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Ned Beatty
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American actor (1937–2021)
Film & TV
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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).…
Known for
- The Big Ask — Old Man Carl2014
- Baggage Claim — Mr. Donaldson2013
- Casting By — Self2012
- Go On — Coach Spence2012
- Rango — Mayor (voice)2011
- Rampart — Hartshorn2011
- Toy Story 3 — Lotso (voice)2010
- The Killer Inside Me — Chester Conway2010
- In the Electric Mist — Twinky LeMoyne2009
- Charlie Wilson's War — Doc Long2007
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Key facts
- Born
- Ned Thomas Beatty , ( 1937-07-06 ) July 6, 1937, Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13) (aged 83), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1956–2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Beatty
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Official website
- www.nedbeattysings.com
- Image
- Ned Beatty cropped.jpg
- Number of children
- 8
- Residence
- Karlstad
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- Commons category
- Ned Beatty
- date of birth
- 1937-07-06
- nominated for
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-06-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Ned Beatty
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Encyclopedic overview
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 film and television roles. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest actor in Hollywood". His film appearances included Deliverance (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) and voice roles in Toy Story 3 (2010), and Rango (2011). He also had the series regular role of Stanley Bolander in the first three seasons of the hit NBC TV drama Homicide: Life on the Street.
Beatty was nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, and a Golden Globe Award; he also won a Drama Desk Award.
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