Ned Beatty
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| Born | Ned Thomas Beatty July 6, 1937 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Residence | Karlstad, Minnesota, Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Home town | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Walta Chandler (1959–1968, 4 children) Belinia Rowley (1971–1979, 2 children) Dorothy "Tinker" Lindsey (1979–1998, 2 children) Sandra Johnson (1999–present) |
| Children | 8 |
| Awards | Drama Desk Award (2004) |
| Website | |
| www.nedbeattysings.com | |
Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; he won a Drama Desk Award. He is close friends with fellow actor Burt Reynolds.
These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991), the adaptation film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2004) and Toy Story 3 (2010).
He has 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), Bob Sweet in Silver Streak (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), Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in The Fourth Protocol (1987), TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed (1990), Rudy Ruettiger's father in Rudy (1993), attorney McNair in Just Cause (1995), 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).
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Early life [edit]
Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Margaret Fortney (née Lennis) and Charles William Beatty.[1] He is not related to actor Warren Beatty. He has a sister, Mary Margaret. Before Beatty became an actor in 1947, he began singing in gospel and barbershop quartets in St. Matthews, Kentucky, and at his local church. He received a scholarship to sing in the a cappella choir at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky; he attended but did not graduate.[2]
In 1956, he made his stage debut at age 19, appearing in Wilderness Road, an outdoor-historical pageant located in Berea, Kentucky and he worked in the Louisville area through the mid-1960s, at the Clarksville Little Theater (Indiana) and the recently founded Actors Theater of Louisville. His time at the latter included a run as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, in 1966. However, the first ten years of Beatty's career were spent at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia, which holds the distinction of being The State Theatre of Virginia.
Career [edit]
1970s [edit]
In 1972, Beatty made his film debut with the role of Bobby Trippe in the hit thriller Deliverance (1972), starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds. One of the most memorable scenes of the film involved Beatty's weak-willed, flaccid character being ordered to strip at gunpoint, humiliated for being overweight and sodomized by the smaller but stronger and more aggressive mountain man.
In the same year, Beatty appeared in a western starring Paul Newman, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972). In 1973, Beatty made a comedy film based on a novel by Terrence Lore Smith The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973); The Last American Hero (1973), opposite Jeff Bridges and White Lightning (1973). He also appeared in an episode of the TV series The Waltons (1973). In 1974, he appeared in the television miniseries The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), based on a novel of William Bradford Huie, directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Martin Sheen. In 1975, he made W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975), once again with Burt Reynolds; Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), portraying the Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese and he also appeared as Colonel Hollister in the 1975 M*A*S*H episode "Dear Peg".
Beatty received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor category for Network (1976). He was one of two primary actors in the film – along with William Holden – to not win an Oscar. The other three acting awards were swept by Network performers: Best Actor for Peter Finch, Best Actress for Faye Dunaway, and Best Supporting Actress for Beatrice Straight.
In 1976, he appeared in Alan J. Pakula's film All the President's Men (1976), opposite Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman; a comedy film The Big Bus (1976); Silver Streak (1976), with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor (in which his character is shot dead) and Mikey and Nicky (1976), portraying Kinney. In 1977, Beatty returned to work with John Boorman in the horror film Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), starring Linda Blair. In 1978, Beatty appeared in Gray Lady Down (1978), portraying Mickey and was cast by Richard Donner to portray Lex Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman: The Movie (1978), with Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman, as he would in the 1980 sequel, directed by Richard Lester, where we see his character being left behind in prison.
Once again, Beatty received a second nomination for Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special' for the television series Friendly Fire (1979). By the end of the 1970s, Beatty was seen in two films, Flannery O'Connor's novel Wise Blood (1979), directed by John Huston and opposite Brad Dourif and 1941 (1979), with Dan Aykroyd and directed by Steven Spielberg.
1980s [edit]
In 1980, Beatty appeared in Ronald Neame's 1980 American film Hopscotch (1980). In 1981, Beatty appeared in the comedy/science fiction film The Incredible Shrinking Woman, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring by Lily Tomlin. In 1982, Beatty return to work with Richard Donner and Richard Pryor in the comedy The Toy (1982). In 1983, Beatty worked with Burt Reynolds again in Stroker Ace (1983).
In the middle of 1980s, Beatty appeared in the comedy film Restless Natives (1985), directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Vincent Friell.
