Ed Asner is an American actor best known as gruff-but-lovable newsman Lou Grant, who debuted on the television sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
1929-
1941-2006
Ed Gein was a notorious serial killer and grave robber. He inspired the creation of several film characters, including Norman Bates (Psycho), Jame Gumb (The Silence of the Lambs) and Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre).
1906-1984
Actor Ed Harris played John Glenn in The Right Stuff, fought a water monster in The Abyss, and was a tormented artist in Pollack.
1950-
Ed Helms is an actor, comedian, singer and musician known for his work on The Daily Show, The Office and The Hangover films.
1974-
Ed Koch was an outspoken attorney, author and media commentator who was the mayor of New York City from 1977 to 1989.
1924-2013
1923-2009
Actor Ed O'Neill is best known as the dad in TV sitcoms like Married... with Children and Modern Family.
1946-
Artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth became the king of California custom car culture in the 1950s and '60s with his Beatnik Bandit model and characters like Rat Fink.
1932-2001
Liberal political commentator Ed Schultz is the host of a radio talk show called The Ed Schultz Show and the MSNBC television program The Ed Show.
1954-
Ed Sullivan was a journalist, producer and TV host known for his successful variety program The Ed Sullivan Show.
1901-1974
Filmmaker and novelist Ed Wood is famous for his low-budget films of the 1950s like Plan 9 From Outer Space, which are celebrated today as sheer camp.
1924-1978