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Ned Beatty
Beatty at the42nd Primetime Emmy Awardsin 1990
Born
Ned Thomas Beatty

(1937-07-06)July 6, 1937
DiedJune 13, 2021(2021-06-13)(aged 83)
Los Angeles,California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2013
Spouses
  • Walta Chandler
    (m.1959;div.1968)
  • Belinda Rowley
    (m.1971;div.1979)
  • Dorothy Lindsay
    (m.1979;div.1998)
  • Sandra Johnson
    (m.1999)
Children8

Ned Thomas Beatty(July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 films. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest actor in Hollywood".[1][2]His film appearances includedDeliverance(1972),White Lightning(1973),All the President's Men(1976),Network(1976),Superman(1978),Superman II(1980),Back to School(1986),Rudy(1993),Shooter(2007),Toy Story 3(2010), andRango(2011). He also had the series regular role ofStanley Bolanderin the first three seasons of the hit NBC TV dramaHomicide: Life on the Street.

Beatty was nominated for anAcademy Award,twoEmmy Awards,anMTV Movie Award for Best Villain,and aGolden Globe Award;he also won aDrama Desk Award.

Early life

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Beatty was born on July 6, 1937, inLouisville, Kentucky,[3]to Margaret (néeFortney) and Charles William Beatty.[4][5]He had an older sister, Mary.[6]In 1947, Beatty began singing ingospelandbarbershop quartetsinSt. Matthews, Kentucky,and at his local church. He graduated fromEastern High Schooland subsequently received a scholarship to sing in thea cappellachoir atTransylvania UniversityinLexington, Kentucky;he attended but did not graduate.[4]

In 1956, Beatty made his stage debut at age 19, appearing inWilderness Road,an outdoor-historical pageant located inBerea, Kentucky.During his first ten years of theater, he worked atBarter TheatreinAbingdon, Virginia,the State Theatre of Virginia. Returning to Kentucky, Beatty worked in the Louisville area through the mid-1960s, at the Clarksville Little Theater (Indiana) and the newly foundedActors Theater of Louisville.His time at the latter included a run asWilly LomaninDeath of a Salesmanin 1966.

Career

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Throughout his career, Beatty had no regrets about mostly only playing supporting roles: "[Leading roles] are more trouble than they're worth. I feel sorry for people in a star position. It's unnatural".[7]

1970s

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Ned Beatty with Susan Lanier and Olivia Cole from the short-lived television programSzysznykin 1977

In 1972, Beatty made his film debut as Bobby Trippe inDeliverance,starringJon VoightandBurt Reynolds,and set in northernGeorgia.Beatty's character is forced to strip at gunpoint by two mountain men who humiliate and rape him, a scene so shocking that it is still referred to as a screen milestone.[8][9]Beatty admitted that most of the people who worked on the film did not want to do that scene, but it was an important one.[7]The film was the fifth highest grossing that year, and also featuredDuelling Banjosas its theme tune, which went on to be a number one hit record. In 1972, he also appeared inThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,a western withPaul Newman.[10]

In 1973, Beatty had roles inThe Thief Who Came to Dinner,The Last American Hero,andWhite Lightning.The latter film reunited Beatty with hisDeliveranceco-starBurt Reynolds.[11]He also appeared in an episode of the TV seriesThe Waltonsthat year, as well as the TV movieThe Marcus-Nelson Murders,which was the pilot for the seriesKojak.[12]The next year, he appeared in the televisionminiseriesThe Execution of Private Slovikand in the two-part episode ofThe Rockford Files,"Profit and Loss".[12]In 1975, he appeared inW.W. and the Dixie Dancekings,in Robert Altman'sNashville,[13]and as Colonel Hollister in theM*A*S*Hepisode, "Dear Peggy".[10]He appeared in the NBC-TV movieAttack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klanas Deputy Sheriff Ollie Thompson (1975). Beatty also made an appearance onGunsmokein "The Hiders" episode in 1975.

