granny Goodness (voice) 80
Dug's Special Mission 11/10/09 Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited) 79
Up 05/28/09 Carl Fredricksen (voice) 79
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union 11/09/08 Narrator (Voice) 78
Generation Gap 11/01/08 Bart Cahill 78
Christmas Cottage 10/15/08 Sidney 78
Gigantic 09/09/08 Kirby Weathersby 78
Channels 01/01/08 Ed Packard 78
Hard Four 11/01/07 Golden Hands Segal 77
Christmas Is Here Again 10/20/07 Krad (voice) 77
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks 03/01/07 77
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers 01/26/07 77
The Christmas Card 12/02/06 Luke Spelman 77
Crab Orchard 09/23/05 75
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class 08/31/05 Narrator 75
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror 07/15/05 Himself 75
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga 06/07/05 J. Jonah Jameson 75
Sir! No Sir! 05/19/05 Col. Heinl 75
Out of the Woods 04/02/05 Jack Green 75
Sleeping Dogs Lie 02/28/05 Sheriff Delaney 75
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 12/27/04 Self 75
Missing Brendan 10/26/04 George Calden 74
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock 06/29/04 J Jonah Jameson 74
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure 12/20/03 Uncle Nick 74
The Commission 11/07/03 Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz 73
Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure 10/27/03 Narrator (voice) 73
Elf 10/09/03 Santa 73
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay 06/15/03 Augie Sinclair 73
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man 02/11/03 J. Jonah Jameson (voice) 73
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series 01/01/03 Self 73
The Man Who Saved Christmas 12/15/02 Charles Gilbert 73
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion 05/13/02 Self 72
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown 04/30/02 J. Jonah Jameson 72
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It 01/13/02 Narrator 72
Papa Giovanni - Ioannes XXIII 01/01/02 Angelo Roncalli 72
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII 01/01/02 Jean XXIII 72
Gahan Wilson's The Kid 10/30/01 Dead Cat 71
In Search of Peace 09/21/01 David Ben Gurion (voice) 71
The Animal 06/01/01 Chief Wilson 71
Island Prey 01/01/01 Jay Roth 71
Becoming Dick 08/31/00 Davis Aldrich 70
Above Suspicion 06/07/00 Thomas O'Claire 70
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story 05/31/00 70
Perfect Game 04/18/00 Billy Hicks 70
Common Ground 01/29/00 Ira 70
Bring Him Home 01/01/00 Geza 70
Snowden's Christmas 12/25/99 (voice) 70
Olive, The Other Reindeer 12/17/99 Santa Claus (voice) 70
The Bachelor 11/05/99 Gluckman 69
Love and Action in Chicago 09/15/99 Taylor 69
The Sissy Duckling 09/14/99 Father Duck (voice) 69
Our Friend, Martin 01/12/99 Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner) 69
O' Christmas Tree 01/01/99 Nutcracker (voice) 69
Hard Rain 01/16/98 Uncle Charlie 68
A Christmas Carol 12/20/97 Marley (voice) 68
Academy Boyz 12/02/97 68
The Long Way Home 09/19/97 George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice) 67
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann 04/30/97 Dr. Robert Servatius (voice) 67
Dog's Best Friend 03/23/97 Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice) 67
Payback 02/10/97 Jack Patkanis 67
The Fumbleheads 01/01/97 Charlie Atwater 67
The Story of Santa Claus 12/07/96 Santa Claus (voice) 67
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken 05/02/96 Hudson (voice) 66
Gone in the Night 02/24/96 Det. John Waters 66
Hanged on a Twisted Cross 01/01/96 Narrator 66
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger 04/01/95 65
Goldilocks and the Three Bears 01/01/95 Bruno 65
Down on the Waterfront 04/26/94 64
Heads 01/29/94 Ab Abbot 64
