Legendary actor, activist and philanthropist Ed Asner passed away peacefully Sunday morning, surrounded by family.
Asner, former president of the Screen Actors Guild, is best known for his role as Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.
No cause of death was reported. He was 91.