Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor.
Beatty appeared in more than 160 films and was nominated for a small pile of awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for Network) and an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (for Toy Story 3).
In 2013, he retired from the industry at age 75. He passed away in his sleep on June 2021 at age 83.
No relation to fellow actor Warren Beatty. When asked if they were related, Ned was known to joke that Warren (who was actually born the same year as him) was his "illegitimate uncle".
Partial filmography:
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Film roles
- 1941 (1979)
- ¡Alambrista!
- All the President's Men
- Back to School
- The Big Bus
- The Big Easy
- Captain America (1990)
- A Cry in the Wild
- Deliverance
- Exorcist II: The Heretic
- The Fourth Protocol
- Gray Lady Down
- Hopscotch
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
- Nashville
- Network
- Prelude to a Kiss
- Rolling Vengeance
- Silver Streak
- Stroker Ace
- Superman: The Movie
- Switching Channels
- Thunderpants
- The Toy
- White Lightning
- Wise Blood
Television roles
Voice acting roles
