Ned Beatty
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order
Malcolm Reynolds
1990
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. David Lowry
2000
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Roy Gunderson
1984
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
M*A*S*H
Colonel Hollister
1972
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Caldwell
1968
Series
The Waltons
Curtis Norton
1972
Series
The Rockford Files
Leon Fielder
1974
Series
The Rockford Files
Al Brennan
1974
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Stanley Bolander
1993
Series
Highway to Heaven
Bill Cassidy
1984
Film
Toy Story 3
Lotso (voice)
2010
Series
The Rookies
1972
Series
Gunsmoke
Karp
1955
Film
Rango
Mayor (voice)
2011
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Eddie Boggs
1972
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
The King
1982
Film
Shooter
Senator Charles F. Meachum
2007
Series
Petrocelli
Gage
1974
Film
Superman
Otis
1978
Series
Go On
Coach Spence
2012
Series
The Golden Palace
Tad Hollingsworth
1992
Series
Roseanne
Ed Conner
1988
Film
Superman II
Otis
1980
Film
Life
Dexter Wilkins
1999
Series
Delvecchio
Wakefield
1976
Film
The Big Bus
Shorty Scotty
1976
Film
Deliverance
Bobby Trippe
1972
Film
Network
Arthur Jensen
1976
Film
1941
Ward Douglas
1979
Series
B.L. Stryker
1989
Series
Gulliver's Travels
Farmer Grultrad
1996
Film
All the President's Men
Dardis
1976
Film
Rudy
Daniel Ruettiger
1993
Film
He Got Game
Warden Wyatt
1998
Series
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Rep. Leo Ryan
1980
Film
Charlie Wilson's War
Doc Long
2007
Film
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Edwards
1977
Film
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Otis
2006
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Baggage Claim
Mr. Donaldson
2013
Series
Streets of Laredo
Judge Roy Bean
1995
Film
Rampart
Hartshorn
2011
Film
Just Cause
McNair
1995
Series
The Last Days of Pompeii
Diomed
1984
Film
In the Electric Mist
Twinky LeMoyne
2009
Film
Back to School
Dean Martin
1986
Film
Captain America
Sam Kolawetz
1990
Film
Prelude to a Kiss
Dr. Boyle
1992
Film
The Big Easy
Jack Kellom
1986
Film
Repossessed
Ernest Weller
1990
Film
The Fourth Protocol
Borisov
1987
Film
Silver Streak
Bob Sweet
1976
Film
Physical Evidence
James Nicks
1989
Film
Nashville
Delbert Reese
1975
Film
The Killer Inside Me
Chester Conway
2010
Film
White Lightning
Sheriff J.C. Connors
1973
Series
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
1977
Series
Celebrity
Otto Leo
1984
Film
Friendly Fire
Gene Mullen
1980
Film
Gator
Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
1976
Film
Radioland Murders
General Whalen
1994
Szysznyk
1977
Film
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Dan Beame
1981
Film
Thunderpants
Gen. Ed Sheppard
2002
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self
1988
Series
Robert Kennedy & His Times
J. Edgar Hoover
1985
Series
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Ollie Thompson
1975
Film
Cookie's Fortune
Lester Boyle
1999
Film
Where the Red Fern Grows
Sheriff Abe McConnell
2003
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
The Toy
Sydney Morehouse
1982
Film
Sweet Land
Harmo
2005
Film
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Tector Crites
1972
Film
Homicide: The Movie
Stanley Bolander
2000
Film
Casting By
Self
2012
Film
Midnight Crossing
Ellis
1988
Film
Hopscotch
Myerson
1980
The Boys
Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
1993
Film
Stroker Ace
Clyde Torkle
1983
Film
Go Toward the Light
George
1988
Film
Switching Channels
Roy Ridnitz
1988
Film
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Narrator (voice)
1993
NBC Special Treat
Big Henry
1975
Film
Crazy Horse
Dr. McGillicuddy
1996
Film
Gray Lady Down
Mickey
1978
