| The Gettysburg Address (2025) Edward Everett (voice) |
| Altered Reality (2024) Mike Wilson |
| A Fargo Christmas Story (2023) Popcorn Bud |
| Carl's Date (2023) Carl (voice) |
| Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) Self (voice) |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022) Grandpa Heffley (voice) |
| Scarlett (2021) |
| Back Home Again (2021) Peter Lionsbridge (voice) |
| Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) Ghost of Claude |
| Senior Entourage (2021) Ed |
| Tiger Within (2020) Samuel |
| Bury Me in Armor (2020) Dimitry George |
| SEVEN (2020) |
| Rain Beau's End (2020) Gunny |
| The Garden Left Behind (2020) Dr. Cleary |
| M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters (2020) Dr. Howard Arden |
| In Vino (2019) Charles |
| Faith, Hope & Love (2019) Harry Karetas |
| Olympia (2018) Himself |
| All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018) Vern |
| Honor Amongst Men (2018) Pop Halmo |
| Angels on Tap (2018) Swifty |
| The Parting Glass (2018) Tommy |
| Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018) Jefferson |
| Eva: A-7063 (2018) Narrator (voice) |
| LA DA Story (2018) Self (archive footage) |
| And the Winner Isn't (2017) Self |
| A StoryBots Christmas (2017) Santa |
| Santa Stole Our Dog: A Merry Doggone Christmas! (2017) Santa |
| Saving Christmas (2017) Rick |
| All of My Heart: Inn Love (2017) Vern |
| Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017) Elder Pyreez |
| CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels! (2017) Arthur (voice) |
| Joe's War (2017) Harry |
| Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man (2017) Adult Walter (voice) |
| The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016) Self |
| Titanic: Sinking the Myths (2016) Wilhelm Müller |
| Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary (2016) Corporate Manager |
| Super Sex (2016) George |
| Getting Ed Laid (2016) Ed Randall |
| Love Meet Hope (2016) Mr. James |
| Love Finds You in Valentine (2016) Gabriel Morgan |
| A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015) Kris Kringle |
| Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (2015) Self |
| Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015) Self / Lou Grant (archive footage) |
| The Nutcracker Sweet (2015) Owl |
| I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! (2015) Himself |
| All of My Heart (2015) Vern |
| Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014) Santa (voice) |
| Frozen in Time (2014) Grandpa (voice) |
| El inventor de juegos (2014) Nicholas Drago |
| Waiting in the Wings: The Musical (2014) Jefferson |
| Audrey (2014) Walt |
| I Know That Voice (2014) Self |
| Christmas on the Bayou (2013) Papa Noel |
| Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (2013) Mr Wilson |
| Bonta 3D (2013) Bonta / Narrator |
| American Road (2013) Walt Whitman |
| Second Chances (2013) Chief Buddy |
| Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) Mr. Carson |
| Casting By (2012) Self |
| Autism and Cake (2012) Fred |
| Liberator (2012) President Whitlock |
| Foodfight! (2012) Mr. Leonard (voice) |
| Elephant Sighs (2012) Leo |
| Should've Been Romeo (2012) Charlie |
| Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012) Self |
| Identical (2011) Yaakov Washington |
| Too Big to Fail (2011) Warren Buffett |
| Let Go (2011) Artie |
| Absolute Killers (2011) |
| Good Men (2011) Morty |
| Not Another B Movie (2011) Angry Investor |
| Architects & Engineers: Solving the Mystery of WTC 7 (2011) Himself |
| Hopelessly in June (2011) Rabbi |
| The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011) Voice |
| All Star Superman (2011) Perry White (voice) |
| The Triumph of William Henry Harrison (2010) |
| Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) Granny Goodness (voice) |
| Dug's Special Mission (2009) Carl Fredricksen (voice) (uncredited) |
| Up (2009) Carl Fredricksen (voice) |
| Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union (2008) Narrator (Voice) |
| Generation Gap (2008) Bart Cahill |
| Christmas Cottage (2008) Sidney |
| Gigantic (2008) Kirby Weathersby |
| Channels (2008) Ed Packard |
| Hard Four (2007) Golden Hands Segal |
| Christmas Is Here Again (2007) Krad (voice) |
| From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007) |
| The Rich Have Their Own Photographers (2007) |
| The Christmas Card (2006) Luke Spelman |
| Crab Orchard (2005) |
| Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005) Narrator |
| The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror (2005) Himself |
| Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005) J. Jonah Jameson |
| Sir! No Sir! (2005) Col. Heinl |
| Out of the Woods (2005) Jack Green |
| Sleeping Dogs Lie (2005) Sheriff Delaney |
| Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) Self |
| Missing Brendan (2004) George Calden |
| Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (2004) J Jonah Jameson |
| Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) Uncle Nick |
| The Commission (2003) Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz |
| Elf (2003) Santa |
| Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure (2003) Narrator (voice) |
| The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003) Augie Sinclair |
| Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (2003) J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003) Self |
| The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002) Charles Gilbert |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion (2002) Self |
| Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (2002) J. Jonah Jameson |
