Ed Asner: movies and TV shows
Ed Asner has 350 credits in the archive: 231 films and 119 TV series, from 1969 to 2025. Highest rated: Regular Show (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1969 – 2025 · busiest year: 1997 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | Edward Everett (voice) | Film | — | 95 |
| 2024 | Altered Reality | Mike Wilson | Film | 5.9 | 94 |
| 2023 | Carl's Date | Carl (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 93 |
| 2023 | Commitment to Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 93 |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 93 |
| 2023 | A Fargo Christmas Story | Popcorn Bud | Film | — | 93 |
| 2022 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Grandpa Heffley (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 92 |
| 2022 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Film | 6.8 | 92 | |
| 2021 | The Premise | Mr. Holmes | TV | 6.4 | 91 |
| 2021 | Dug Days | Carl (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 91 |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Ghost of Claude | Film | 6.4 | 91 |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Film | 6.4 | 91 | |
| 2021 | Scarlett | Lou | Film | — | 91 |
| 2021 | Senior Entourage | Ed | Film | 2.0 | 91 |
| 2021 | Captain Daddy | Grampa (voice) | Film | — | 91 |
| 2021 | Back Home Again | Peter Lionsbridge (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 91 |
| 2021 | Back Home Again | Film | 7.0 | 91 | |
| 2021 | Blood | The Prophet | Film | — | 91 |
| 2020 | Central Park | Ambrose (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 90 |
| 2020 | SEVEN | Film | 8.5 | 90 | |
| 2020 | M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters | Dr. Howard Arden | Film | 6.0 | 90 |
| 2020 | The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self | TV | 7.2 | 90 |
| 2020 | The Garden Left Behind | Dr. Cleary | Film | 5.2 | 90 |
| 2020 | Tiger Within | Samuel | Film | — | 90 |
| 2020 | Bury Me in Armor | Dimitry George | Film | — | 90 |
| 2020 | Rain Beau's End | Gunny | Film | 2.8 | 90 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 89 |
| 2019 | Doom Patrol | Hospital Patient | TV | 7.5 | 89 |
| 2019 | Dead to Me | Abe Rifkin | TV | 7.3 | 89 |
| 2019 | Dead to Me | TV | 7.3 | 89 | |
| 2019 | Faith, Hope & Love | Harry Karetas | Film | 7.5 | 89 |
| 2019 | In Vino | Charles | Film | 5.9 | 89 |
| 2018 | Cobra Kai | Sid Weinberg | TV | 8.2 | 88 |
| 2018 | Olympia | Self | Film | 8.0 | 88 |
| 2018 | Ballmastrz: 9009 | Rupert T. Digzfield (voice) | TV | 6.6 | 88 |
| 2018 | All of My Heart: The Wedding | Vern | Film | 7.4 | 88 |
| 2018 | Angels on Tap | Swifty | Film | 5.0 | 88 |
| 2018 | The Parting Glass | Tommy | Film | 5.4 | 88 |
| 2018 | LA DA Story | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 88 |
| 2018 | Honor Amongst Men | Pop Halmo | Film | — | 88 |
| 2018 | Eva: A-7063 | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 88 |
| 2018 | Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting | Jefferson | Film | 1.0 | 88 |
| 2018 | Ed Asner's Oral History | Self - Interviewee | Film | — | 88 |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn't | Self | Film | 6.3 | 87 |
| 2017 | All of My Heart: Inn Love | Vern | Film | 6.9 | 87 |
| 2017 | CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! | Arthur (voice) | Film | 3.9 | 87 |
| 2017 | A StoryBots Christmas | Santa | Film | 5.5 | 87 |
| 2017 | Joe's War | Harry | Film | 2.7 | 87 |
| 2017 | Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man | Adult Walter (voice) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2017 | Saving Christmas | Rick | Film | 4.9 | 87 |
| 2017 | Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Elder Pyreez (voice) | Film | 3.6 | 87 |
| 2017 | Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! | Santa | Film | 4.9 | 87 |
| 2017 | The Gliksmans | Moshe | Film | — | 87 |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Saul | TV | 7.3 | 86 |
| 2016 | Super Sex | George | Film | 5.8 | 86 |
| 2016 | Love Finds You in Valentine | Gabriel Morgan | Film | 6.4 | 86 |
| 2016 | Titanic: Sinking the Myths | Wilhelm Müller | Film | — | 86 |
| 2016 | The Best Democracy Money Can Buy | Self | Film | 7.2 | 86 |
| 2016 | Getting Ed Laid | Ed Randall | Film | 2.8 | 86 |
| 2016 | Behind the Fear | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 86 |
| 2016 | Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary | Corporate Manager | Film | — | 86 |
| 2016 | Love Meet Hope | Mr. James | Film | 7.0 | 86 |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | Howard Jay | TV | 7.7 | 85 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV | 7.6 | 85 |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self / Lou Grant (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 85 |
| 2015 | A Merry Murdoch Christmas | Kris Kringle | Film | 7.6 | 85 |
| 2015 | All of My Heart | Vern | Film | 6.9 | 85 |
| 2015 | The Nutcracker Sweet | Owl (voice) | Film | 4.6 | 85 |
| 2015 | Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts | Self | Film | — | 85 |
| 2015 | I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! | Himself | Film | 5.0 | 85 |
