Ned Beatty
Born July 06, 1937 (Age: 88)
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Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and TV series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991) and the adaptation movie "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004). He had great commercial success in memorable roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in Deliverance (1972), Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese in Nashville (1975), general attorney Dardis in All the President's Men (1976), the priest Edwards in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Lex Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), Bates' right hand man Sydney Morehouse in The Toy (1982), twice characters Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in The Fourth Protocol (1987), TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed (1990), Rudy Ruettiger's father in Rudy (1993), detective McNair in Just Cause (1995), Ray and Claude's warden/employer Dexter Wilkins in Life (1999), the simple sheriff in Where the Red Fern Grows (2003), the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in Shooter (2007), United States Congressman Doc Long in Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and the voice of antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in Toy Story 3 (2010).
Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and won a Drama Desk Award.
These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and TV series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991) and the adaptation movie "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004).
He had great commercial success in memorable roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in Deliverance (1972), Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese in Nashville (1975), general attorney Dardis in All the President's Men (1976), the priest Edwards in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Lex Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), Bates' right hand man Sydney Morehouse in The Toy (1982), twice characters Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in The Fourth Protocol (1987), TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed (1990), Rudy Ruettiger's father in Rudy (1993), detective McNair in Just Cause (1995), Ray and Claude's warden/employer Dexter Wilkins in Life (1999), the simple sheriff in Where the Red Fern Grows (2003), the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in Shooter (2007), United States Congressman Doc Long in Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and the voice of antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in Toy Story 3 (2010).
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Filmography
Baggage Claim
2013
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as Mr. Donaldson
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Age: 76
Casting By
2012
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as Self
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Age: 75
Rampart
2011
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as Hartshorn
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Age: 74
Rango
2011
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as Mayor (voice)
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Age: 73
Toy Story 3
2010
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as Lotso (voice)
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Age: 72
The Killer Inside Me
2010
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as Chester Conway
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Age: 72
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
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as Doc Long
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Age: 70
Shooter
2007
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as Senator Charles F. Meachum
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Age: 69
The Walker
2007
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as Jack Delorean
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Age: 69
Spring Forward
2000
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as Murph
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Age: 63
Life
1999
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as Dexter Wilkins
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Age: 61
Cookie's Fortune
1999
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as Lester Boyle
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Age: 61
He Got Game
1998
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as Warden Wyatt
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Age: 60
Just Cause
1995
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as McNair
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Age: 57
Rudy
1993
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as Daniel Ruettiger
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Age: 56
Prelude to a Kiss
1992
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as Dr. Boyle
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Age: 55
Repossessed
1990
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as Ernest Weller
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Age: 53
A Cry in the Wild
1990
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as Pilot
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Age: 52
Chattahoochee
1990
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as Dr. Harwood
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Age: 52
Physical Evidence
1989
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as James Nicks
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Age: 51
Midnight Crossing
1988
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as Ellis
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Age: 50
The Unholy
1988
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as Lt. Stern
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Age: 50
Switching Channels
1988
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as Roy Ridnitz
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Age: 50
The Fourth Protocol
1987
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as Borisov
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Age: 49
The Big Easy
1986
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as Jack Kellom
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Age: 49
Back to School
1986
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as Dean Martin
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Age: 48
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
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as Lynch Mob Leader
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Age: 46
Stroker Ace
1983
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as Clyde Torkle
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Age: 45
The Toy
1982
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as Sydney Morehouse
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Age: 45
Superman II
1980
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as Otis
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Age: 43
1941
1979
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as Ward Douglas
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Age: 42
Superman
1978
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as Otis
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Age: 41
Gray Lady Down
1978
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as Mickey
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Age: 40
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
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as Edwards
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Age: 39
Lucan
1977
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as Larry MacElwaine
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Age: 39
Silver Streak
1976
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as Bob Sweet
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Age: 39
Network
1976
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as Arthur Jensen
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Age: 39
Gator
1976
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as Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
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Age: 39
All the President's Men
1976
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as Dardis
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Age: 38
Nashville
1975
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as Delbert Reese
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Age: 37
The Last American Hero
1973
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as Hackel
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Age: 36
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
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as Deams
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Age: 35
Deliverance
1972
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as Bobby Trippe
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Age: 35