| The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It (2002) Narrator |
| Papa Giovanni - Ioannes XXIII (2002) Angelo Roncalli |
| Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII (2002) Jean XXIII |
| Gahan Wilson's The Kid (2001) Dead Cat |
| In Search of Peace (2001) David Ben Gurion (voice) |
| The Animal (2001) Chief Wilson |
| Island Prey (2001) Jay Roth |
| Becoming Dick (2000) Davis Aldrich |
| Above Suspicion (2000) Thomas O'Claire |
| The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000) |
| Perfect Game (2000) Billy Hicks |
| Common Ground (2000) Ira |
| Bring Him Home (2000) Geza |
| Snowden's Christmas (1999) (voice) |
| Olive, The Other Reindeer (1999) Santa Claus (voice) |
| The Bachelor (1999) Gluckman |
| Love and Action in Chicago (1999) Taylor |
| The Sissy Duckling (1999) Father Duck (voice) |
| Our Friend, Martin (1999) Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner) |
| O' Christmas Tree (1999) Nutcracker (voice) |
| Hard Rain (1998) Uncle Charlie |
| A Christmas Carol (1997) Marley (voice) |
| Academy Boyz (1997) |
| The Long Way Home (1997) George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice) |
| The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997) Dr. Robert Servatius (voice) |
| Dog's Best Friend (1997) Jeep, the Sheep Dog (voice) |
| Payback (1997) Jack Patkanis |
| The Fumbleheads (1997) Charlie Atwater |
| The Story of Santa Claus (1996) Santa Claus (voice) |
| Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1996) Hudson (voice) |
| Gone in the Night (1996) Det. John Waters |
| Hanged on a Twisted Cross (1996) Narrator |
| Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (1995) |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995) Bruno |
| Down on the Waterfront (1994) |
| Heads (1994) Ab Abbot |
| Gypsy (1993) Charles Thompson |
| Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993) Self |
| Earth and the American Dream (1992) Reader (voice) |
| JFK (1991) Guy Bannister |
| Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) Edward P. Mitchell |
| Silent Motive (1991) Sam |
| Switched at Birth (1991) Ted Marx |
| Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show (1991) Himself |
| The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You (1991) Charlie (voice) |
| The Cops Are Robbers (1990) |
| Night of 100 Stars III (1990) Self |
| Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990) Harvey Metcalfe |
| Happily Ever After (1989) Scowl the Owl (voice) |
| Moon Over Parador (1988) Self |
| A Friendship in Vienna (1988) Opah Oskar Reikman |
| Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) Scalawag (voice) |
| Cracked Up (1987) Rev. Vincent Owens |
| The Christmas Star (1986) Horace McNickle |
| Kate's Secret (1986) Dr. Resnick |
| Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (1986) Joshua (voice) |
| Vital Signs (1986) Matthew St James |
| Darlin' Clementine (1986) Lucky Jake |
| Night of 100 Stars II (1985) Self |
| Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984) Self |
| Anatomy of an Illness (1984) Norman Cousins |
| A Case of Libel (1983) Robert Sloane |
| Daniel (1983) Jacob Ascher |
| Koyaanisqatsi (1983) Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Americas in Transition (1982) Narrator |
| Night of 100 Stars (1982) Self |
| O'Hara's Wife (1982) Bob O'Hara |
| The Marva Collins Story (1981) Narrator (voice) |
| A Small Killing (1981) Simon Shaber |
| Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981) Connolly |
| The Family Man (1979) Eddie Madden |
| The Good Doctor (1978) Various Roles |
| NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978) Self |
| A Different Approach (1978) |
| The Gathering (1977) Adam |
| The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977) Huey P. Long |
| Gus (1976) Hank Cooper |
| Hey, I'm Alive (1975) Ralph Flores |
| Death Scream (1975) Peter Singleton |
| The Impersonation Murder Case (1975) Dt. Ed Ames |
| Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975) Self |
| The Impostor (1975) Barney West |
| Twigs (1975) Phil |
| The Wrestler (1974) Frank Bass |
| The Girl Most Likely To... (1973) Det. Ralph Varone |
| Haunts of the Very Rich (1972) Al Hunsicker |
| Sam Cade (1972) |
| They Call It Murder (1971) Chief Otto Larkin |
| The Todd Killings (1971) Fred Reardon |
| The Last Child (1971) Barstow |
| Skin Game (1971) Plunkett |
| The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) Dr. Morheim |
| They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) Woody Garfield |
| Halls of Anger (1970) Ernie McKay |
| House on Greenapple Road (1970) Sheriff Muntz |
| Daughter of the Mind (1969) Saul Wiener |
| Change of Habit (1969) Lt. Moretti |
| Gunn (1967) Lt. Jacoby |
| The Venetian Affair (1967) Frank Rosenfeld |
| El Dorado (1966) Bart Jason |
| The Doomsday Flight (1966) Feldman |
| The Slender Thread (1965) Det. Judd Ridley |
| The Satan Bug (1965) Henchman Veretti |
| Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964) Pike |
| Kid Galahad (1962) Assistant District Attorney Frank Gerson (uncredited) |
| The Murder Men (1961) Dave Keller |
| J-24 (1960) |
| The New Girl (1960) Kurt Harden |
| The Night America Trembled (1957) 3rd Actor (as Edward Asner) |
| The Defender (Studio One) (1957) Juror (uncredited) |
| Blood The Prophet |
| A Man and His Prostate |
| Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom |
| Ed Asner's Oral History Self - Interviewee |
| The True Story of the Amityville Murders: From Homicide to Horror Narrator |
| Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary Self (archive footage) |
| Everbrook (The Home) |