| 2014 | Chasing Life | April's grandfather | TV | 7.2 | 84 |
| 2014 | I Know That Voice | Self | Film | 7.1 | 84 |
| 2014 | The Games Maker | Nicholas Drago | Film | 5.4 | 84 |
| 2014 | Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Santa (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 84 |
| 2014 | Frozen in Time | Grandpa (voice) | Film | 4.4 | 84 |
| 2014 | Audrey | Walt | Film | 1.0 | 84 |
| 2013 | Teen Titans Go! | Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice) | TV | 6.4 | 83 |
| 2013 | Mom | Jack | TV | 7.3 | 83 |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones | Mr. Finger | TV | 6.1 | 83 |
| 2013 | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero | Bonta / Narrator (voice) | Film | 2.8 | 83 |
| 2013 | Second Chances | Chief Buddy | Film | 6.2 | 83 |
| 2013 | Christmas on the Bayou | Papa Noel | Film | 6.1 | 83 |
| 2013 | American Road | Walt Whitman | Film | — | 83 |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving | Mr Wilson | Film | 7.7 | 83 |
| 2012 | Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | Mr. Carson | Film | 5.1 | 82 |
| 2012 | Men at Work | Bob | TV | 6.6 | 82 |
| 2012 | Foodfight! | Mr. Leonard (voice) | Film | 1.9 | 82 |
| 2012 | Casting By | Self | Film | 6.9 | 82 |
| 2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Charlie | Film | 4.3 | 82 |
| 2012 | Elephant Sighs | Leo | Film | 2.3 | 82 |
| 2012 | Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl | Self | Film | 6.0 | 82 |
| 2012 | Autism and Cake | Fred | Film | — | 82 |
| 2012 | Liberator | President Whitlock | Film | 7.7 | 82 |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Warren Buffett | Film | 6.9 | 81 |
| 2011 | All Star Superman | Perry White (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 81 |
| 2011 | Absolute Killers | Film | 1.0 | 81 | |
| 2011 | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Voice | Film | 4.7 | 81 |
| 2011 | Let Go | Artie | Film | 4.9 | 81 |
| 2011 | Let Go | Film | 4.9 | 81 | |
| 2011 | Working Class | Hank Greziak | TV | 5.0 | 81 |
| 2011 | Hopelessly in June | Rabbi | Film | 5.0 | 81 |
| 2011 | Not Another B Movie | Angry Investor | Film | 4.8 | 81 |
| 2011 | Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays | Dr. Wasserman | TV | 4.8 | 81 |
| 2011 | Good Men | Morty | Film | — | 81 |
| 2011 | Identical | Yaakov Washington | Film | 4.0 | 81 |
| 2011 | The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror | Narrator | Film | — | 81 |
| 2011 | Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 81 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | August March | TV | 7.7 | 80 |
| 2010 | Regular Show | Santa Claus (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 80 |
| 2010 | Young Justice | Kent Nelson (voice) | TV | 8.4 | 80 |
| 2010 | Young Justice | TV | 8.4 | 80 | |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Jameson | TV | 7.2 | 80 |
| 2010 | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Granny Goodness (voice) | Film | 7.2 | 80 |
| 2010 | The Triumph of William Henry Harrison | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2009 | Modern Family | Herschel | TV | 7.9 | 79 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Guy Redmayne | TV | 7.6 | 79 |
| 2009 | The Middle | Ben | TV | 7.6 | 79 |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | TV | 5.9 | 79 | |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | TV | 5.9 | 79 |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | Walter (voice) | TV | 5.9 | 79 |
| 2009 | Up | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 79 |
| 2009 | Dug's Special Mission | Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 79 |
| 2009 | Christmas Dreams | Jerry | Film | — | 79 |
| 2009 | Up: Upisodes | Carl Fredricksen (voice) | TV | — | 79 |
| 2009 | American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Ben Parker (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 78 |
| 2008 | Shatner's Raw Nerve | Self | TV | 4.0 | 78 |
| 2008 | Generation Gap | Bart Cahill | Film | 7.2 | 78 |
| 2008 | Channels | Ed Packard | Film | 3.0 | 78 |
| 2008 | Christmas Cottage | Sidney | Film | 6.3 | 78 |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Kirby Weathersby | Film | 5.6 | 78 |
| 2008 | Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2008 | Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union | Narrator (Voice) | Film | — | 78 |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program. | Commandant Von Reichenstein | TV | 6.2 | 77 |
| 2007 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Mickey Doyle | TV | 7.3 | 77 |
| 2007 | Christmas Is Here Again | Krad (voice) | Film | 4.3 | 77 |
| 2007 | Hard Four | Golden Hands Segal | Film | 4.9 | 77 |
| 2007 | From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks | Film | 10.0 | 77 | |
| 2007 | The Rich Have Their Own Photographers | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Wilson White | TV | 7.4 | 76 |
| 2006 | The Christmas Card | Luke Spelman | Film | 6.2 | 76 |
| 2005 | Bones | Rufus Tucker | TV | 8.2 | 75 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | TV Guide Editor-in-Chief (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Mailbox #2 (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Grandpa Smith (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | Ed Wuncler (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 75 |
