ACTOR
Ned Beatty
- Known for
- Deliverance (1972), 1941 (1979), The Killer Inside Me (2010), Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
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Ned Beatty is an actor best known for Deliverance, 1941 and The Killer Inside Me.
All facts (17)
- #001
Ned Beatty appeared in five films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Deliverance (1972), Nashville (1975), All the President's Men (1976), Network (1976) and Toy Story 3 (2010).
- #002
After appearing in the romantic comedy Baggage Claim (2013), Beatty retired from acting following 40 years in the film industry.
- #003
Ned Thomas Beatty died on 13 June 2021, a little more than three weeks before his 84th birthday on 6 July.
- #004
He appeared in four films alongside Christopher Reeve: Gray Lady Down (1978), Superman (1978), Superman II (1980) and Switching Channels (1988).
- #005
Beatty's performance in Network (1976) lasted only five minutes and 53 seconds and earned him his sole Oscar nomination.
- #006
Beatty was offered the role of John Doe in the crime thriller Seven (1995), but he turned it down because the script was pure evil. The role went to Kevin Spacey.
- #007
He appeared in six films alongside Burt Reynolds: Deliverance (1972), White Lightning (1973), W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975), Stroker Ace (1983), Switching Channels (1988) and Physical Evidence (1989).
- #008
His son from his first marriage, Charles Beatty, works in Hollywood, mostly appearing in commercials.
- #009
Beatty appeared in two Oscar-winning screenplays of 1976: Network (1976), which won Best Original Screenplay, and All the President's Men (1976), which won Best Adapted Screenplay.
- #010
He was awarded the 1997 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Lead Actor in a Musical for "Show Boat" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- #011
He made guest appearances on both of the longest-running prime time series in United States television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
- #012
He appeared in four films alongside Clifton James: The Deadly Tower (1975), Silver Streak (1976), Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) and Superman II (1980).
- #013
He appeared in two films with "Toy" in the title: The Toy (1982) and Toy Story 3 (2010).
- #014
He and his wife Sandra Johnson were building a house near his family in northern Minnesota (2004).
- #015
After his death, his body was cremated and his ashes were given to his family.
- #016
He appeared in seven films selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, aesthetically" significant: Deliverance (1972), Nashville (1975), All the President's Men (1976), Network (1976), Alambrista! (1977), Superman (1978) and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982).
- #017
He was the father-in-law of Rebecca Fishman.
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