| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|---|
| 1957 |
Studio One |
Juror / Third Actor |
3 episodes |
| 1958 |
Decoy |
Sergeant |
Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" |
| 1960–1962 |
Route 66 |
Various |
5 episodes |
| 1961 |
Naked City |
Lt. Vincent Busti |
2 episodes |
| 1961 |
Target: The Corruptors! |
Tyler |
Episode: "The Golden Carpet" |
| 1962 |
Outlaws |
Keef |
Episode: "The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid" |
| 1962 |
Cain's Hundred |
Dave Keller |
Episode: "Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy" |
| 1962 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
Warden Bragan |
Episode: "What Frightened You, Fred?" |
| 1962 |
Sam Benedict |
Dr. Everett Colner |
Episode: "Nothing Equals Nothing" |
| 1962 |
Alcoa Premiere |
Daniel Stryker |
Episode: "The Contenders" |
| 1962–1963 |
The Untouchables |
Frank / Jimmy Canada / Fedor Bartok |
4 episodes |
| 1962–1963 |
Dr. Kildare |
Dr. Frank Williams / John Fossman |
2 episodes |
| 1963 |
The Eleventh Hour |
Max Brenson |
Episode: "My Name is Judith, I'm Lost, You See" |
| 1963 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
Jack Stander |
Episode: "To Catch a Butterfly" |
| 1963 |
The Virginian |
George Johnson |
Episode: "Echo of Another Day" |
| 1963 |
Stoney Burke |
Kapp |
Episode: "Tigress by the Tail" |
| 1963 |
The Nurses |
Phil Granger |
Episode: "The Gift" |
| 1963 |
Ben Casey |
Jerome Lynch |
Episode: "The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2" |
| 1963 |
The Lieutenant |
Charles Perry |
Episode: "A Troubled Image" |
| 1963 |
The Outer Limits |
Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo |
Episode: "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork" |
| 1963 |
The Richard Boone Show |
Harry Forman |
Episode: "Where's the Million Dollars?" |
| 1963–1964 |
The Defenders |
Harry Obermayer / Tim Sellers |
2 episodes |
| 1963–1965 |
Mr. Novak |
Paul Berg / Harmon Stern |
2 episodes |
| 1964 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre |
Sgt. Slade |
Episode: "A Case of Armed Robbery" |
| 1964 |
Slattery's People |
Frank Radcliff |
3 episodes |
| 1964 |
The Reporter |
Max Holte |
Episode: "Vote for Murder" |
| 1964 |
The Farmer's Daughter |
George Chase |
Episode: "Like Father, Like Son" |
| 1964–1965 |
Profiles in Courage |
Oliver E. Wells |
2 episodes |
| 1964–1966 |
Gunsmoke |
Sergeant Wilks / Jack Redmond |
2 episodes |
| 1965–1967 |
The Fugitive |
Joe Bantam / Roy Malinek / Sheriff Mayhew |
3 episodes |
| 1965 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea |
Brynov |
Episode: "The Exile" |
| 1965 |
Burke's Law |
Pablo Vasquez |
Episode: "Nightmare in the Sun" |
| 1965 |
A Man Called Shenandoah |
Sam Chance |
Episode: "The Verdict" |
| 1966 |
Please Don't Eat the Daisies |
Alvin |
Episode: "My Good Friend, Whatsisname" |
| 1966 |
The Rat Patrol |
Captain Friedrich |
Episode: "The Life Against Death Raid" |
| 1966 |
Run for Your Life |
Cappi |
Episode: "The Committee for the 25th" |
| 1966 |
Felony Squad |
Bull Bradovich |
Episode: "The Killer Instinct" |
| 1966 |
The Doomsday Flight |
Feldman |
Television film |
| 1966–1969 |
The F.B.I. |
Pete Zacharias / Walter Gretzler / John Carl Brock |
3 episodes |
| 1967 |
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. |
George Kramer |
Episode: "The Double-O-Nothing Affair" |
| 1967 |
Iron Horse |
Ned Morley |
