Actor Ed Asner peacefully passes away at 91

Actor Ed Asner has just passed peacefully away at the age of 91. The news was shared on his Twitter account by his family around 1 pm today.

We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head- Goodnight dad. We love you.
— Ed Asner (@TheOnlyEdAsner) August 29, 2021

You might remember Ed as the voice of Carl from Pixar’s Up.

According to Disney Wiki here are all of the Disney credits has earned over the years:

For Disney, he voiced Carl Fredricksen in the 2009 Disney/Pixar animated feature film, Up and the 2021 Disney+ original series Dug Days.

He also played Hank Cooper in Gus, Horace McNickle in the Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color episode, “The Christmas Star”, Grumps in Bonkers, Georgie’s “evil voice” in Dinosaurs, Hudson, Jack Danforth, a helicopter pilot, and Burbank in Gargoyles, Thaddeus T. Third V in Recess, Mentor in Hercules: The Animated Series, The Fixer in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Napoleon in W.I.T.C.H., and Mr. Big in Teamo Supremo.

He also made a guest appearance in the 1984 TV special, Donald Duck’s 50th Birthday.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Asner’s family,

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