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Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 06, 1937
Died Jun 13, 2021 (83)
Birthplace Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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).

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The Big Ask

The Big Ask

2014

as Old Man Carl

Baggage Claim

Baggage Claim

2013

as Mr. Donaldson

Rango

Rango

2011

as Mayor (voice)

Rampart

Rampart

2011

as Hartshorn

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

2010

as Chester Conway

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

2010

as Lotso (voice)

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

2009

as Twinky LeMoyne

Shooter

Shooter

2007

as Senator Charles F. Meachum

The Walker

The Walker

2007

as Jack Delorean

Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

2007

as Doc Long

Sweet Land

Sweet Land

2005

as Harmo

The Wool Cap

The Wool Cap

2004

as Gigot's Father

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003

as Sheriff Abe McConnell

Roughing It

Roughing It

2002

as Slade

Thunderpants

Thunderpants

2002

as Gen. Ed Sheppard

I Was a Rat

I Was a Rat

2001

as Mudduck

Spring Forward

Spring Forward

2000

as Murph

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

as Stanley Bolander

Cookie's Fortune

Cookie's Fortune

1999

as Lester Boyle

Life

Life

1999

as Dexter Wilkins

He Got Game

He Got Game

1998

as Warden Wyatt

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse

1996

as Dr. McGillicuddy

The Curse of Inferno

The Curse of Inferno

1996

as Moles Huddenel

The Affair

The Affair

1995

as Col. Banning

Just Cause

Just Cause

1995

as McNair

Replikator

Replikator

1994

as Insp. Victor Valiant

Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

1994

as General Whalen

Warren Oates: Across the Border

Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993

as Narrator (voice)

Ed and His Dead Mother

Ed and His Dead Mother

1993

as Uncle Benny

Rudy

Rudy

1993

as Daniel Ruettiger

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

as Frédéric (archive footage)

Trial: The Price of Passion

Trial: The Price of Passion

1992

as Scoot Shepard

T Bone N Weasel

T Bone N Weasel

1992

as Doc Tatum

Blind Vision

Blind Vision

1992

as Sgt. Logan

Prelude to a Kiss

Prelude to a Kiss

1992

as Dr. Boyle

Illusions

Illusions

1992

as Landlord

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

as Dennis Hanks (voice)

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

Hear My Song

Hear My Song

1991

as Josef Locke

Going Under

Going Under

1991

as Admiral Malice

Tennessee Nights

Tennessee Nights

1991

as Charlie Kiefer

Repossessed

Repossessed

1990

as Ernest Weller

Big Bad John

Big Bad John

1990

as Charlie Mitchelle

Captain America

Captain America

1990

as Sam Kolawetz

Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee

1990

as Dr. Harwood

Time Trackers

Time Trackers

1989

as Harry Orth

Physical Evidence

Physical Evidence

1989

as James Nicks

Spy

Spy

1989

as Thomas Ludlow

Ministry of Vengeance

Ministry of Vengeance

1989

as Rev. Bloor

Last Train Home

Last Train Home

1989

as Cornelius van Horne

Shadows in the Storm

Shadows in the Storm

1988

as Thelonious Pitt

Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater

1988

as Grandpa

The Unholy

The Unholy

1988

as Lt. Stern

After the Rain

After the Rain

1988

as Matthew Bonner

Switching Channels

Switching Channels

1988

as Roy Ridnitz

Midnight Crossing

Midnight Crossing

1988

as Ellis

Go Toward the Light

Go Toward the Light

1988

as George

The Haunting of Barney Palmer

The Haunting of Barney Palmer

1987

as Cole Scholar

The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

1987

as Harry Lewis

The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

1987

as Borisov

Rolling Vengeance

Rolling Vengeance

1987

as Tiny Doyle

The Big Easy

The Big Easy

1986

as Jack Kellom

Back to School

Back to School

1986

as Dean Martin

Answers

Answers

1985

as Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")