By the end of the 1980s, Beatty appeared in another comedy film, as the academic dean Martin in Back to School (1986). In 1987, Beatty appeared in the 1987 American neo-noir crime film The Big Easy (1987) directed by Jim McBride and starring by Dennis Quaid and continued with The Fourth Protocol (1987), opposite Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. In 1988, Beatty appeared with the main character Thelonious Pitt in Shadows in the Storm (1988), returned to work with Burt Reynolds and Christopher Reeve; in 1988 comedy film Switching Channels (1988) and Purple People Eater (1988), portraying a simple grandfather. In 1989, Beatty made Chattahoochee (1989), portraying Dr. Harwood, and also had a recurring role as Dan Conner's father on Roseanne (1989–1994), with John Goodman.
1990s [edit]
Entering in the 1990s, Beatty got the third nomination for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special' category in Last Train Home (1990) and appeared in the 1991 British film, Hear My Song (1991), which he portrayed Irish tenor Josef Locke, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture.
In 1990, Beatty worked again with Linda Blair in Repossessed (1990) and appeared in the Marvel Comics American hero Captain America (1990). In 1992, he portrayed Dr. Boyle in Prelude to a Kiss (1992); opposite Meg Ryan and Alec Baldwin. In 1993, Beatty appeared in the 1993 biopic Rudy (1994); portraying Rudy Reuttiger's father, with Sean Astin. Beatty starred in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Stanley Bolander for its first three seasons (1993–1995).
By the middle of the 1990s, Beatty made the 1994 science fiction film Replikator (1994), directed by Philip Jackson and Radioland Murders (1994), portraying General Walt Whalen. In 1995, Beatty worked with Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne in the thriller Just Cause (1995). He appeared as Judge Roy Bean in the TV miniseries adaptation of Larry McMurtrys novel Streets of Laredo (1995).
And in the end of 1990s, Beatty appeared in the 1998 sports-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee and starring by Denzel Washington, He Got Game (1998). In 1999, Beatty returned to work with director Robert Altman in Cookie's Fortune (1999), with Glenn Close, Julianne Moore and Liv Tyler; and continues with Life (1999); opposite Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence and Spring Forward (1999), with Liev Schreiber.
2000s [edit]
In the beginning of 2000s, Beatty was a member of the original cast of the television police drama reunion film Homicide: The Movie (2000), reprising his role of Detective Stanley Bolander. In 2002, he appeared in Peter Hewitt's film Thunderpants (2002), and in 2003, Beatty portrayed a simple sheriff in Where the Red Fern Grows (2003).
Beatty has also had a career as a stage actor, including a run in the London production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Brendan Fraser and Frances O'Connor, which won a Drama Desk Award.
In the middle of 2000s, Beatty appeared in the television film The Wool Cap (2004), with William H. Macy, and in 2005, an American independent film directed and written by Ali Selim, Sweet Land (2005).
In March 2006, Beatty received the RiverRun International Film Festival's "Master of Cinema" Award (the highest honor of the festival), in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
By the end of the 2000s, Beatty appeared in the film version of Stephen Hunter's novel Point of Impact retitled Shooter (2007), directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña and Danny Glover; the 2007 drama film that was written and directed by Paul Schrader The Walker (2007); the U.S. Congressman Doc Long in the film Charlie Wilson's War (2007), with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and worked with Tommy Lee Jones in the thriller In the Electric Mist (2009).
2010s [edit]
In 2010, Beatty starred in the thriller The Killer Inside Me (2010), which was part of the Sundance Film Festival,[3] and voiced the main antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in Toy Story 3 (2010). In 2011, Beatty worked with actor Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski in the computer-animated film Rango (2011), again, playing the role of the antagonist and appeared in the film Rampart (2011), opposite Woody Harrelson, which is set in 1999 Los Angeles.
Beatty's next film is Teddy Bears (2013), a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. The film will feature the presence of Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Knighton, David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Ahna O'Reilly and Jason Ritter, and will be directed by his son Thomas Beatty and Rebecca Fishman.
