Ed Asner Dies: TV Icon Who Played Lou Grant Was 91

Deadline ^ | 08/29/2021 | Nellie Andreeva

[Catfan15]

Ed Asner, legendary actor, activist and philanthropist, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, surrounded by family. He was 91.

Asner, former president of the Screen Actors Guild, is best known for his role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Lou Grant, pulling off the extremely rare feet of playing the same character in both a comedy and a drama series.

[Catfan15]

I always hated this guy.

[MayflowerMadam]

One more dead lib.
Good.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

no comment

[uptowngirl]

All I can say is I’m sure he will be missed by his family and friends.

[xp38]

for most of his career he was fat too

[Az Joe]

He will see you in hell

[freedumb2003]

1st class a-hole but a good actor.

RIP anyway.

[TigersEye]

It’s hard to like a guy who pulls feet off.

[Az Joe]

“You got spunk. I hate spunk!”

[Lurkinanloomin]

extremely rare feet of playing
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Feet are what are on the end of your legs.

Are there no editors who are literate anymore?

[Jarhead9297]

There’s politics and then there’s human beings. I may not have agreed with his politics but that didn’t make him any less human. Rest In Peace.

[WMarshal]

Buh-Bye communist.

[Luke21]

One of the biggest jerks and smarmiest, preachiest libs ever. Good new alert. We need some.

[joma89]

He was one angry, democrat taliban party member.

[mass55th]

The only good commie, is a dead commie.

[Noumenon]

Another one bites the dust.

[Skywise]

Loved his acting and characters.

[albie]

D-bag commie. Although you’d never know it from his Mr. Grant on MTM show days. Seemed fairly conservative. At least in character.

[SamAdams76]

Everybody seem to be dying lately. First Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones and now this.

[irishjuggler]

I wonder if this will affect the plot of Cobra Kai wherein Asner played Johnny’s nasty stepfather.