Ed Asner died, actor was 91 years old: star of Mary Tyler Moore

American actor Ed Asner has died at 91. Asner was one of the protagonists of the sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” playing the gruff Lou Grant, head of the famous TV editorial team. Asner was also the star of the standalone TV series “Lou Grant”, died today in Los Angeles. The announcement of the disappearance was given by his family on Twitter: “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch has passed away peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on the forehead, we say goodnight to you dad. we love “. Asner received three of his seven Emmy Awards (in 1971, ’72 and ’75) for playing the director / producer of WJM-TV’s evening news on CBS’s “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and then landed two more. (1978, ’80) after his unemployed character was hired as editor of the “Los Angeles Tribune” newspaper on CBS’s “Lou Grant” series. He won 5 Golden Globes for Best Actor, including two (1978, 80) for the role of Lou Grant in the series of the same name. He was born in Kansas City on November 15, 1929. Asner also played the role of slaver Captain Davies in the mini series “Roots” (1977) and acted as a voice actor. In 2002 he was the protagonist of the TV miniseries “Papa Giovanni”, directed by Giorgio Capitani, in which he played Pope John XXIII as an elderly man.