- (2/7/79) Hosted TV special "The Great American Values Test", with co-host Sandy Hill formerly of Good Morning America (1975).
- (1980s) Spoken-word album: Narrated short story recording of "Wind Die, You Die, We Die" by William S. Burroughs.
- (1970) TV pilot: Filmed a three-minute mini-pilot for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) Season 1, Episode 1: "Love Is All Around". This pilot was produced for CBS executives and featured Asner in a scene with Mary Tyler Moore in an effort to sell the executives on his casting.
- (???) Narrator for "Everyday Heroes", a documentary on how everyday workers responded to the terror attacks in New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
- (2/03) Stage: Appeared (as "Narrator"; voiceover) in "Anyone Can Whistle" musical by Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. The Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
- (11/03) Stage: Appeared (as "Voice of God"; voiceover) in "Orgasms", written / directed by Dan Israely, Canon Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA.
- Radio: Appeared (as voice of Jabba the Hut) in a National Public Radio (NPR) adaptation of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
- (1960) Stage: Appeared (as "Perry Cates") in "Face of a Hero" on Broadway. Written by Robert L. Joseph. Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 20 Oct 1960-19 Nov 1960 (36 performances + 2 previews). Cast: Betsy Blair (as "Catherine Polle"), Russell Collins (as "Victor Bishop"), Carlton Colyer (as "Gordon"), Frank Conroy (as "Phillip Milliard"), Albert Dekker (as "Leo Fuller"), Sandy Dennis (as "Millicent Bishop"), James Donald (as "Simon De Grange"), Mary Farrell (as "Rhoda Grant"), George Grizzard (as "Harold Rutland, Jr."), Lynn Hamilton (as "Cleaning Woman"), Ellen Holly (as "Elizabeth Falk"), Jack Lemmon (as "David Poole"), Kip McArdle (as "Rosamund Killie"), Joseph Palma (as "Judge"), Roy Poole (as "Raphael Knox"), Edwin Sherin (as "Jonathan Spring"), Guy Sorel (as "Otto Litchfield"). Produced by Lester Osterman Jr.
- (10/2/78) Guested on the daily program "Noontime" hosted by Mike Keen.
- (2012) Stage: Appeared in "Grace" by Craig Wright at Cort Theatre, New York City. Also in cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, and Kate Arrington.
- (2012) TV commercial (California only): Verengo Solar.
- (2013) Stage: Appeared (as "Frankin D. Roosevelt") in US tour of "Ed Asner" as FDR, based on the play by Dore Schary.
- (2004) Stage: Appeared in Neil Simon's play, "The Sunshine Boys," in a Classic Contemporary American Plays production at the University of Judaism Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, with Harold Gould, Rick Wasserman, Michele Shay, Melissa Fahn and Jamieson Price in the cast. Marilyn Shapiro was director.
- (2003-04) Stage: Appeared in Neil Simon's play, "The Sunshine Boys" in a Bonnie Franklin's Classic Contemporary American Play production at the Ford Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, with Harold Gould, Paul Krepper, Marcia Wallace, Tracy Powell, Peter Breitmayer, Allen Levin and Scott Thomson in the cast. John Bowab was director.
- (2004-05) Stage: Appeared in Neil Simon's play, "The Sunshine Boys" in a Bonnie Franklin's Classic Contemporary American Play production at the University of Judaism Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, with Harold Gould, Rick Wasserman, Michele Shay, Melissa Fahn and Jamieson Price in the cast. Marilyn Shapiro was director.
- (8/20/53) Stage: Appeared (as "Brother Thomas") in Paul Sills' play, "The Coming of Bildad," at the Playwrights Theatre Club in Chicago, IL, with Eugene Troobnick (as "Bildad"); Paul Sills (as "Peleg"); Owen Canliffe (as "Jered"); Bob Michaels (as "Friend"); Joy Grodzins (as "Marta"); Thomas Erhart (as "Brother John"); Creighton Clarke (as "Brother Samuel"); Zohra Alton (as "Street Vendor"), Estelle Luttrell (as "Street Vendor") and Jean Mowry (as "Anora") in the cast. David Shepherd was director.
- (5/2/83) Stage: Appeared (as Himself) in the revue, "Parade of Stars," at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in New York CIty, for the Actors' Fund Benefit with Eddie Albert, Debbie Allen, Lauren Bacall, Harry Belafonte, Milton Berle, George Burns, David Cassidy, Dick Cavett, Carol Channing, Pam Dawber, Sandy Duncan, Bonnie Franklin, Jack Gilford, Gregory Hines, Ann Jillian, Larry Kert, Richard Kiley, Jack Klugman, Linda Lavin, Michele Lee, Rich Little, Dorothy Loudon, Lee Meredith, Jeanne Moreau, Ann Reinking, Dinah Shore, Jean Stapleton, Gwen Verdon, Fred Waring, James Whitmore, Shelley Winters and Michael York in the cast. Hildy Parks was the writer. John Kander and Fred Ebb were composers. 'Michael Frayn' (vq) wrote the book. Robert Randolph was set designer. Alvin Colt was costume designer. Elliott Lawrence was musical director. Albert Stephenson was special musical stager. Clark Jones was director. Alexander H. Cohen was producer.
- Stage: Appeared in "My Three Angels", Chicago, IL.
- (2017) Book (with coauthor Ed. Weinberger): "The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs". New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN-10: 1501166026. ISBN-13: 9781501166020
- (2020) Release of his memoir, "Son of a Junkman".
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