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Ned Beatty is a Actor American born on 6 july 1937 at Louisville (USA)

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty
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Birth name Ned Thomas Beatty
Nationality USA
Birth 6 july 1937 at Louisville (USA)
Death 13 june 2021 (at 83 years)

Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; he won a Drama Desk Award.

These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series such as Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991), the adaptation film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2004), and Toy Story 3 (2010).

He has had great commercial success in 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), Bob Sweet in Silver Streak (1976), the priest Edwards in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Lex Luthor's bumbling henchman Otis in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), Bates' right-hand man Sydney Morehouse in The Toy (1982), Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in The Fourth Protocol (1987), TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed (1990), Rudy Ruettiger's father in Rudy (1993), attorney McNair in Just Cause (1995), 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) and Tortoise John in Rango (2011).

Biography

Beatty has been married four times. His first wife was Walta Chandler; they were married from 1959 until 1968 (before Beatty became an actor) and had four children: Douglas Beatty (born 1960), twins Charles and Lennis Beatty (born 1963), and Walter Beatty (born 1966). His second wife was the actress Belinda Rowley; they were married from 1971 and had two children: John Beatty and Blossom Beatty. His third wife was Dorothy Adams "Tinker" Lindsay; they were married from June 28, 1979 to March 1998 and had two children: Thomas Beatty in 1980 and Dorothy Beatty in 1983. His fourth wife is Sandra Johnson; they married November 20, 1999, and reside in California. They also maintain a residence in Karlstad, Minnesota.

On June 29, 2012, Beatty attended a 40th anniversary screening of Deliverance in June 2012 at Warner Bros., with Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Jon Voight.

Best films

Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3
(2010)
(Actor) Superman II
Superman II
(1980)
(Actor) Life
Life
(1999)
(Actor) Silver Streak
Silver Streak
(1976)
(Actor) The Toy
The Toy
(1982)
(Actor) Network
Network
(1976)
(Actor)

Usually with

Hal Needham
Hal Needham
(6 films)
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
(10 films)
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
(8 films)
Michel Hazanavicius
Michel Hazanavicius
(3 films)
Richard Donner
Richard Donner
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ned Beatty (93 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2013Baggage ClaimActorMr. Donaldson
2012RampartActorHartshorn
2012Casting ByActorSelf
2011RangoActorMayor (voice)
2010The Killer Inside MeActorChester Conway
2010Toy Story 3ActorLotso (voice)
2009In the Electric MistActorTwinky LeMoyne
2007Charlie Wilson's WarActorDoc Long
2007ShooterActorSenator Charles F. Meachum
2007The WalkerActorJack Delorean
2006Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of SupermanActorSelf (archive footage)
2006Superman II: The Richard Donner CutActorOtis
2005Sweet LandActorHarmo
2004The Wool CapActorGigot's Father
2002ThunderpantsActorGen. Ed Sheppard
2000Spring ForwardActorMurph
1999Cookie's FortuneActorLester Boyle
1999LifeActorDexter Wilkins
1998He Got GameActorWarden Wyatt
1996Crazy HorseActorDr. McGillicuddy
1995Just CauseActorMcNair
1995The AffairActorCol. Banning
1994Radioland MurdersActorGeneral Whalen
1994ReplikatorActorInsp. Victor Valiant
1993La Classe américaineActorFrédéric (archive footage)
1993RudyActorDaniel Ruettiger
1993Ed and His Dead MotherActorUncle Benny
1992Prelude to a KissActorDr. Boyle
1992La Classe américaineActorFrédéric (archive footage)
1992La Classe américaineActorFrédéric (archive footage)
1991Angel SquareActorOzzie
1991Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other DaysActor
1991Hear My SongActorJosef Locke
1991Tennessee NightsActorCharlie Kiefer
1990Captain AmericaActorSam Kolawetz
1990ChattahoocheeActorDr. Harwood
1990Big Bad JohnActorCharlie Mitchelle
1990A Cry in the WildActorPilot
1990RepossessedActorErnest Weller
1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnActorDuke of Bridgewater
1989Physical EvidenceActorJames Nicks
1988Midnight CrossingActorEllis
1988Purple People EaterActorGrandpa
1988Shadows in the StormActorThelonious Pitt
1988Switching ChannelsActorRoy Ridnitz
1988The UnholyActorLt. Stern
1988Go Toward the LightActorGeorge
1987The Fourth ProtocolActorBorisov
1987The Trouble with SpiesActorHarry Lewis
1987Rolling VengeanceActorTiny Doyle
1986Back to SchoolActorDean Martin
1986The Big EasyActorJack Kellom
1985Restless NativesActorBender
1985Robert Kennedy & His TimesActorJ. Edgar Hoover
1983Stroker AceActorClyde Torkle
1983TouchedActorHerbie
1983Kentucky WomanActorLuke Telford
1982The ToyActorSydney Morehouse
1982Pray TVActorRev. Freddy Stone
1982A Woman Called GoldaActorSen. Durward
1981The Incredible Shrinking WomanActorDan Beame
1981Splendor in the GrassActorAce Stamper
1980Superman IIActorOtis
1980Friendly FireActorGene Mullen
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesActorLeo Ryan
1980HopscotchActorMyerson
19791941ActorWard Douglas
1979Wise BloodActorHoover Shoates
1979Promises in the DarkActorBud Koenig
1978SupermanActorOtis
1978Gray Lady DownActorMickey
1978The Great Bank HoaxActorJulius Taggart
1977Exorcist II: The HereticActorEdwards
1977Alambrista!ActorAnglo Coyote
1977Tail Gunner JoeActorSylvester
1976NetworkActorArthur Jensen
1976All the President's MenActorDardis
1976The Big BusActorShorty Scotty
1976GatorActorSheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
1976Mikey and NickyActorKinney
1976Silver StreakActorBob Sweet
1975NashvilleActorDelbert Reese
1975W.W. and the Dixie DancekingsActorCountry Bull
1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanActorOllie Thompson
1975The Deadly TowerActorAllan Crum
1974The Execution of Private SlovikActorFather Stafford
1973The Last American HeroActorHackel
1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerActorDeams
1973White LightningActorSheriff J.C. Connors
1973White LightningActorSheriff J.C. Connors
1973Dying Room OnlyActorTom King
1972DeliveranceActorBobby Trippe
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanActorTector Crites