Gypsy 12/12/93 Charles Thompson 64
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy 01/20/93 Self 63
Earth and the American Dream 10/01/92 Reader (voice) 62
JFK 12/20/91 Guy Bannister 62
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus 12/08/91 Edward P. Mitchell 62
Silent Motive 10/16/91 Sam 61
Switched at Birth 04/28/91 Ted Marx 61
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show 02/18/91 Himself 61
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You 01/01/91 Charlie (voice) 61
The Cops Are Robbers 12/09/90 61
Night of 100 Stars III 05/21/90 Self 60
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less 03/25/90 Harvey Metcalfe 60
Happily Ever After 06/30/89 Scowl the Owl (voice) 59
Moon Over Parador 09/09/88 Self 58
A Friendship in Vienna 08/27/88 Opah Oskar Reikman 58
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 08/06/87 Scalawag (voice) 57
Cracked Up 05/26/87 Rev. Vincent Owens 57
The Christmas Star 12/14/86 Horace McNickle 57
Kate's Secret 11/17/86 Dr. Resnick 57
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho 04/25/86 Joshua (voice) 56
Vital Signs 02/11/86 Matthew St James 56
Darlin' Clementine 02/08/86 Lucky Jake 56
Night of 100 Stars II 03/10/85 Self 55
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday 11/13/84 Self 54
Anatomy of an Illness 05/15/84 Norman Cousins 54
A Case of Libel 10/17/83 Robert Sloane 53
Daniel 08/26/83 Jacob Ascher 53
Americas in Transition 10/01/82 Narrator 52
Night of 100 Stars 03/08/82 Self 52
O'Hara's Wife 01/01/82 Bob O'Hara 52
The Marva Collins Story 12/01/81 Narrator (voice) 52
A Small Killing 11/24/81 Simon Shaber 52
Fort Apache, the Bronx 02/06/81 Connolly 51
The Family Man 12/19/79 Eddie Madden 50
The Good Doctor 11/08/78 Various Roles 48
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney 09/13/78 Self 48
A Different Approach 01/01/78 48
The Gathering 12/04/77 Adam 48
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish 03/21/77 Huey P. Long 47
Gus 07/07/76 Hank Cooper 46
Hey, I'm Alive 11/07/75 Ralph Flores 45
Death Scream 09/26/75 Peter Singleton 45
The Impersonation Murder Case 04/15/75 Dt. Ed Ames 45
Mitzi & 100 Guys 03/24/75 Self 45
The Impostor 03/18/75 Barney West 45
Twigs 03/06/75 Phil 45
The Wrestler 04/28/74 Frank Bass 44
The Girl Most Likely To... 11/06/73 Det. Ralph Varone 43
Haunts of the Very Rich 09/20/72 Al Hunsicker 42
Sam Cade 01/01/72 42
They Call It Murder 12/17/71 Chief Otto Larkin 42
The Todd Killings 10/20/71 Fred Reardon 41
The Last Child 10/05/71 Barstow 41
Skin Game 09/30/71 Plunkett 41
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 10/13/70 Dr. Morheim 40
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 07/10/70 Woody Garfield 40
Halls of Anger 04/29/70 Ernie McKay 40
House on Greenapple Road 01/11/70 Sheriff Muntz 40
Daughter of the Mind 12/09/69 Saul Wiener 40
Change of Habit 11/10/69 Lt. Moretti 39
Gunn 06/28/67 Lt. Jacoby 37
The Venetian Affair 01/18/67 Frank Rosenfeld 37
El Dorado 12/17/66 Bart Jason 37
The Doomsday Flight 12/13/66 Feldman 37
The Slender Thread 12/15/65 Det. Judd Ridley 36
The Satan Bug 03/26/65 Henchman Veretti 35
Fanfare for a Death Scene 09/01/64 Pike 34
Kid Galahad 11/29/62 Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited) 33
The Murder Men 01/01/61 Dave Keller 31
J-24 08/24/60 30
The New Girl 01/01/60 Kurt Harden 30
The Night America Trembled 09/09/57 27
The Defender (Studio One) 02/25/57 Juror (uncredited) 27
A Man and His Prostate None 91
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom None 91
Ed Asner's Oral History None Self - Interviewee 91
Everbrook (The Home) None 91
The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror None Narrator 91
Blood None The Prophet 91
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary None Self (archive footage) 91
The Fall of 2008 None Carl Fredricksen (Up promo) 91