Ed Asner's 10 Geekiest Voice-Acting Roles

“Geek icon” might not be the first words that come to mind when you think of Ed Asner. The man best known for playing Mary Tyler Moore’s gruff boss Lou Grant first in her show and then in his own is series is one of the most well respected actors around. But this guy is all over the place when it comes to voice work. While watching an episode of the excellent Young Justice, it dawned on us that not only was Asner voicing Doctor Fate’s alter ego, but also that this dude has voiced some of the most iconic characters in history. To give you an idea, he’s done Perry White and J. Jonah Jameson, a New God, a Batman villain, Santa Claus and recurring voices on The Cleveland Show. We combed through his work and culled the list down to the ten coolest, geekiest roles the man took on since breaking into the biz back in 1957.

The funny thing about Asner’s voice work when you look at it all together like this is that a lot of it sounds the same, like the actor simply talking. But then you think about the particular voice roles it hits you that you didn’t even realize it was him. He still finds a way to lose himself in these characters even when not altering his voice all that much. Like Wolverine he’s the best there is at what he does, and what he does is play gruff, authority figures with varying senses of humor.

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