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Emmy (Daytime)
Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Preschool Children's or Educational and Informational Program
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Emmy (Primetime)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Won
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Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Won
Nominated
Ed Asner was an American actor who received various awards and nominations. With seven Primetime Emmy Awards, Asner has won the most performance awards of any male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Primetime Emmy Awards. 2009 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. CSI: NY. For playing "Abraham Klein". For episode "Yahrzeit". 2007 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. The Christmas Card.
- November 15, 1929
- August 29, 2021
Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series on spin-off Lou Grant).
The immensely prolific Asner (417 IMDB screen credits!) would receive seven Emmys in total (from 21 nominations), all Primetime, and become the only actor to win in both the comedy and drama category for the same role.
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- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Tarzana, California, USA
Aug 29, 2021 · Asner was acclaimed for his role in the ABC miniseries Roots, as Captain Davies, the morally conflicted captain of the Lord Ligonier, the slave ship that brought Kunta Kinte to America. That role earned Asner an Emmy Award, as did the similarly dark role of Axel Jordache in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man. SHOW MORE.
Ed Asner was an American actor who received various awards and nominations. With seven Primetime Emmy Awards, Asner has won the most performance awards of any male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
The immensely prolific Asner (417 IMDB screen credits!) would receive seven Emmys in total (from 21 nominations), all Primetime, and become the only actor to win in both the comedy and drama category for the same role.