Beatty received his onlyAcademy Awardnomination, forBest Supporting Actorcategory for the acclaimed filmNetwork(1976), portraying a television network's bombastic but shrewd chairman of the board who convinces the mad Howard Beale character (portrayed byPeter Finch) that corporation-led global dehumanization is not only inevitable, but is also a good thing. Neither Beatty norWilliam Holden,who shared the lead role with Finch, won an Oscar. The other three acting awards besides the best supporting actor category were swept byNetworkperformers:Best ActorforPeter Finch,Best ActressforFaye Dunaway,andBest Supporting ActressforBeatrice Straight.The Best Supporting Actor award went toJason Robardsfor his role inAll the President's Men,which also starred Beatty.[14]

In 1976, he also appeared inThe Big Bus,Silver Streak,andMikey and Nicky.[13]In 1977, he returned to work withJohn BoormaninExorcist II: The Heretic(1977), and appeared in "The Final Chapter", the first episode of the television seriesQuinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected.[citation needed]During 1977-78, he starred in the short-lived sitcomSzysznykon CBS.[10]

In 1978, Beatty appeared inGray Lady Down(1978), a drama aboard a submarine starringCharlton Heston.The film is significant chiefly for being the screen debut ofChristopher Reeve,Beatty's future costar. Later that year, Beatty was cast byRichard Donnerto portrayLex Luthor's inept henchman Otis inSuperman: The Movie(1978), as he would in the1980 sequel,where we see his character being left behind in prison. He received his first nomination forEmmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Specialfor the television seriesFriendly Fire(1979). In 1979, he was also seen inWise Blood,directed byJohn Huston,and1941,directed bySteven Spielberg.[12]

1980s

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In 1980, Beatty appeared inRonald Neame's filmHopscotchwithWalter Matthau.In 1981, Beatty appeared in the comedy/science fiction filmThe Incredible Shrinking Woman,directed byJoel Schumacherand starringLily Tomlin.In 1982, Beatty returned to work withRichard DonnerandRichard Pryorin the comedyThe Toy.Beatty worked withBurt Reynoldsagain in the auto-racing farceStroker Ace(1983).[11]

In the middle of the 1980s, Beatty appeared in the comedy filmRestless Natives(1985), directed byMichael Hoffman.By the end of the 1980s, Beatty appeared in another comedy film, as the academic "Dean Martin" inBack to School(1986), starringRodney Dangerfield.He played a corrupt cop in the 1987 American neo-noir crime filmThe Big Easy,directed byJim McBrideand starringDennis Quaid,and continued with a spy drama,The Fourth Protocol(1987), oppositeMichael CaineandPierce Brosnan.

In 1988, Beatty appeared with the main character Thelonious Pitt inShadows in the Storm,and reunited withBurt ReynoldsandChristopher Reevefor the comedy filmSwitching Channels,his fifth time in a movie with Reynolds.[11]He appeared inPurple People Eater(1988), portraying a simple grandfather. In 1989, Beatty madeChattahoochee,portraying Dr. Harwood. He had a recurring role as the father ofJohn Goodman's characterDan Conneron the TV comedy seriesRoseanne(1989–1994).

1990s

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Beatty at the 1990 Annual Emmy Awards

Entering the 1990s, Beatty gained his third nomination for anEmmy AwardforOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Specialcategory forLast Train Home(1990). A year later, he appeared in the British filmHear My Song(1991), in which he portrayed tenorJosef Locke,for which he was nominated for aGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.[15]

In 1990, Beatty worked again withLinda BlairinRepossessed(1990), a spoof ofThe Exorcist.He appeared in theMarvel Comicssuperhero adventureCaptain America(1990). He portrayed the father of the bride inPrelude to a Kiss(1992), oppositeMeg RyanandAlec Baldwin.In 1993, he appeared in the true story based filmRudy,playing aNotre Dame Fighting Irishfootball fan whose son, against all odds, makes the school's football team. In 1992, he playedBlanche Devereaux's developmentally disabled older brother in the TV showThe Golden Palace.Beatty starred in the television seriesHomicide: Life on the Streetas DetectiveStanley Bolanderfor its first three seasons (1993–1995).[citation needed]

Beatty made the 1994 science-fiction filmReplikator(1994) and mystery-comedyRadioland Murders.In 1995, he worked withSean ConneryandLaurence Fishburnein thethrillerJust Cause.He appeared asJudge Roy Beanin the TV miniseries adaptation ofLarry McMurtry's western novel,Streets of Laredo(1995).David FincherandAndrew Kevin Walkerwanted Beatty to play John Doe inSeven(1995), because of his resemblance to the 1969 composite sketch of theZodiac Killer;Beatty declined, describing the script as the "most evil thing I've ever read."[16]He appeared in a 1998 sports-drama film written and directed bySpike Leeand starringDenzel Washington,He Got Game.In 1999, Beatty returned to work withCookie's Fortune,Life,andSpring Forward.[citation needed]

Beatty in 1996

2000s

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In the beginning of the 2000s, he was a member of the original cast of the television police drama reunion filmHomicide: The Movie(2000), reprising his role of DetectiveStanley Bolander.In 2002, he appeared inPeter Hewitt's filmThunderpants.In 2003, he portrayed a simple sheriff inWhere the Red Fern Grows.

