“Forgotten Hollywood”- He Had Spunk…
Manny P. here… 
“`Ed Asner was an actor known for his gruff parts on his many television and movie appearances. He is well remembered for playing a newsroom editor on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant. Asner became the first actor to win two Emmys for portraying the same character in both a comedy and a drama. He had a stint as the Screen Actors Guild president in the 1980s.
“`After military service, Asner helped found the Playwrights Theatre Company in Chicago, but left for New York City in the mid-1950s. His first Broadway role was opposite Jack Lemmon in Face of a Hero.
“`Before becoming Lou Grant, Asner was prolific in television, guest-starring in Route 66, Naked City, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ben Casey, The Untouchables, Dr. Kildare, The Virginian, The Outer Limits, Gunsmoke, The Fugitive, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Rat Patrol, The F. B. I., Mission: Impossible, Ironside, The Wild Wild West, Medical Center, and The Mod Squad. He played Lou Grant on Rhoda, as well. He also appeared in two acclaimed mini-series: Roots and Rich Man / Poor Man. Asner co-starred in well received films, Kid Galahad, El Dorado, JFK, Elf, They Call Me Mr Tibbs, Fort Apache The Bronx; and his voice was prominent in Up.
“`Among the many activist causes he championed, Asner was on the Board of Directors for The Survivor Mitzvah Project, and claimed membership in the Rosenberg fund For Children, Humane Borders, Defenders of Wildlife, Exceptional Minds, and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The Ed Asner Family Center founded by his son and daughter-in-law, to help children with special needs and their families. In 2001, Asner was a recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
“`The spunky Ed Asner (above right) was ninety-one.
Until next time> “never forget”
This entry was posted on Sunday, August 29th, 2021 at 9:30 pm and is filed under Blog by Manny Pacheco. You can follow any comments to this post through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
You must be logged in to post a comment.