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Ned Beatty

Acting Born Jul 6, 1937 Louisville, Kentucky, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

Law & Order

as Malcolm Reynolds

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dr. David Lowry

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Murder, She Wrote

as Roy Gunderson
Film

Toy Story 3

as Lotso (voice)

Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Malcolm Reynolds
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Dr. David Lowry
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Roy Gunderson
  • Toy Story 3 (2010) as Lotso (voice)
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Caldwell
  • The Waltons (1972) as Curtis Norton
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • M*A*S*H (1972) as Colonel Hollister
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Stanley Bolander
  • The Rockford Files (1974) as Leon Fielder
  • The Rockford Files (1974) as Al Brennan
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Karp
  • Highway to Heaven (1984) as Bill Cassidy
  • The Rookies (1972)
  • Rango (2011) as Mayor (voice)
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as The King
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Eddie Boggs
  • Shooter (2007) as Senator Charles F. Meachum
  • Superman (1978) as Otis
  • Petrocelli (1974) as Gage
  • The Golden Palace (1992) as Tad Hollingsworth
  • Go On (2012) as Coach Spence
  • Superman II (1980) as Otis