Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Ed Asner Biography and Timeline

Follow Ed Asner through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

Ed Asner, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1978–1978Years on this page

1978

Emmy Award Lou Grant Actor

Arts / Cinema

Ed Asner won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for playing newspaper editor Lou Grant.

Records, sources and methodology

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