| 2005 | Spider-Man: The Venom Saga | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2005 | Crab Orchard | Film | 9.0 | 75 | |
| 2005 | Out of the Woods | Jack Green | Film | 5.7 | 75 |
| 2005 | Sir! No Sir! | Col. Heinl | Film | 6.8 | 75 |
| 2005 | Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class | Narrator | Film | 4.5 | 75 |
| 2005 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | Sheriff Delaney | Film | 5.6 | 75 |
| 2005 | The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror | Himself | Film | 6.4 | 75 |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Abraham Klein | TV | 7.3 | 74 |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Hephaestus (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 74 |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Granny Goodness (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 74 |
| 2004 | Elf: Film School for Kids | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2004 | Elf: That's a Wrap | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2004 | Center of the Universe | Art Barnett | TV | 7.7 | 74 |
| 2004 | Elf: How they Made the North Pole | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2004 | Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock | J Jonah Jameson (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 2004 | Missing Brendan | George Calden | Film | 5.5 | 74 |
| 2004 | Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Officer Barr (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 73 |
| 2003 | Elf | Santa | Film | 6.7 | 73 |
| 2003 | Daredevil vs. Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 73 |
| 2003 | The Commission | Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz | Film | 4.5 | 73 |
| 2003 | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Augie Sinclair | Film | 5.9 | 73 |
| 2003 | Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure | Uncle Nick | Film | 4.0 | 73 |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Self | Film | 9.4 | 73 |
| 2003 | Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 73 |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone | Marty Bracknell | TV | 7.3 | 72 |
| 2002 | Remembering Roots | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2002 | Pope John XXIII | Angelo Roncalli | Film | 6.9 | 72 |
| 2002 | Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2002 | The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion | Self | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2002 | Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2002 | The Man Who Saved Christmas | Charles Gilbert | Film | 6.2 | 72 |
| 2002 | The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It | Narrator | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2002 | Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII | Jean XXIII | Film | — | 72 |
| 2001 | The Animal | Chief Wilson | Film | 5.1 | 71 |
| 2001 | Island Prey | Jay Roth | Film | 4.8 | 71 |
| 2001 | In Search of Peace | David Ben Gurion (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2001 | Gahan Wilson's The Kid | Dead Cat | Film | 5.0 | 71 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mr. Weiner | TV | 8.0 | 70 |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Fixer (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 70 |
| 2000 | The Huntress | TV | 5.6 | 70 | |
| 2000 | Max Steel | Chuck Marshak (voice) | TV | 8.2 | 70 |
| 2000 | Perfect Game | Billy Hicks | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2000 | Common Ground | Ira | Film | 5.0 | 70 |
| 2000 | Above Suspicion | Thomas O'Claire | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | Film | 9.0 | 70 | |
| 2000 | Bring Him Home | Geza | Film | 7.7 | 70 |
| 2000 | A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle | Film | 10.0 | 70 | |
| 2000 | Becoming Dick | Davis Aldrich | Film | 4.0 | 70 |
| 2000 | Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom | Self | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Martin Schultz | TV | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Steve Bellows (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Mr. Harris (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 1999 | Snowden's Christmas | Big Daddy (voice) | Film | — | 69 |
| 1999 | The Bachelor | Gluckman | Film | 5.2 | 69 |
| 1999 | O' Christmas Tree | Nutcracker (voice) | Film | 5.4 | 69 |
| 1999 | The Sissy Duckling | Father Duck (voice) | Film | 5.1 | 69 |
| 1999 | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Santa Claus (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 69 |
| 1999 | Love and Action in Chicago | Taylor | Film | 4.9 | 69 |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Frank Hunter (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1998 | Hercules | Mentor (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 68 |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Jack Lederer | TV | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Uncle Charlie | Film | 5.9 | 68 |
