Ed 'Lou Grant' Asner RIP

[JuanTwoThree]

Ed Asner, who played Lou Grant in two hit shows, dies aged 91

Actor shone in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and spin-off before spell as Screen Actors Guild president ended over liberal views

www.theguardian.com

Old-fashioned leftish screen-actor. Any enemy of Charlton Heston is one of the goodies.

Ed Asner obituary

Actor and activist who starred as an irascible journalist in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff drama series Lou Grant

www.theguardian.com

 

[quimcunx]

RIP

 

[not-bono-ever]

Didnt he have "leftist" leanings ?

 

[JuanTwoThree]

"As a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he remained outspoken in a very conservative industry. “Socialist means a thing that will curb the excesses of capitalism: the increasing wealth of the rich and decreasing wealth of the poor,” he said. “I’d like to see a national guarantee of health, a national guarantee of education (through college), fair housing, and sufficient food.”"

From that Guardian obit.

 

[not-bono-ever]

thats the puppy

eta, I remember him being left from eons ago.looking over his bio, he seems to have been a decent chap. RIP ed

 

[krtek a houby]

Followed him on social media and he seemed to be one of the entertainment industry good guys. Mom loved MTM show, which is where remember him from childhood.

Genuinely teared up over this.

 

[danny la rouge]

Aw that’s sad to hear. He was a good bloke by all accounts.

 

[belboid]

A wonderful actor and man. Far too few like him.

Lou Grant was probably the first ‘adult’ series I fell in love with. Asner was so obviously key to that. Gruff, grumpy, shabby and kinda ugly. He failed to get his stories often, but only ever because he did the right thing. I can only ever aim to be as much over 80% of those things as I can.

 

[Helen Back]

Someone else I thought was already dead.

 

[krtek a houby]

Anothe obit for Ed Asner

Socialist Actor Ed Asner Fought for Labor