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 (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).
Filmography
The Big Ask
as Old Man Carl
The Big Ask
as Old Man Carl
Baggage Claim
as Mr. Donaldson
Baggage Claim
as Mr. Donaldson
Casting By
as Self
Casting By
as Self
Rampart
as Hartshorn
Rampart
as Hartshorn
Toy Story 3
as Lotso (voice)
Toy Story 3
as Lotso (voice)
In the Electric Mist
as Twinky LeMoyne
In the Electric Mist
as Twinky LeMoyne
Charlie Wilson's War
as Doc Long
Charlie Wilson's War
as Doc Long
Shooter
as Senator Charles F. Meachum
Shooter
as Senator Charles F. Meachum
The Walker
as Jack Delorean
The Walker
as Jack Delorean
Sweet Land
as Harmo
Sweet Land
as Harmo
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Sheriff Abe McConnell
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Sheriff Abe McConnell
Thunderpants
as Gen. Ed Sheppard
Thunderpants
as Gen. Ed Sheppard
Roughing It
as Slade
Roughing It
as Slade
I Was a Rat
as Mudduck
I Was a Rat
as Mudduck
Homicide: The Movie
as Stanley Bolander
Homicide: The Movie
as Stanley Bolander
Life
as Dexter Wilkins
Life
as Dexter Wilkins
He Got Game
as Warden Wyatt
He Got Game
as Warden Wyatt
The Affair
as Col. Banning
The Affair
as Col. Banning
Just Cause
as McNair
Just Cause
as McNair
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Sam Lawrence
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Sam Lawrence
Radioland Murders
as General Whalen
Radioland Murders
as General Whalen
La Classe américaine
as Frédéric (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
as Frédéric (archive footage)
Rudy
as Daniel Ruettiger
Rudy
as Daniel Ruettiger
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Uncle Benny
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Uncle Benny
Lincoln
as Dennis Hanks (voice)
Lincoln
as Dennis Hanks (voice)
T Bone N Weasel
as Doc Tatum
T Bone N Weasel
as Doc Tatum
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Trial: The Price of Passion
as Scoot Shepard
Trial: The Price of Passion
as Scoot Shepard
Hear My Song
as Josef Locke
Hear My Song
as Josef Locke
Captain America
as Sam Kolawetz
Captain America
as Sam Kolawetz
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
as Edward C. Acker
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
as Edward C. Acker
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
as Duke of Bridgewater
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
as Duke of Bridgewater
Chattahoochee
as Dr. Harwood
Chattahoochee
as Dr. Harwood
Spy
as Thomas Ludlow
Spy
as Thomas Ludlow
Ministry of Vengeance
as Rev. Bloor
Ministry of Vengeance
as Rev. Bloor
Tennessee Nights
as Charlie Kiefer
Tennessee Nights
as Charlie Kiefer
Physical Evidence
as James Nicks
Physical Evidence
as James Nicks
Purple People Eater
as Grandpa
Purple People Eater
as Grandpa
Go Toward the Light
as George
Go Toward the Light
as George
The Trouble with Spies
as Harry Lewis
The Trouble with Spies
as Harry Lewis
Rolling Vengeance
as Tiny Doyle
Rolling Vengeance
as Tiny Doyle
The Big Easy
as Jack Kellom
The Big Easy
as Jack Kellom
Back to School
as Dean Martin
Back to School
as Dean Martin
Restless Natives
as Bender
Restless Natives
as Bender
Answers
as Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
Answers
as Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Self
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Self
Stroker Ace
as Clyde Torkle
Stroker Ace
as Clyde Torkle
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Benjamin Hammett
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Benjamin Hammett
All the Way Home
as Ralph Follet
All the Way Home
as Ralph Follet
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Dr. Walter Keys
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Dr. Walter Keys
1941
as Ward Douglas
1941
as Ward Douglas
Promises in the Dark
as Bud Koenig
Promises in the Dark
as Bud Koenig
Wise Blood
as Hoover Shoates
Wise Blood
as Hoover Shoates
A Question of Love
as Dwayne Stabler
A Question of Love
as Dwayne Stabler
Our Town
as Dr. Gibbs
Our Town
as Dr. Gibbs
Mikey and Nicky
as Kinney
Mikey and Nicky
as Kinney
Silver Streak
as Bob Sweet
Silver Streak
as Bob Sweet
Network
as Arthur Jensen
Network
as Arthur Jensen
Gator
as Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
Gator
as Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
Nashville
as Delbert Reese
Nashville
as Delbert Reese
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as Country Bull
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as Country Bull
Deliverance
as Bobby Trippe
Deliverance
as Bobby Trippe