Episode: "The Prisoners" |
| 1967–1968 |
The Invaders |
Harry Ferguson / Taugus |
2 episodes |
| 1967–1969 |
Judd, for the Defense |
District Attorney Orloff / Capt. Paul Wyatt |
2 episodes |
| 1967–1969 |
Ironside |
Marlon Davis / Warrant Officer Frank Simpson |
2 episodes |
| 1967–1977 |
Insight |
Various characters |
7 episodes |
| 1968 |
The Wild Wild West |
Furman Crotty |
Episode: "The Night of the Amnesiac" |
| 1969 |
Mission: Impossible |
George Simpson |
Episode: "The Mind of Stefan Miklos" |
| 1969 |
Medical Center |
Coach Trask |
Episode: "The Last Ten Yards" |
| 1969 |
The Name of the Game |
Vince Leonard / Cesare Marino |
2 episodes |
| 1969 |
Here Come the Brides |
Matt Balter |
2 episodes |
| 1969 |
CBS Playhouse |
Nat Congdon |
Episode: "Sadbird" |
| 1969 |
Sadbird |
Television film |
| 1969 |
Daughter of the Mind |
Saul Wiener |
Television film |
| 1970 |
House on Greenapple Road |
Sheriff Muntz |
Television film |
| 1970 |
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf |
Dr. Morheim |
Television film |
| 1970–1972 |
The Mod Squad |
Sgt. Ed Lassiter / Joe Walton / Harry Loring |
3 episodes |
| 1970–1977 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
Lou Grant |
166 episodes |
| 1971 |
They Call It Murder |
Chief Otto Larkin |
Television film |
| 1971 |
The Last Child |
Barstow |
Television film |
| 1972 |
Cade's County |
Nick Grainger |
Episode: "The Fake" |
| 1972 |
Haunts of the Very Rich |
Al Hunsicker |
Television film |
| 1973 |
The Girl Most Likely to... |
Ralph Varone |
Television film |
| 1973–1976 |
Police Story |
Frank Moran / Arch Tatum / Lt. Dave Blodgett |
3 episodes |
| 1974 |
Rhoda |
Lou Grant |
2 episodes |
| 1975 |
The Wide World of Mystery |
Detective Ed Ames |
Episode: "The Impersonation Murder Case" |
| 1975 |
Death Scream |
Peter Singleton |
Television film |
| 1975 |
Hey, I'm Alive |
Ralph Flores |
Television film |
| 1975 |
Hawaii Five-O |
August March |
Episode: "Wooden Model of a Rat" |
| 1976 |
Rich Man, Poor Man |
Axel Jordache |
2 episodes |
| 1977 |
Roots |
Capt. Thomas Davies |
2 episodes |
| 1977–1982 |
Lou Grant |
Lou Grant |
114 episodes |
| 1977 |
The Gathering |
Adam Thornton |
Television film |
| 1978 |
Great Performances |
Various characters |
Episode: "The Good Doctor" |
| 1979 |
The Family Man |
Eddie Madden |
Television film |
| 1981 |
The Marva Collins Story |
Narrator |
Voice, television film |
| 1984 |
Saturday Night Live |
Himself (host) |
Episode: "Ed Asner/The Kinks" |
| 1984–1985 |
Off the Rack |
Sam Waltman |
7 episodes |
| 1985 |
Tender Is the Night |
Devereux Warren |
Miniseries |
| 1985 |
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible |
Joshua |
Voice, episode: "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho" |
| 1986 |
Tall Tales & Legends |
Lucky Jake |
Episode: "My Darlin' Clementine" |
| 1986 |
Highway to Heaven |
Harold |
Episode: "The Last Assignment" |
| 1986 |
Kate's Secret |
Dr. Resnick |
Television film |
| 1986 |
The Christmas Star |
Horace McNickle |
Television film |
| 1987 |
Cracked Up |
Reverend Vincent Owens |
Television film |
| 1987–1988 |
The Bronx Zoo |
Principal Joe Danzig |
21 episodes |
| 1988 |
A Friendship in Vienna |
Opah Oskar Reikman |
Television film |
| 1990 |
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less |
Harvey Metcalfe |
Television film |
| 1990–1996 |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers |
