The legendary actor starred on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show.’
Getty Ed Asner Ed Asner has died. The “Mary Tyler Moore Show” veteran passed away on Sunday, August 29 surrounded by his family, according to TMZ. No cause of death has been given. Asner was 91 years old. Asner was best known for playing gruff newsroom boss Lou Grant on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show” from 1970 to 1977. The role scored him a spinoff titled “Lou Grant.” More recently, the seven-time Emmy winner had a recurring role as Sid Weinberg on “Cobra Kai,” per IMDb. Asner was one of the last surviving “Mary Tyler Moore” cast members. In January 2021, his co-star Cloris Leachman, who played Phyllis Lindstrom on the show, passed away at age 94, and in May 2021, Gavin McLeod, who played Murray Slaughter on the show, died at age 90.