Personal life [edit]
Beatty has been married four times. His first wife was Walta Chandler; they were married from 1959 until 1968 (before Beatty became an actor) and had four children: Douglas Beatty, Charles Beatty, Lennis Beatty, and Walter Beatty. His second wife was the actress Belinda Rowley; they were married from 1971 and had two children: John Beatty and Blossom Beatty. His third wife was Dorothy Adams "Tinker" Lindsey; they were married from June 28, 1979 to March 1998 and had two children: Thomas Beatty in 1980 and Dorothy Beatty in 1983. His fourth wife is Sandra Johnson; they married November 20, 1999, and reside in California. They also maintain a residence in Karlstad, Minnesota, Johnson's hometown.
In October 27, 2003, Beatty attend the YouthAIDS Annual Benefit Gala 2003 at Capitale with actress Ashley Judd.
In June 29, 2012, Beatty appeared at a 40th anniversary screening of Deliverance in June 2012 at Warner Bros., together with Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Jon Voight.[4][5]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1972 | Deliverance | Bobby Trippe | |
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Tector Crites (Jackson gang/Narrator/Jersey Lily bartender) | ||
| 1973 | The Waltons "The Bicycle" | Curtis Norton | TV |
| Dying Room Only | Tom King | ||
| The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Deams | ||
| The Last American Hero | Hackel, Derby Promoter | ||
| White Lightning | Sheriff J.C. Connors | ||
| 1974 | Rockford Files 2 Episodes | Leon Fielding | Profit and Loss Part 1 and 2 |
| The Execution of Private Slovik | Father Stafford | TV | |
| 1975 | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | Country Bull | |
| Nashville | Delbert Reese | ||
| Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | Ollie Thompson | ||
| The Deadly Tower | Allan Crum | TV | |
| M*A*S*H | Col. Hollister | ||
| 1976 | All the President's Men | Dardis | |
| The Big Bus | Shorty Scotty | ||
| Network | Arthur Jensen | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Silver Streak | Bob Sweet | ||
| Mikey and Nicky | Kinney | ||
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Edwards | |
| Alambrista! | Anglo Coyote | TV | |
| 1977-78 | Szysznyk | Nick Szysznyk | |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Mickey | |
| The Great Bank Hoax | Julius Taggart | ||
| Superman | Otis | ||
| 1979 | Promises in the Dark | Bud Koenig | |
| Wise Blood | Hoover Shoates | ||
| Friendly Fire | Gene Mullen | TV
Nominated – Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special' |
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| 1941 | Ward Douglas | ||
| 1980 | The American Success Company | Mr. Elliott | |
| Hopscotch | Myerson | ||
| Superman II | Otis | ||
| 1981 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Dan Beame | |
| 1982 | Rumpelstiltskin | The King | TV |
| Kentucky Woman | Luke Telford | ||
| The Toy | Sydney Morehouse | ||
| 1983 | Stroker Ace | Clyde Torkle | |
| Touched | Herbie | ||
| 1984 | "The Last Days of Pompeii" | Diomed | TV |
| 1985 | Restless Natives | Bender | |
| 1986 | Back to School | Dean David Martin | |
| The Haunting of Barney Palmer | Cole Scholar | TV | |
| 1985/1986 | Highway to Heaven | 1985 - Willy The Waver&Melvin Rich / 1986 - Bill Cassidy
1985 - The Banker and the Bum / 1986 - That's Our Dad |
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| 1987 | The Big Easy | Jack Kellom | |
| The Fourth Protocol | Borisov/Pavel Petrovic | ||
| Rolling Vengeance | Tiny Doyle | ||
| The Trouble with Spies | Harry Lewis | ||
| 1988 | Shadows in the Storm | Thelonious Pitt | |
| Switching Channels | Roy Ridnitz | ||
| Go toward the light | George | ||
| The Unholy | Lt. Stern | ||
| Midnight Crossing | Ellis | ||
| After the Rain | Kozen | ||
| Purple People Eater | Grandpa | ||
| 1989 | Time Trackers | Harry Orth | |
| Physical Evidence | James Nicks | ||
| Tennessee Nights | Charlie Kiefer | ||
| Chattahoochee | Dr. Harwood | ||
| Ministry of Vengeance | Rev. Bloor | ||
| 1989–1994 | Roseanne | Ed Conner | TV |
| 1990 | Last Train Home | Cornelius van Horne | TV
Nominated – Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special' |
| Going Under | Admiral Malice | ||
| Big Bad John | Charlie | ||
| Angel Square | Officer Ozzie O'Driscoll | ||
| A Cry in the Wild | Pilot Jake Holcomb | ||
| Repossessed | Ernest Weller | ||
| Fat Monroe | Fat Monroe | (Short feature) | |
| Captain America | Sam Kolawetz | ||
| 1991 | Hear My Song | Josef Locke | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture |
