Actor Ed Asner, star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, dies at age 91
published : 31 Aug 2021 at 04:00
Ed Asner, who played a gruff newsman for laughs and for drama in the classic TV series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Lou Grant in the 1970s and 1980s and was honoured with seven Emmy Awards, died on Sunday at age 91, his family said.
Asner, whose diverse credits also included a key voice role in the acclaimed 2009 animated film Up, died at his home surrounded by his family, his publicist told media…