Beatty also enjoyed a career as a stage actor, including a run in theBroadwayand London productions ofCat on a Hot Tin RoofwithBrendan FraserandFrances O'Connor.He won aDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Playfor playing Big Daddy in a production ofCat on a Hot Tin Roof.[17][18]

In the middle of the 2000s, Beatty appeared in the television filmThe Wool Cap(2004) withWilliam H. Macy,and in 2005, in an American independent film directed and written byAli Selim,Sweet Land.In March 2006, Beatty received theRiverRun International Film Festival's "Master of Cinema" Award (the highest honor of the festival), inWinston-Salem, North Carolina.

At the end of the 2000s, Beatty portrayed a corrupt U.S. Senator in the film version ofStephen Hunter's novelPoint of ImpactretitledShooter(2007), directed byAntoine Fuquaand starringMark Wahlberg,Michael Peña,andDanny Glover;in a drama film written and directed byPaul Schrader,The Walker(2007), and as the honorable U.S. CongressmanDoc Longin the true storyCharlie Wilson's War(2007), withTom HanksandJulia Roberts,directed byMike Nichols.He also worked withTommy Lee Jonesin the thrillerIn the Electric Mist(2009).

2010s

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In 2010, Beatty starred in the thrillerThe Killer Inside Me(2010), which was part of theSundance Film Festival.[19]He also voicedLots-O'-Huggin' Bearin the 2010 Disney/Pixar filmToy Story 3(2010) oppositeCharlie Wilson's WarcostarTom Hanks,who was reprising his role ofWoodyfrom the first two films.[13]In 2011, Beatty worked with actorJohnny Deppand directorGore Verbinskiin the animated filmRango(2011),[20]playing the role of Tortoise John.[15]He appeared briefly in the filmFunny Guyand in the filmRampart(2011), oppositeWoody Harrelson,which is set in 1999 Los Angeles. Beatty's final television appearance was in sitcom television seriesGo On(2013), starringMatthew Perry.[21]

Beatty's next film wasThe Big Ask(2013), a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. The film featuredGillian Jacobs,Zachary Knighton,David Krumholtz,Melanie Lynskey,Ahna O'Reilly,andJason Ritter,and was directed by his son Thomas Beatty and Rebecca Fishman. His other next movie wasBaggage Claim(2013), an American comedy film directed byDavid E. Talbertand written by Talbert based on his book of the same name, oppositePaula Patton,Adam Brody,Djimon Hounsou,Taye Diggs,Christina MilianandDerek Luke,which was also Beatty's final film role before his retirement.[13]

Personal life and death

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Beatty in 2006

Beatty was married four times. His first wife was Walta Chandler; they were married from 1959 until 1968 and had four children.[22]His second wife was actress Belinda Rowley; they were married from 1971 to 1979 and had two children.[22]His third wife was Dorothy Adams "Tinker" Lindsay; they were married from June 28, 1979, to March 1998 and had two children.[22]His fourth wife was Sandra Johnson; they were married on November 20, 1999, and lived in Los Angeles, California.[22]They also maintained a residence inKarlstad, Minnesota.[22]

Beatty was not related to fellow Hollywood starWarren Beatty,also born in 1937. When asked if they were related, Beatty had been known to joke that Warren was his "illegitimate uncle".[23]

On June 29, 2012, Beatty attended a 40th anniversary screening ofDeliveranceat Warner Bros., withBurt Reynolds,Ronny CoxandJon Voight.[24][25]

He supportedJesse Jackson's1988 presidential campaign.[26]