| 1992 | Blind Vision | Sgt. Logan | |
| Prelude to a Kiss | Dr. Boyle | ||
| 1993 | The Golden Palace | Tad Hollingsworth | TV |
| Warren Oates: Across the Border | Narrator | Documentary | |
| Rudy | Daniel Ruettiger, Sr. | ||
| Ed and His Dead Mother | Uncle Benny | ||
| 1994 | Replikator | Insp. Victor Valiant | |
| The Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart | Unknown | ||
| Radioland Murders | General Walt Whalen | ||
| 1995 | Just Cause | McNair | |
| Streets of Laredo | Judge Roy Bean | TV | |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse | Dr. McGillicuddy | |
| Gulliver's Travels | Farmer Grultrud | ||
| 1997 | The Curse of Inferno | Moles Huddenel | |
| 1998 | He Got Game | Warden Wyatt | |
| 1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Lester Boyle | |
| Life | Dexter Wilkins | ||
| Spring Forward | Murph | ||
| Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Tony | TV | |
| 2000 | The Wilgus Stories | Fat Monroe | |
| Homicide: The Movie | Det. Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander | ||
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Mudduck | TV |
| 2002 | This Beautiful Life | Bum | |
| Roughing It | Slade | TV | |
| Thunderpants | Gen. Ed Sheppard | ||
| 2003 | Where the Red Fern Grows | Sheriff | |
| 2004 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | Adaptation into a motion picture in 1958, revised by Williams in 1974 and refilmed for Showtime in 1984. |
| The Wool Cap | Gigot's Father | TV | |
| 2005 | Sweet Land | Harmo | |
| 2007 | Shooter | Senator Charles F. Meachum | |
| The Walker | Jack Delorean | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War | Clarence "Doc" Long | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. David Lowry | TV, guest appearance.
Episode: Sweet Jane. Beatty submitted this episode for consideration in the category of "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series" on his behalf for the 2007 Emmy Awards.[6] |
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| 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Twinky LeMoyne | |
| 2010 | The Killer Inside Me | Chester Conway | Sundance Film Festival 2010 |
| Toy Story 3 | Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear | Voice only
IGN Award for Favorite Villain[7] |
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| 2011 | Rango | Tortoise John | Voice only |
| Rampart | Hartshorn | ||
| 2013 | Teddy Bears | Old Man Carl | Pre-production |
Awards [edit]
During his career, Beatty got his first nomination for an Academy Award in Best Supporting Actor category for Network (1976), portraying Arthur Jensen. His second nomination, an Emmy Award, came for Friendly Fire (1979) in 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special' category and the third nomination is another Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special' category for Last Train Home (1990). He got the fourth major award nomination for a Golden Globe Award in category Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Hear My Song (1990), portraying the Irish tenor Josef Locke and his fifth nomination for a MTV Movie Award in Best Villain category in the voice of antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in Toy Story 3 (2010).
He won a Drama Desk Award for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2004) in Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play category, alongside with Brendan Fraser and Frances O'Connor.
Won [edit]
Drama Desk Award [edit]
Nominated [edit]
Academy Award [edit]
- Best Supporting Actor – Network (1976)
Emmy Award [edit]
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Friendly Fire (1979)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Last Train Home (1990)
Golden Globe Award [edit]
MTV Movie Award [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Ned Beatty Biography at Film Reference.com
- ^ Ned Beatty Biography at NedBeattySings.com
- ^ "Sundance '10: 'The Killer Inside Me' One Sheet, Stills". BloodyDisgusting.
- ^ Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty talk DELIVERANCE on the 40th Anniversary
- ^ "‘Deliverance’ at 40: Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox take us to the river"
- ^ "2007 Emmys CONFIRMED Episode Submissions". The Envelope Forum, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ Favorite Villain - Lotso (Ned Beatty), Toy Story 3
- ^ "2010 IGN Award for Best Ensemble Cast". IGN. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
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