Just saw that he has passed at 91. I loved the MTM show as a kid and I thought Lou Grant was a scary SOB. Only later did I appreciate the great acting for what it was.
Also, I figured he was easily 50 or even 60 on the show. In fact he was only 40 or so when it started.
I believe this leaves Betty White as the only MTM cast member who is still with us. I also believe she is the oldest of all of them.
RIP
RIP. The man "who was always there." Ed Asner was an institution.
Mr. Grant (to Mary): You've got spunk!
Mary: (smiles and nods approvingly)
Mr. Grant: I hate spunk!
That was a great show, and Ed was an icon. He lived a long and productive life. RIP.
He was great on The Boondocks, as Ed Wuncler Sr.
That's the scene I was going to quote. He was a reliable character actor.Originally Posted by Koreabruce
Did they stand him outside in the garbage with his hat on?
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A great human being and very good actor.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Well, John Amos is still alive, but yeah...
Ed Asner had a recurring role on Netflix's Frankie & Grace which just aired a few new episodes recently. Like Betty White, he was active right until the last.
A great actor and by many accounts, a great and decent man. RIP
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
He only made a few appearances, didn't he? I was referring to regular cast members.
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Rest in peace, Ed.
By coincidence, I watched him in El Dorado last night.
Yeah, but then they never stopped coming when Lou was on his mark:
“Lou: Mary, where are the idiot cards?
Ted: Cue cards, Lou! Cue Cards!
Lou: Excuse me, Ted. Mary, could you please give those cue cards to this idiot?”
As a side note, Ed's brother (Ben Asner) owned a record store called "Capers Corners" in Shawnee Mission, KS in the 1970's. That's where I bought my first Prog albums from the then-fledgling import section of the store, which became known as a cult favorite to those who were getting into progressive rock in the "salad days" of the genre. My all time favorite record store (where Jethro Tull was found in the "T" section, of course).
Ben would sit at the front counter, under a big poster of his brother playing Lou Grant on MTM, and make snarly comments about the customers and/or their purchase. Very much like Lou when he was in the mood, like this:
"Mary: Violence never solved anything.
Lou: Au contraire, Mary. Violence has solved every war, most football games, and a few marriages I can think of!"
RIP, a Television icon.
He could have been one of the, 12 angry Men.
The older I get, the better I was.
A truly GREAT movie, which happens to be on TCM this Saturday afternoon.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Murry just passed away a couple weeks ago. As for John, isn’t Betty White still going?
The older I get, the better I was.
Yes, I mentioned Betty White being the only one left.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Everyone on the MTM show went on to do a second sitcom. But this was Mary’s third show. Is that a record?
The older I get, the better I was.
Wait a minute, I don’t think Cloris did another TV show.
The older I get, the better I was.
Phyllis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_(TV_series)
Actually, "Lou Grant" starring Ed Asner in that continuing role from the MTM show, was not a comedy but a drama with bits of humor peppered into the dialog for comedy relief purposes. Similar to shows like "Blue Bloods" and "Blacklist" that rely on character interaction to infuse humorous dialog into the affair and lighten things up in between the hard hitting action.
It was an outstanding, award winning show but as it went along the humor gave way to overt political overtones that were emblematic of Ed Asner's real life persona. The last couple of years stretched that aspect too far, in my view, which spoiled some of the realism that showed the audience the challenges underlying the publication of a big city newspaper. The behind the scenes newsroom gags and gaffes were quite good in the first two years or so. I always regretted their decision not to have the characters from Lou's old TV newsroom appear on "Lou Grant", but I understand their effort to avoid comingling an outragously humorous sit com with a drama about journalism.
I don't know what the record was, but Bob Newhart had The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart and Bob. He joked that if he got another show, it would have to be called "The".
Younger folks probably know him best as Santa Claus in the movie "Elf."
Lucille Ball had four: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life With Lucy.
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All true but I was speaking about the star and cast members. The cast members all went on to do other shows. Yes, I did forget about Phyllis. I can’t think of one show that spawned so many other shows. I count Lou Grant as one of these because it became his own show.
The older I get, the better I was.
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