Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Ed Asner (1929 - 2021) was a prodigious actor who voiced Hudson, among other characters on Gargoyles.

Prior to Gargoyles, Asner was most famous playing Lou Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and the spin-off Lou Grant. Prior to The Spectacular Spider-Man, Ed also provided voice work for Spider-Man: The Animated Series (as J. Jonah Jameson) and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (as Officer Barr).

Roles on Gargoyles

• Hudson
• Burbank
• Jack Dane
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Guard

Other Roles

• Bonkers
  • Gramps ("Seems Like Old Toons")

• Freakazoid!
  • Sgt. Mike Cosgrove

• 3x3 Eyes (English dub)
  • Grandpa Ayanokoji

• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
  • Fixer ("The Return of XL")

• W.I.T.C.H.
  • Napoleon

• The Spectacular Spider-Man
  • Benjamin Parker (Uncle Ben)

• Young Justice
  • Kent Nelson

• Rain of the Ghosts (AudioPlay)
  • The Ferryman

Tidbit

A reference to Asner is made in a Marvel Comics story where Hudson is shown watching The Lou Grant Show before it is interrupted by the news. ("Blood From A Stone")

See Also

• Ed Asner at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
• Ed Asner at the Internet Movie Database
• Greg Weisman's tribute to Ed Asner