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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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Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty Biography / Wiki

NameNed Beatty
Also KnowNed Thomas Beatty
GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthLouisville, Kentucky, USA
Date of Birth1937-07-06
Age(as in 2022)83
Deathday2021-06-13

Ned Beatty Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Spring ForwardMurph2000-12-10Trying to put himself back together after serving prison time for robbery, Paul takes a job as a parks employee in a small Connecticut town. His co-wo…
Hear My SongJosef Locke1991-12-27Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the lo…
Time TrackersHarry Orth1989-05-01When an evil scientist steals his colleague’s time machine, his colleague’s beautiful, brilliant daughter, aided by an L.A. cop and a hapless admirer …
Shadows in the Storm1988-01-01A daydreaming businessman named Thelonius Pitt takes a vacation in the Redwood Forests of California. The morning after he arrives, he meets a beautif…
Angel Square1991-10-11A Canadian boy comes of age and investigates a mystery in 1945….
Purple People EaterGrandpa1988-12-01A kid plays the old novelty song “Purple People Eater” and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being…
AnswersSenator William Blaine (Segment “The Constituent”)1985-01-01Three of Ernest Thompson’s short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, “A Good Time,” a vacationing California Highway…
Warren Oates: Across the BorderNarrator1993-01-01A retrospective of the work of the late actor Warren Oates, with clips from his films and interviews with cast and crew members who worked with him….
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart1994-01-01After many years in prison, a changed robber comes home to see his sons again, one of them brain-damaged. Due to many misfortunate events and terrible…
Hostage FlightArt Hofstadter1985-11-17A plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the passengers take matters into their own hands….
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanOllie Thompson1975-02-20After three civil-rights workers are murdered in Mississippi in 1964, a team of FBI agents is sent there to find the killers….
RumpelstiltskinThe King1982-10-16Desperate to save her life, a miller’s daughter makes a bargain with a strange character – After which, she must find a way to get out of this dangero…
Sex and Buttered PopcornHimself – Host1989-01-01Actor Ned Beatty hosts a look at the genre known as “exploitation” films. Interviews with some of the producers and directors of these films are shown…
The Haunting of Barney PalmerCole Scholar1987-03-28The Haunting of Barney Palmer is a fantasy film for children about a young boy who is haunted by his great uncle. Young Barney fears that he has inher…
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story1990-01-01Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland….
1941Ward Douglas1979-12-14In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub….
RepossessedErnest Weller1990-09-14It’s been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of h…
Homicide: The MovieStanley Bolander2000-02-13Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, c…
Ed and His Dead MotherUncle Benny1993-06-04A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction….
Stroker AceClyde Torkle1983-07-01Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he’s told. In between rebellin…
The Wool CapGigot’s Father2004-11-20This film, originally made for tv, stars William H. Macy as a mute superintendent of a apartment building that is falling apart who becomes the unwill…
The UnholyLt. Stern1988-04-22A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning….
The Great Bank HoaxJulius Taggart1978-11-01When the prominent citizens of a small town discover that the officers of the local bank have been embezzling money from it, they decide to rob the ba…
Promises in the DarkBud Koenig1979-11-02A young doctor, Alexandra Kendall, seeking change while recovering from a recent heartbreak, moves from Chicago, Illinois to Hartford, Connecticut. Sh…
The Trouble with SpiesHarry Lewis1987-12-04George Trent, a British spy, has gone incommunicado in Ibiza. Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is sent to find out what happened to Trent. Porter s…
Our TownDr. Gibbs1977-05-303-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder….
Friendly FireGene Mullen1980-11-09In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam…
Crazy HorseDr. McGillicuddy1996-07-07The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion….
Going UnderAdmiral Malice1991-08-23An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine….
Blind VisionSgt. Logan1992-07-07A shy mail clerk becomes embroiled in the investigation of the murder of a man involved with the beautiful neighbor he is obsessed with….
All God’s ChildrenMike Naponic1980-04-28After the success of “Who Dares Wins,” Richard Widmark fights for justice for “All God’s Children”…
Pray TVRev. Freddy Stone1982-02-01A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter’s conventional activities s…
The Making of ‘Network’2006-02-28An engrossing feature length documentary. This piece offers a really excellent background piece on Chayefsky which is invaluable in helping to underst…
Kentucky WomanLuke Telford1983-01-11A woman faces harassment and humiliation when she goes to work as a coal miner to support her small son and ailing dad….
