Actor Ed Asner, TV's Furious Reporter Lou Grant, dies at 91. 

 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ed Asner in middle-aged disgruntled but lovable newsman Lou Grant starred in his first hit comedy 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' after the drama 'Lou Grant' and passed away on Sunday. He was 91 years old. Representative Asner confirmed the death of the actor by email to the Associated Press. Asner's official Twitter-account contained notes from his children. "“I am sorry that our beloved father passed away in peace this morning. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. good night kissing daddy's head We love you."" When he was masoned as an oldish football lineman, bald Asner did a Journeyman actor in film and TV, when he was hired to play Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1970. He did everything on the virtual Minneapolis TV for seven seasons. In the newsroom, he was the crumpled boss of Moore's healthy Mary Richards (he called her "Mary" and she called him 'Mr. Grant.') Later he played that role for five years on "Case Reporter Lou Grant." The character Asner told Mary at their first meeting in the first episode of Mary Tyler Moore ""You have the courage.. I hate courage!"" The cast inspired by Ted Baxter, the dim newscaster, Ted Knight was included. Gavin Mae Cloud as ironic news writer Murray Butcher. And Betty White as the home show hostess, Sue Anne Nivens, who is obsessed with sex by manipulation. 'Chloris Richman' and 'Valerie Harper' who are playing Mary's neighbor, both saw their characters spin on their own shows. Asner is the 3rd Mary Tyler Moore alum that has died in recent months. Richman died in January, Mae Cloud died in May. 99-year-old White is the only main cast surviving Mary Tyler Moore member. Mary Tyler Moore was yet a strike when the star decided to pursue other interests, so there was a merry finale in which all principals were fired except for Baxter at the end of the seventh season. Asner soon entered "Lou Grant" His character moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles and played by Nancy Martian, editor of the Crusader newspaper Tribune City by the hands of memorable publisher Margaret Pinchen. Asner won three Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in "Mary Tyler Moore" and two Best Actor Awards in "Lou Grant." He also won Emmy Awards for his roles in the mini-series "Ritchiemann, Puaman" (19751976) and "Roots" (19761977). He has more than 300 acting credits and has worked in various films from the 70's to the 80's. He went on to appear in TV roles: in 2003 he played Santa Claus in Will Ferrell's hit film 'The Elf.' He was the father of John Goodman in the 2004 short-lived CBS comedy "Center of the Universe", which was released in 2009. The hit Pixar's release "Up" was the voice of an elderly hero, and recently appeared in TV series such as "ForgiveMe" and "DeadtoMe". Still, Asuna said it was difficult to find an interesting role in the Associated Press in 2009. "I can't get enough jobs," he said. “It is the history of my life. Let's say that because there is nothing to refuse. " "I think most people are probably on the same boat, but that's a pity," he said. As president of the American Film Actors Guild, the liberal Asner got embroiled in a political debate in 1982 when she spoke out against American intervention with the repressive government in Latin America. "Case Reporter Lou Grant" was canceled during the commotion and did not run for a three-time SAG term in 1985. Actor Gabriel Kateris, president of SAGAFTRA. (He fought for victims of poverty, violence, war, legal and social injustice in the United States and around the world.) ""In a 2002 interview, Asner was afraid to start his career in the McCarthy era, talking about his politics and screaming to be blacklisted in the next few years."" He then watched a movie of a nun depicting the cruelty that the El Salvadorian government added to the citizens of the country. He said, "I went out to complain about the constant armament and strengthening of our country for the El Salvadoran army, which oppresses the people." Former SAG president Charlton Heston and others have accused him of making non-American remarks and abusing his position as chief of the actors' union. ""At that time, we were even threatened with a bomb, I have an armed guard."" Asner recalls. CBS argued that the drop in ratings was the reason the show was canceled, but blamed the debate after five consecutive years of learning "Lou Grant." The show had a light moment, but the scenario deals with a variety of dark social issues that most series of the time do not explain, including alcoholism and the homeless. Asner continued his political career for the rest of his life and published the book The Grouchy Historian: An OldTime Lefty Defend Our Constitution Against RightWing Hypocrites and Nutjobs in 2017. Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1929, Asner became a newsman almost in real life. He studied journalism at the University of Chicago until he could say that the professor had little money to make at work. He soon switched to drama T.S. Debuted as the martyred Thomas Beckett in Campus Productions. Elliott's "Murder in the Temple" He eventually dropped out of school and worked as a taxi driver and other work before being drafted in 1951. He was serving in the French Army's communications unit. Resilient to Chicago after military service, he appeared in the Playlight Theater Club and Second City. Second City is a famous satire troupe that started careers with dozens of top comedians. Then in Newyork he took part in the long 'Three Penny Opera', appearing opposite Jack Lemon in 'The Face of a Hero'. "Asner John Wayne" who accessed in Hollywood in 1961 for an event of The Naked City on TV, decided to appear in numerous films and TV shows including the movie "El Dorado". Elvis Presley's vehicles 'Kids Galahad' and 'Change of Habit' were "He was a regular on the 1960s political drama series" "The Story of Srattari". He married 'Nancy Lou Sykes' and 'Cindy Gilmore' twice and had four children: "Matthew, Lisa and Kate Charles." This story has been modified to reflect that Gavin Mae Cloud died in May rather than March.