Hoggish Greedly |
Voice, 33 episodes |
| 1991 |
Switched at Birth |
Ted Marx |
Television film |
| 1991–1992 |
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill |
Walter Kovacs |
17 episodes |
| 1992 |
Cruel Doubt |
Bill Osteen |
2 episodes |
| 1992 |
Fish Police |
Chief Abalone |
Voice, 6 episodes |
| 1992–1993 |
Hearts Afire |
George Lahti |
12 episodes |
| 1992–1994 |
Batman: The Animated Series |
Roland Daggett |
Voice, 5 episodes |
| 1993 |
Animaniacs |
Papa Bear |
Voice, episode: "Garage Sale of the Century" |
| 1993 |
Bonkers |
Grumps |
Voice, episode: "Seems Like Old Toons" |
| 1993 |
Gypsy |
Pop |
Television film |
| 1994 |
Dinosaurs |
Evil Georgie |
Voice, episode: "Georgie Must Die!" |
| 1994–1995 |
Thunder Alley |
Gil Jones |
27 episodes |
| 1994–1996 |
Gargoyles |
Hudson |
Voice, 39 episodes |
| 1994–1998 |
Spider-Man |
J. Jonah Jameson |
Voice, 35 episodes |
| 1995 |
Duckman |
Mort Sidelman |
Voice, episode: "The Germ Turns" |
| 1995–1997 |
Freakazoid! |
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove |
Voice, 20 episodes |
| 1996 |
Gone in the Night |
Det. John Waters |
Television film |
| 1996 |
Bruno the Kid |
Engineer |
Voice |
| 1996 |
Roseanne |
Lou Grant |
Episode: "Call Waiting"; uncredited |
| 1996 |
The Magic School Bus |
General Araneus |
Voice, episode: "Spins a Web" |
| 1996 |
The Story of Santa Claus |
Santa Claus |
Voice, television film |
| 1996 |
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest |
Von Romme / Sentry #4 |
Voice, episode: "Nuclear Netherworld" |
| 1996–1997 |
Mad About You |
Zigmund Klarik |
3 episodes |
| 1996–1997 |
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles |
Hudson |
Voice, 10 episodes |
| 1997 |
Dog's Best Friend |
Jeep |
Television film |
| 1997 |
Adventures from the Book of Virtues |
Daniel |
Voice, episode: "Faith" |
| 1997 |
Dead Man's Gun |
Jebusi McKinney |
Episode: "Next of Kin" |
| 1997 |
The Angry Beavers |
Risk Keeper |
Voice, episode: "Mission to the Big Hot Thingy/I Dare You" |
| 1997 |
Life with Louie |
Mr. Applegate |
Voice, episode: "The Kiss Is the Thing" |
| 1997 |
Jumanji |
The Judge |
Voice, episode: "The Trial" |
| 1997–2004 |
The Practice |
Judge Matlin Pratt / Judge Marcus Winnaker |
4 episodes |
| 1997–1998 |
The New Adventures of Zorro |
Additional voices |
26 episodes |
| 1998 |
Soul Man |
Frank Weber |
Episode: "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" |
| 1998 |
Ask Harriet |
Old Man Russell |
3 episodes |
| 1998 |
The Closer |
Carl Dobson |
10 episodes |
| 1998 |
More Tales of the City |
Jack Lederer |
Miniseries; episode #1.5 |
| 1998 |
Hercules |
Mentor |
Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes" |
| 1998 |
Maggie Winters |
Nathan Winters |
Episode: "Angstgiving Day" |
| 1998 |
The X-Files |
Maurice |
Episode: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" |
| 1998–2000 |
Superman: The Animated Series |
Granny Goodness |
Voice, 4 episodes |
| 1999 |
The Sissy Duckling |
Elmer's father |
Voice, television film |
| 1999 |
The Simpsons |
Editor |
Voice, episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" |
| 1999 |
Recess |
Thaddeus T. Third V |
Voice, episode: "The Biggest Trouble Ever" |
| 1999 |
Olive, the Other Reindeer |
Santa Claus |
Television film |
| 2000 |
Common Ground |
Ira |
Television film |
| 2000 |
Touched by an Angel |
Bud |
Episode: "Here I Am" |
| 2000 |
The Hoop Life |