| 1998 | Maggie Winters | TV | 8.5 | 68 | |
| 1998 | The Closer | TV | 7.0 | 68 | |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Stinky (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Judge Matlin Pratt | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Judge Marcus Winnaker | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo | TV | 7.3 | 67 | |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | TV | 7.0 | 67 | |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Earl Tucker | TV | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1997 | The Long Way Home | George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1997 | The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Dr. Robert Servatius (voice) | Film | 5.6 | 67 |
| 1997 | Academy Boyz | Film | 4.5 | 67 | |
| 1997 | Dog's Best Friend | Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice) | Film | 3.0 | 67 |
| 1997 | A Christmas Carol | Marley (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 1997 | Payback | Jack Patkanis | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1997 | Payback | Film | 6.8 | 67 | |
| 1997 | The Fumbleheads | Charlie Atwater | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Granny Goodness (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 66 |
| 1996 | Arli$$ | Lenny Crowley | TV | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Von Romme (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1996 | Bruno the Kid | The Engineer (voice) | TV | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1996 | The Story of Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Gone in the Night | Det. John Waters | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1996 | Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade | Self | Film | 10.0 | 66 |
| 1996 | Hanged on a Twisted Cross | Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 66 |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! | Sgt. Cosgrove (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 65 |
| 1995 | Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken | Hudson (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1995 | Dumb and Dumber | General / St. Nick / Old Woman (voice) | TV | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1995 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Bruno | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1995 | Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger | Film | 8.7 | 65 | |
| 1994 | ER | James McNulty | TV | 7.8 | 64 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Bud | TV | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1994 | Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 64 |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Hudson (voice) | TV | 8.1 | 64 |
| 1994 | Duckman | Mort Sidelman (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus | Gen. Aranius (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1994 | Thunder Alley | Gil Jones | TV | 9.0 | 64 |
| 1994 | Down on the Waterfront | Film | 6.5 | 64 | |
| 1994 | Heads | Ab Abbot | Film | 3.0 | 64 |
| 1994 | Gypsy | Charles Thompson | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Maurice | TV | 8.4 | 63 |
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Vern (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 63 |
| 1993 | Politically Incorrect | TV | 5.9 | 63 | |
| 1993 | Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy | Self | Film | 5.8 | 63 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Roland Daggett (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 62 |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Zigmund Klarik | TV | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire | George Lahti | TV | 7.8 | 62 |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1992 | Fish Police | Chief Abalone (voice) | TV | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Bill Osteen | TV | 4.8 | 62 |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Evil Georgie (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 61 |
| 1991 | JFK | Guy Bannister | Film | 7.6 | 61 |
| 1991 | Switched at Birth | Ted Marx | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1991 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Edward P. Mitchell | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1991 | Silent Motive | Sam | Film | 4.5 | 61 |
| 1991 | Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier | Film | 10.0 | 61 | |
| 1991 | Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1991 | The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You | Charlie (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Hoggish Greedly (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Walter Kovacs | TV | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1990 | Good Cops, Bad Cops | Film | 4.2 | 60 | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1990 | Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less | Harvey Metcalfe | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Editor (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1989 | Happily Ever After | Scowl the Owl (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1988 | Roseanne | TV | 6.8 | 58 | |
