He earned the most Emmy Awards of any male performer, as well as five Golden Globe Awards.

One of his best-known roles wasCarl Fredricksenin Pixar’s “Up.”

Cult-favorite fans also know that Asner was a regular on “Freakazoid!

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“, the daytime Warner Bros. cartoon that ran from 1995 to 1997.

(viaIMDb) Asner voiced Sgt.

Mike Cosgrove, a friend of the zany blue-skinned superhero played by Paul Rugg.

Cosgrove and Freakazoid

(viaFreakapedia)

Not every actor would take on such a goofy role or make it work so perfectly.

The fact that Asner did both is a tribute to his talents.