Actor Ed Asner has died at the age of 91

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Television icon Ed Asner has died astatine the property of 91.

Asner’s household confirmed his passing successful a tweet, saying the histrion died peacefully Sunday morning.

“We are atrocious to accidental that our beloved patriarch passed distant this greeting peacefully. Words cannot explicit the sadness we feel. With a buss connected your head- Goodnight dad. We emotion you,” wrote his family.

Many cognize Asner for his relation arsenic Lou Grant from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and his spin-off bid “Lou Grant,” which aired successful the 1970s and 1980s.

Asner is the astir awarded antheral performer successful the past of the Primetime Emmy Awards, with 7 awards, Deadline reports.

He besides starred successful galore films, similar “Up,” “El Dorado,” and “Elf,” to sanction a few.

Along with his acting work, Asner besides served arsenic the president of the Screen Actors Guild and worked arsenic an activistic for a assortment of causes.