Edward Asner The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs About Interviews Edward Asner Who talks about this person Harve BennettView Interview Harve Bennett on how Edward Asner came to be cast in Rich Man, Poor Man 02:10 William BlinnView Interview William Blinn on the "Captain Davies" character in Roots, played by Edward Asner, and on the "Anne Reynolds" character played by Sandy Duncan 03:53 James L. BrooksView Interview James L. Brooks on the ensemble cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show 01:31 James L. Brooks on Ed Asner getting his own show, Lou Grant 01:52 Allan BurnsView Interview Allan Burns on casting "Lou Grant" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show 03:18 Allan Burns on the creation of Lou Grant and making the show a drama rather than a comedy 05:01 Allan Burns on Ed Asner's political activism and how it affected Lou Grant 04:18 LeVar BurtonView Interview LeVar Burton on his Roots co-stars 00:33 Richard CrennaView Interview Richard Crenna on working with Ed Asner on Slattery's People, and on the stories on the show 03:54 Richard Crenna on directing Lou Grant starring Ed Asner 04:09 Charles S. DubinView Interview Charles S. Dubin on directing Lou Grant with Ed Asner and Nancy Marchand 01:19 Harlan EllisonView Interview Harlan Ellison on walking off his first directing job 01:46 Gavin MacLeodView Interview Gavin MacLeod on Edward Asner as "Lou Grant" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show 01:42 Mary Tyler MooreView Interview Mary Tyler Moore on the casting of Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show 01:28 Bernie OseranskyView Interview Bernie Oseransky on working with Ed Asner 00:26 Gene ReynoldsView Interview Gene Reynolds on Edward Asner as "Lou Grant" on Lou Grant and the rest of the cast 05:50 Hank RiegerView Interview Hank Rieger on Edward Asner, the AFTRA strike, and the Emmy Awards 04:04 Jay SandrichView Interview Jay Sandrich on how it took a while for Ed Asner to trust him when they were working on The Mary Tyler Moore Show 01:49 Ted SarandosView Interview Ted Sarandos on writing for the local newspaper when he was in high school and getting the opportunity to do an interview with Ed Asner 03:22 William SchallertView Interview William Schallert on Ed Asner succeeding him as President of SAG 01:23 Jan ScottView Interview Jan Scott on doing production design for The Gathering, starring Ed Asner 02:35 Ralph SenenskyView Interview Ralph Senensky on directing Ed Asner in Lou Grant 00:54 Treva SilvermanView Interview on writing the The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "The Lou and Edie Story," featuring Ed Asner as "Lou Grant" 02:41 Grant TinkerView Interview Grant Tinker on casting The Mary Tyler Moore Show 04:17 Grant Tinker on Lou Grant's Ed Asner 09:03 Grant Tinker on Ed Asner 00:24 Betty WhiteView Interview Betty White on working with Mark Goodson,Dinah Shore, Rod Serling, Grant Tinker, Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Cloris Leachman, and Ted Knight 04:30 Ethel WinantView Interview Ethel Winant on casting The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Edward Asner 04:45