Film
Ministry of Vengeance
Rev. Bloor
1989
Film
Rolling Vengeance
Tiny Doyle
1987
Film
The Affair
Col. Banning
1995
Film
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Ollie Thompson
1975
Film
La Classe américaine
Frédéric (archive footage)
1993
Film
Chattahoochee
Dr. Harwood
1990
Film
Roughing It
Slade
2002
Film
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
Film
Wise Blood
Hoover Shoates
1979
Film
Hear My Song
Josef Locke
1991
Film
The Wool Cap
Gigot's Father
2004
Film
The Unholy
Lt. Stern
1988
Film
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Dr. Walter Keys
1981
Film
The Last American Hero
Hackel
1973
Film
Ed and His Dead Mother
Uncle Benny
1993
Film
Blind Vision
Sgt. Logan
1992
Film
The Deadly Tower
Allan Crum
1975
Series
Nashville 99
Randy Blair
1977
Film
Mikey and Nicky
Kinney
1976
Film
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Det. Dan Corrigan
1973
Film
A Cry in the Wild
Pilot
1990
Film
T Bone N Weasel
Doc Tatum
1992
Film
Splendor in the Grass
Ace Stamper
1981
Film
Dying Room Only
Tom King
1973
Film
Going Under
Admiral Malice
1991
Film
The Trouble with Spies
Harry Lewis
1987
Lincoln
Dennis Hanks (voice)
1992
Film
The Walker
Jack Delorean
2007
Film
The Execution of Private Slovik
Father Stafford
1974
Film
Restless Natives
Bender
1985
Film
Replikator
Insp. Victor Valiant
1994
Film
I Was a Rat
Mudduck
2001
Film
Tail Gunner Joe
Sylvester
1977
Series
A Woman Called Golda
Senator Durward
1982
Film
Purple People Eater
Grandpa
1988
Film
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Rev. Mansfield French
1985
Film
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
1982
Film
The Big Ask
Old Man Carl
2014
Film
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
Edward C. Acker
1990
Film
Touched
Herbie
1983
Film
Footsteps
Frank Powell
1972
Film
Spy
Thomas Ludlow
1989
Film
Pray TV
Rev. Freddy Stone
1982
Film
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Duke of Bridgewater
1990
Film
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Lynch Mob Leader
1983
Film
Konrad
Mr. Thomas
1985
Film
The American Success Company
Mr. Elliott
1980
Film
A Woman Called Golda
Sen. Durward
1982
Film
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Sam Lawrence
1995
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
Self
1988
Film
Hostage Flight
Art Hofstadter
1985
Film
All God's Children
Mike Naponic
1980
Film
Answers
Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
1985
Film
The Curse of Inferno
Moles Huddenel
1996
Film
Alambrista!
Anglo Coyote
1977
Film
Tennessee Nights
Charlie Kiefer
1989
Film
Last Train Home
Cornelius van Horne
1989
Film
Trial: The Price of Passion
Scoot Shepard
1992
Film
Big Bad John
Charlie Mitchelle
1990
Film
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Benjamin Hammett
1982
Film
The Making of 'Network'
Self
2006
Film
Rumpelstiltskin
The King
1982
Film
All the Way Home
Ralph Follet
1981
Film
A Question of Love
Dwayne Stabler
1978
Film
Kentucky Woman
Luke Telford
1983
Film
Angel Square
1991
Film
Illusions
Landlord
1992
Film
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Country Bull
1975
Film
Time Trackers
Harry Orth
1989
Film
After the Rain
Matthew Bonner
1988
Film
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Deams
1973
Film
Spring Forward
Murph
2000
Film
Our Town
Dr. Gibbs
1977
Film
Lucan
Larry MacElwaine
1977
Film
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Self
1984
Film
The Great Bank Hoax
Julius Taggart
1978
Film
Promises in the Dark
Bud Koenig
1979
Film
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
Self
1972
Film
Shadows in the Storm
Thelonious Pitt
1988
Film
The Gardener's Son
Pinky
1977
Film
Kiwi Magic
1987
Film
The Haunting of Barney Palmer
Cole Scholar
1987
Film
Sex and Buttered Popcorn
Self - Host
1989
Fat Monroe
Fat Monroe