Ed Asner

Earned an Emmy nomination for his guest starring role on "CSI: NY" (CBS) as clockmaker Abraham Klein

Played Paul Dano's 80-year-old pot-smoking father in "Gigantic"

Voiced a retired balloon salesman in the Pixar film, "Up"

Had a recurring role as Wilson White on the NBC drama, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"

Starred in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "The Christmas Card"; earned a Supporting Actor Emmy nomination

Had a recurring role on the ninth season of NBC's medical drama, "ER"

Played Santa in the Jon Favreau directed comedy, "Elf"

Co-starred with Tom Selleck in the CBS comedy, "The Closer"

Returned to series TV as co-star of the FOX sitcom, "Ask Harriet"

Had a recurring role as a Judge on the ABC legal drama, "The Practice"

Re-teamed with Mary Tyler Moore for the TV-movie "Payback" (ABC)

Played Gil Jones on the ABC sitcom, "Thunder Alley"

Joined one season of the CBS sitcom, "Hearts Afire"

Supplied voice of Chief Abalone for the short-lived CBS animated series, "Fish Police"

Joined the CBS drama series, "Trials of Rosie O'Neill"; earned a Supporting Actor Emmy (1992) nomination

Played Guy Bannister in Oliver Stone's "JFK"

Returned to Broadway opposite Madeline Kahn in a revival of "Born Yesterday"

Founded Blake/Quince Productions with actress Timothy Blake; company dissolved in 1991

Played leading role of Joe Danzig on the NBC drama series, "The Bronx Zoo"

Played Sam Waltman on the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Off the Rack"

Served as president of the Screen Actors Guild

Earned an Emmy for his role as Captain Davies, in the ABC mini-series, "Roots"

Reprised role from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" for the CBS drama series, "Lou Grant"; earned Golden Globe (1979, 1981, 1982) and Emmy (1979, 1981, 1982) nominations for Best Actor

Played role of Lou Grant on the long-running CBS sitcom, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; earned Golden Globes (1973, 1974, 1975) and Emmy (1973, 1974, 1976, 1977) nominations for Best Supporting Actor

First worked with Mary Tyler Moore in the film, "Change of Habit"

Film debut, "Kid Galahad"

Moved to Hollywood

Made Broadway debut in "Face of a Hero"

Began appearing on TV in such shows as "Studio One" and "Decoy"

Served with the US Army Signal Corps in France

Performed with the Playwrights Theatre Club and Second City, Chicago