Ned Beatty (1937-2021)
I know it's too late to do an obituary of someone who passed away last month, but I hope you understand.
The Oscar-nominated character actor Ned Beatty, known for his roles in films such as "Deliverance", "All the President's Men", "Network", "Superman", and "Toy Story 3", passed away on June 13th, 2021, due to natural causes. He was 83 years old.
In 1972, after years of being in regional theatre, Beatty made his screen debut opposite Burt Reynolds in the movie "Deliverance", where his character gets brutally assaulted by two mountain men while on a canoeing trip. In 1976, Beatty appeared in films like "All the President's Men", "The Big Bus", "Silver Streak", and "Mikey and Nicky". Later that same year, Ned Beatty's performance in "Network" earned him his only supporting actor Oscar nomination.
In 1978, Beatty received a call from director Richard Donner to play Lex Luthor's bumbling henchman Otis in "Superman: The Movie" and its 1980 sequel "Superman II". In 1991, he had a leading role in the Irish movie "Hear My Song".
Beatty's other films included "The Front Page", "The Big Easy", "Nashville", and more recently "Shooter", "Charlie Wilson's War", "Toy Story 3" (where he voiced the evil stuffed bear Lotso) and "Rango" before he retired in 2013. Beatty often appeared on television with recurring roles such as John Goodman's father in the sitcom "Roseanne" and a detective in "Homicide: Life on the Streets".
Contrary to the belief, Ned was unrelated to fellow Hollywood actor Warren Beatty, as both were born in 1937.
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