Ed Asner Emmy winner and stage veteran actor will appear on CBS’ Hawaii Five-0.
Check out details in the release:
Asner will reprise his role of August March, a character he played in an episode of the original “Hawaii Five-0” in 1975, called “Wooden Model of a Rat.” In a first for the series, footage from the 1975 episode featuring Asner and his character’s backstory will be used, showing him as an up-and-coming world class smuggler. Now a reformed man after serving 30 years in prison for murder, March lives on O’ahu and is approached by the Five-0 to assist on a smuggling case.
“It is thrilling to, for the first time, merge the original ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and our new show by having the classic, versatile and award-winning actor Ed Asner reprise his role of August March, a character Mr. Asner first played 36 years ago. There is no better way to form a bridge between our reboot and the original series,” said Executive Producer Peter Lenkov.
Asner is perhaps best known for his work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant.
Hawaii Five-O stars Alex O’Loughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, and Scott Caan.
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