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Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty’s screen credits include Lotso (voice) in Toy Story 3, Arthur Jensen in Network, and Senator Charles F. Meachum in Shooter.
Born July 6, 1937† June 13, 2021 Louisville, Kentucky, USA5 movies on MoviHero
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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 …
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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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- 2014The Big AskOld Man Carl
- 2013Baggage ClaimMr. Donaldson
- 2012Casting BySelf
- 2011RampartHartshorn
- 2010The Killer Inside MeChester Conway
- 2009In the Electric MistTwinky LeMoyne
- 2007Charlie Wilson's WarDoc Long
- 2007The WalkerJack Delorean
- 2006Superman II: The Richard Donner CutOtis
- 2006The Making of 'Network'Self
- 2005Sweet LandHarmo
- 2004The Wool CapGigot's Father
- 2003Where the Red Fern GrowsSheriff Abe McConnell
- 2002ThunderpantsGen. Ed Sheppard
- 2002Roughing ItSlade
- 2001I Was a RatMudduck
- 2000Spring ForwardMurph
- 2000Homicide: The MovieStanley Bolander
- 1999LifeDexter Wilkins
- 1999Cookie's FortuneLester Boyle
- 1998He Got GameWarden Wyatt
- 1996The Curse of InfernoMoles Huddenel
- 1996Crazy HorseDr. McGillicuddy
- 1995The AffairCol. Banning
- 1995Just CauseMcNair
- 1995Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. TaggartSam Lawrence
- 1994Radioland MurdersGeneral Whalen
- 1994ReplikatorInsp. Victor Valiant
- 1993La Classe américaineFrédéric (archive footage)
- 1993Warren Oates: Across the BorderNarrator (voice)
- 1993RudyDaniel Ruettiger
- 1993Ed and His Dead MotherUncle Benny
- 1992LincolnDennis Hanks (voice)
- 1992T Bone N WeaselDoc Tatum
- 1992IllusionsLandlord
- 1992Earth and the American DreamReader (voice)
- 1992Prelude to a KissDr. Boyle
- 1992Blind VisionSgt. Logan
- 1992Trial: The Price of PassionScoot Shepard
- 1991Hear My SongJosef Locke
- 1991Angel SquareActor
- 1991Going UnderAdmiral Malice
- 1990Captain AmericaSam Kolawetz
- 1990The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside StoryEdward C. Acker
- 1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnDuke of Bridgewater
- 1990RepossessedErnest Weller
- 1990A Cry in the WildPilot
- 1990ChattahoocheeDr. Harwood
- 1990Big Bad JohnCharlie Mitchelle
- 1989SpyThomas Ludlow
- 1989Last Train HomeCornelius van Horne
- 1989Ministry of VengeanceRev. Bloor
- 1989Tennessee NightsCharlie Kiefer
- 1989Time TrackersHarry Orth
- 1989Physical EvidenceJames Nicks
- 1989Sex and Buttered PopcornSelf - Host
- 1988Purple People EaterGrandpa
- 1988Go Toward the LightGeorge
- 1988The PassageMatthew Bonner
- 1988Midnight CrossingEllis
- 1988The UnholyLt. Stern
- 1988Switching ChannelsRoy Ridnitz
- 1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelf
- 1988Shadows in the StormThelonious Pitt
- 1987The Trouble with SpiesHarry Lewis
- 1987Rolling VengeanceTiny Doyle
- 1987The Haunting of Barney PalmerCole Scholar
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolBorisov
- 1987Kiwi MagicActor
- 1986The Big EasyJack Kellom
- 1986Back to SchoolDean Martin
- 1985Hostage FlightArt Hofstadter
- 1985KonradMr. Thomas
- 1985Restless NativesBender
- 1985AnswersSenator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
- 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in FreedomRev. Mansfield French
- 1984Don't Ask Me, Ask GodSelf
- 1983TouchedHerbie
- 1983The Ballad of Gregorio CortezLynch Mob Leader
- 1983Stroker AceClyde Torkle
- 1983Kentucky WomanLuke Telford
- 1982The ToySydney Morehouse
- 1982RumpelstiltskinThe King
- 1982A Woman Called GoldaSen. Durward
- 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionBenjamin Hammett
- 1982Pray TVRev. Freddy Stone
- 1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'Self
- 1981All the Way HomeRalph Follet
- 1981Splendor in the GrassAce Stamper
- 1981The Violation of Sarah McDavidDr. Walter Keys
- 1981The Incredible Shrinking WomanDan Beame
- 1980Superman IIOtis
- 1980Friendly FireGene Mullen
- 1980HopscotchMyerson
- 1980All God's ChildrenMike Naponic
- 1980The American Success CompanyMr. Elliott
- 19791941Ward Douglas
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