Lou Grant is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The third spin-off of the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant was created by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, and Gene Reynolds.
Lou Grant (TV series)
Ed Asner, Nancy Marchand and Mason Adams (1977)
Eddie Asner was an American actor. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.
Asner in 1977
Cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970, with Asner in center rear
Publicity photo of the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1977. From left standing: Ted Knight (Ted Baxter), Gavin McLeod (Murray Slaughter), Ed Asner (Lou Grant). Seated: Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens), Georgia Engel (Georgette Baxter), Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Richards).
Asner in 1985