Coach |
Episode: "The Second Chance" |
| 2000 |
Arliss |
Lenny Crowley |
Episode: "Last Call" |
| 2000 |
Becoming Dick |
Davis Aldrich |
Television film |
| 2000 |
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command |
Fixer |
Voice, episode: "The Return of XL" |
| 2000 |
The Wild Thornberrys |
Frank Hunter |
Voice, episode: "The Anniversary" |
| 2000–2001 |
Johnny Bravo |
Dr. Miller / Uncle Lou |
Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2001 |
Max Steel |
Chuck Marshak |
Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2001 |
The Huntress |
Max Quinlin |
Episode: "Generations" |
| 2001 |
Family Guy |
Steve Bellows |
Voice, episode: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea" |
| 2001 |
Dharma & Greg |
Earl Tucker |
Episode: "How This Happened" |
| 2001 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm |
Mr. Weiner |
Episode: "The Acupuncturist" |
| 2001 |
The Ellen Show |
Santa Claus |
Episode: "Ellen's First Christmas" |
| 2001 |
3×3 Eyes |
Grandpa Ayanokoji |
Voice, English dub |
| 2001–2002 |
King of the Hill |
Stinky |
Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2002 |
John XXIII: The Pope of Peace |
Angelo Roncalli |
Television film |
| 2002 |
Teamo Supremo |
Mr. Large |
Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2002 |
The Man Who Saved Christmas |
Charles Gilbert |
Television film |
| 2003 |
ER |
Dr. James McNulty |
3 episodes |
| 2003 |
Grim & Evil |
Mr. Voorhees |
Voice, episode: "Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage!" |
| 2003 |
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series |
Officer Barr |
Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2003 |
Duck Dodgers |
Guard Captain |
Voice, episode: "I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucker/Detained Duck" |
| 2003 |
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 |
Uncle Nick |
Television film |
| 2004–2005 |
Justice League Unlimited |
Granny Goodness / Hephaestus |
Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2004–2005 |
Center of the Universe |
Art Barnett |
12 episodes |
| 2005 |
The Dead Zone |
Marty Bracknell |
Episode: "Coming Home" |
| 2005–2014 |
The Boondocks |
Ed Wuncler Sr. |
Voice, 6 episodes |
| 2006 |
The Christmas Card |
Luke Spellman |
Television film |
| 2006 |
W.I.T.C.H. |
Napoleon |
Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2006–2007 |
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip |
Wilson White |
6 episodes |
| 2007 |
Andy Barker, P.I. |
Mickey Doyle |
Episode: "The Lady Varnishes" |
| 2008 |
The Spectacular Spider-Man |
Uncle Ben Parker |
Voice, episode: "Intervention" |
| 2009 |
Star-ving |
Mr. Lipschitz |
Episode: "El Al-Qaeda" |
| 2009 |
The Line |
Patrick |
7 episodes |
| 2009 |
CSI: NY |
Abraham Klein/Klaus Braun |
Episode: "Yahrzeit" |
| 2009 |
WordGirl |
Kid Potato |
Voice, episode: "Meat My Dad" |
| 2010 |
The Sarah Silverman Program |
Commandant Von Reichenstein |
Episode: "Wowschwitz" |
| 2010–2019 |
American Dad! |
Various voices |
4 episodes |
| 2010–2011 |
The Cleveland Show |
Various characters |
5 episodes |
| 2011 |
Young Justice |
Kent Nelson |
Voice, episode: "Denial" |
| 2011 |
Working Class |
Hank Greziak |
6 episodes |
| 2011–2017 |
Michael: Every Day |
Dr. Wasserman |
7 episodes |
| 2011 |
Too Big to Fail |
Warren Buffett |
Television film |
| 2011 |
Royal Pains |
Ted Roth |
2 episodes |
| 2012 |
