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Aliases: Ned Thomas Beatty

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Movie Involvements: 92

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ned Beatty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Malcolm Reynolds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) Dr. David Lowry
The Rockford Files
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7

The Rockford Files

(1974) Al Brennan
Hawaii Five-O
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7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Keith Caldwell
Homicide: Life on the Street
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8

Homicide: Life on the Street

(1993) Stanley Bolander
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Roy Gunderson
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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7

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1985) Larry Broome
Kojak
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7

Kojak

(1973) Det. Dan Corrigan

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2014 Old Man Carl
Self (archive footage)
2013 Mr. Donaldson
2012 Self
2011 Hartshorn
Mayor (voice)
2010 Lotso (voice)
Chester Conway
2009 Twinky LeMoyne
2007 Doc Long
Senator Charles F. Meachum
Jack Delorean
2006 Otis
Self (archive footage)
Self
2005 Harmo
2004 Gigot's Father
2003 Sheriff Abe McConnell
2002 Gen. Ed Sheppard
Slade
2001 Mudduck
2000 Murph
Dr. David Lowry
Stanley Bolander
1999 Dexter Wilkins
Lester Boyle
1998 Warden Wyatt
1996 Moles Huddenel
N/A
Dr. McGillicuddy
Farmer Grultrad
1995 Judge Roy Bean
Col. Banning
Sam Lawrence
McNair
1994 General Whalen
Self
Insp. Victor Valiant
1993 Frédéric (archive footage)
Narrator
Daniel Ruettiger
Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
Uncle Benny
Landlord
Stanley Bolander
1992 Dennis Hanks (voice)
Doc Tatum
Reader (voice)
Tad Hollingsworth
Dr. Boyle
Sgt. Logan
Scoot Shepard
1991 Josef Locke
Charlie Kiefer
N/A
Admiral Malice
1990 Sam Kolawetz
Edward C. Acker
Duke of Bridgewater
Ernest Weller
Malcolm Reynolds
Pilot
Dr. Harwood
Charlie Mitchelle
1989 Thomas Ludlow
Cornelius van Horne
Rev. Bloor
Harry Orth
N/A
James Nicks
Himself - Host
1988 Grandpa
George
Ed Conner
Matthew Bonner
Ellis
Lt. Stern
Roy Ridnitz
Self
Thelonious Pitt
1987 Harry Lewis
Tiny Doyle
Cole Scholar
Borisov
1986 Jack Kellom
Dean Martin
1985 Art Hofstadter
Mr. Thomas
Larry Broome
Bender
Reverend Mansfield French
J. Edgar Hoover
Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
1984 Roy Gunderson
N/A
Diomed
Otto Leo
1983 Herbie
Lynch Mob Leader
Clyde Torkle
Luke Telford
1982 Sydney Morehouse
The King
The King
Sen. Durward
Benjamin Hammett
Rev. Freddy Stone
1981 Ralph Follet
Ace Stamper
Dr. Walter Keys
Dan Beame
1980 Otis
Gene Mullen
Myerson
Mike Naponic
Rep. Leo Ryan
Mr. Elliott
Himself
1979 Ward Douglas
Bud Koenig
Hoover Shoates
1978 Otis
Dwayne Stabler
Julius Taggart
Mickey
1977 Anglo Coyote
N/A
N/A
Edwards
Dr. Gibbs
Larry MacElwaine
Randy Blair
Sylvester
N/A
Pinky
1976 Kinney
Bob Sweet
Arthur Jensen
Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
Shorty Scotty
Dardis
1975 Allan Crum
Delbert Reese
Country Bull
Ollie Thompson
1974 Leon Fielder
Al Brennan
N/A
Father Stafford
1973 Det. Dan Corrigan
Tom King
Sheriff J.C. Connors
Hackel
Det. Dan Corrigan
Deams
1972 Tector Crites
Frank Powell
N/A
Colonel Hollister
N/A
N/A
Bobby Trippe
1968 Keith Caldwell
1955 Karp
Year Character Movie/Tv

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