Ed Asner, dead at 91...

[Glock 'em down]

I always thought he was a good, solid actor. RIP Lou Grant.

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Star, Dies at 91

Seven-time Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner, who starred as Lou Grant on both sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and hourlong drama “Lou Grant” before a late-career rejuvenation through his poignant voi…

variety.com

 

[Dorkus]

He did make a great Santa in Elf.

 

[AKguy1985]

Rest in peace.

 

[Snattlerake]

RIP Ed.

 

[AKguy1985]

I remember him in the short lived sitcom thunder alley on ABC.

 

[SoonerP226]

 

[okcBob]

Self described leftist. Didn’t care for his politics, but that’s the norm in showbiz.

 

[AKguy1985]

So, for some reason wilford Brimley popped into my head. I had no idea he died last year in August. I don't remember seeing anything on the news about it.

 

[NationalMatch]

Self described leftist. Didn’t care for his politics, but that’s the norm in showbiz.

He was a bit beyond that.

Ed Asner: Professional Hater | The Liberty Conservative

When it was rumored that leftist actor Ed Asner was slated to play Stalin it was only natural, for although deprived of Stalin's lethal tools, Asner has emulated all the left-wing hate and paranoia of the Soviet dictator. Serving two terms as president of the Screen Actor's Guild in the 1980s...

libertyconservative.com

 

[AKmoose]

Proved Joseph McCarthy's point.