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey’s RebellionBenjamin Hammett1982-02-17Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this fa…
Charlotte Forten’s Mission: Experiment in FreedomReverend Mansfield French1985-02-25At the beginning of the Civil War, Union gunboats sailed into Port Royal Sound, on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia. White plantation owners f…
After the RainMatthew Bonner1988-09-23A father disowns his daughter, Annie, because of her choice to marry a neighboring woodsman. The marriage is strong and bears four children, but Annie…
LucanLarry MacElwaine1977-05-22A 20-year old who spent the first 10 years of his life running wild in the forest after being raised by predatory animals now strikes out on his own i…
Prelude to a KissDr. Boyle1992-07-10A couple fall in love despite the girl’s pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happen…
NashvilleDelbert Reese1975-06-11The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville…
DeliveranceBobby Trippe1972-08-18Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it’s turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip…
The Fourth ProtocolBorisov1987-02-24Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A cr…
The Big EasyJack Kellom1986-11-27Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow mem…
White LightningSheriff J.C. Connors1973-08-06An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring….
Where the Red Fern GrowsThe Sheriff2003-05-03Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two…
The American Success CompanyMr. Elliott1980-03-01A husband is humiliated at home and at work. He decides he has had enough of it and hires a prostitute to help him get back at his boss, wife and frie…
Radioland MurdersGeneral Whalen1994-10-21In 1939, WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to take to America’s airwaves. As if the confusion of the premiere night wasn’t enough, Penny Henderson…
The ToySydney Morehouse1982-12-10On one of his bratty son Eric’s annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eri…
Superman IIOtis1980-12-04Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel’s mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House an…
The Incredible Shrinking WomanDan Beame1981-01-30After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warm…
ReplikatorInsp. Victor Valiant1994-01-01In a poisoned world where sunshine kills, a hit squad from the Zyklor Corporation interrupts the testing of a matter replikator capable of duplicating…
The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanTector Crites1972-12-18Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker, Judge Roy Bean, rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving…
Rolling VengeanceTiny Doyle1987-10-02A truck driver builds a special, eight-ton monster truck to help get revenge against the rednecks who killed his family….
Physical EvidenceJames Nicks1989-01-27A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puz…
RudyDaniel Ruettiger1993-09-17Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of p…
RangoMayor Tortoise John (voice)2011-03-02When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stand…
The Deadly TowerAllan Crum1975-10-18The real-life story of Charles Whitman’s deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold. In August 1966, after killing his wife and mothe…
The Curse of InfernoMoles Huddenel1996-12-30A rather dull minded bank robber suddenly suffers from a change of heart and decides to give the money back. However, he then learns that getting the …
Dying Room OnlyTom King1973-09-18A married couple are traveling on a deserted desert road at night. They stop at a diner and the husband goes to the men’s room. He never returns and t…
The Execution of Private SlovikFather Stafford1974-03-13The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War….
Mikey and NickyKinney1976-12-21In Philadelphia, a small-time bookie who stole mob money is in hiding and he begs a childhood friend to help him evade the hit-man who’s on his trail….
TouchedHerbie1983-10-01Two mental patients in an institution fall in love and plan to escape in the search of a normal life….
Big Bad JohnCharlie Mitchelle1990-02-01Jimmy Dean’s popular 1950 song is translated into a feature length movie about a young couple who elopes to escape the girl’s evil stepfather….
A Question of LoveDwayne Stabler1978-11-26A lesbian mother fights to keep her son when a custody suit is brought by her ex-husband….
All the Way HomeRalph Follet1981-12-21A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone….
Splendor in the GrassAce Stamper1981-10-26Two teenagers, in love in pre-Depression Kansas, cope with parental pressure and the strict sexual mores of the day….
T Bone N WeaselDoc Tatum1992-11-02A couple of con men look for paradise in a stolen car….
Trial: The Price of PassionScoot Shepard1992-05-03Down-on-his-luck lawyer Warren Blackburn defends wealthy Texan Johnnie Faye Boudreau, who is accused of murdering her husband….
Drug Free Kids: A Parents’ GuideSelf1988-01-11Ken Howard hosts a series of role-playing vignettes (featuring some of Hollywood’s top stars) to help parents and children deal with typical family si…
Gray Lady DownMickey1978-03-10The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a pote…
HopscotchMyerson1980-09-26When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destro…
A Cry in the WildPilot1990-06-0113-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food…
Switching ChannelsRoy Ridnitz1988-03-05A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story….
The WalkerJack Delorean2007-02-13An escort who caters to Washington D.C.’s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case….