The Middle |
Ben |
Episode: "The Paper Route" |
| 2012 |
Hot in Cleveland |
Jameson Lyons |
Episode: "Rubber Ball" |
| 2012 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
August March |
2 episodes |
| 2012 |
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist |
Mr. Carson |
Television film |
| 2012 |
Regular Show |
Santa Claus |
Voice, episode: "The Christmas Special" |
| 2013 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Coach Martin Schultz |
Episode: "Monster's Legacy" |
| 2013 |
Maron |
Larry Maron |
Unaired pilot |
| 2013 |
The Glades |
Dr. Ted Hardy |
3 episodes |
| 2013 |
The Crazy Ones |
Mr. Finger |
Episode: "The Stan Wood Account" |
| 2013 |
Christmas on the Bayou |
Papa Noel |
Television film |
| 2014 |
Men at Work |
Bob |
Episode: "Gigo-Milo" |
| 2014 |
Mom |
Jack Bumgartner |
Episode: "Kimchi and a Monkey Playing Harmonica" |
| 2014 |
Chasing Life |
Artie Carver |
Episode: "Locks of Love" |
| 2014 |
Chozen |
Lil' Wheely |
Episode: "Sell, Sell, Sell" (Unaired) |
| 2014 |
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas |
Santa Claus |
Voice, television special |
| 2015 |
The Good Wife |
Guy Redmayne |
2 episodes |
| 2015 |
Criminal Minds |
Roy Brooks |
Episode: "A Place at the Table" |
| 2015–2018 |
Forgive Me |
Bishop |
6 episodes |
| 2015 |
Murdoch Mysteries |
Kris Kringle |
Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas" |
| 2015 |
All of My Heart |
Vern |
Television film |
| 2016 |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
Angry Old Timer |
Voice, episode: "Whirly Brains" |
| 2017 |
Bones |
Rufus Tucker |
Episode: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs" |
| 2017 |
A StoryBots Christmas |
Santa |
Television special |
| 2017 |
All of My Heart: Inn Love |
Vern |
Television film |
| 2017 |
Titanic: Sinking the Myths |
Wilhelm Müller |
Documentary |
| 2018, 2021 |
Cobra Kai |
Sid Weinberg |
3 episodes |
| 2018 |
MacGyver |
Saul |
Episode: "Skyscraper - Power" |
| 2018 |
All of My Heart: The Wedding |
Vern |
Television film |
| 2019–2021 |
Grace and Frankie |
Howard Jay |
2 episodes |
| 2019 |
Dead to Me |
Abe Rifkin |
5 episodes |
| 2019 |
Doom Patrol |
Hospital Patient |
Episode: "Flex Patrol" |
| 2020 |
Modern Family |
Herschel Braverman |
Episode: "Dead On Arrival" |
| 2020 |
Ballmastrz: 9009 |
Rupert T. Digzfield IV |
Voice, episode: "Onward, True Blue Friends Win Eternal; Paladin of the Heavens, Start Today!" |
| 2020 |
Blue Bloods |
Chuck Kennedy |
Episode: "Vested Interests" |
| 2020 |
Briarpatch |
James Staghorne Sr. |
3 episodes |
| 2020 |
Royalties |
Papa / Hal |
Episode: "Break It In" |
| 2020–2022 |
Central Park |
Ambrose Brandenham |
Voice, 4 episodes; two episodes released posthumously |
| 2020 |
Teen Titans Go! |
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove |
Voice, episode: "Huggbees" |
| 2021 |
Let's Be Real |
Ed Asner |
Episode: "Episode 101" |
| 2021 |
Dug Days |
Carl Fredricksen |
Voice, posthumous release; dedicated in memory |
| 2021 |
The Premise |
Mr. Holmes |
Episode: "The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler"; posthumous release |
| 2021 |
Muppets Haunted Mansion |
Claude |
Television special, posthumous release; dedicated in memory |
| 2021 |
Captain Daddy |
Grandpa |
Television film; posthumous release |
| TBA |
Scarlett |
Lou |
Television film; posthumous release |
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