Ned Beatty

Biography

Ned Beatty was an American actor whose career spanned five decades and more than 160 film and television roles, earning him a reputation as one of the busiest actors in Hollywood. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he began performing on stage in 1956 and later worked at the Barter Theatre and Actors Theater of Louisville. He made his film debut in Deliverance (1972), then appeared in Nashville (1975), All the President's Men (1976), and Network (1976), the last earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He played Otis in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), and later appeared in Back to School (1986), Rudy (1993), Shooter (2007), and voiced characters in Toy Story 3 (2010) and Rango (2011). On television, he was a regular on Homicide: Life on the Street. He was nominated for two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe, and won a Drama Desk Award for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He died in 2021.

83years old at death

Born July 6, 1937Louisville
Died June 13, 2021Los Angeles
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Ned Thomas Beatty and Edward Thomas Beatty

Movie Career

Films: 65
Career span: 41 years1972 to 2013

Genres

Drama54%, 35 films
Comedy46%, 30 films
Crime23%, 15 films
Action20%, 13 films
Adventure14%, 9 films

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A role that slipped away
Ned Beatty turned down the role of John Doe in David Fincher's Seven, a part offered because he resembled the 1969 Zodiac Killer composite sketch; he called the script the most evil thing he had ever read.
First role
Beatty's first stage role came in 1956, when he was 19, in Wilderness Road, an outdoor historical pageant staged in Berea, Kentucky.

Ned Beatty movies on Netflix

Baggage Claim2013IMDb rating 5.1as Mr. Donaldson
The Big Ask2013IMDb rating 4.8as Old Man Carl
Rampart2011IMDb rating 5.8as Hartshorn
Rango2011IMDb rating 7.3as Mayor (voice)
The Killer Inside Me2010IMDb rating 6.1as Chester Conway
Toy Story 32010IMDb rating 8.3as Lotso (voice)
In the Electric Mist2009IMDb rating 6.1as Twinky LeMoyne
Shooter2007IMDb rating 7.2as Senator Charles F. Meachum
The Walker2007IMDb rating 5.8as Jack Delorean
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5as Otis
Sweet Land2005IMDb rating 7.1as Harmo
Where the Red Fern Grows2003IMDb rating 6.4as Sheriff Abe McConnell
Thunderpants2002IMDb rating 3.8as Gen. Ed Sheppard
Homicide: The Movie2000IMDb rating 7.7as Stanley Bolander
Cookie's Fortune1999IMDb rating 6.8as Lester Boyle
Life1999IMDb rating 6.8as Dexter Wilkins
He Got Game1998IMDb rating 6.9as Warden Wyatt
Just Cause1995IMDb rating 6.4as McNair
Radioland Murders1994IMDb rating 6.2as General Whalen
Replikator1994IMDb rating 2.9as Inspector Victor Valiant
Ed and His Dead Mother1993IMDb rating 6.0as Uncle Benny
La Classe américaine1993IMDb rating 7.8as Frederic
Rudy1993IMDb rating 7.5as Daniel Ruettiger
Prelude to a Kiss1992IMDb rating 5.6as Dr. Boyle
Going Under1991IMDb rating 3.5as Admiral Malice
Hear My Song1991IMDb rating 7.0as Josef Locke
A Cry in the Wild1990IMDb rating 5.8as Pilot
Captain America1990IMDb rating 3.3as Sam Kolawetz
Repossessed1990IMDb rating 4.8as Ernest Weller
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story1990IMDb rating 6.6as Edward C. Acker
Chattahoochee1989IMDb rating 6.3as Dr. Harwood
Physical Evidence1989IMDb rating 5.2as James Nicks
Midnight Crossing1988IMDb rating 4.7as Ellis
Switching Channels1988IMDb rating 5.9as Roy Ridnitz
The Unholy1988IMDb rating 5.1as Lt. Stern
The Fourth Protocol1987IMDb rating 6.5as Borisov
The Trouble with Spies1987IMDb rating 4.4as Harry Lewis
Back to School1986IMDb rating 6.7as Dean Martin
The Big Easy1986IMDb rating 6.5as Jack Kellom
Restless Natives1985IMDb rating 6.8as Bender
Stroker Ace1983IMDb rating 5.0as Clyde Torkle
A Woman Called Golda1982IMDb rating 7.4as Sen. Durward
The Toy1982IMDb rating 5.8as Mr. Morehouse
The Incredible Shrinking Woman1981IMDb rating 5.5as Dan Beame
Hopscotch1980IMDb rating 7.1as Myerson
Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8as Otis
19411979IMDb rating 5.7as Ward Douglas
Friendly Fire1979IMDb rating 7.2as Gene Mullen
Wise Blood1979IMDb rating 6.9as Hoover Shoates
Gray Lady Down1978IMDb rating 6.2as Mickey
Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4as Otis
Exorcist II: The Heretic1977IMDb rating 3.8as Edwards
All the President's Men1976IMDb rating 7.9as Dardis
Mikey and Nicky1976IMDb rating 7.3as Kinney
Network1976IMDb rating 8.0as Arthur Jensen
Silver Streak1976IMDb rating 6.9as Sweet
The Big Bus1976IMDb rating 5.7as Shorty Scotty
Nashville1975IMDb rating 7.6as Delbert Reese
The Deadly Tower1975IMDb rating 6.7as Allan Crum
The Execution of Private Slovik1974IMDb rating 7.6as Father Stafford
The Last American Hero1973IMDb rating 6.4as Hackel
The Thief Who Came to Dinner1973IMDb rating 6.1as Deams
White Lightning1973IMDb rating 6.4as Sheriff J.C. Connors
Deliverance1972IMDb rating 7.6as Bobby
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean1972IMDb rating 6.8as Tector Crites

