Ned Beatty
Known for Acting · 172 credits
- Born
- 1937-07-06
- Died
- 2021-06-13
- Place of birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Ned Thomas Beatty · ند بیتی
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).
Known For
TV Shows (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Law & Order
1990
as Malcolm Reynolds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Dr. David Lowry
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Roy Gunderson
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
M*A*S*H
1972
as Colonel Hollister
The Waltons
1972
as Curtis Norton
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Caldwell
The Rockford Files
1974
as Leon Fielder / Al Brennan
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Stanley Bolander
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Bill Cassidy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Karp
American Playhouse
1982
as Lynch Mob Leader / Reverend Mansfield French
The Rookies
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Eddie Boggs
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The King
Petrocelli
1974
as Gage
The Golden Palace
1992
as Tad Hollingsworth
Go On
2012
as Coach Spence
B.L. Stryker
1989
Gulliver's Travels
1996
as Farmer Grultrad
Delvecchio
1976
as Wakefield
Roseanne
1988
as Ed Conner
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
1977
The Last Days of Pompeii
1984
as Diomed
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Rep. Leo Ryan
Szysznyk
1977
Streets of Laredo
1995
as Judge Roy Bean
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as J. Edgar Hoover
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
NBC Special Treat
1975
as Big Henry
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Ollie Thompson
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
as Self
A Woman Called Golda
1982
as Senator Durward
Celebrity
1984
as Otto Leo
The Boys
1993
as Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
Roughing It
2002
as Slade
Nashville 99
1977
as Randy Blair
Movies (133)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Lotso (voice)
Rango
2011
as Mayor (voice)
Shooter
2007
as Senator Charles F. Meachum
Superman
1978
as Otis
All the President's Men
1976
as Dardis
Superman II
1980
as Otis
Life
1999
as Dexter Wilkins
Deliverance
1972
as Bobby Trippe
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Edwards
Network
1976
as Arthur Jensen
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Doc Long
1941
1979
as Ward Douglas
The Unholy
1988
as Lt. Stern
Rudy
1993
as Daniel Ruettiger
Nashville
1975
as Delbert Reese
He Got Game
1998
as Warden Wyatt
Repossessed
1990
as Ernest Weller
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Chester Conway
In the Electric Mist
2009
as Twinky LeMoyne
Captain America
1990
as Sam Kolawetz
Thunderpants
2002
as Gen. Ed Sheppard
Roughing It
2002
as Slade
Back to School
1986
as Dean Martin
Silver Streak
1976
as Bob Sweet
Mikey and Nicky
1976
as Kinney
Rampart
2011
as Hartshorn
Just Cause
1995
as McNair
Switching Channels
1988
as Roy Ridnitz
Baggage Claim
2013
as Mr. Donaldson
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Otis
La Classe américaine
1993
as Frédéric (archive footage)
Hear My Song
1991
as Josef Locke
The Big Bus
1976
as Shorty Scotty
The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Borisov
Gator
1976
as Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
Touched
1983
as Herbie
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Sylvester
The Big Easy
1986
as Jack Kellom
The Last American Hero
1973
as Hackel
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003
as Sheriff Abe McConnell
A Woman Called Golda
1982
as Sen. Durward
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
as Tector Crites
Gray Lady Down
1978
as Mickey
Angel Square
1991
Ministry of Vengeance
1989
as Rev. Bloor
Prelude to a Kiss
1992
as Dr. Boyle
Splendor in the Grass
1981
as Ace Stamper
Kiwi Magic
1987
Purple People Eater
1988
as Grandpa
Lucan
1977
as Larry MacElwaine
Sweet Land
2005
as Harmo
Casting By
2012
as Self
White Lightning
1973
as Sheriff J.C. Connors
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Stanley Bolander
Konrad
1985
as Mr. Thomas
Dying Room Only
1973
as Tom King
The Trouble with Spies
1987
as Harry Lewis
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
as Uncle Benny
Radioland Murders
1994
as General Whalen
Cookie's Fortune
1999
as Lester Boyle
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Dan Beame
The Deadly Tower
1975
as Allan Crum
Physical Evidence
1989
as James Nicks
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Lynch Mob Leader
Go Toward the Light
1988
as George
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Deams
The Toy
1982
as Sydney Morehouse
Answers
1985
as Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
The Walker
2007
as Jack Delorean
Hopscotch
1980
as Myerson
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Benjamin Hammett
Rolling Vengeance
1987
as Tiny Doyle
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Self
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
1972
as Self
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
as Julius Taggart
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974
as Father Stafford
The Wool Cap
2004
as Gigot's Father
T Bone N Weasel
1992
as Doc Tatum
Wise Blood
1979
as Hoover Shoates
Stroker Ace
1983
as Clyde Torkle
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
Shadows in the Storm
1988
as Thelonious Pitt
Friendly Fire
1980
as Gene Mullen
Lincoln
1992
as Dennis Hanks (voice)
Crazy Horse
1996
as Dr. McGillicuddy
A Cry in the Wild
1990
as Pilot
After the Rain
1988
as Matthew Bonner
Going Under
1991
as Admiral Malice
The Affair
1995
as Col. Banning
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990
as Edward C. Acker
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Det. Dan Corrigan
Time Trackers
1989
as Harry Orth
The Big Ask
2014
as Old Man Carl
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981
as Dr. Walter Keys
The Curse of Inferno
1996
as Moles Huddenel
Kentucky Woman
1983
as Luke Telford
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Ollie Thompson
Promises in the Dark
1979
as Bud Koenig
Restless Natives
1985
as Bender
Alambrista!
1977
as Anglo Coyote
Chattahoochee
1990
as Dr. Harwood
The American Success Company
1980
as Mr. Elliott
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
1995
as Sam Lawrence
Spring Forward
2000
as Murph
Tennessee Nights
1989
as Charlie Kiefer
Last Train Home
1989
as Cornelius van Horne
All the Way Home
1981
as Ralph Follet
Trial: The Price of Passion
1992
as Scoot Shepard
Our Town
1977
as Dr. Gibbs
Footsteps
1972
as Frank Powell
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993
as Narrator (voice)
All God's Children
1980
as Mike Naponic
The Gardener's Son
1977
as Pinky
A Question of Love
1978
as Dwayne Stabler
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
1988
as Self
Sex and Buttered Popcorn
1989
as Self - Host
The Making of 'Network'
2006
as Self
Blind Vision
1992
as Sgt. Logan
Hostage Flight
1985
as Art Hofstadter
About Ned Beatty
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… With 172 credits spanning from 1944 to 2014, Ned Beatty has appeared in 133 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ned Beatty Movies
- Toy Story 3 (2010) — as Lotso (voice)
- Rango (2011) — as Mayor (voice)
- Shooter (2007) — as Senator Charles F. Meachum
- Superman (1978) — as Otis
- All the President's Men (1976) — as Dardis
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