Ed Asner

Ed Asner, born Eddie Asner and also credited as Edward Asner (November 15, 1929 - August 29, 2021), was an American actor and voice actor known to television audiences for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff, Lou Grant. He voiced Jabba the Hutt in the 1996 radio adaptation of the film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, recreating the character's Huttese dialogue without any electronic effects at his insistence. Asner later became the voice of Jedi Master Vrook Lamar in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The character's original voice actor, Pat Fraley, insisted on calling Asner for the part after seeing his name listed as a reference point for the character's voice. Asner later reprised the role in the game's 2004 sequel, The Sith Lords.

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