Ed Asner
Born November 15, 1929 (Age: 96)
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Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Biography
Edward Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), commonly known as Ed Asner, was an American film, television, stage, and voice actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his Emmy Award-winning role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film, Up. In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT.
Edward Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), commonly known as Ed Asner, was an American film, television, stage, and voice actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his Emmy Award-winning role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film, Up. In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT.
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Filmography
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Captain Daddy
2021
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as Grampa (voice)
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Age: 91
Soul
2020
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as 22 "I could sound like this if I wanted to" (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 91
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Ed Asner's Oral History
2018
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as Self - Interviewee
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Age: 88
The Gliksmans
2017
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as Moshe
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Age: 87
Getting Ed Laid
2016
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as Ed Randall
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Age: 86
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Behind the Fear
2016
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 86
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
2015
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as Self
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Age: 85
The Games Maker
2014
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as Nicholas Drago
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Age: 84
Casting By
2012
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as Self
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Age: 82
Autism and Cake
2012
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as Fred
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Age: 82
Foodfight!
2012
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as Mr. Leonard (voice)
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Age: 82
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The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror
2011
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as Narrator
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Age: 82
Good Men
2011
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as Morty
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Age: 81
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The Triumph of William Henry Harrison
2010
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as
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Age: 80
Christmas Dreams
2009
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as Jerry
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Age: 80
Up
2009
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as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
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Age: 79
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
2009
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as Self
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Age: 79
Gigantic
2008
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as Kirby Weathersby
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Age: 78
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From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
2007
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as
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Age: 77
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The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
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as
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Age: 77
Crab Orchard
2005
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as
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Age: 75
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
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as Self
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Age: 75
Missing Brendan
2004
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as George Calden
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Age: 74
Elf
2003
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as Santa
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Age: 73
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002
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as Charles Gilbert
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Age: 73
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The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
2002
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as Self
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Age: 72
Remembering Roots
2002
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as Self
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Age: 72
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
2002
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as Narrator
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Age: 72
Pope John XXIII
2002
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as Angelo Roncalli
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Age: 72
Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
2002
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as Jean XXIII
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Age: 72
The Animal
2001
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as Chief Wilson
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Age: 71
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Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
2000
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as Self
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Age: 70
Becoming Dick
2000
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as Davis Aldrich
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Age: 70
Above Suspicion
2000
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as Thomas O'Claire
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Age: 70
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
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as
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Age: 70
Perfect Game
2000
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as Billy Hicks
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Age: 70
Common Ground
2000
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as Ira
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Age: 70
Bring Him Home
2000
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as Geza
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Age: 70
The Bachelor
1999
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as Gluckman
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Age: 69
Hard Rain
1998
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as Uncle Charlie
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Age: 68
A Christmas Carol
1997
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as Marley (voice)
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Age: 68
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Academy Boyz
1997
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as
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Age: 68
The Long Way Home
1997
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as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
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Age: 67
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
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as Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)
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Age: 67
Dog's Best Friend
1997
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as Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice)
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Age: 67
Payback
1997
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as Jack Patkanis
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Age: 67
The Fumbleheads
1997
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as Charlie Atwater
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Age: 67
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996
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as Self
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Age: 67
The Story of Santa Claus
1996
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as Santa Claus (voice)
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Age: 67
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Hanged on a Twisted Cross
1996
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as Narrator
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Age: 66
Gone in the Night
1996
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as Det. John Waters
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Age: 66
Gypsy
1993
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as Charles Thompson
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Age: 64
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
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as Self
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Age: 63
Earth and the American Dream
1992
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as Reader (voice)
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Age: 62
JFK
1991
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as Guy Bannister
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Age: 62
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
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as Edward P. Mitchell
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Age: 62
Silent Motive
1991
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as Sam
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Age: 61
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
1991
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as Himself
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Age: 61
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991
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as Charlie (voice)
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Age: 61
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
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as
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Age: 61
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
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as Self
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Age: 60
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Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
1990
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as Harvey Metcalfe
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Age: 60
Happily Ever After
1989
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as Scowl the Owl (voice)
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Age: 59
Moon Over Parador
1988
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as Self
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Age: 58
A Friendship in Vienna
1988
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as Opah Oskar Reikman
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Age: 58
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
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as Scalawag (voice)
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Age: 57
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Cracked Up
1987
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as Rev. Vincent Owens
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Age: 57
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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as Self
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Age: 57
Darlin' Clementine
1986
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as Lucky Jake
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Age: 56
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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as Self
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Age: 55
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 53
O'Hara's Wife
1982
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as Bob O'Hara
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Age: 52
The Marva Collins Story
1981
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 52
A Small Killing
1981
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as Simon Shaber
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Age: 52
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
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as Connolly
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Age: 51
Mickey's 50
1978
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as Self
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Age: 49
The Good Doctor
1978
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as Various Roles
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Age: 48
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
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as Self
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Age: 48
A Different Approach
1978
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as
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Age: 48
The Impostor
1975
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as Barney West
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Age: 45
Twigs
1975
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as Phil
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Age: 45
The Wrestler
1974
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as Frank Bass
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Age: 44
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
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as Det. Ralph Varone
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Age: 43
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
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as Al Hunsicker
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Age: 42
Sam Cade
1972
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as
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Age: 42
Daughter of the Mind
1969
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as Saul Wiener
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Age: 40
Change of Habit
1969
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as Lt. Moretti
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Age: 39
El Dorado
1966
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as Bart Jason
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Age: 37
The Slender Thread
1965
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as Det. Judd Ridley
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Age: 36
The Satan Bug
1965
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as Henchman Veretti
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Age: 35
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
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as Pike
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Age: 34
Kid Galahad
1962
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as Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Murder Men
1961
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as Dave Keller
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Age: 31
J-24
1960
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as
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Age: 30
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The New Girl
1960
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as Kurt Harden
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Age: 30