Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

1937-07-06

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ned Beatty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

7.8

Superman

Superman

7.1

Rango

Rango

6.9

Shooter

Shooter

7.1

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

4.5

Superman II

Superman II

6.7

Life

Life

6.6

Deliverance

Deliverance

7.3

Network

Network

7.8

Charlie Wilson’s War

Charlie Wilson’s War

6.5

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

7.4

All the President’s Men

All the President’s Men

7.7

Just Cause

Just Cause

6.2

Rudy

Rudy

7.4

Captain America

Captain America

4.5

Back to School

Back to School

6.3

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

6.1

Silver Streak

Silver Streak

6.7

1941

1941

5.8

He Got Game

He Got Game

6.7