Ed Asner Dies: TV Icon Who Played Lou Grant Was 91

Deadline ^ | 08/29/2021 | Nellie Andreeva

[Cobra64]

News flash,,, Ed Asher, succumbs to COVID-19.

Barbra Streisand demands vaccination mandate for all. Film at 11.

[JaguarXKE]

He was about as flaming a liberal as they come.

[Seaplaner]

From Wiki...

He was also active in a variety of other causes, such as the movement to free Mumia Abu-Jamal and the movement to establish California One Care, single-payer health care in California, for which he created a television advertisement. He endorsed Barack Obama during the 2008 United States presidential election. He was formerly a member of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC)... and was a member of DSOC's successor, the Democratic Socialists of America.

I don't wish death or even discomfort on anyone, however I'll not miss this far, far leftie for a nanosecond.

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[mywholebodyisaweapon]

His acting always seemed to me like a bad imitation of Spencer Tracy.

Asner once admitted as much in an interview.

[SamAdams76]

It just never ends.

[telescope115]

I’m sure God appreciates his fence-sitting…

[LibertyWoman]

Having trouble with faith are you? I’m sorry for your insecurity, but the answers to your questions (’digs’) to me and a couple of others on here, lies in the Bible.

[telescope115]

A Viet Nam vet will educate you about Jane Fonda..

[higgmeister]

It begs the question. Can a person be a Communist and a Christian?

The Communists themselves say "no way jose!"

[freedumb2003]

>>Isn’t the guy who played Gordy, the weatherman, still alive?<<

Gordy (John Amos) was a pretty minor character (14 eps out of 168) who was written off the show. Joyce Bulifant (11 eps) is also still alive.

But Mary, Lou, Murray, Ted and (a little less) Sue Anne, Rhoda and Phyllis were the regular cast. Other than Sue Anne all have expired.

[telescope115]

Rush and others like him are gone prematurely ( Lee Atwater, Tony Snow, etc.) and people like Ed Asher seem to stick around almost forever.
Not fair.

[txeagle]

So Red Ed is Dead.....

The search key on my remote now gets a respite.

[Seaplaner]

Agreed

And you likely knew...

Tony Snow was a Freeper (IIRC)

[telescope115]

Yeah, he is missed.

[Bikkuri]

1 less communist on our side.

[Bikkuri]

[Bikkuri]

Kind of looks like Walter...

[vespa300]

What Betty Davis said when Joan Crawford died......

“My mom said to always speak good of the dead. Ed Asner is dead......good”

[Bikkuri]

Hey! Haven't heard from you in awhile.. I think since the 2011 earthquake.. Hope all is well..😉

[Trillian]

I looked him up on imdb. Looks like he was in an xfiles ep i’ve seen (How the Ghosts Stole Christmas). I guess I just didn’t watch his movies or tv shows.