| 1988 | A Friendship in Vienna | Opah Oskar Reikman | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1988 | Moon Over Parador | Self | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1987 | The Bronx Zoo | TV | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1987 | The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood | Self - Presenter | TV | 9.0 | 57 |
| 1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Scalawag (voice) | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1987 | Cracked Up | Rev. Vincent Owens | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1986 | Kate's Secret | Dr. Resnick | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1986 | Joshua and the Battle of Jericho | Joshua (voice) | Film | 8.2 | 56 |
| 1986 | The Christmas Star | Horace McNickle | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1986 | Darlin' Clementine | Lucky Jake | Film | — | 56 |
| 1986 | Vital Signs | Matthew St James | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Lucky Jake | TV | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1985 | Tender Is the Night | Devereux Warren | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1985 | Off the Rack | Sam Waltman | TV | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | TV | 7.4 | 54 | |
| 1984 | Anatomy of an Illness | Norman Cousins | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1984 | Donald Duck's 50th Birthday | Self | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 53 |
| 1983 | Daniel | Jacob Ascher | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1983 | Koyaanisqatsi | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.9 | 53 |
| 1983 | A Case of Libel | Robert Sloane | Film | 4.5 | 53 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Robert Sloane | TV | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1982 | O'Hara's Wife | Bob O'Hara | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1982 | Americas in Transition | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1981 | Fort Apache, the Bronx | Connolly | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1981 | The Marva Collins Story | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1981 | A Small Killing | Simon Shaber | Film | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1979 | The Family Man | Eddie Madden | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | Edward Asner (uncredited) | TV | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Self | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1978 | The Good Doctor | Various Roles | Film | 0.5 | 48 |
| 1978 | A Different Approach | Film | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1978 | NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | TV | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1977 | Roots | Thomas Davies | TV | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1977 | Roots | Capt. Thomas Davies | TV | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1977 | The Gathering | Adam | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1977 | The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish | Huey P. Long | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Axel Jordache | TV | 7.9 | 46 |
| 1976 | Gus | Hank Cooper | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1975 | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | Film | 2.0 | 45 |
| 1975 | Twigs | Phil | Film | — | 45 |
| 1975 | Death Scream | Peter Singleton | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1975 | The Impersonation Murder Case | Dt. Ed Ames | Film | — | 45 |
| 1975 | Hey, I'm Alive | Ralph Flores | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1975 | The Impostor | Barney West | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1974 | Rhoda | TV | 6.3 | 44 | |
| 1974 | The Wrestler | Frank Bass | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1973 | Match Game | Self | TV | 7.9 | 43 |
| 1973 | Police Story | TV | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely To... | Det. Ralph Varone | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1972 | Haunts of the Very Rich | Al Hunsicker | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1972 | Sam Cade | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | TV | 6.1 | 41 | |
| 1971 | They Call It Murder | Chief Otto Larkin | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1971 | The Todd Killings | Fred Reardon | Film | 4.6 | 41 |
| 1971 | The Last Child | Barstow | Film | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Plunkett | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Lou Grant | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 40 |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Woody Garfield | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1970 | Halls of Anger | Ernie McKay | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1970 | House on Greenapple Road | Sheriff Muntz | Film | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1970 | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Dr. Morheim | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1969 | Medical Center | TV | 6.4 | 39 |