Beatty died ofnatural causesat his home in Los Angeles, on June 13, 2021, at the age of 83, three weeks before his 84th birthday.[27][28][29]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Films Role Notes
1972 Deliverance Bobby Trippe
1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Tector Crites
1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner Deams
1973 The Last American Hero Hackel
1973 White Lightning Sheriff J.C. Connors
1975 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 'Country Bull' Jenkins
1975 Nashville Delbert Reese
1976 All the President's Men Martin Dardis
1976 The Big Bus Scotty 'Shorty Scotty'
1976 Network Arthur Jensen Nominated –Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1976 Silver Streak FBI Agent Bob Stevens / Bob Sweet
1976 Mikey and Nicky Kinney
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic Edwards
1977 Alambrista! Anglo Coyote
1978 Gray Lady Down Mickey
1978 The Great Bank Hoax Julius Taggart
1978 Superman Otis
1979 Promises in the Dark Bud Koenig
1979 Wise Blood Hoover Shoates
1979 1941 Ward Douglas
1980 The American Success Company Mr. Elliott
1980 Hopscotch G.P. "See you next Tuesday" Myerson
1980 Superman II Otis
1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman Dan Beame
1982 The Toy Sydney Morehouse
1982 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Lynch Mob Leader
1983 Stroker Ace Clyde Torkle
1983 Touched Herbie
1985 Restless Natives Bender
1986 Back to School Dean David Martin
1987 The Big Easy Jack Kellom
1987 The Fourth Protocol General Pavel Borisov
1987 Rolling Vengeance 'Tiny' Doyle
1987 The Trouble with Spies Harry Lewis
1988 Shadows in the Storm Thelonious Pitt
1988 Switching Channels Roy Ridnitz
1988 The Unholy Lieutenant Stern
1988 Midnight Crossing Ellis
1988 After the Rain Kozen
1988 Purple People Eater Sam Johnson
1989 Time Trackers Harry Orth
1989 Physical Evidence James Nicks
1989 Tennessee Nights Charlie Kiefer
1989 Chattahoochee Dr. Harwood
1989 Ministry of Vengeance Reverend Bloor
1990 Going Under Admiral Malice
1990 Big Bad John Charlie Mitchelle
1990 Angel Square Officer Ozzie O'Driscoll
1990 A Cry in the Wild Jake Holcomb
1990 Repossessed Ernest Weller
1990 Fat Monroe Fat Monroe Short
1990 Captain America Sam Kolawetz
1991 Hear My Song Josef Locke Nominated –Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[15]
1992 Blind Vision Sergeant Logan
1992 Prelude to a Kiss Dr. Boyle
1993 Warren Oates: Across the Border Narrator Documentary
1993 Rudy Daniel Ruettiger,Sr.
1993 Ed and His Dead Mother Uncle Benny
1994 Replikator Inspector Victor Valiant
1994 Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart Unknown
1994 Radioland Murders General Walt Whalen
1995 The Affair Colonel Banning
1995 Just Cause McNair
1997 The Curse of Inferno Moles Huddenel
1998 He Got Game Warden Wyatt
1999 Cookie's Fortune Lester Boyle
1999 Life Dexter Wilkins
2000 Spring Forward Murph
2002 This Beautiful Life Bum
2002 Thunderpants General Ed Sheppard
2003 Where the Red Fern Grows Sheriff Abe McConnell
2005 Sweet Land Harmo
2007 Shooter Senator Charles F. Meachum
2007 The Walker Jack Delorean
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Clarence 'Doc' Long
2009 In the Electric Mist Twinky LeMoyne
2010 The Killer Inside Me Chester Conway
2010 Toy Story 3 Lotso Voice[30]
IGN Awardfor Favorite Villain[31]
Nominated—IGN Movie Awardfor Best Ensemble Cast[32]
Nominated –MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[15]
2011 Rango Tortoise John Voice[30]
2011 Rampart Hartshorn
2013 The Big Ask Old Man Carl
2013 Baggage Claim Mr. Donaldson Final film role