Captain AmericaSam Kolawetz1990-12-14During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, “Captain America”. Racing to Germany to s…
Restless NativesBender1985-01-01Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of to…
The Killer Inside MeChester Conway2010-02-19Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little…
W.W. and the Dixie DancekingsCountry Bull1975-05-21Story of a happy-go-lucky small time crook who runs into a country music group looking for their big break. They end up helping each other out in unex…
Alambrista!Anglo Coyote1977-10-16After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family ba…
KonradMr. Thomas1985-10-13Konrad is a factory-made child, perfect in every way. When he is mistakenly delivered to the eccentric Mrs. Bartelotti, the factory demands his return…
The AffairCol. Banning1995-10-14A black soldier in World War II England begins an affair with a white woman whose husband is a soldier currently overseas in battle and in doubts of h…
IllusionsLandlord1993-05-28Greg Sanderson is helping his wife, Jan, to recover from a nervous breakdown and revive their strained marriage. Their privacy is interrupted by the a…
Ministry of VengeanceRev. Bloor1989-11-03David Miller is a Vietnam vet who renounced violence and became a minister after he was forced to blow up a Viet Cong kid in self defense, but years l…
SpyThomas Ludlow1989-12-28Richard is a spy. Ever since his wife Angela left him, cause she never liked what he did or became, his heart has not exactly been in it anymore. Afte…
The Last American HeroHackel1973-07-27A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of…
Tennessee NightsCharlie Kiefer1991-10-12When entertainment lawyer Wolfgang Leighton decides to take a break from business for some fishing in Tennessee’s backwoods, he ends up embroiled in a…
The Marcus-Nelson MurdersDet. Dan Corrigan1973-03-08A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives….
I Was a RatMudduck2001-12-09A little boy found wandering the streets is taken in by Bob and Joan, a kindly couple. The boy is cold, wet and desperate for shelter, but Bob and Joa…
Superman II: The Richard Donner CutOtis (archive footage)2006-11-02Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are …
SupermanOtis1978-12-13Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the ne…
Midnight CrossingEllis1988-05-13A blind woman, her husband and another couple sail off to find cash hidden on an island near Cuba….
The Big BusShorty Scotty1976-06-23The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disaste…
Silver StreakBob Sweet1976-12-03A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no …
Go Toward the LightGeorge1988-11-01A young couple faces the realities of life with their child who is diagnosed with AIDS….
ChattahoocheeDr. Harwood1989-09-16In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a “maximum security” mental health prison, where patients are abused….
The Making of ‘Superman: The Movie’Himself1980-01-01Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner’s blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film,…
FootstepsFrank Powell1972-10-03A football coach is hired by a small college to shape up its football team, and he finds himself in trouble with local gamblers who don’t want the tea…
Roughing ItSlade2002-03-16A teenaged Mark Twain travels to the American West during the “Gold Rush” days in search of fortune and his destiny….
Wise BloodHoover Shoates1979-10-24A Southerner–young, poor, ambitious but uneducated–determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become…
Tail Gunner JoeSylvester1977-02-06Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later plann…
He Got GameWarden Wyatt1998-05-01A basketball player’s father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence….
The Thief Who Came to DinnerDeams1973-03-01A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who beco…
NetworkArthur Jensen1976-11-14When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during …
Sweet LandHarmo2005-10-21Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband….
Cookie’s FortuneLester Boyle1999-03-24Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman’s death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends….
In the Electric MistTwinky LeMoyne2009-04-15Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Bal…
ThunderpantsGen. Ed Sheppard2002-05-24An 11-year-old boy’s amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becom…
Exorcist II: The HereticEdwards1977-06-17Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and kn…
A Woman Called GoldaSen. Durward1982-04-26The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel’s prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s….
LincolnDennis Hanks (voice)1992-12-26Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War….
The Gardener’s SonPinky1977-01-06Based on true events which took place in the mill town of Graniteville, South Carolina in 1876, the story follows the rich Greggs, who run the mill, a…
All the President’s MenMartin Dardis1976-01-18During the 1972 elections, two reporters’ investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from…
The Big AskOld Man Carl2014-05-30The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anythin…
Toy Story 3Lotso (voice)2010-06-16Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy’s toys haven’t been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally le…
Just CauseMcNair1995-02-17A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific…
ShooterSenator Charles F. Meachum2007-03-22A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the att…
Back to SchoolDean David Martin1986-06-13Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason’s college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fe…
The Ballad of Gregorio CortezLynch Mob Leader1983-08-19Forced to run from the Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off …
Charlie Wilson’s WarDoc Long2007-12-19The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets …
Baggage ClaimMr. Donaldson2013-09-27Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-…
LifeDexter Wilkins1999-04-16Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit….
RampartHartshorn2011-11-23Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival….
Earth and the American Dream1992-10-01A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderne…
Casting BySelf2012-09-09This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the mo…
Last Train HomeCornelius van Horne1989-11-30Tom Bradshaw searches for his family while riding the rails in this family drama set in the 1880s….
La Classe américaineFrédéric (archive footage)1993-12-31George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of…
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of SupermanSelf (archive footage)2006-06-12The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations….
And the Oscar Goes To…Self (archive footage)2014-02-01The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry’s most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… traces the history of the Academy …
GatorSheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)1976-08-25After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. Hi…

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