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Rango2011 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Mayorvoice
IMDb rating 7.3324K votes
Toy Story 32010 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Lotsovoice
IMDb rating 8.3991K votes
Deliverance1972as Bobby
IMDb rating 7.6130K votes
Superman1978as Otis
IMDb rating 7.4209K votes
Network1976as Arthur Jensen
IMDb rating 8.0188K votes
Rudy1993as Daniel Ruettiger
IMDb rating 7.576K votes
19411979as Ward Douglas
IMDb rating 5.740K votes
Superman II1980as Otis
IMDb rating 6.8125K votes

Most often with

Richard Donner directed four of these films, John Boorman two and Robert Altman two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Burt Reynolds

Christopher Reeve

Clifton James

Valerie Perrine

M. Emmet Walsh

Gene Hackman

Richard DonnerDirector, 4 films

John BoormanDirector, 2 films

Robert AltmanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Burt Reynolds5 films together, 1972 to 1989
Burt Reynolds's page
- Physical Evidence1989IMDb rating 5.2Beatty as James NicksReynolds as Joe Paris
- Switching Channels1988IMDb rating 5.9Beatty as Roy RidnitzReynolds as John L. Sullivan IV
- Stroker Ace1983IMDb rating 5.0Beatty as Clyde TorkleReynolds as Stroker Ace
- White Lightning1973IMDb rating 6.4Beatty as Sheriff J.C. ConnorsReynolds as Gator McKlusky
- Deliverance1972IMDb rating 7.6Beatty as BobbyReynolds as Lewis
Christopher Reeve5 films together, 1978 to 2006
Christopher Reeve's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5Beatty as OtisReeve as Clark Kent / Superman
- Switching Channels1988IMDb rating 5.9Beatty as Roy RidnitzReeve as Blaine Bingham
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8Beatty as OtisReeve as Superman / Clark Kent
- Gray Lady Down1978IMDb rating 6.2Beatty as MickeyReeve as Phillips
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4Beatty as OtisReeve as Superman / Clark Kent
Clifton James4 films together, 1975 to 2006
Clifton James's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5Beatty as OtisJames as Sheriff
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8Beatty as OtisJames as Sheriff
- Silver Streak1976IMDb rating 6.9Beatty as SweetJames as Sheriff Chauncey
- The Deadly Tower1975IMDb rating 6.7Beatty as Allan CrumJames as Capt. Fred Ambrose
Valerie Perrine4 films together, 1973 to 2006
Valerie Perrine's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5Beatty as OtisPerrine as Eve Teschmacher
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8Beatty as OtisPerrine as Eve Teschmacher
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4Beatty as OtisPerrine as Eve Teschmacher
- The Last American Hero1973IMDb rating 6.4Beatty as HackelPerrine as Marge
M. Emmet Walsh3 films together, 1976 to 1989
M. Emmet Walsh's page
- Chattahoochee1989IMDb rating 6.3Beatty as Dr. HarwoodWalsh as Morris
- Back to School1986IMDb rating 6.7Beatty as Dean MartinWalsh as Coach Turnbull
- Mikey and Nicky1976IMDb rating 7.3Beatty as KinneyWalsh as Bus Driver
Gene Hackman3 films together, 1978 to 2006
Gene Hackman's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5Beatty as OtisHackman as Lex Luthor
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8Beatty as OtisHackman as Lex Luthor
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4Beatty as OtisHackman as Lex Luthor
Richard DonnerDirector, 4 films, 1978 to 2006
All films by Richard Donner
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5Beatty as Otis
- The Toy1982IMDb rating 5.8Beatty as Mr. Morehouse
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8Beatty as Otis
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4Beatty as Otis
John BoormanDirector, 2 films, 1972 to 1977
All films by John Boorman
- Exorcist II: The Heretic1977IMDb rating 3.8Beatty as Edwards
- Deliverance1972IMDb rating 7.6Beatty as Bobby
Robert AltmanDirector, 2 films, 1975 to 1999
All films by Robert Altman
- Cookie's Fortune1999IMDb rating 6.8Beatty as Lester Boyle
- Nashville1975IMDb rating 7.6Beatty as Delbert Reese
Also three films together11 more actors
- Terence StampSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Jacqueline BissetLa Classe américaine (1993), The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
- Matt ClarkThe Execution of Private Slovik (1974), White Lightning (1973) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
- Ronny CoxCaptain America (1990), Gray Lady Down (1978) and Deliverance (1972)
- Bill McKinneyThe Execution of Private Slovik (1974), Deliverance (1972) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
- Henry GibsonSwitching Channels (1988), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) and Nashville (1975)
- Margot KidderSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Marc McClureSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Sarah DouglasSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Jackie CooperSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Jack O'HalloranSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
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