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1972 Footsteps Frank Powell Television film
1973 The Waltons Curtis Norton Episode: "The Bicycle"[33]
1973 Kojak Det. Dan Corrigan Episode: "The Marcus-Nelson Murders"
1973 Dying Room Only Tom King Television film
1974 The Rockford Files Leon Fielding Episode: "Profit and Loss"
1974 The Execution of Private Slovik Father Stafford Television film
1975 Lucas Tanner Harold Ogden Episode: "A Touch of Bribery"
1975 The Deadly Tower Allan Crum Television film
1975 M*A*S*H Colonel Hollister Episode: "Dear Peggy"
1975 Gunsmoke Karp Episode: "The Hiders"[33]
1975 Petrocelli Gage Episode: "Death Ride"[33]
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan Deputy Sheriff Ollie Thompson Television film
1975 The Rookies Frank Forest Episode: "Shadow of a Man"[33]
1976 Hunter Lt. Kluba Unaired pilot for 1977 series
1976 Hawaii Five-O Keith Caldwell Episode: "Oldest Profession - Latest Price"[33]
1976 NBC Special Treat Big Henry Episode: "Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid"[33]
1977 Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected McClaskey Episode: "The Final Chapter"[33]
1977 Tail Gunner Joe Sylvester Television film
1977 The Streets of San Francisco Eddie Boggs Episode: "Hang Tough"[33]
1977 Delvecchio Wakefield Episode: "The Madness Within" parts 1 and 2[33]
1977 Nashville 99 Randy Blair Episode: "Sing Me a Song to Die By"[33]
1977 Lucan Larry MacElwaine Television film[33]
1977 Visions Anglo Coyote / Pinky 2 episodes[33]
1977–1978 Szysznyk Nick Szysznyk 15 episodes[33]
1978 A Question of Love Dwayne Stabler Television film
1979 Friendly Fire Gene Mullen Nominated –Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Congressman Leo Ryan Television film
1981 The Violation of Sarah McDavid Dr. Walter Keys Television film
1981 Splendor in the Grass Ace Stamper Television film
1982 A Woman Called Golda Senator Durward Television film
1982 Faerie Tale Theatre The King Episode: "Rumpelstiltskin"
1983 Kentucky Woman Luke Telford Television film
1984 The Last Days of Pompeii Diomed Miniseries
1984 The Haunting of Barney Palmer Cole Scholar Television film
1984 Murder, She Wrote Chief Roy Gunderson Episode: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes"
1984 Celebrity Otto Leo Miniseries
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Larry Broome Episode: "Pilot"; segment: "Incident in a Small Jail"
1985 Robert Kennedy and His Times J. Edgar Hoover Miniseries
1985 Konrad Mr. Thomas Television film
1985 Hostage Flight Art Hofstadter Television film
1985-1986 Highway to Heaven Bill Cassidy / Willy The Waver / Melvin Rich 2 episodes
1987 Dolly John Pacer 1 episode
1988 Go Toward the Light George Television film
1989 Spy Thomas Ludlow Television film
1989–1994 Roseanne Ed Conner 6 episodes[10][34]
1989 Last Train Home Cornelius van Horne Nominated –Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1989 B.L. Stryker Ryan Quinn Episode: "The King of Jazz"
1990 It's Garry Shandling's Show Himself Episode: "The Wedding Show"
1990 The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story Edward C. Acker Television film
1992 Road to Avonlea Wally Higgins Episode: "The Calamitous Courting of Hetty King"[33]
1992 Trial: The Price of Passion Scoot Shepard Television film
1992 Illusions George Willoughby Television film
1993 The Golden Palace Tad Hollingsworth Episode: "Tad"
1993 The Boys Herbert Francis "Bert" Greenblatt 6 episodes[10]
1993–1995 Homicide: Life on the Street Stanley Bolander 33 episodes
1995 Streets of Laredo JudgeRoy Bean Miniseries
1996 Crazy Horse Dr. Valentine McGillicuddy Television film
1996 Gulliver's Travels Farmer Grultrud "Part 1"
1999 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel Tony Television film
2000 The Wilgus Stories Fat Monroe Television film
2000 Homicide: The Movie Stanley Bolander Television film
2001 I Was a Rat Mudduck Miniseries
2002 Roughing It Slade Television film
2004 The Wool Cap Mr. Gigot Television film
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. David Lowry Episode: "Sweet Jane"[35]
2008 Law & Order Judge Malcolm Reynolds Episode: "Zero"
2013 Go On Coach Spence Episode: "Go Deep"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine Sheriff Francis Wompler Appears in live action video sequences[36]
2010 Toy Story 3: The Video Game Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear Voice

Theater

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Year Title Role Notes
1968 The Great White Hope Various Replacement
2004 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Big Daddy Pollitt Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1976 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Network Nominated [37]
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Won [38]
1991 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Hear My Song Nominated [39]
2011 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Villain Toy Story 3 Nominated [18]
1979 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special Friendly Fire Nominated [40]
1990 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Last Train Home Nominated

See also

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