Lou Grant actor and ‘beloved patriarch’ Ed Asner dies aged 91

Ed Asner (Ian West/PA)

Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show and later in the drama Lou Grant, has died aged 91.

Asner’s representative confirmed the actor’s death in an email.