Hostage Flight

Hostage Flight

1985

as Art Hofstadter

Restless Natives

Restless Natives

1985

as Bender

Konrad

Konrad

1985

as Mr. Thomas

Stroker Ace

Stroker Ace

1983

as Clyde Torkle

Kentucky Woman

Kentucky Woman

1983

as Luke Telford

Touched

Touched

1983

as Herbie

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983

as Lynch Mob Leader

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

1982

as The King

Pray TV

Pray TV

1982

as Rev. Freddy Stone

The Toy

The Toy

1982

as Sydney Morehouse

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

1982

as Sen. Durward

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

1981

as Dr. Walter Keys

Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass

1981

as Ace Stamper

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981

as Dan Beame

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

1981

as Ralph Follet

All God's Children

All God's Children

1980

as Mike Naponic

Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

1980

as Gene Mullen

The American Success Company

The American Success Company

1980

as Mr. Elliott

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

1980

as Myerson

Superman II

Superman II

1980

as Otis

1941

1941

1979

as Ward Douglas

Promises in the Dark

Promises in the Dark

1979

as Bud Koenig

Wise Blood

Wise Blood

1979

as Hoover Shoates

The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax

1978

as Julius Taggart

A Question of Love

A Question of Love

1978

as Dwayne Stabler

Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down

1978

as Mickey

Superman

Superman

1978

as Otis

Our Town

Our Town

1977

as Dr. Gibbs

Lucan

Lucan

1977

as Larry MacElwaine

Alambrista!

Alambrista!

1977

as Anglo Coyote

Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

1977

as Sylvester

The Gardener's Son

The Gardener's Son

1977

as Pinky

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

as Edwards

Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

1976

as Kinney

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976

as Shorty Scotty

Silver Streak

Silver Streak

1976

as Bob Sweet

Network

Network

1976

as Arthur Jensen

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Dardis

Gator

Gator

1976

as Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)

Nashville

Nashville

1975

as Delbert Reese

The Deadly Tower

The Deadly Tower

1975

as Allan Crum

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

1975

as Country Bull

The Execution of Private Slovik

The Execution of Private Slovik

1974

as Father Stafford

White Lightning

White Lightning

1973

as Sheriff J.C. Connors

Dying Room Only

Dying Room Only

1973

as Tom King

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

as Det. Dan Corrigan

The Last American Hero

The Last American Hero

1973

as Hackel

Deliverance

Deliverance

1972

as Bobby Trippe

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

as Tector Crites

Footsteps

Footsteps

1972

as Frank Powell

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Stanley Bolander

Episodes: 33

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

The Boys

as Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 20, 1993

Roseanne

as Ed Conner

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 18, 1988

Streets of Laredo

as Judge Roy Bean

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 12, 1995

Robert Kennedy & His Times

as J. Edgar Hoover

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 27, 1985

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Diomed

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 06, 1984

Celebrity

as Otto Leo

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 1984

Highway to Heaven

as Bill Cassidy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

Gulliver's Travels

as Farmer Grultrad

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 04, 1996

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as Rep. Leo Ryan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 15, 1980

The Rockford Files

as Leon Fielder

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

M*A*S*H

as Colonel Hollister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dr. David Lowry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Hawaii Five-O

as Caldwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Streets of San Francisco

as Eddie Boggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Gunsmoke

as Karp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Larry Broome

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

The Golden Palace

as Tad Hollingsworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1992

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

The Waltons

as Curtis Norton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Nashville 99

as Randy Blair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1977

Law & Order

as Malcolm Reynolds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Murder, She Wrote

as Roy Gunderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Petrocelli

as Gage

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

The Rockford Files

as Al Brennan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

NBC Special Treat

as Big Henry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1975

Kojak

as Det. Dan Corrigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Go On

as Coach Spence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 08, 2012

Delvecchio

as Wakefield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1976

Szysznyk

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Aug 01, 1977

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1977

B.L. Stryker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 1989

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1988

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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