<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lou Grant </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ed Asner as Lou Grant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> `` Love Is All Around '' ( MTM Show ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Td> `` Charlie '' ( Lou Grant ) ( officially ) KSTP - TV 's ads ( unofficially ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> James L. Brooks and Allan Burns </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Ed Asner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Male </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> City editor of The Los Angeles Tribune newspaper Former News director at WJM - TV Station Former Reporter Former Copy boy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> John Simpson Grant ( father ) Ellen Hammersmith Grant ( mother ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Edie Grant ( divorced ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Ruth ( daughter ) Jane ( daughter ) Sarah ( daughter ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Amy ( granddaughter ) Abby ( granddaughter ) Eric ( grandson ) Matthew ( grandson ) Allen Stevens ( nephew ) Bill Phelps ( son - in - law ) ( By 1979 , he had begun referring to one of his daughters as `` Ellen '' , and she had a young son named Nick . ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lou Grant </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ed Asner as Lou Grant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> `` Love Is All Around '' ( MTM Show ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Td> `` Charlie '' ( Lou Grant ) ( officially ) KSTP - TV 's ads ( unofficially ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> James L. Brooks and Allan Burns </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Ed Asner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Male </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> City editor of The Los Angeles Tribune newspaper Former News director at WJM - TV Station Former Reporter Former Copy boy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> John Simpson Grant ( father ) Ellen Hammersmith Grant ( mother ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Edie Grant ( divorced ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Ruth ( daughter ) Jane ( daughter ) Sarah ( daughter ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Amy ( granddaughter ) Abby ( granddaughter ) Eric ( grandson ) Matthew ( grandson ) Allen Stevens ( nephew ) Bill Phelps ( son - in - law ) ( By 1979 , he had begun referring to one of his daughters as `` Ellen '' , and she had a young son named Nick . ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who played lou grant in the mary tyler moore show
who played lou grant in the mary tyler moore show
Ed Asner
Ed Asner