Lou Grant (TV series) air). However, the CBS television network declined to renew the show. It has been Asner's consistent position that his political views, as well as the publicity surrounding them, were the actual root causes for the show's cancellation. Shout! Factory has released all five seasons on DVD in Region 1. Lou Grant (TV series) Lou Grant is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The series was the third spin-off of the sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". "Lou Grant"
Alan Vint Alan Vint Alan Richard Vint (November 11, 1944 – August 16, 2006) was an American character actor. Vint was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He appeared in a number of supporting roles during the 1970s in films such as "The McMasters" (1970), "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971), "The Panic in Needle Park" (1971), "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" (1971), "Unholy Rollers" (1972), "Badlands" (1973), "Macon County Line" (1974), "Earthquake" (1974), "Breakout" (1975), "Checkered Flag or Crash" (1977) and "The Lady in Red" (1979). He also made guest appearances on such television series as "Centennial", "Police Story," "Emergency!", "Hawaii Five-O", "Adam-12", "Lou Grant" and "Baretta".